Saint-Brieuc
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Well served 83.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 80 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Brieuc (INSEE 22278) is in Côtes-d'Armor (22), part of CA Saint-Brieuc Armor Agglomération. Population 44,364 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Grands centres urbains (level 1). [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/22278-saint-brieuc
Vitality score
Vitality score 83.7/100 — Well served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 80 % of the 511 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 | 0.85 | 25 | 21.3 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Education | 0.93 | 10 | 9.28 |
| Health | 0.87 | 10 | 8.68 |
| Public & culture | 0.5 | 5 | 2.48 |
| Population trend | 0.49 | 10 | 4.91 |
| Housing mix | 0.9 | 5 | 4.5 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
22 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE FOURNIL DU GOUET · LA MIE BRIOCHINE · SARL SAINT GOUENO · LA FINE PRALINE). [3,4]
10 × Butcher (boucherie) (LE GOUSSE DIDIER · BOUCHERIE DE LA POSTE · SARL FERCHAL-URVOIX · MAISON LE TYRANT · BOUCHERIE LADREY). [3,4]
19 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LA GAMBILLE · EPICERIE BLEUE · EPICERIE DE LA ROSE · ULYSSE ET CIE). [3,4]
9 × Supermarket (LIDL · CASINO SUPERMARCHE · CJ FI · MONOPRIX · CARREFOUR EXPRESS). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (LA FROMAGERIE BRIOCHINE). [4]
3 × Fishmonger (AUX FRUITS DE MER D'ARMOR · LA PECHE COTIERE · FLOMER). [3,4]
150 × Restaurant (HONG KONG RESTAURATION · SARL DRUGSTORE · LA GOURMANDINE · LE SPUNTINO). [3,4]
68 × Café / bar (LE CHIQUITO · YEC'HED MAT · R&D SHOP · LA LUDIBULLE · LE CAFE DES EPICES). [4]
6 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE BALZAC · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE GRAND CLOS · ECOLE MATERNELLE D'APPLICATION CURIE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUB GUEBRIANT · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
21 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE LA BRECHE AUX CORNES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE BEAUVALLON · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUB MARCELLIN BERTHELOT · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE GRAND CLOS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JACQUES BREL). [3]
8 × Collège (COLLEGE JEAN RACINE · COLLEGE JEAN MACE · COLLEGE ANATOLE LE BRAZ · COLLEGE LEONARD DE VINCI · COLLEGE LYCEE SAINT CHARLES). [3]
36 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JACQUES BOUDIER, MÉDECIN · CLAIRE MARMIER, MÉDECIN · ALEXANDRE STADNITSKY KOLENDO, MÉDECIN · MARGAUX HUTTEAU, MÉDECIN · GILLES VIANNAYE, MÉDECIN). [3]
11 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE LE GALL · PHARMACIE DE L'UNIVERSITE · PHARMACIE DEAN · SNC AMIOT LEGRIS · SELURL PHARMACIE DIDIER). [3,4]
6 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT BRIEUC L HERMINE RP · SAINT BRIEUC CESSON RP · LA POSTE). [3]
5 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DANIEL PENNAC · BIBLIOTHÈQUE ANDRÉ MALRAUX · MÉMO · BIBLIOTHÈQUE ALBERT CAMUS · SAINT-BRIEUC ARMOR AGGLOMERATION). [3]
1 × Cinema (CLUB). [3]
28 × Gym / sports hall (COLLEGE ANATOLE LE BRAZ · LYCEE SAINT CHARLES · COLLEGE JEAN RACINE · GYMNASE DU GRAND CLOS · COLLEGE LEONARD DE VINCI). [3]
14 × Bank (C.C.M. ST BRIEUC CENTRE VILLE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE SAINT-BRIEUC LES 3 VALLEES · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE SAINT BRIEUC VILLAGES · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE BRETAGNE - PAYS DE LOIRE). [3]
53 × Hairdresser (STYL'MARINE · LE FUSTEC JOCELYNE · POESIE DU CHEVEU · BORGHETTO GILDAS · COIFF'ECO). [3,4]
4 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
11 × Hotel (BEST WESTERN LE DUGUESCLIN · QUAI DES ETOILES · HÔTEL DE CLISSON · NOVOTEL · HÔTEL-RESTAURANT LOGIS EDGAR). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (FLOWER CAMPING DOMAINE DES VALLÉES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 5 × Bakery (boulangerie), 4 × Butcher (boucherie), 3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 21 × Restaurant, 2 × Primary school (élémentaire), 2 × GP (médecin généraliste), 4 × Pharmacy, 1 × Bank, 7 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 22 | LE FOURNIL DU GOUET · LA MIE BRIOCHINE · SARL SAINT GOUENO · LA FINE PRALINE | INSEE BPE 22 / INSEE SIRENE 27 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 10 | LE GOUSSE DIDIER · BOUCHERIE DE LA POSTE · SARL FERCHAL-URVOIX · MAISON LE TYRANT · BOUCHERIE LADREY | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 19 | LA GAMBILLE · EPICERIE BLEUE · EPICERIE DE LA ROSE · ULYSSE ET CIE | INSEE BPE 19 / INSEE SIRENE 37 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 9 | LIDL · CASINO SUPERMARCHE · CJ FI · MONOPRIX · CARREFOUR EXPRESS | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | LA FROMAGERIE BRIOCHINE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 3 | AUX FRUITS DE MER D'ARMOR · LA PECHE COTIERE · FLOMER | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 150 | HONG KONG RESTAURATION · SARL DRUGSTORE · LA GOURMANDINE · LE SPUNTINO | INSEE BPE 150 / INSEE SIRENE 226 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 68 | LE CHIQUITO · YEC'HED MAT · R&D SHOP · LA LUDIBULLE · LE CAFE DES EPICES | INSEE SIRENE 68 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 6 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE BALZAC · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE GRAND CLOS · ECOLE MATERNELLE D'APPLICATION CURIE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUB GUEBRIANT · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 21 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE LA BRECHE AUX CORNES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE BEAUVALLON · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUB MARCELLIN BERTHELOT · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE GRAND CLOS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JACQUES BREL | INSEE BPE 21 [3] |
| Collège | 8 | COLLEGE JEAN RACINE · COLLEGE JEAN MACE · COLLEGE ANATOLE LE BRAZ · COLLEGE LEONARD DE VINCI · COLLEGE LYCEE SAINT CHARLES | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 36 | JACQUES BOUDIER, MÉDECIN · CLAIRE MARMIER, MÉDECIN · ALEXANDRE STADNITSKY KOLENDO, MÉDECIN · MARGAUX HUTTEAU, MÉDECIN · GILLES VIANNAYE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 36 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 11 | PHARMACIE LE GALL · PHARMACIE DE L'UNIVERSITE · PHARMACIE DEAN · SNC AMIOT LEGRIS · SELURL PHARMACIE DIDIER | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 15 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 6 | SAINT BRIEUC L HERMINE RP · SAINT BRIEUC CESSON RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Library | 5 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DANIEL PENNAC · BIBLIOTHÈQUE ANDRÉ MALRAUX · MÉMO · BIBLIOTHÈQUE ALBERT CAMUS · SAINT-BRIEUC ARMOR AGGLOMERATION | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | CLUB | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 28 | COLLEGE ANATOLE LE BRAZ · LYCEE SAINT CHARLES · COLLEGE JEAN RACINE · GYMNASE DU GRAND CLOS · COLLEGE LEONARD DE VINCI | INSEE BPE 28 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 14 | C.C.M. ST BRIEUC CENTRE VILLE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE SAINT-BRIEUC LES 3 VALLEES · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE SAINT BRIEUC VILLAGES · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE BRETAGNE - PAYS DE LOIRE | INSEE BPE 14 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 53 | STYL'MARINE · LE FUSTEC JOCELYNE · POESIE DU CHEVEU · BORGHETTO GILDAS · COIFF'ECO | INSEE BPE 53 / INSEE SIRENE 78 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 4 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 11 | BEST WESTERN LE DUGUESCLIN · QUAI DES ETOILES · HÔTEL DE CLISSON · NOVOTEL · HÔTEL-RESTAURANT LOGIS EDGAR | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 17 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | FLOWER CAMPING DOMAINE DES VALLÉES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 45,936 (2012) → 44,364 (2023): -3.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 44,752 (1990) → 44,364 (2023): -0.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 27,760, of which 5 % second homes and 10.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Brieuc): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Brieuc): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Brieuc): 0.4 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Brieuc): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Brieuc): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 1 day a year at or above 30 °C and 18 days at or below 0 °C, over 16 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the SAINT BRIEUC weather station, 2.3 km away at 84 m; the village itself is at 76 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at ST BRIEUC, 7 km away at 135 m, over 30 summers. [9]
That station sits 59 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 706 mm of rain a year, spread over 126 days — about 5.6 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at SAINT BRIEUC, 2.3 km away at 84 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 22278/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 22278/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 22278/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 22278/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 22278
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montrouge | 92 | 375 km E | 46,324 | 78.3 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Germain-en-Laye | 78 | 359 km E | 45,931 | 82.3 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 49 % · humidity 100 % |
| Talence | 33 | 444 km SE | 46,338 | 73.5 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 21 % · winter 91 % · humidity 64 % |
| Tarbes | 65 | 627 km S | 44,399 | 85.2 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 73 % · humidity 57 % |
| Valenciennes | 59 | 499 km NE | 43,468 | 85.5 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Puteaux | 92 | 369 km E | 44,002 | 80.7 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Germain-en-Laye | 78 | 359 km E | 45,931 | 82.3 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 49 % · humidity 100 % |
| Puteaux | 92 | 369 km E | 44,002 | 80.7 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montrouge | 92 | 375 km E | 46,324 | 78.3 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Talence | 33 | 444 km SE | 46,338 | 73.5 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 21 % · winter 91 % · humidity 64 % |
| Valenciennes | 59 | 499 km NE | 43,468 | 85.5 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tarbes | 65 | 627 km S | 44,399 | 85.2 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 73 % · humidity 57 % |
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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 Saint-Brieuc'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boulogne-sur-Mer | 62 | 400 km NE | 40,539 | 81 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lorient | 56 | 96 km SW | 58,329 | 84.2 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Quimper | 29 | 115 km SW | 64,385 | 88 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Calais | 62 | 429 km NE | 67,571 | 86.8 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dunkerque | 59 | 464 km NE | 86,263 | 88.5 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lanester | 56 | 94 km SW | 23,263 | 63.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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