Plougoulm
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 44.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 57 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Plougoulm (INSEE 29192) is in Finistère (29), part of CC Haut-Léon Communauté. Population 1,755 (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 44.2/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 57 % of the 10,483 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 | 0.13 | 25 | 3.28 |
| Social | 0.63 | 20 | 12.58 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.43 | 10 | 4.32 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.54 | 10 | 5.37 |
| Housing mix | 0.75 | 5 | 3.77 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SARL DU B' TY FLO). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (BREIZH COCHON GRILLE). [3,4]
4 × Café / bar (LE GWEN HA DU · LE MAS · AMZER ZO · GWEN HA DU). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUB CHARLES PERRAULT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE THERESE). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (BRENDAN BEAUDOUIN, MÉDECIN · JEAN PAUL UGUEN, MÉDECIN · FREDERIC RENAUDIN, MÉDECIN · GAËLLE RAGOT, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (PLOUGOULM AP). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE TY KOULM). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (MAIRIE). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (L'ATELIER V). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Pharmacy. [4,3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | SARL DU B' TY FLO | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 1 | BREIZH COCHON GRILLE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 4 | LE GWEN HA DU · LE MAS · AMZER ZO · GWEN HA DU | INSEE SIRENE 4 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUB CHARLES PERRAULT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE THERESE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | BRENDAN BEAUDOUIN, MÉDECIN · JEAN PAUL UGUEN, MÉDECIN · FREDERIC RENAUDIN, MÉDECIN · GAËLLE RAGOT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [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 | PLOUGOULM AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE TY KOULM | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | MAIRIE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 2 | L'ATELIER V | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 1,782 (2012) → 1,755 (2023): -1.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,693 (1990) → 1,755 (2023): 3.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,013, of which 12.3 % second homes and 8.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Plougoulm): 0.7 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Pol-de-Léon): 3 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Plougoulm): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Pol-de-Léon): 3.7 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Plougoulm): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 1 day a year at or above 30 °C and 8 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the SIBIRIL S A weather station, 2.6 km away at 52 m; the village itself is at 40 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at SIBIRIL S A, 2.6 km away at 52 m, over 29 summers. [10]
An average of 958 mm of rain a year, spread over 150 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at SIBIRIL S A, 2.6 km away at 52 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 — 29192/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 29192/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 29192/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 29192/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 29192
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 29259
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landrévarzec | 29 | 64 km S | 1,882 | 45 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Trinité-Surzur | 56 | 160 km SE | 1,678 | 51.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 68 % · humidity 86 % |
| Givrand | 85 | 275 km SE | 2,205 | 46 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 72 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Fos | 34 | 804 km SE | 1,745 | 50.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 74 % · humidity 57 % |
| Jasseron | 01 | 755 km E | 1,917 | 45.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 24 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sainte-Anastasie | 30 | 830 km SE | 1,738 | 40.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landrévarzec | 29 | 64 km S | 1,882 | 45 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Trinité-Surzur | 56 | 160 km SE | 1,678 | 51.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 68 % · humidity 86 % |
| Givrand | 85 | 275 km SE | 2,205 | 46 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 72 % · humidity 86 % |
| Jasseron | 01 | 755 km E | 1,917 | 45.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 24 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Fos | 34 | 804 km SE | 1,745 | 50.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 74 % · humidity 57 % |
| Sainte-Anastasie | 30 | 830 km SE | 1,738 | 40.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 51 % · 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 Plougoulm'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landrévarzec | 29 | 64 km S | 1,882 | 45 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Irvillac | 29 | 35 km S | 1,411 | 44 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Plouguin | 29 | 44 km W | 2,268 | 42 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rospez | 22 | 49 km E | 1,794 | 41.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Coëtmieux | 22 | 108 km E | 1,869 | 48 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Hôpital-Camfrout | 29 | 41 km S | 2,215 | 46.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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