Locronan
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 55.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 94 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Locronan (INSEE 29134) is in Finistère (29), part of CA Quimper Bretagne Occidentale. Population 829 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 55.2/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 94 % of the 15,427 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 | 0.32 | 25 | 7.92 |
| Social | 0.81 | 20 | 16.3 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.48 | 10 | 4.75 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.54 | 10 | 5.41 |
| Housing mix | 0.61 | 5 | 3.06 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (MAISON GEORGES LARNICOL · LE GUILLOU ALAIN). [3,4]
6 × Restaurant (CREPERIE TY COZ · LA TROMENIE · ODETTE · LES TROIS FEES · AR BILLIG). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (OSTALIRI TI JOS). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE ANNE DE BRETAGNE). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (THIBAULT PUSZKAREK, MÉDECIN · CLAIRE CHAPALAIN, MÉDECIN · CLAIRE LE CALVEZ, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE LOCRONAN). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (COIFFEZ-MOI / ENTRE DEUX MONDES ENERGETICIENNE). [3,4]
2 × Hotel (HÔTEL LE PRIEURÉ). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING DE LOCRONAN). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | MAISON GEORGES LARNICOL · LE GUILLOU ALAIN | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Restaurant | 6 | CREPERIE TY COZ · LA TROMENIE · ODETTE · LES TROIS FEES · AR BILLIG | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | OSTALIRI TI JOS | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE ANNE DE BRETAGNE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | THIBAULT PUSZKAREK, MÉDECIN · CLAIRE CHAPALAIN, MÉDECIN · CLAIRE LE CALVEZ, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 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 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE LOCRONAN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | COIFFEZ-MOI / ENTRE DEUX MONDES ENERGETICIENNE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 2 | HÔTEL LE PRIEURÉ | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING DE LOCRONAN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 806 (2012) → 829 (2023): 2.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 796 (1990) → 829 (2023): 4.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 552, of which 19.4 % second homes and 6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Locronan): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Plogonnec): 3.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Locronan): 0.5 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Plogonnec): 3.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Locronan): 0.2 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 21 days at or below 0 °C, over 11 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the KERLAZ weather station, 4.7 km away at 88 m; the village itself is at 154 m. [10]
The village sits 66 m above 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, 14.4 km away at 82 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 72 m below 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, 4.7 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 — 29134/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 29134/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 29134/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 29134/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 29134
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 29169
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dienville | 10 | 648 km E | 813 | 53.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ampus | 83 | 959 km SE | 919 | 59.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rully | 60 | 525 km E | 757 | 52.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chémery | 41 | 433 km E | 925 | 49.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 47 % · humidity 100 % |
| Argol | 29 | 18 km NW | 1,065 | 49.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rasteau | 84 | 828 km SE | 813 | 55.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argol | 29 | 18 km NW | 1,065 | 49.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chémery | 41 | 433 km E | 925 | 49.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 47 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rully | 60 | 525 km E | 757 | 52.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dienville | 10 | 648 km E | 813 | 53.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rasteau | 84 | 828 km SE | 813 | 55.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ampus | 83 | 959 km SE | 919 | 59.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Locronan'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Bouillie | 22 | 141 km NE | 824 | 44.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Plouégat-Guérand | 29 | 70 km NE | 1,050 | 42.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ploëzal | 22 | 101 km NE | 1,229 | 39.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tourville-sur-Sienne | 50 | 222 km NE | 787 | 57.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Langolen | 29 | 22 km E | 836 | 46.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pleumeur-Gautier | 22 | 110 km NE | 1,188 | 49.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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