Pludual
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 32.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 51 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Pludual (INSEE 22236) is in Côtes-d'Armor (22), part of CC Leff Armor Communauté. Population 738 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 32.1/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 51 % of the 16,127 communes of a similar size.
Compare this with communes of a similar size. The score measures how well a place is served relative to its own size band, and larger communes score higher as a rule — so it reads meaningfully against another village, and misleadingly against a town.
Measured but not scored in this model: Market. See the methodology for why.
| Component | Value (0–1) | Weight | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily food | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.62 | 5 | 3.08 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (SERVICES DU GOELAND BLEU). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LA FONTAINE). [4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE PLUDUAL). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (LE BONNIEC NATHALIE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 1 | SERVICES DU GOELAND BLEU | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LA FONTAINE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE PLUDUAL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | LE BONNIEC NATHALIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 747 (2012) → 738 (2023): -1.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 429 (1990) → 738 (2023): 72 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 438, of which 19.2 % second homes and 5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Lanvollon): 3.3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Lanvollon): 3.6 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Plouha): 3.9 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Lanvollon): 3.9 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Pléhédel): 3.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 3 days a year at or above 30 °C and 21 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LANLEFF weather station, 5.1 km away at 78 m; the village itself is at 67 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ST BRIEUC, 17.3 km away at 135 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 68 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 849 mm of rain a year, spread over 141 days — about 6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LANLEFF, 5.1 km away at 78 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 22236/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 22236/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 22236/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 22236/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 22121
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 22222
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 22178
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
Villages like this one
Matched on size, density, second homes and which everyday shops and services are present — not on the score, so a village of the same kind that is doing better or worse shows up rather than being hidden.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plélauff | 22 | 54 km S | 716 | 30.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Millières | 50 | 125 km NE | 759 | 31.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Luttenbach-près-Munster | 68 | 749 km E | 756 | 31.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 28 % · humidity 93 % |
| Margon | 34 | 753 km SE | 778 | 42.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 91 % · humidity 64 % |
| Bréville-sur-Mer | 50 | 107 km E | 791 | 37.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 100 % · winter 81 % |
| Peypin-d'Aigues | 84 | 852 km SE | 664 | 42.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plélauff | 22 | 54 km S | 716 | 30.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bréville-sur-Mer | 50 | 107 km E | 791 | 37.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 100 % · winter 81 % |
| Millières | 50 | 125 km NE | 759 | 31.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Luttenbach-près-Munster | 68 | 749 km E | 756 | 31.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 28 % · humidity 93 % |
| Margon | 34 | 753 km SE | 778 | 42.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 91 % · humidity 64 % |
| Peypin-d'Aigues | 84 | 852 km SE | 664 | 42.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
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…and in much the same climate
The same match on size and services, narrowed to communes whose summers, winters and summer humidity are all close to Pludual's. All three are required, so this section is absent for the 11.8 % of communes with no humidity station near enough to measure: two temperature axes alone cannot tell a muggy coast from a dry one.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plélauff | 22 | 54 km S | 716 | 30.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Millières | 50 | 125 km NE | 759 | 31.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Quillio | 22 | 48 km S | 597 | 31.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Prénessaye | 22 | 60 km SE | 885 | 37.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Jean-Kerdaniel | 22 | 12 km S | 694 | 31.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vains | 50 | 115 km E | 743 | 39.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
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