Rostrenen
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 50.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 58 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Rostrenen (INSEE 22266) is in Côtes-d'Armor (22), part of CC du Kreiz-Breizh (CCKB). Population 3,282 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
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/22266-rostrenen
Vitality score
Vitality score 50.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 58 % of the 6,592 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 | 0.35 | 25 | 8.79 |
| Social | 0.86 | 20 | 17.27 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.37 | 10 | 3.74 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.4 | 10 | 3.96 |
| Housing mix | 0.83 | 5 | 4.17 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE FOURNIL D'ARMORIQUE · LE KB - LE FOURNIL FAST GOOD · KB L'ATELIER). [3,4]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (BREIZH MARKET · STALBIO AR VRO FISEL · AUX 4 SAISONS). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (LOUMA · LIDL). [3,4]
12 × Restaurant (CUISINE DU MONDE · LE REPERE · LE TISON · LA CABANE DU LAPIN MAGIQUE). [3,4]
6 × Café / bar (L'ENTRACTE · LE PADDOCK · LE SAPHIR · LE BRIZHELLAÑ). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DE ROSTRENEN · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE DAME). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE EDOUARD HERRIOT · COLLEGE NOTRE DAME DE CAMPOSTAL). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ILAN DOUET, MÉDECIN · GAEL PEDRON, MÉDECIN · ANTHONY DELCAMBRE, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (SELARL PHARMACIE FERCOQ). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE CENTRE MULTIMEDIA). [3]
1 × Cinema (CINE BREIZ). [3]
3 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU PORZH MOELOU · LYCEE COLLEGE NOTRE DAME DE COMPOSTAL · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE L IMPASSE DU GYMNASE). [3]
3 × Bank (C.C.M ROSTRENEN MAEL CARHAIX · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE BRETAGNE - PAYS DE LOIRE · CA). [3]
6 × Hairdresser (LE BOZEC MARIE-CATHERINE · MLR · TETE A TETE · SALON HARMONIE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (HENRI IV). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | LE FOURNIL D'ARMORIQUE · LE KB - LE FOURNIL FAST GOOD · KB L'ATELIER | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | BREIZH MARKET · STALBIO AR VRO FISEL · AUX 4 SAISONS | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | LOUMA · LIDL | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 12 | CUISINE DU MONDE · LE REPERE · LE TISON · LA CABANE DU LAPIN MAGIQUE | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 15 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 6 | L'ENTRACTE · LE PADDOCK · LE SAPHIR · LE BRIZHELLAÑ | INSEE SIRENE 6 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DE ROSTRENEN · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE DAME | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE EDOUARD HERRIOT · COLLEGE NOTRE DAME DE CAMPOSTAL | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | ILAN DOUET, MÉDECIN · GAEL PEDRON, MÉDECIN · ANTHONY DELCAMBRE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | SELARL PHARMACIE FERCOQ | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MEDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE CENTRE MULTIMEDIA | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | CINE BREIZ | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 3 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU PORZH MOELOU · LYCEE COLLEGE NOTRE DAME DE COMPOSTAL · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE L IMPASSE DU GYMNASE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 3 | C.C.M ROSTRENEN MAEL CARHAIX · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE BRETAGNE - PAYS DE LOIRE · CA | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 6 | LE BOZEC MARIE-CATHERINE · MLR · TETE A TETE · SALON HARMONIE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | HENRI IV | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Tuesday, Saturday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 3,256 (2012) → 3,282 (2023): 0.8 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 3,664 (1990) → 3,282 (2023): -10.4 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,076, of which 8.3 % second homes and 12.3 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Rostrenen): 0.4 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Rostrenen): 0.4 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Rostrenen): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Rostrenen): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Rostrenen): 0.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
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. [10]
Measured at the ROSTRENEN weather station, 2.2 km away at 236 m; the village itself is at 213 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ROSTRENEN, 2.2 km away at 236 m, over 20 summers. [10]
An average of 1,130 mm of rain a year, spread over 154 days — about 7.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ROSTRENEN, 2.2 km away at 236 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 22266/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://rostrenn.bzh/vie-economique-et-consommation/— “le mardi matin : sur différentes places, présence de plus de 80 exposant∙es sur les marchés d'été le samedi matin : petit marché alimentaire place du Docteur Raoult”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 22266/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 22266/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 22266/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 22266
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois | 18 | 491 km E | 3,151 | 42.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Puttelange-aux-Lacs | 57 | 758 km E | 3,016 | 48.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 36 % · humidity 100 % |
| Durtal | 49 | 238 km E | 3,386 | 48.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Maringues | 63 | 565 km SE | 3,141 | 44.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 35 % · humidity 93 % |
| Orcines | 63 | 552 km SE | 3,609 | 48.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 16 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montreuil-Bellay | 49 | 267 km SE | 3,746 | 50.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durtal | 49 | 238 km E | 3,386 | 48.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montreuil-Bellay | 49 | 267 km SE | 3,746 | 50.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois | 18 | 491 km E | 3,151 | 42.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Orcines | 63 | 552 km SE | 3,609 | 48.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 16 % · humidity 93 % |
| Maringues | 63 | 565 km SE | 3,141 | 44.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 35 % · humidity 93 % |
| Puttelange-aux-Lacs | 57 | 758 km E | 3,016 | 48.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 36 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Rostrenen'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josselin | 56 | 66 km SE | 2,584 | 66.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Châteauneuf-du-Faou | 29 | 37 km W | 3,651 | 46.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pont-Aven | 29 | 53 km SW | 2,777 | 63.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Caulnes | 22 | 87 km E | 2,501 | 53.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pleyber-Christ | 29 | 51 km NW | 3,166 | 41.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Merdrignac | 22 | 68 km E | 3,139 | 43.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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