Douarnenez
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 64.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 67 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Douarnenez (INSEE 29046) is in Finistère (29), part of CC Douarnenez Communauté. Population 14,068 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/29046-douarnenez
Vitality score
Vitality score 64.1/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 67 % of the 1,762 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 | 0.58 | 25 | 14.61 |
| Social | 0.99 | 20 | 19.88 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.68 | 10 | 6.8 |
| Public & culture | 0.17 | 5 | 0.85 |
| Population trend | 0.35 | 10 | 3.55 |
| Housing mix | 0.71 | 5 | 3.55 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
12 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE MOING · SARL JAIN · BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · BOULANGERIE LOUISE · FOURNIL DU STANKOU). [3,4]
4 × Butcher (boucherie) (BARIOU YVES & FILS · CHARCUTERIE TRAITEUR PERROT · LA MAISON DJAMICOOK · BOUCHERIE LAOUENAN). [3,4]
6 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LEATOM · LES BONNES CHOSES · TANIS · PENN SARDIN · PENN SARDINE). [3,4]
7 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE · LIDL · NETTO · TREBOULDIS · CARREFOUR CITY). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (FROMAGERIE LE BRIE DU MARIN). [4]
3 × Fishmonger (POINTE DE PENMARC'H · PECHERIES DOUARNENISTES · PDZ). [3,4]
59 × Restaurant (LE TELLIER PHILIPPE · TY PORT RHU · L'ESCARGOT). [3,4]
36 × Café / bar (BANANA BOAT · CLOS DU TREIZ · LA MARINE · LE BRISE GLACE · LE RESKEBYL). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PRIVEE STE PHILOMENE). [3]
6 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE MARIE CURIE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE VICTOR HUGO · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LAENNEC · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUB FRANCOIS GUILLOU · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT JEAN). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE JEAN-MARIE LE BRIS · COLLEGE PRIVE ST BLAISE). [3]
18 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CHRISTOPHE ATTENCOURT, MÉDECIN · THIBAULT THOMAS, MÉDECIN · CHRISTIAN LE HENAFF, MÉDECIN · MICHAEL VERITE, MÉDECIN · PIERRE-YVES GOURHANNIC, MÉDECIN). [3]
5 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE ROUSSOT · PHARMACIE JUMEL · EURL PHARMACIE DE L YSER · PHARMACIE BOLOMIG · PHARMACIE GUILLAUME ROGER). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (TREBOUL AP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE GEORGES-PERROS). [3]
2 × Cinema (LE CLUB · LA BALISE). [3]
5 × Gym / sports hall (COLLEGE ET LYCEE J M LE BRIS · MAIRIE). [3]
2 × Swimming pool (MAIRIE). [3]
10 × Bank (C.C.M.DOUARNENEZ-TREBOUL · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE · AGENCE DOUARNENEZ · SOCIETE GENERALE · BNP PARIBAS). [3]
13 × Hairdresser (LE MAGICIEN BIGOUDIS · INT'HAIR COIFFURE · NYMPHEA · ARMAND LAURENT COIFFEUR). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
9 × Hotel (HÔTEL SPA VALDYS - LA BAIE · HÔTEL SPA VALDYS - L'ESCALE MARINE · THE ORIGINALS RELAIS CLOS DE LA VALLOMBREUSE · HÔTEL TY MAD · HÔTEL DE FRANCE). [3,4]
5 × Campsite (CAMPING DE TRÉZULIEN · CAMPING LE KERLEYOU · HUTTOPIA DOUARNENEZ · CAMPING GCU LE RIS DOUARNENEZ · CAMPING CROAS MEN). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 12 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 2 × Pharmacy, 1 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 12 | LE MOING · SARL JAIN · BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · BOULANGERIE LOUISE · FOURNIL DU STANKOU | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 15 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 4 | BARIOU YVES & FILS · CHARCUTERIE TRAITEUR PERROT · LA MAISON DJAMICOOK · BOUCHERIE LAOUENAN | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 6 | LEATOM · LES BONNES CHOSES · TANIS · PENN SARDIN · PENN SARDINE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 7 | INTERMARCHE · LIDL · NETTO · TREBOULDIS · CARREFOUR CITY | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | FROMAGERIE LE BRIE DU MARIN | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 3 | POINTE DE PENMARC'H · PECHERIES DOUARNENISTES · PDZ | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 59 | LE TELLIER PHILIPPE · TY PORT RHU · L'ESCARGOT | INSEE BPE 59 / INSEE SIRENE 83 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 36 | BANANA BOAT · CLOS DU TREIZ · LA MARINE · LE BRISE GLACE · LE RESKEBYL | INSEE SIRENE 36 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PRIVEE STE PHILOMENE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 6 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE MARIE CURIE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE VICTOR HUGO · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LAENNEC · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUB FRANCOIS GUILLOU · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT JEAN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE JEAN-MARIE LE BRIS · COLLEGE PRIVE ST BLAISE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 18 | CHRISTOPHE ATTENCOURT, MÉDECIN · THIBAULT THOMAS, MÉDECIN · CHRISTIAN LE HENAFF, MÉDECIN · MICHAEL VERITE, MÉDECIN · PIERRE-YVES GOURHANNIC, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 18 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 5 | PHARMACIE ROUSSOT · PHARMACIE JUMEL · EURL PHARMACIE DE L YSER · PHARMACIE BOLOMIG · PHARMACIE GUILLAUME ROGER | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | TREBOUL AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MEDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE GEORGES-PERROS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 2 | LE CLUB · LA BALISE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 5 | COLLEGE ET LYCEE J M LE BRIS · MAIRIE | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 2 | MAIRIE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Bank | 10 | C.C.M.DOUARNENEZ-TREBOUL · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE · AGENCE DOUARNENEZ · SOCIETE GENERALE · BNP PARIBAS | INSEE BPE 10 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 13 | LE MAGICIEN BIGOUDIS · INT'HAIR COIFFURE · NYMPHEA · ARMAND LAURENT COIFFEUR | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 17 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 9 | HÔTEL SPA VALDYS - LA BAIE · HÔTEL SPA VALDYS - L'ESCALE MARINE · THE ORIGINALS RELAIS CLOS DE LA VALLOMBREUSE · HÔTEL TY MAD · HÔTEL DE FRANCE | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 5 | CAMPING DE TRÉZULIEN · CAMPING LE KERLEYOU · HUTTOPIA DOUARNENEZ · CAMPING GCU LE RIS DOUARNENEZ · CAMPING CROAS MEN | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 14,747 (2012) → 14,068 (2023): -4.6 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 16,457 (1990) → 14,068 (2023): -14.5 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 10,429, of which 14.5 % second homes and 9.2 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Douarnenez): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Douarnenez): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Douarnenez): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Douarnenez): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Douarnenez): 0.1 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 17 days at or below 0 °C, over 11 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the KERLAZ weather station, 4.8 km away at 88 m; the village itself is at 31 m. [10]
The village sits 57 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at QUIMPER, 18.3 km away at 82 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 51 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 1,174 mm of rain a year, spread over 147 days — about 8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at KERLAZ, 4.8 km away at 88 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 29046/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-06— https://data.datatourisme.fr/38/747e209d-31a4-3a4e-994c-649bdc48eb13— “Marchés du Pays de Douarnenez”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 29046/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 29046/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 29046/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 29046
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vidauban | 83 | 982 km SE | 12,608 | 51.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 65 % · humidity 79 % |
| Amboise | 37 | 404 km E | 12,937 | 62.6 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gien | 45 | 520 km E | 13,459 | 57.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 34 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tulle | 19 | 561 km SE | 13,401 | 64.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 34 % · humidity 71 % |
| Fontenay-le-Comte | 85 | 322 km SE | 14,059 | 63 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bollène | 84 | 817 km SE | 14,024 | 58.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontenay-le-Comte | 85 | 322 km SE | 14,059 | 63 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Amboise | 37 | 404 km E | 12,937 | 62.6 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gien | 45 | 520 km E | 13,459 | 57.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 34 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tulle | 19 | 561 km SE | 13,401 | 64.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 34 % · humidity 71 % |
| Bollène | 84 | 817 km SE | 14,024 | 58.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vidauban | 83 | 982 km SE | 12,608 | 51.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 65 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Douarnenez'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concarneau | 29 | 39 km SE | 20,845 | 74.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gravelines | 59 | 566 km NE | 11,430 | 54.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lannion | 22 | 96 km NE | 20,315 | 76.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pont-l'Abbé | 29 | 26 km S | 8,484 | 74.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Landivisiau | 29 | 50 km NE | 9,426 | 65.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fouesnant | 29 | 32 km SE | 10,436 | 53.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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