Saint-Michel-en-Grève
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 38.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 82 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Michel-en-Grève (INSEE 22319) is in Côtes-d'Armor (22), part of CA Lannion-Trégor Communauté. Population 447 (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 38.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 82 % of the 17,931 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.5 | 20 | 9.93 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.69 | 10 | 6.89 |
| Housing mix | 0.22 | 5 | 1.09 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (DANS LE PANIER D'EVE). [3,4]
5 × Restaurant (IBIDEM' PLAGE · TY TANTE JEANNE · LE PETIT SAINT MICHEL · HOTEL DE LA PLAGE). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT MICHEL EN GREVE AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAINT-MICHEL-EN-GRÈVE). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (MAIRIE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [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) | 1 | DANS LE PANIER D'EVE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 5 | IBIDEM' PLAGE · TY TANTE JEANNE · LE PETIT SAINT MICHEL · HOTEL DE LA PLAGE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | 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 | 1 | SAINT MICHEL EN GREVE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAINT-MICHEL-EN-GRÈVE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 1 | MAIRIE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 465 (2012) → 447 (2023): -3.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 376 (1990) → 447 (2023): 18.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 471, of which 39.1 % second homes and 4.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Ploumilliau): 3.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Michel-en-Grève): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Ploumilliau): 3.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Ploumilliau): 3.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Michel-en-Grève): 0 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 1 day a year at or above 30 °C and 12 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LANNION_AERO weather station, 10.6 km away at 85 m; the village itself is at 16 m. [10]
The village sits 69 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.71 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LANNION_AERO, 10.6 km away at 85 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 69 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 871 mm of rain a year, spread over 142 days — about 6.1 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LANNION, 6.7 km away at 65 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 22319/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 22319/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 22319/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 22319/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 22226
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 22319
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brennilis | 29 | 42 km SW | 454 | 36.3 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Valbonnais | 38 | 834 km SE | 520 | 37 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lacoste | 84 | 867 km SE | 468 | 36.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 49 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chézery-Forens | 01 | 760 km E | 433 | 45.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 35 % · humidity 93 % |
| Soulan | 09 | 742 km SE | 400 | 34.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 18 % · humidity 93 % |
| Félines-Minervois | 34 | 762 km SE | 502 | 36.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 0 % · winter 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brennilis | 29 | 42 km SW | 454 | 36.3 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Soulan | 09 | 742 km SE | 400 | 34.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 18 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chézery-Forens | 01 | 760 km E | 433 | 45.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 35 % · humidity 93 % |
| Félines-Minervois | 34 | 762 km SE | 502 | 36.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 0 % · winter 86 % |
| Valbonnais | 38 | 834 km SE | 520 | 37 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lacoste | 84 | 867 km SE | 468 | 36.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 49 % · 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 Saint-Michel-en-Grève'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lanmodez | 22 | 38 km NE | 394 | 24 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Île-de-Batz | 29 | 33 km W | 458 | 40.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Bourg-Dun | 76 | 349 km NE | 422 | 21.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Quiberville-sur-Mer | 76 | 352 km NE | 542 | 44.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sotteville-sur-Mer | 76 | 345 km NE | 392 | 32.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Coatréven | 22 | 19 km NE | 489 | 31.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
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