Plouigneau
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 56.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 67 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Plouigneau (INSEE 29199) is in Finistère (29), part of CA Morlaix Communauté. Population 5,014 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2019-01-01 from 1 former commune: Le Ponthou (29219). [3]
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/29199-plouigneau
Vitality score
Vitality score 56.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 67 % of the 4,681 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 | 0.34 | 25 | 8.4 |
| Social | 0.78 | 20 | 15.54 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.47 | 10 | 4.67 |
| Public & culture | 0.31 | 5 | 1.54 |
| Population trend | 0.71 | 10 | 7.08 |
| Housing mix | 0.89 | 5 | 4.45 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (TI FORN). [4,5]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (SARL MINEC VIANDES). [4,5]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (PROXI · C'EST PAS MES OIGNONS). [4,5]
1 × Supermarket (MAZURELLE). [4,5]
6 × Restaurant (MORVAN GOULVEN · LE CLOS LYWEN · N A T · DE PEN AR C'HRA). [4,5]
6 × Café / bar (LE PACHA 2.0 · LE TURFIST). [5]
4 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LANLEYA · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DU BOURG · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE CHAPELLE DU MUR · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE MARIE). [4]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (BRENDAN BEAUDOUIN, MÉDECIN · MARINE REALE, MÉDECIN · SOPHIE LE COQUIL, MÉDECIN · ALAIN KERNEIS, MÉDECIN · MARINE LE SAOUT, MÉDECIN). [4]
1 × Pharmacy (SAEL PENNEC). [4,5]
2 × Post office / agence postale (LE PONTHOU AP · LA POSTE). [4]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [4]
2 × Gym / sports hall (MAIRIE). [4]
2 × Bank (CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL DE PLOUIGNEAU · CREDIT AGRICOLE). [4]
7 × Hairdresser (TY COIFF' · FERREIRA NATALIA · AUX CHEVEUX D'EDEN · L'INSTANT POUR SOI). [4,5]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [4]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL LES BRUYERES). [4,5]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING A LA FERME). [4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 3 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | TI FORN | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | SARL MINEC VIANDES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | PROXI · C'EST PAS MES OIGNONS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Supermarket | 1 | MAZURELLE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 6 | MORVAN GOULVEN · LE CLOS LYWEN · N A T · DE PEN AR C'HRA | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 6 | LE PACHA 2.0 · LE TURFIST | INSEE SIRENE 6 [5] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 4 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LANLEYA · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DU BOURG · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE CHAPELLE DU MUR · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE MARIE | INSEE BPE 4 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | BRENDAN BEAUDOUIN, MÉDECIN · MARINE REALE, MÉDECIN · SOPHIE LE COQUIL, MÉDECIN · ALAIN KERNEIS, MÉDECIN · MARINE LE SAOUT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | SAEL PENNEC | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | LE PONTHOU AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | MAIRIE | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 2 | CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL DE PLOUIGNEAU · CREDIT AGRICOLE | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Hairdresser | 7 | TY COIFF' · FERREIRA NATALIA · AUX CHEVEUX D'EDEN · L'INSTANT POUR SOI | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL LES BRUYERES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING A LA FERME | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Thursday 9h à 12h30 place du Général de Gaulle. [6]
Trajectory
Population 4,985 (2012) → 5,014 (2023): 0.6 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 4,150 (1990) → 5,014 (2023): 20.8 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,562, of which 5.5 % second homes and 7.9 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Plouigneau): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Plouigneau): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
GP (Plouigneau): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Plouigneau): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Plouigneau): 0.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 1 day a year at or above 30 °C and 36 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the MORLAIX weather station, 10.3 km away at 55 m; the village itself is at 161 m. [11]
The village sits 106 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at PLEYBER-CHRIST SA, 13.5 km away at 147 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 1,040 mm of rain a year, spread over 160 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at PLOUGONVEN, 4.7 km away at 162 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [6]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 29199/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.plouigneau.fr/— “Marché tous les jeudis matins de 9h à 12h30, place du Général de Gaulle”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 29199/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 29199/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 29199/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 29199
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guémené-Penfao | 44 | 174 km SE | 5,243 | 56.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 72 % · winter 99 % |
| Pont-l'Évêque | 14 | 295 km E | 5,145 | 70.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Ferté Macé | 61 | 246 km E | 5,071 | 58.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 79 % · winter 62 % |
| Cluny | 71 | 671 km E | 4,942 | 59.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 47 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Côte-Saint-André | 38 | 765 km SE | 4,873 | 68 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 50 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villeneuve-en-Retz | 44 | 214 km SE | 5,120 | 61.2 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guémené-Penfao | 44 | 174 km SE | 5,243 | 56.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 72 % · winter 99 % |
| Villeneuve-en-Retz | 44 | 214 km SE | 5,120 | 61.2 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Ferté Macé | 61 | 246 km E | 5,071 | 58.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 79 % · winter 62 % |
| Pont-l'Évêque | 14 | 295 km E | 5,145 | 70.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cluny | 71 | 671 km E | 4,942 | 59.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 47 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Côte-Saint-André | 38 | 765 km SE | 4,873 | 68 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 50 % · 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 Plouigneau'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pont-l'Évêque | 14 | 295 km E | 5,145 | 70.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tinchebray-Bocage | 61 | 219 km E | 4,813 | 50.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Audruicq | 62 | 489 km NE | 5,309 | 57.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dol-de-Bretagne | 35 | 143 km E | 5,829 | 67.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Torigny-les-Villes | 50 | 206 km E | 4,444 | 56.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Wormhout | 59 | 513 km NE | 5,584 | 54.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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