Val-d'Arguenon
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 58.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 86 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Val-d'Arguenon (INSEE 22237) is in Côtes-d'Armor (22), part of CA Dinan Agglomération. Population 2,844 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2025-01-01 from 1 former commune: Pléven (22200). [3]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/22237-val-d-arguenon
Vitality score
Vitality score 58.2/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 86 % of the 7,444 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 | 0.55 | 25 | 13.81 |
| Social | 0.86 | 20 | 17.29 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.2 | 10 | 1.97 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 0.75 | 10 | 7.53 |
| Housing mix | 0.8 | 5 | 3.99 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LABAT PLUDUNO). [4,5]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE DU PAYS D ARGUENON · BOUCHERIE DE L'ARGUENON). [4,5]
2 × Supermarket (LIDL · PLUDIS). [4,5]
4 × Restaurant (GALETTES ET CREPES · LE PETIT BIGNON · LA FORGE D ELIE). [4,5]
4 × Café / bar (PROXI · LE DRAKKAR · LE ZINC). [5]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE JEANNE D'ARC). [4]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU VAL D'ARGUENON). [4,5]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE PLUDUNO). [4]
2 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF JOSEPH SAMSON · COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [4]
3 × Hairdresser (STUDIO 25). [4,5]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [4,5]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Fishmonger, 1 × Restaurant, 2 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Hairdresser, 1 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Post office / agence postale. [4,5]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LABAT PLUDUNO | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE DU PAYS D ARGUENON · BOUCHERIE DE L'ARGUENON | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Supermarket | 2 | LIDL · PLUDIS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Restaurant | 4 | GALETTES ET CREPES · LE PETIT BIGNON · LA FORGE D ELIE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 4 | PROXI · LE DRAKKAR · LE ZINC | INSEE SIRENE 4 [5] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE JEANNE D'ARC | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DU VAL D'ARGUENON | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4,5] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE PLUDUNO | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF JOSEPH SAMSON · COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 3 | STUDIO 25 | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 2,710 (2012) → 2,844 (2023): 4.9 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 2,270 (1990) → 2,844 (2023): 25.3 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,500, of which 10.1 % second homes and 5.8 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Val-d'Arguenon): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Val-d'Arguenon): 0.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Plancoët): 2.6 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Plancoët): 2.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Val-d'Arguenon): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 3 days a year at or above 30 °C and 28 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the QUINTENIC weather station, 11.3 km away at 71 m; the village itself is at 65 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at QUINTENIC, 11.3 km away at 71 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 781 mm of rain a year, spread over 131 days — about 6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at PLEVEN, 4.6 km away at 50 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 — 22237/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 22237/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 22237/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 22237/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 22237
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 22172
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laruscade | 33 | 408 km S | 2,811 | 59.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 66 % · humidity 64 % |
| Beauce la Romaine | 41 | 289 km E | 3,341 | 38.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Faouët | 56 | 106 km SW | 2,814 | 66.8 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ploulec'h | 22 | 93 km W | 1,598 | 46.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Sorlin-en-Valloire | 26 | 656 km SE | 2,251 | 57.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Dolay | 56 | 110 km S | 2,645 | 51 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ploulec'h | 22 | 93 km W | 1,598 | 46.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Faouët | 56 | 106 km SW | 2,814 | 66.8 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Dolay | 56 | 110 km S | 2,645 | 51 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Beauce la Romaine | 41 | 289 km E | 3,341 | 38.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Laruscade | 33 | 408 km S | 2,811 | 59.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 66 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Sorlin-en-Valloire | 26 | 656 km SE | 2,251 | 57.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 81 % · 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 Val-d'Arguenon'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trélivan | 22 | 16 km SE | 2,865 | 49 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Val-Couesnon | 35 | 58 km E | 4,072 | 51.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Noues de Sienne | 14 | 96 km E | 4,207 | 42.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Picauville | 50 | 113 km NE | 3,228 | 37.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainte-Mère-Église | 50 | 120 km NE | 2,896 | 66.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Plogonnec | 29 | 151 km W | 3,236 | 38.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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