Briec
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 56.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 66 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Briec (INSEE 29020) is in Finistère (29), part of CA Quimper Bretagne Occidentale. Population 5,816 (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/29020-briec
Vitality score
Vitality score 56.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 66 % of the 4,058 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.39 |
| Social | 0.71 | 20 | 14.22 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.61 | 10 | 6.1 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.78 | 10 | 7.79 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.61 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (MAISON FEUNTEUN · LE FOURNIL GLAZIK · AU P'TIT GRAIN). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE MENEZ). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (AU COMPTOIR D'AURELIE · LE BUZUK VER). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (ODET DISTRIBUTION). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (PECHERIE DE BRIEC). [3,4]
9 × Restaurant (SAYAR SALIH · LE BEUZ SANDRINE · LE BELAGIO · LE MONDELLO · AU CHAUDRON GLAZIK). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE YVES DE KERGUELEN). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE YVES DE KERGUELEN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE ANNE). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE PIERRE STEPHAN · COLLEGE PRIVE ST PIERRE). [3]
7 × GP (médecin généraliste) (LÉA JAMES, MÉDECIN · ESTELLE KERDRAON, MÉDECIN · PATRICE CRENN, MÉDECIN · ALICE FRANCOIS, MÉDECIN · CHRISTOPHE LUCAT, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE BRIEC · PHARMACIE DE LANNECHUEN). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
3 × Gym / sports hall (MAIRIE). [3]
5 × Bank (CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL DE BRIEC DE L ODET · CAISSE CREDIT AGRICOLE BRIEC DE L ODET · AGENCE BRIEC · CREDIT MUTUEL ARKEA · CREDIT AGRICOLE). [3]
5 × Hairdresser (AC'TIF COIFFURE · COIFFURE PANN · ERKAN BERBER). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | MAISON FEUNTEUN · LE FOURNIL GLAZIK · AU P'TIT GRAIN | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE MENEZ | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | AU COMPTOIR D'AURELIE · LE BUZUK VER | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | ODET DISTRIBUTION | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | PECHERIE DE BRIEC | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 9 | SAYAR SALIH · LE BEUZ SANDRINE · LE BELAGIO · LE MONDELLO · AU CHAUDRON GLAZIK | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE YVES DE KERGUELEN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE YVES DE KERGUELEN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE ANNE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE PIERRE STEPHAN · COLLEGE PRIVE ST PIERRE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 7 | LÉA JAMES, MÉDECIN · ESTELLE KERDRAON, MÉDECIN · PATRICE CRENN, MÉDECIN · ALICE FRANCOIS, MÉDECIN · CHRISTOPHE LUCAT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE DE BRIEC · PHARMACIE DE LANNECHUEN | INSEE BPE 2 / 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 3 | MAIRIE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 5 | CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL DE BRIEC DE L ODET · CAISSE CREDIT AGRICOLE BRIEC DE L ODET · AGENCE BRIEC · CREDIT MUTUEL ARKEA · CREDIT AGRICOLE | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 5 | AC'TIF COIFFURE · COIFFURE PANN · ERKAN BERBER | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 5,497 (2012) → 5,816 (2023): 5.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 4,546 (1990) → 5,816 (2023): 27.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,724, of which 3.9 % second homes and 6.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Briec): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Briec): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Briec): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Briec): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Briec): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 6 days a year at or above 30 °C and 23 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the EDERN weather station, 1.9 km away at 150 m; the village itself is at 153 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at ST-SEGAL S A, 15.3 km away at 89 m, over 29 summers. [9]
That station sits 64 m below 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 1,367 mm of rain a year, spread over 160 days — about 8.5 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at EDERN, 1.9 km away at 150 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 — 29020/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 29020/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 29020/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 29020/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 29020
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thizy-les-Bourgs | 69 | 670 km E | 5,771 | 57.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sarrians | 84 | 823 km SE | 5,792 | 48.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 65 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lesparre-Médoc | 33 | 389 km SE | 5,872 | 62.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 81 % · humidity 57 % |
| Montpon-Ménestérol | 24 | 469 km SE | 5,866 | 60.1 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 70 % · humidity 43 % |
| Melle | 79 | 359 km SE | 5,752 | 58 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Plouay | 56 | 54 km E | 5,755 | 66.5 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plouay | 56 | 54 km E | 5,755 | 66.5 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Melle | 79 | 359 km SE | 5,752 | 58 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lesparre-Médoc | 33 | 389 km SE | 5,872 | 62.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 81 % · humidity 57 % |
| Montpon-Ménestérol | 24 | 469 km SE | 5,866 | 60.1 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 70 % · humidity 43 % |
| Thizy-les-Bourgs | 69 | 670 km E | 5,771 | 57.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sarrians | 84 | 823 km SE | 5,792 | 48.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 65 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Briec'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bricquebec-en-Cotentin | 50 | 231 km NE | 5,893 | 57.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Garnache | 85 | 212 km SE | 5,515 | 50.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Gévezé | 35 | 165 km E | 6,061 | 53 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Laillé | 35 | 170 km E | 5,225 | 53.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Maen Roch | 35 | 198 km E | 5,088 | 61.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Châteaulin | 29 | 13 km NW | 5,085 | 63.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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