Plougonvelin
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 49.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 41 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Plougonvelin (INSEE 29190) is in Finistère (29), part of CC du Pays d'Iroise. Population 4,521 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/29190-plougonvelin
Vitality score
Vitality score 49.3/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 41 % of the 5,068 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 | 0.25 | 25 | 6.24 |
| Social | 0.73 | 20 | 14.58 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.43 | 10 | 4.27 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.35 | 5 | 1.77 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (FEUILLANGE · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE LAOT). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE). [3,4]
7 × Restaurant (LE HIR YVETTE · LA MAISON DU PHARE · TI MADEO · LA CREPE DANTEL · L'ORIENTAL KEBAB). [3,4]
4 × Café / bar (L'UNIVERS · LE CAP'OUEST · LA CABANE). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE ROZ AVEL · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SACRE COEUR). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ARMELLE LE MARTRET, MÉDECIN · HELENE RAULT-NAGEL, MÉDECIN · SANDRINE ENJARY-LESIMPLE, MÉDECIN · SOPHIE QUEMENEUR, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE RIVOALEN COUSIN). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (PLOUGONVELIN LPR RP). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Cinema (LE DAUPHIN). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (MAIRIE). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (MAIRIE). [3]
6 × Hairdresser (LA BOITE A MAGIE ARTISAN COIFFEUR · HAIR 2 COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
3 × Hotel (HOSTELLERIE DE LA POINTE SAINT MATH · HOTEL DU LARGE · HÔTEL VENT D'IROISE). [3,4]
2 × Campsite (CAMPING LES TERRASSES DE BERTHEAUME · DOMAINE DE KERYEL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Nursery school (maternelle). [4,3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | FEUILLANGE · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE LAOT | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | INTERMARCHE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 7 | LE HIR YVETTE · LA MAISON DU PHARE · TI MADEO · LA CREPE DANTEL · L'ORIENTAL KEBAB | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 4 | L'UNIVERS · LE CAP'OUEST · LA CABANE | INSEE SIRENE 4 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE ROZ AVEL · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SACRE COEUR | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | ARMELLE LE MARTRET, MÉDECIN · HELENE RAULT-NAGEL, MÉDECIN · SANDRINE ENJARY-LESIMPLE, MÉDECIN · SOPHIE QUEMENEUR, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE RIVOALEN COUSIN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | PLOUGONVELIN LPR RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LE DAUPHIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | MAIRIE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 1 | MAIRIE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 6 | LA BOITE A MAGIE ARTISAN COIFFEUR · HAIR 2 COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 3 | HOSTELLERIE DE LA POINTE SAINT MATH · HOTEL DU LARGE · HÔTEL VENT D'IROISE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 2 | CAMPING LES TERRASSES DE BERTHEAUME · DOMAINE DE KERYEL | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 3,889 (2012) → 4,521 (2023): 16.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 2,167 (1990) → 4,521 (2023): 108.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,121, of which 32.3 % second homes and 2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Plougonvelin): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Plougonvelin): 0.5 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Plougonvelin): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Plougonvelin): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Plougonvelin): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 1 day a year at or above 30 °C and 3 days at or below 0 °C, over 12 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the PLOUGONVELIN weather station, 4.1 km away at 22 m; the village itself is at 45 m. [9]
An average of 1,014 mm of rain a year, spread over 154 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at LE CONQUET, 4.1 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 — 29190/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 29190/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 29190/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 29190/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 29190
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plouhinec | 29 | 40 km SE | 3,919 | 40.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 100 % · winter 77 % |
| Plobannalec-Lesconil | 29 | 68 km SE | 3,718 | 47.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 77 % |
| Trébeurden | 22 | 97 km NE | 3,821 | 47 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 100 % · winter 84 % |
| Cléder | 29 | 58 km NE | 3,584 | 45.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 93 % |
| Saint-Laurent-d'Aigouze | 30 | 864 km SE | 3,690 | 45.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 69 % |
| Sulniac | 56 | 176 km SE | 3,852 | 40.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 53 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plouhinec | 29 | 40 km SE | 3,919 | 40.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 100 % · winter 77 % |
| Cléder | 29 | 58 km NE | 3,584 | 45.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 93 % |
| Plobannalec-Lesconil | 29 | 68 km SE | 3,718 | 47.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 77 % |
| Trébeurden | 22 | 97 km NE | 3,821 | 47 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 100 % · winter 84 % |
| Sulniac | 56 | 176 km SE | 3,852 | 40.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 53 % |
| Saint-Laurent-d'Aigouze | 30 | 864 km SE | 3,690 | 45.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 69 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
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