Châteauneuf-du-Faou
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 46.3/100 · confidence: low· Better served than 37 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Châteauneuf-du-Faou (INSEE 29027) is in Finistère (29), part of CC de Haute Cornouaille. Population 3,651 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 46.3/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: low (sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette); sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 37 % of the 6,069 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 | 0.31 | 25 | 7.68 |
| Social | 0.62 | 20 | 12.41 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.56 | 10 | 5.58 |
| Public & culture | 0.31 | 5 | 1.54 |
| Population trend | 0.47 | 10 | 4.67 |
| Housing mix | 0.7 | 5 | 3.52 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (O'DELICES DE LA BOUL'ANGE R · TY SAVEUR · BARA'K'AT). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (S.D. DISTRIBUTION · PLANTES & CBD). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (CHATEAUNEUF DISTRIBUTION). [3,4]
5 × Restaurant (LE CHALAND · LE VENT DES ILES · ROYAL KEBAB · LA MUSE BOUCHE D'ELO). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (LE DONJON · AQUARIUS). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PAUL CERUSIER · ECOLE PRIVEE SAINT MICHEL). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE DE L'AULNE · COLLEGE PRIVE NOTRE DAME DES PORTES). [3]
9 × GP (médecin généraliste) (GUILLAUME KERGOAT, MÉDECIN · ANNE-SAMIA WEHBE, MÉDECIN · ERWAN LE BOURHIS, MÉDECIN · AURORE TRAMEÇON, MÉDECIN · SYNDIE CANN, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (S E L PHARMACIE DE CHATEAUNEUF). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (CHATEAUNEUF DU FAOU RP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (MAIRIE). [3]
4 × Bank (CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL AULNE-ELLEZ · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · AGENCE DE CHATEAUNEUF DU FAOU · CREDIT AGRICOLE). [3]
6 × Hairdresser (O SECRET DE GAIA · ACTUEL COIFFURE · UNE NOUVELLE HAIR · BOUCLETTES ET BARBICHETTES). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 4 × Restaurant, 2 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | O'DELICES DE LA BOUL'ANGE R · TY SAVEUR · BARA'K'AT | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | S.D. DISTRIBUTION · PLANTES & CBD | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | CHATEAUNEUF DISTRIBUTION | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 5 | LE CHALAND · LE VENT DES ILES · ROYAL KEBAB · LA MUSE BOUCHE D'ELO | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | LE DONJON · AQUARIUS | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PAUL CERUSIER · ECOLE PRIVEE SAINT MICHEL | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE DE L'AULNE · COLLEGE PRIVE NOTRE DAME DES PORTES | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 9 | GUILLAUME KERGOAT, MÉDECIN · ANNE-SAMIA WEHBE, MÉDECIN · ERWAN LE BOURHIS, MÉDECIN · AURORE TRAMEÇON, MÉDECIN · SYNDIE CANN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | S E L PHARMACIE DE CHATEAUNEUF | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | CHATEAUNEUF DU FAOU RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | MAIRIE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 4 | CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL AULNE-ELLEZ · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · AGENCE DE CHATEAUNEUF DU FAOU · CREDIT AGRICOLE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 6 | O SECRET DE GAIA · ACTUEL COIFFURE · UNE NOUVELLE HAIR · BOUCLETTES ET BARBICHETTES | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| 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 3,692 (2012) → 3,651 (2023): -1.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 3,777 (1990) → 3,651 (2023): -3.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,248, of which 14.8 % second homes and 6.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Châteauneuf-du-Faou): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Châteauneuf-du-Faou): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Châteauneuf-du-Faou): 0.5 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Châteauneuf-du-Faou): 0.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Châteauneuf-du-Faou): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 3 days a year at or above 30 °C and 28 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the SPEZET weather station, 6.3 km away at 138 m; the village itself is at 97 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at SPEZET, 6.3 km away at 138 m, over 22 summers. [9]
An average of 1,356 mm of rain a year, spread over 160 days — about 8.5 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at LAZ, 5.7 km away at 235 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 29027/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 29027/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 29027/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 29027/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 29027
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montreuil-Bellay | 49 | 298 km E | 3,746 | 50.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rostrenen | 22 | 37 km E | 3,282 | 50.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Salses-le-Château | 66 | 793 km SE | 3,965 | 50.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 81 % · humidity 0 % |
| Orcines | 63 | 582 km SE | 3,609 | 48.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 26 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pont-Aven | 29 | 37 km S | 2,777 | 63.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Carbet | 972 | 6,396 km W | 3,721 | 48 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 62 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rostrenen | 22 | 37 km E | 3,282 | 50.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pont-Aven | 29 | 37 km S | 2,777 | 63.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montreuil-Bellay | 49 | 298 km E | 3,746 | 50.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Orcines | 63 | 582 km SE | 3,609 | 48.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 26 % · humidity 93 % |
| Salses-le-Château | 66 | 793 km SE | 3,965 | 50.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 81 % · humidity 0 % |
| Le Carbet | 972 | 6,396 km W | 3,721 | 48 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 62 % · 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 Châteauneuf-du-Faou'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rostrenen | 22 | 37 km E | 3,282 | 50.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pont-Aven | 29 | 37 km S | 2,777 | 63.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Plobannalec-Lesconil | 29 | 51 km SW | 3,718 | 47.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Commequiers | 85 | 217 km SE | 3,735 | 46 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pontorson | 50 | 175 km E | 4,280 | 56.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Josselin | 56 | 98 km E | 2,584 | 66.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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