Ploudalmézeau
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 67.2/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 93 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Ploudalmézeau (INSEE 29178) is in Finistère (29), part of CC du Pays d'Iroise. Population 6,522 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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 67.2/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Supermarket).
Better served than 93 % of the 3,664 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 | 0.47 | 25 | 11.83 |
| Social | 0.87 | 20 | 17.44 |
| Education | 0.71 | 10 | 7.13 |
| Health | 0.74 | 10 | 7.39 |
| Public & culture | 0.31 | 5 | 1.54 |
| Population trend | 0.84 | 10 | 8.38 |
| Housing mix | 0.68 | 5 | 3.38 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE LES ABERS · LE PAIN DES ABERS · BOULANGERIE LANSONNEUR · SOCIETE REVEILLE). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (AU BON PANIER BRETON). [3]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (BLACKTARK). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (PLOUDAL DISTRIBUTION · LIDL). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (PECHERIE PORTSALLAISE). [3,4]
10 × Restaurant (BILIGOU · AUX VIEUX GREEMENTS · GLENN CAFE). [3,4]
7 × Café / bar (LE TALARMOR · O'DONNEIL IRISH PUB · LE NEUF · LE KRUKEN · CHEZ RUFUS). [4]
5 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE KERIBIN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBL FRANCOIS MITTERAND · ECOLE PRIVEE STE ANNE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE DAME DU MONT CARMEL · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE DIWAN). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE EDOUARD QUEAU · COLLEGE SAINT JOSEPH). [3]
12 × GP (médecin généraliste) (SABRINA ILY, MÉDECIN · MARIE KERDRAON, MÉDECIN · KATARZYNA WON FAH HIN, MÉDECIN · GWENOLE SIMON, MÉDECIN · NICOLAS LE DUFF, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE AN EOR · PHARMACIE DE GWITALMEZE · PHARMACIE DE PORTSALL). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (PORTSALL AP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE L'ODYSSEE). [3]
4 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU COUM · SALLE OMNISPORTS · COMPLEXE SPORTIF AMEDEE LE MEUR · MAIRIE). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (PLAGE DE TREOMPAN). [3]
4 × Bank (CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL PLOUDALMEZEAU · CAISSE CREDIT AGRICOLE PLOUDALMEZEAU · AGENCE PLOUDALMEZEAU · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DU FINISTERE). [3]
8 × Hairdresser (ESQUIS COIFFURE · SARL BULLE D'HAIR · L ECLAT DU CHEVEU · ANNABELLE COIFFEUSE A DOMICILE). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 2 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE LES ABERS · LE PAIN DES ABERS · BOULANGERIE LANSONNEUR · SOCIETE REVEILLE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | AU BON PANIER BRETON | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | BLACKTARK | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | PLOUDAL DISTRIBUTION · LIDL | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | PECHERIE PORTSALLAISE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 10 | BILIGOU · AUX VIEUX GREEMENTS · GLENN CAFE | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 7 | LE TALARMOR · O'DONNEIL IRISH PUB · LE NEUF · LE KRUKEN · CHEZ RUFUS | INSEE SIRENE 7 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 5 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE KERIBIN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBL FRANCOIS MITTERAND · ECOLE PRIVEE STE ANNE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE DAME DU MONT CARMEL · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE DIWAN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE EDOUARD QUEAU · COLLEGE SAINT JOSEPH | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 12 | SABRINA ILY, MÉDECIN · MARIE KERDRAON, MÉDECIN · KATARZYNA WON FAH HIN, MÉDECIN · GWENOLE SIMON, MÉDECIN · NICOLAS LE DUFF, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 12 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | PHARMACIE AN EOR · PHARMACIE DE GWITALMEZE · PHARMACIE DE PORTSALL | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | PORTSALL AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MEDIATHEQUE L'ODYSSEE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 4 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU COUM · SALLE OMNISPORTS · COMPLEXE SPORTIF AMEDEE LE MEUR · MAIRIE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 1 | PLAGE DE TREOMPAN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 4 | CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL PLOUDALMEZEAU · CAISSE CREDIT AGRICOLE PLOUDALMEZEAU · AGENCE PLOUDALMEZEAU · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DU FINISTERE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 8 | ESQUIS COIFFURE · SARL BULLE D'HAIR · L ECLAT DU CHEVEU · ANNABELLE COIFFEUSE A DOMICILE | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 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 6,275 (2012) → 6,522 (2023): 3.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 4,874 (1990) → 6,522 (2023): 33.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,614, of which 16.2 % second homes and 4.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Ploudalmézeau): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Ploudalmézeau): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Ploudalmézeau): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Ploudalmézeau): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Ploudalmézeau): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 1 day a year at or above 30 °C and 7 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the PLOUDALMEZEAU weather station, 1 km away at 40 m; the village itself is at 53 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at PLOUDALMEZEAU, 1 km away at 40 m, over 16 summers. [9]
An average of 980 mm of rain a year, spread over 150 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at PLOUDALMEZEAU, 1 km away at 40 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Supermarket
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 29178/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 29178/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 29178/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 29178/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 29178
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arradon | 56 | 170 km SE | 5,835 | 55.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 68 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle | 64 | 624 km SE | 7,264 | 66.2 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 91 % · humidity 0 % |
| Baud | 56 | 142 km SE | 6,367 | 68.6 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 53 % |
| Guer | 56 | 201 km E | 6,208 | 65.5 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 64 % · winter 54 % |
| Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche | 87 | 557 km SE | 6,830 | 66.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 57 % · humidity 86 % |
| Elven | 56 | 178 km SE | 6,651 | 57.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baud | 56 | 142 km SE | 6,367 | 68.6 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 53 % |
| Arradon | 56 | 170 km SE | 5,835 | 55.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 68 % · humidity 86 % |
| Elven | 56 | 178 km SE | 6,651 | 57.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
| Guer | 56 | 201 km E | 6,208 | 65.5 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 64 % · winter 54 % |
| Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche | 87 | 557 km SE | 6,830 | 66.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 57 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle | 64 | 624 km SE | 7,264 | 66.2 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 91 % · 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 Ploudalmézeau'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lannilis | 29 | 11 km E | 5,709 | 60.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Plouguerneau | 29 | 13 km NE | 6,755 | 56.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Plouarzel | 29 | 13 km SW | 4,029 | 46.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pordic | 22 | 136 km E | 7,454 | 58.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Crozon | 29 | 35 km S | 7,499 | 66.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Châtelaudren-Plouagat | 22 | 122 km E | 3,974 | 61.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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