Gouesnou
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 56/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 62 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Gouesnou (INSEE 29061) is in Finistère (29), part of Brest Métropole. Population 6,501 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/29061-gouesnou
Vitality score
Vitality score 56/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 62 % of the 3,681 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 | 0.34 | 25 | 8.4 |
| Social | 0.71 | 20 | 14.22 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.66 | 10 | 6.65 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.7 | 10 | 7 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.92 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE FOURNIL DE GOUESNOU · BARA PAIN). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (SARL L.F.G). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (MARCHE U · CENTRE E LECLERC). [3,4]
9 × Restaurant (DANVEZ · ASIELAND · LUCKY PIZZA · L EFFET DELICE). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (GROOVY · LE TOM TIP). [4]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE ISABELLE AUTISSIER · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUB LE MOULIN · ECOLE PRIVEE ST JOSEPH). [3]
11 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ANNAIG LAREUR, MÉDECIN · THIERRY DROFF, MÉDECIN · FLORIE SCOUARNEC, MÉDECIN · FALLONE DEFRENE, MÉDECIN · PIERRE-YVES MORVAN, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE DE GOUESNOU). [3]
3 × Gym / sports hall (MAIRIE). [3]
3 × Bank (CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL GOUESNOU · AGENCE GOUESNOU · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DU FINISTERE). [3]
7 × Hairdresser (HAIRBANE · ACTIF COIFFURE · DLM COIFFURE · LES COIFFURES D'ELOISE). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
5 × Hotel (ESCALE OCEANIA · CAMPANILE BREST GOUESNOU · PREMIERE CLASSE BREST GOUESNOU · B&B HOTELS). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Supermarket, 2 × Pharmacy.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Nursery school (maternelle). [4,3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | LE FOURNIL DE GOUESNOU · BARA PAIN | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | SARL L.F.G | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Supermarket | 2 | MARCHE U · CENTRE E LECLERC | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 9 | DANVEZ · ASIELAND · LUCKY PIZZA · L EFFET DELICE | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | GROOVY · LE TOM TIP | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE ISABELLE AUTISSIER · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUB LE MOULIN · ECOLE PRIVEE ST JOSEPH | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 11 | ANNAIG LAREUR, MÉDECIN · THIERRY DROFF, MÉDECIN · FLORIE SCOUARNEC, MÉDECIN · FALLONE DEFRENE, MÉDECIN · PIERRE-YVES MORVAN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 11 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / 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 | MEDIATHEQUE DE GOUESNOU | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 3 | MAIRIE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 3 | CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL GOUESNOU · AGENCE GOUESNOU · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DU FINISTERE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 7 | HAIRBANE · ACTIF COIFFURE · DLM COIFFURE · LES COIFFURES D'ELOISE | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 5 | ESCALE OCEANIA · CAMPANILE BREST GOUESNOU · PREMIERE CLASSE BREST GOUESNOU · B&B HOTELS | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Sunday 9h à 13h place des Fusillés. [5]
Trajectory
Population 5,982 (2012) → 6,501 (2023): 8.7 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 5,417 (1990) → 6,501 (2023): 20 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,973, of which 0.8 % second homes and 4.2 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Gouesnou): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Gouesnou): 0 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Gouesnou): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Brest): 4.3 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Gouesnou): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 1 day a year at or above 30 °C and 14 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the BREST-GUIPAVAS weather station, 5.5 km away at 92 m; the village itself is at 86 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at BREST-GUIPAVAS, 5.5 km away at 92 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 1,246 mm of rain a year, spread over 159 days — about 7.8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at BREST-GUIPAVAS, 5.5 km away at 92 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
303 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 250,000 € — 2,292 € per m² of built surface. [12]
38 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 153,750 € — 2,338 € per m². [12]
The median across Finistère is 1,821 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [12]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 29061/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.gouesnou.bzh/le-marche/— “Durant toute l'année, le marché s'installe chaque dimanche, place des Fusillés de 9h à 13h.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 29061/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 29061/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 29061/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 29061
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 29019
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Marcel | 71 | 725 km E | 6,211 | 60.9 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 13 % · winter 41 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Privat-des-Vieux | 30 | 815 km SE | 5,703 | 53.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 58 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Sébastien-de-Morsent | 27 | 412 km E | 5,524 | 46.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 50 % · humidity 100 % |
| Garons | 30 | 860 km SE | 5,381 | 52.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 97 % · humidity 50 % |
| Claix | 38 | 855 km E | 7,836 | 47.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 41 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny | 74 | 859 km E | 7,865 | 57.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 1 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Sébastien-de-Morsent | 27 | 412 km E | 5,524 | 46.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 50 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Marcel | 71 | 725 km E | 6,211 | 60.9 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 13 % · winter 41 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Privat-des-Vieux | 30 | 815 km SE | 5,703 | 53.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 58 % · humidity 71 % |
| Claix | 38 | 855 km E | 7,836 | 47.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 41 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny | 74 | 859 km E | 7,865 | 57.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 1 % · humidity 93 % |
| Garons | 30 | 860 km SE | 5,381 | 52.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 97 % · 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 Gouesnou'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Téteghem-Coudekerque-Village | 59 | 572 km NE | 8,247 | 59.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Folgoët | 29 | 16 km NE | 3,315 | 43.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pluneret | 56 | 141 km SE | 6,262 | 59.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Guilers | 29 | 7.4 km SW | 8,268 | 57.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Étienne-au-Mont | 62 | 504 km NE | 5,029 | 40.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Yffiniac | 22 | 132 km E | 5,074 | 57.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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