Châteaulin
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 63.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 87 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Châteaulin (INSEE 29026) is in Finistère (29), part of CC Pleyben-Châteaulin-Porzay. Population 5,085 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/29026-chateaulin
Vitality score
Vitality score 63.2/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 87 % of the 4,617 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 | 0.95 | 20 | 19 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.56 | 10 | 5.58 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.52 | 10 | 5.24 |
| Housing mix | 0.89 | 5 | 4.43 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE FOURNIL DES HALLES · LE ROY · LE KB-LE FOURNIL FAST GOOD). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (LE MARCHE DE L AULNE · LEBOUCHER ARTISANS). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (CAST'ALIM). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (LIDL · RACHATEAU · GUILVEZ). [3,4]
16 × Restaurant (RESTAURANT LE LOTUS MANH. T · ALMA · VENDANEX · LE GRAN SASSO · LA FRITERIE BREIZH). [3,4]
10 × Café / bar (GUITTANY · LE CAFE DE L'AULNE · L'ARLEQUIN · L'ENTOURAGE · LA CAVE DU BISTRONOME). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE KERJEAN · ECOLE MATERNELLE LOUIS KERNEIS). [3]
4 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE MARIE CURIE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE DIWAN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT JOSEPH · ECOLE PRIVE HORS CONTRAT LES PLUMES VERTES). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE JEAN MOULIN · COLLEGE PRIVE ST LOUIS DE GONZAGUE). [3]
9 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PASCAL COLIN, MÉDECIN · CINDY FILY, MÉDECIN · DIRAN HEKINIAN, MÉDECIN · CHRISTIAN BENOIT, MÉDECIN · ANNE-YVONNE LE GOFF, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DES HALLES). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE PERRINE DE GRISSAC). [3]
1 × Cinema (AGORA). [3]
5 × Gym / sports hall (MAIRIE · CONSEIL REGIONAL · COLLEGE LYCEE SAINT LOUIS). [3]
8 × Bank (CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE KASTELLIN PORZAY · CAISSE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL CHATEAULIN · AGENCE DE CHATEAULIN · BNP PARIBAS · CREDIT MUTUEL ARKEA). [3]
6 × Hairdresser (ARMAND LAURENT COIFFEUR · M2C · NUMBER ONE). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING DE RODAVEN). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Restaurant, 2 × Pharmacy, 1 × Bank, 2 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | LE FOURNIL DES HALLES · LE ROY · LE KB-LE FOURNIL FAST GOOD | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | LE MARCHE DE L AULNE · LEBOUCHER ARTISANS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | CAST'ALIM | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 3 | LIDL · RACHATEAU · GUILVEZ | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Restaurant | 16 | RESTAURANT LE LOTUS MANH. T · ALMA · VENDANEX · LE GRAN SASSO · LA FRITERIE BREIZH | INSEE BPE 16 / INSEE SIRENE 18 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 10 | GUITTANY · LE CAFE DE L'AULNE · L'ARLEQUIN · L'ENTOURAGE · LA CAVE DU BISTRONOME | INSEE SIRENE 10 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE KERJEAN · ECOLE MATERNELLE LOUIS KERNEIS | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 4 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE MARIE CURIE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE DIWAN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT JOSEPH · ECOLE PRIVE HORS CONTRAT LES PLUMES VERTES | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE JEAN MOULIN · COLLEGE PRIVE ST LOUIS DE GONZAGUE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 9 | PASCAL COLIN, MÉDECIN · CINDY FILY, MÉDECIN · DIRAN HEKINIAN, MÉDECIN · CHRISTIAN BENOIT, MÉDECIN · ANNE-YVONNE LE GOFF, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DES HALLES | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 PERRINE DE GRISSAC | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | AGORA | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 5 | MAIRIE · CONSEIL REGIONAL · COLLEGE LYCEE SAINT LOUIS | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 8 | CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE KASTELLIN PORZAY · CAISSE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL CHATEAULIN · AGENCE DE CHATEAULIN · BNP PARIBAS · CREDIT MUTUEL ARKEA | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 6 | ARMAND LAURENT COIFFEUR · M2C · NUMBER ONE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING DE RODAVEN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 5,181 (2012) → 5,085 (2023): -1.9 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 4,965 (1990) → 5,085 (2023): 2.4 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,826, of which 5.7 % second homes and 9.5 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Châteaulin): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Châteaulin): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Châteaulin): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Cast): 5.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Châteaulin): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 4 days a year at or above 30 °C and 23 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST-SEGAL S A weather station, 3.4 km away at 89 m; the village itself is at 8 m. [11]
The village sits 81 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ST-SEGAL S A, 3.4 km away at 89 m, over 29 summers. [11]
That station sits 81 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 1,125 mm of rain a year, spread over 153 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST-SEGAL S A, 3.4 km away at 89 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 — 29026/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-10— https://data.datatourisme.fr/38/beaafffa-74ba-31f0-b8ee-e92c1db37903— “Marché”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 29026/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 29026/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 29026/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 29026
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 29025
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morcenx-la-Nouvelle | 40 | 524 km SE | 5,022 | 53.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 77 % · humidity 50 % |
| La Souterraine | 23 | 474 km SE | 4,978 | 59.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cazouls-lès-Béziers | 34 | 772 km SE | 5,261 | 50.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 92 % · humidity 50 % |
| Lisle-sur-Tarn | 81 | 664 km SE | 4,939 | 61.6 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 76 % · humidity 64 % |
| Nuits-Saint-Georges | 21 | 687 km E | 5,235 | 64.1 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 35 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-James | 50 | 208 km E | 5,018 | 53.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-James | 50 | 208 km E | 5,018 | 53.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Souterraine | 23 | 474 km SE | 4,978 | 59.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Morcenx-la-Nouvelle | 40 | 524 km SE | 5,022 | 53.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 77 % · humidity 50 % |
| Lisle-sur-Tarn | 81 | 664 km SE | 4,939 | 61.6 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 76 % · humidity 64 % |
| Nuits-Saint-Georges | 21 | 687 km E | 5,235 | 64.1 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 35 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cazouls-lès-Béziers | 34 | 772 km SE | 5,261 | 50.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 92 % · humidity 50 % |
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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 Châteaulin'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-James | 50 | 208 km E | 5,018 | 53.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Maen Roch | 35 | 203 km E | 5,088 | 61.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Laillé | 35 | 178 km E | 5,225 | 53.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Monts d'Aunay | 14 | 271 km E | 4,777 | 57.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Garnache | 85 | 223 km SE | 5,515 | 50.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bricquebec-en-Cotentin | 50 | 229 km NE | 5,893 | 57.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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