Plounéour-Ménez
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 44.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 66 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Plounéour-Ménez (INSEE 29202) is in Finistère (29), part of CA Morlaix Communauté. Population 1,297 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/29202-plouneour-menez
Vitality score
Vitality score 44.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 66 % of the 12,712 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 | 0.26 | 25 | 6.56 |
| Social | 0.75 | 20 | 14.97 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.68 | 10 | 6.79 |
| Housing mix | 0.73 | 5 | 3.65 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (LES FUMETS DE L'ARREE). [3]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (VOTRE MARCHE). [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (TY GREAN · L'UNIQUE · FERME AUBERGE DE GARSPLEGENT · STAL CAFE). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (LE DERNIER ARREE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUB JULES FERRY). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE DES MONTS D'ARREE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (PLOUNEOUR MENEZ AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE DE PLOUNEOUR-MENEZ). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (MAIRIE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
1 × Hotel (SNC LAUTROU ET CIE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | LES FUMETS DE L'ARREE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | VOTRE MARCHE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 4 | TY GREAN · L'UNIQUE · FERME AUBERGE DE GARSPLEGENT · STAL CAFE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | LE DERNIER ARREE | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUB JULES FERRY | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE DES MONTS D'ARREE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | PLOUNEOUR MENEZ AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE DE PLOUNEOUR-MENEZ | 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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | SNC LAUTROU ET CIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 1,300 (2012) → 1,297 (2023): -0.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,100 (1990) → 1,297 (2023): 17.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 810, of which 13.5 % second homes and 14.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Pleyber-Christ): 7.3 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Plounéour-Ménez): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Thégonnec Loc-Eguiner): 6.9 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Pleyber-Christ): 7.5 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Plounéour-Ménez): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 2 days a year at or above 30 °C and 23 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the PLEYBER-CHRIST SA weather station, 7.3 km away at 147 m; the village itself is at 249 m. [11]
The village sits 102 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 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at PLEYBER-CHRIST SA, 7.3 km away at 147 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 102 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 1,093 mm of rain a year, spread over 157 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LOC EGUINER, 4.9 km away at 153 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 29202/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 29202/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 29202/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 29202/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 29163
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 29202
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 29266
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuelles | 45 | 510 km E | 1,237 | 43.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
| Deux Rivières | 89 | 570 km E | 1,245 | 50 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 41 % · humidity 86 % |
| Langon | 35 | 171 km SE | 1,423 | 46.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Breuilpont | 27 | 395 km E | 1,201 | 38.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Quincié-en-Beaujolais | 69 | 691 km E | 1,408 | 47.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 38 % · humidity 71 % |
| Vézac | 15 | 628 km SE | 1,325 | 46.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 36 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Langon | 35 | 171 km SE | 1,423 | 46.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Breuilpont | 27 | 395 km E | 1,201 | 38.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chuelles | 45 | 510 km E | 1,237 | 43.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
| Deux Rivières | 89 | 570 km E | 1,245 | 50 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 41 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vézac | 15 | 628 km SE | 1,325 | 46.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 36 % · humidity 100 % |
| Quincié-en-Beaujolais | 69 | 691 km E | 1,408 | 47.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 38 % · humidity 71 % |
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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 Plounéour-Ménez'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trémorel | 22 | 121 km E | 1,156 | 44.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pleugriffet | 56 | 102 km SE | 1,281 | 39.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pléhédel | 22 | 71 km NE | 1,306 | 40.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Plédéliac | 22 | 111 km E | 1,662 | 54.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hénanbihen | 22 | 112 km E | 1,479 | 45.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Amayé-sur-Orne | 14 | 263 km E | 1,079 | 45.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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