Bénodet
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 57.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 75 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bénodet (INSEE 29006) is in Finistère (29), part of CC du Pays Fouesnantais. Population 3,849 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [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/29006-benodet
Vitality score
Vitality score 57.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 75 % of the 5,844 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 | 0.48 | 25 | 12.07 |
| Social | 0.88 | 20 | 17.68 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.37 | 10 | 3.74 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.05 | 5 | 0.23 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BISCUITERIE DE BENODET · AU PETIT PETRIN · LA BOULANGERIE DE L ANSE). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (SARL RAVALEC · PAPILLES). [3]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SUPERETTE DU LETTY · LA COMPAGNIE BRETONNE · LE JARDIN DES COPAINS). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR MARKET). [3,4]
2 × Fishmonger (LES PECHERIES DE L'ODET · POISSONNERIE STEPHANE SALAUN). [3,4]
19 × Restaurant (L'ALHAMBRA · SANS SOUCI · LA CROISETTE CAFE · GUIRINEC GWENVAEL · CREPERIE DE BENODET). [3,4]
6 × Café / bar (L'ATALANTE · CONCEPT 8 DECO - CAFE). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE KERNEVEZ · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE DAME STEREDENN VOR). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PHILIPPE BICHAT, MÉDECIN · MARC LE MEUR, MÉDECIN · THIERRY CHABIN, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (SELEURL PHARMACIE JOLIVET). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Cinema (CINEMARINE). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (CENTRE DE VACANCES CCAS EDF N°2 · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE POULPRY). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (GRANDE PLAGE). [3]
1 × Bank (CREDIT AGRICOLE). [3]
5 × Hairdresser (MICHELE COIFFURE · LE FLOC'H BRUNO · JUST 31 · S.A.M. STUDIO). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
6 × Hotel (HOTEL DES BAINS · HOTEL KASTEL · HÔTEL LE CORNOUAILLE · ARMORIC HOTEL · GRAND HÔTEL ABBATIALE). [3,4]
6 × Campsite (ESCALE SAINT GILLES · CAMPING DE LA PLAGE · CAMPING LE POULMIC · CAMPING DU LETTY · CAMPING DU POULQUER). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Hotel, 1 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | BISCUITERIE DE BENODET · AU PETIT PETRIN · LA BOULANGERIE DE L ANSE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | SARL RAVALEC · PAPILLES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | SUPERETTE DU LETTY · LA COMPAGNIE BRETONNE · LE JARDIN DES COPAINS | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | CARREFOUR MARKET | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 2 | LES PECHERIES DE L'ODET · POISSONNERIE STEPHANE SALAUN | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 19 | L'ALHAMBRA · SANS SOUCI · LA CROISETTE CAFE · GUIRINEC GWENVAEL · CREPERIE DE BENODET | INSEE BPE 19 / INSEE SIRENE 30 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 6 | L'ATALANTE · CONCEPT 8 DECO - CAFE | INSEE SIRENE 6 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE KERNEVEZ · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE DAME STEREDENN VOR | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | PHILIPPE BICHAT, MÉDECIN · MARC LE MEUR, MÉDECIN · THIERRY CHABIN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | SELEURL PHARMACIE JOLIVET | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | CINEMARINE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | CENTRE DE VACANCES CCAS EDF N°2 · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE POULPRY | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 1 | GRANDE PLAGE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 1 | CREDIT AGRICOLE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 5 | MICHELE COIFFURE · LE FLOC'H BRUNO · JUST 31 · S.A.M. STUDIO | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 6 | HOTEL DES BAINS · HOTEL KASTEL · HÔTEL LE CORNOUAILLE · ARMORIC HOTEL · GRAND HÔTEL ABBATIALE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 6 | ESCALE SAINT GILLES · CAMPING DE LA PLAGE · CAMPING LE POULMIC · CAMPING DU LETTY · CAMPING DU POULQUER | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 3,453 (2012) → 3,849 (2023): 11.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 2,436 (1990) → 3,849 (2023): 58 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 4,348, of which 47.7 % second homes and 3.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bénodet): 0.5 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Bénodet): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Bénodet): 1.4 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Bénodet): 0.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Bénodet): 0.5 km to the east (straight line). [8]
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. [9]
Measured at the PLOMELIN-INRAE weather station, 7.8 km away at 33 m; the village itself is at 16 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at PLOMELIN-INRAE, 7.8 km away at 33 m, over 24 summers. [9]
An average of 1,148 mm of rain a year, spread over 149 days — about 7.7 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at PLOMELIN-INRAE, 7.8 km away at 33 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 — 29006/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 29006/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 29006/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 29006/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 29006
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda | 66 | 802 km SE | 3,529 | 55.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 91 % · humidity 36 % |
| Bray-Dunes | 59 | 597 km NE | 4,189 | 48.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mers-les-Bains | 80 | 470 km NE | 2,540 | 59.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Michel-Chef-Chef | 44 | 167 km SE | 5,714 | 53.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Trégastel | 22 | 114 km NE | 2,524 | 59.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Port-Vendres | 66 | 821 km SE | 4,018 | 48 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 73 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trégastel | 22 | 114 km NE | 2,524 | 59.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Michel-Chef-Chef | 44 | 167 km SE | 5,714 | 53.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mers-les-Bains | 80 | 470 km NE | 2,540 | 59.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bray-Dunes | 59 | 597 km NE | 4,189 | 48.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda | 66 | 802 km SE | 3,529 | 55.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 91 % · humidity 36 % |
| Port-Vendres | 66 | 821 km SE | 4,018 | 48 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 73 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Bénodet'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bray-Dunes | 59 | 597 km NE | 4,189 | 48.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mers-les-Bains | 80 | 470 km NE | 2,540 | 59.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Croisic | 44 | 136 km SE | 4,056 | 56.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Deauville | 14 | 349 km NE | 3,539 | 62.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Trouville-sur-Mer | 14 | 350 km NE | 4,619 | 54.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dives-sur-Mer | 14 | 334 km NE | 5,122 | 60.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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