Fouesnant
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 53.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 35 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Fouesnant (INSEE 29058) is in Finistère (29), part of CC du Pays Fouesnantais. Population 10,436 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/29058-fouesnant
Vitality score
Vitality score 53.7/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 35 % of the 2,345 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 | 0.39 | 25 | 9.81 |
| Social | 0.79 | 20 | 15.72 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.55 | 10 | 5.51 |
| Public & culture | 0.12 | 5 | 0.59 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.36 | 5 | 1.78 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
11 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE ALIMENTATION LE DOUCE · MDP · ANDRO · SAVEURS GOURMANDES · AR BARA FOUEN). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (DE LA FOURCHE A LA FOURCHETTE). [3,4]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (COCCIMARKET · GRAINES DE GAIA · EL CAMINO). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (NETTO · CARREFOUR MARKET · NOBELLE). [3,4]
36 × Restaurant (VO CHARLES · CAFE D'ARVOR · LA TOUR DE PIZZ). [3,4]
7 × Café / bar (LE BISTROT DU COIN DU BOUT DE LA · LA BOUCANE · LE CAFE DE LA PLACE · LA CABANE DU VIRAGE · LE GENTILHOMME). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LA GARENNE). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE KEROURGUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE MOUSTERLIN). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE KERVIHAN · COLLEGE PRIVE ST JOSEPH). [3]
17 × GP (médecin généraliste) (BENJAMIN STAUMONT, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE BLONDEL, MÉDECIN · MARIE-LAURE SOUBIGOU, MÉDECIN · SIMON HASLÉ, MÉDECIN · FREDERIC BOUSSARD, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE HEMERY · PHARMACIE DE BEG MEIL). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE FOUESNANT). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE BREHOULOU · ENSEMBLE SPORTIF DE KER VIHAN). [3]
4 × Swimming pool (PLAGE DE MANER COAT CLEVAREC · PLAGE DE KERAMBIGORN · PLAGE DE KERLER · PLAGE DE CAP COZ). [3]
8 × Bank (CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL FOUESNANT · CAISSE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL FOUESNANT · AGENCE FOUESNANT · SOCIETE GENERALE · BNP PARIBAS). [3]
15 × Hairdresser (KERFRIDEN ROZENN · COIFFURE JOHANNA · CHRISTINE COIFFURE · ERIC COIFFURE). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
5 × Hotel (HOTEL RESTAURANT LE ROUDOU · HÔTEL DE LA POINTE DE MOUSTERLIN · HÔTEL BELLE VUE · HÔTEL DE LA POINTE DU CAP COZ · GARRIGAE CAP COZ). [3,4]
15 × Campsite (CAMPING YELLOH ! VILLAGE L'ATLANTIQUE · DOMAINE DU GRAND LARGE · CAMPING DE LA PISCINE · CAMPING DE LEANOU · CAMPING LE COSQUER NEVEZ). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 2 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 11 | BOULANGERIE ALIMENTATION LE DOUCE · MDP · ANDRO · SAVEURS GOURMANDES · AR BARA FOUEN | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | DE LA FOURCHE A LA FOURCHETTE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | COCCIMARKET · GRAINES DE GAIA · EL CAMINO | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 3 | NETTO · CARREFOUR MARKET · NOBELLE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 36 | VO CHARLES · CAFE D'ARVOR · LA TOUR DE PIZZ | INSEE BPE 36 / INSEE SIRENE 50 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 7 | LE BISTROT DU COIN DU BOUT DE LA · LA BOUCANE · LE CAFE DE LA PLACE · LA CABANE DU VIRAGE · LE GENTILHOMME | INSEE SIRENE 7 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LA GARENNE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE KEROURGUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE MOUSTERLIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE KERVIHAN · COLLEGE PRIVE ST JOSEPH | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 17 | BENJAMIN STAUMONT, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE BLONDEL, MÉDECIN · MARIE-LAURE SOUBIGOU, MÉDECIN · SIMON HASLÉ, MÉDECIN · FREDERIC BOUSSARD, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 17 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE HEMERY · PHARMACIE DE BEG MEIL | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE FOUESNANT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE BREHOULOU · ENSEMBLE SPORTIF DE KER VIHAN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 4 | PLAGE DE MANER COAT CLEVAREC · PLAGE DE KERAMBIGORN · PLAGE DE KERLER · PLAGE DE CAP COZ | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Bank | 8 | CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL FOUESNANT · CAISSE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL FOUESNANT · AGENCE FOUESNANT · SOCIETE GENERALE · BNP PARIBAS | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 15 | KERFRIDEN ROZENN · COIFFURE JOHANNA · CHRISTINE COIFFURE · ERIC COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 15 / INSEE SIRENE 17 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 5 | HOTEL RESTAURANT LE ROUDOU · HÔTEL DE LA POINTE DE MOUSTERLIN · HÔTEL BELLE VUE · HÔTEL DE LA POINTE DU CAP COZ · GARRIGAE CAP COZ | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 15 | CAMPING YELLOH ! VILLAGE L'ATLANTIQUE · DOMAINE DU GRAND LARGE · CAMPING DE LA PISCINE · CAMPING DE LEANOU · CAMPING LE COSQUER NEVEZ | INSEE BPE 15 / INSEE SIRENE 21 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 9,174 (2012) → 10,436 (2023): 13.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 6,524 (1990) → 10,436 (2023): 60 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 8,591, of which 32.2 % second homes and 4.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Fouesnant): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Fouesnant): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Fouesnant): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Fouesnant): 0.5 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Fouesnant): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 3 days a year at or above 30 °C and 21 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the PLOMELIN-INRAE weather station, 10.4 km away at 33 m; the village itself is at 62 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at PLOMELIN-INRAE, 10.4 km away at 33 m, over 24 summers. [9]
An average of 1,148 mm of rain a year, spread over 149 days — about 7.7 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at PLOMELIN-INRAE, 10.4 km away at 33 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 — 29058/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 29058/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 29058/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 29058/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 29058
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soustons | 40 | 505 km SE | 8,701 | 62.4 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 23 % · winter 82 % · humidity 0 % |
| Andernos-les-Bains | 33 | 416 km SE | 12,710 | 67.5 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 85 % · humidity 21 % |
| Saint-Rémy-de-Provence | 13 | 823 km SE | 9,599 | 71.3 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 86 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-François | 971 | 6,253 km W | 13,942 | 68.8 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 72 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Brevin-les-Pins | 44 | 156 km SE | 14,541 | 60.1 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Uzès | 30 | 781 km SE | 8,519 | 77.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Brevin-les-Pins | 44 | 156 km SE | 14,541 | 60.1 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Andernos-les-Bains | 33 | 416 km SE | 12,710 | 67.5 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 85 % · humidity 21 % |
| Soustons | 40 | 505 km SE | 8,701 | 62.4 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 23 % · winter 82 % · humidity 0 % |
| Uzès | 30 | 781 km SE | 8,519 | 77.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Rémy-de-Provence | 13 | 823 km SE | 9,599 | 71.3 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 86 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-François | 971 | 6,253 km W | 13,942 | 68.8 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 72 % · 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 Fouesnant'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ploërmel | 56 | 121 km E | 10,163 | 59.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Douarnenez | 29 | 32 km NW | 14,068 | 64.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Binic-Étables-sur-Mer | 22 | 119 km NE | 7,041 | 69 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pont-l'Abbé | 29 | 16 km W | 8,484 | 74.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gravelines | 59 | 561 km NE | 11,430 | 54.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Loudéac | 22 | 99 km E | 9,987 | 72.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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