Carhaix-Plouguer
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 70.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 97 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Carhaix-Plouguer (INSEE 29024) is in Finistère (29), part of CC Poher Communauté. Population 7,412 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 70.1/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 97 % of the 3,270 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 | 0.67 | 25 | 16.82 |
| Social | 0.98 | 20 | 19.69 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.7 | 10 | 6.96 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.4 | 10 | 4.04 |
| 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]
6 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SARL TY FORN · LE CARHAIX DE CHOCOLAT · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE DE MATOS · LA BOULANGERIE DE LA ROCADE). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (PRIX MIAM · BOUCHERIE KARAEZ). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (DESTOCK MALIN). [3,4]
5 × Supermarket (LIDL · CARGIL · CASINO · NETTO · CARHAIX DISTRIBUTION). [3,4]
27 × Restaurant (LA SCALA · LA PERGOLA · SARL FIRA · KER DO). [3,4]
14 × Café / bar (GAME LAIR · LE WELCOME · LE LONGCHAMP · LA BRASSERIE DU POHER · LE REGUINE). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE HUELLA · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE KERVEN). [3]
4 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE REPUBLIQUE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE PERSIVIEN · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE DIWAN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ENFANT JESUS). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE BEG-AVEL · COLLEGE PRIVE ST TREMEUR). [3]
8 × GP (médecin généraliste) (HANNA CHARLES, MÉDECIN · DOMINIQUE BERNARD, MÉDECIN · LATIFA SELHANE, MÉDECIN · OLIVIER LANDURE, MÉDECIN · STEPHANIE NEDELLEC-LE LANN, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE KEROUEDAN · PHARMACIE CABON BIRRIEN · PHARMACIE D'AHES). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE ESPACE DU CHÂTEAU ROUGE). [3]
1 × Cinema (LE GRAND BLEU). [3]
4 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF COLLEGE LYCEE PAUL SERUSIER · MAIRIE · IME DE CARHAIX · COLLEGE SAINT TREMEUR). [3]
7 × Bank (C.C.M. CARHAIX · CAISSE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL CARHAIX · AGENCE DE CARHAIX · CARHAIX BNPP BDB · CREDIT AGRICOLE). [3]
11 × Hairdresser (LE CREFF SEVERINE · SARL ESPRIT COIFFURE · LA BEAUTE BY CATHY · EXCEL COIFFURE · B.L.B). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (NOZ VAD). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL VALLEE HYERES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 3 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 2 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 6 | SARL TY FORN · LE CARHAIX DE CHOCOLAT · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE DE MATOS · LA BOULANGERIE DE LA ROCADE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | PRIX MIAM · BOUCHERIE KARAEZ | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | DESTOCK MALIN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 5 | LIDL · CARGIL · CASINO · NETTO · CARHAIX DISTRIBUTION | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 27 | LA SCALA · LA PERGOLA · SARL FIRA · KER DO | INSEE BPE 27 / INSEE SIRENE 36 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 14 | GAME LAIR · LE WELCOME · LE LONGCHAMP · LA BRASSERIE DU POHER · LE REGUINE | INSEE SIRENE 14 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE HUELLA · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE KERVEN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 4 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE REPUBLIQUE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE PERSIVIEN · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE DIWAN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ENFANT JESUS | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE BEG-AVEL · COLLEGE PRIVE ST TREMEUR | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 8 | HANNA CHARLES, MÉDECIN · DOMINIQUE BERNARD, MÉDECIN · LATIFA SELHANE, MÉDECIN · OLIVIER LANDURE, MÉDECIN · STEPHANIE NEDELLEC-LE LANN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | PHARMACIE KEROUEDAN · PHARMACIE CABON BIRRIEN · PHARMACIE D'AHES | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [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 ESPACE DU CHÂTEAU ROUGE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LE GRAND BLEU | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 4 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF COLLEGE LYCEE PAUL SERUSIER · MAIRIE · IME DE CARHAIX · COLLEGE SAINT TREMEUR | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 7 | C.C.M. CARHAIX · CAISSE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL CARHAIX · AGENCE DE CARHAIX · CARHAIX BNPP BDB · CREDIT AGRICOLE | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 11 | LE CREFF SEVERINE · SARL ESPRIT COIFFURE · LA BEAUTE BY CATHY · EXCEL COIFFURE · B.L.B | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | NOZ VAD | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL VALLEE HYERES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 7,423 (2012) → 7,412 (2023): -0.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 8,198 (1990) → 7,412 (2023): -9.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 4,515, of which 3.9 % second homes and 10.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Carhaix-Plouguer): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Carhaix-Plouguer): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Carhaix-Plouguer): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Carhaix-Plouguer): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Carhaix-Plouguer): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 5 days a year at or above 30 °C and 39 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the CARHAIX weather station, 3.6 km away at 150 m; the village itself is at 144 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at SPEZET, 16.2 km away at 138 m, over 22 summers. [9]
An average of 1,119 mm of rain a year, spread over 154 days — about 7.3 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at CARHAIX, 3.6 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 — 29024/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 29024/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 29024/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 29024/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 29024
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Langres | 52 | 663 km E | 7,421 | 61.7 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Ferté-Saint-Aubin | 45 | 415 km E | 7,284 | 62.1 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 67 % · winter 74 % |
| Clisson | 44 | 217 km SE | 7,452 | 65 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 72 % · winter 91 % |
| Wissembourg | 67 | 850 km E | 7,566 | 70.1 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 69 % · humidity 86 % |
| Jaunay-Marigny | 86 | 346 km SE | 7,528 | 60.5 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lodève | 34 | 733 km SE | 7,251 | 66.7 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 89 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clisson | 44 | 217 km SE | 7,452 | 65 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 72 % · winter 91 % |
| Jaunay-Marigny | 86 | 346 km SE | 7,528 | 60.5 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Ferté-Saint-Aubin | 45 | 415 km E | 7,284 | 62.1 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 67 % · winter 74 % |
| Langres | 52 | 663 km E | 7,421 | 61.7 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lodève | 34 | 733 km SE | 7,251 | 66.7 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 89 % · humidity 64 % |
| Wissembourg | 67 | 850 km E | 7,566 | 70.1 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 69 % · 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 Carhaix-Plouguer'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L'Aigle | 61 | 314 km E | 7,663 | 67.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mordelles | 35 | 130 km E | 7,911 | 63.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montfort-sur-Meu | 35 | 121 km E | 6,810 | 64.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bréal-sous-Montfort | 35 | 129 km E | 6,391 | 59.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Isbergues | 62 | 509 km NE | 8,650 | 64.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montdidier | 80 | 473 km E | 5,935 | 60.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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