Guipavas
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 59.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 43 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Guipavas (INSEE 29075) is in Finistère (29), part of Brest Métropole. Population 15,538 (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/29075-guipavas
Vitality score
Vitality score 59.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 43 % of the 1,569 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 | 0.4 | 25 | 9.98 |
| Social | 0.79 | 20 | 15.73 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.62 | 10 | 6.2 |
| Public & culture | 0.12 | 5 | 0.59 |
| Population trend | 0.8 | 10 | 8 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.91 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
7 × Bakery (boulangerie) (C . CHOCOLAT · LE MOULIN DE COATAUDON · KATOMA · PENN AR BREAD · TEMB2). [3,4]
4 × Butcher (boucherie) (AU SAINT ANTOINE · LE GLEAU). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (PANIER SYMPA). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (SUPER U · LIDL). [3,4]
37 × Restaurant (SARL LARS · PIZZA DRIVER · PIZZA PASTA DEL ARTE · IZEE · IZEE RESTAURANTS). [3,4]
7 × Café / bar (LE MADISON · LE B'12 · LE TRISKELL). [4]
6 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUB MAURICE HENENSAL · ECOLE PRIMAIRE KERAFLOCH · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUB JACQUES PREVERT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUB LOUIS PERGAUD · ECOLE ND DE TOURBIAN). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE DU VIZAC · COLLEGE PRIVE ST CHARLES). [3]
21 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CHARLES HAFFRAY, MÉDECIN · ERIC LEGREE, MÉDECIN · GUILLAUME LE GAL, MÉDECIN · KARINE KERMEL-LE PAIX, MÉDECIN · SEVERINE ORIOL, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU CENTRE · SELARL PHARMACIE DU VIZAC · SELARL PHARMACIE PERON). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE AWENA). [3]
4 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE KERLAURENT · SALLE OMNISPORTS DE KERANNA · SALLE OMNISPORTS CHARCOT). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (PLAGE DU MOULIN BLANC). [3]
11 × Bank (CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL GUIPAVAS · BANQUE DU BATIMENT ET DES TRAVAUX PUBLICS · AGENCE DE GUIPAVAS · CAISSE D'EPARGNE BRETAGNE PAYS DE LOIRE · AGENCE HABITAT 29). [3]
11 × Hairdresser (CHANGER D'AIR · ULRICH COIFFURE · GINKGO). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
3 × Hotel. [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Supermarket, 1 × Fishmonger, 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Bank, 3 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 7 | C . CHOCOLAT · LE MOULIN DE COATAUDON · KATOMA · PENN AR BREAD · TEMB2 | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 4 | AU SAINT ANTOINE · LE GLEAU | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | PANIER SYMPA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | SUPER U · LIDL | 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] | |
| Restaurant | 37 | SARL LARS · PIZZA DRIVER · PIZZA PASTA DEL ARTE · IZEE · IZEE RESTAURANTS | INSEE BPE 37 / INSEE SIRENE 43 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 7 | LE MADISON · LE B'12 · LE TRISKELL | INSEE SIRENE 7 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 6 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUB MAURICE HENENSAL · ECOLE PRIMAIRE KERAFLOCH · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUB JACQUES PREVERT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUB LOUIS PERGAUD · ECOLE ND DE TOURBIAN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE DU VIZAC · COLLEGE PRIVE ST CHARLES | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 21 | CHARLES HAFFRAY, MÉDECIN · ERIC LEGREE, MÉDECIN · GUILLAUME LE GAL, MÉDECIN · KARINE KERMEL-LE PAIX, MÉDECIN · SEVERINE ORIOL, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 21 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | PHARMACIE DU CENTRE · SELARL PHARMACIE DU VIZAC · SELARL PHARMACIE PERON | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [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 AWENA | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 4 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE KERLAURENT · SALLE OMNISPORTS DE KERANNA · SALLE OMNISPORTS CHARCOT | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 1 | PLAGE DU MOULIN BLANC | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 11 | CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL GUIPAVAS · BANQUE DU BATIMENT ET DES TRAVAUX PUBLICS · AGENCE DE GUIPAVAS · CAISSE D'EPARGNE BRETAGNE PAYS DE LOIRE · AGENCE HABITAT 29 | INSEE BPE 11 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 11 | CHANGER D'AIR · ULRICH COIFFURE · GINKGO | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 16 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 3 | INSEE SIRENE 3 / INSEE BPE 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 13,586 (2012) → 15,538 (2023): 14.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 11,956 (1990) → 15,538 (2023): 30 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 7,115, of which 0.9 % second homes and 4.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Guipavas): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Guipavas): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Guipavas): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Guipavas): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Guipavas): 0 km to the north (straight line). [8]
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. [9]
Measured at the BREST-GUIPAVAS weather station, 2.1 km away at 92 m; the village itself is at 96 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at BREST-GUIPAVAS, 2.1 km away at 92 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 1,246 mm of rain a year, spread over 159 days — about 7.8 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at BREST-GUIPAVAS, 2.1 km away at 92 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 — 29075/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 29075/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 29075/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 29075/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 29075
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plouzané | 29 | 16 km SW | 13,567 | 47 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Genas | 69 | 772 km E | 13,421 | 55.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Plérin | 22 | 121 km E | 14,425 | 65.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Avé | 56 | 149 km SE | 12,470 | 53.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Creutzwald | 57 | 816 km E | 12,254 | 53.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert | 42 | 732 km SE | 15,764 | 62.9 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 38 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plouzané | 29 | 16 km SW | 13,567 | 47 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Plérin | 22 | 121 km E | 14,425 | 65.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Avé | 56 | 149 km SE | 12,470 | 53.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert | 42 | 732 km SE | 15,764 | 62.9 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 38 % · humidity 100 % |
| Genas | 69 | 772 km E | 13,421 | 55.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Creutzwald | 57 | 816 km E | 12,254 | 53.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Guipavas'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plouzané | 29 | 16 km SW | 13,567 | 47 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Plérin | 22 | 121 km E | 14,425 | 65.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Guérande | 44 | 192 km SE | 16,804 | 70.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Plougastel-Daoulas | 29 | 7.4 km S | 13,434 | 52.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Téteghem-Coudekerque-Village | 59 | 569 km NE | 8,247 | 59.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ploemeur | 56 | 106 km SE | 18,872 | 59.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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