Saint-Gilles-les-Bois
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 16.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 24 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Gilles-les-Bois (INSEE 22293) is in Côtes-d'Armor (22), part of CC Leff Armor Communauté. Population 384 (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 16.9/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 24 % of the 18,015 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.41 | 10 | 4.12 |
| Housing mix | 0.78 | 5 | 3.9 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE ANNE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE ANNE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 406 (2012) → 384 (2023): -5.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 421 (1990) → 384 (2023): -8.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 236, of which 11 % second homes and 11.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Pommerit-le-Vicomte): 3.8 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Clet): 2.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Pommerit-le-Vicomte): 3.9 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Pommerit-le-Vicomte): 3.8 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Gilles-les-Bois): 0.3 km to the east (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, 6.4 km away at 78 m; the village itself is at 99 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at POMMERIT-JAUDY, 14.6 km away at 55 m, over 20 summers. [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, 6.4 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 — 22293/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 22293/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 22293/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 22293/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 22248
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 22283
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 22293
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Colombe-sur-Gand | 42 | 636 km SE | 384 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 54 % · humidity 36 % |
| Larreule | 65 | 627 km SE | 379 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 13 % · winter 62 % · humidity 36 % |
| Les Préaux | 27 | 272 km E | 396 | 17.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villard-Saint-Christophe | 38 | 791 km SE | 397 | 23.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bezinghem | 62 | 416 km NE | 367 | 22.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Greuville | 76 | 319 km NE | 368 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Préaux | 27 | 272 km E | 396 | 17.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Greuville | 76 | 319 km NE | 368 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bezinghem | 62 | 416 km NE | 367 | 22.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Larreule | 65 | 627 km SE | 379 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 13 % · winter 62 % · humidity 36 % |
| Sainte-Colombe-sur-Gand | 42 | 636 km SE | 384 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 54 % · humidity 36 % |
| Villard-Saint-Christophe | 38 | 791 km SE | 397 | 23.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 0 % · 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 Saint-Gilles-les-Bois'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bezinghem | 62 | 416 km NE | 367 | 22.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Greuville | 76 | 319 km NE | 368 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Alette | 62 | 412 km NE | 365 | 22.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Illois | 76 | 366 km E | 381 | 24.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Wanchy-Capval | 76 | 350 km NE | 326 | 17 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saussey | 50 | 129 km E | 463 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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