Plourin
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 31.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 28 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Plourin (INSEE 29208) is in Finistère (29), part of CC du Pays d'Iroise. Population 1,268 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/29208-plourin
Vitality score
Vitality score 31.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 28 % of the 12,863 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 | 0 |
| Social | 0.39 | 20 | 7.87 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.92 | 10 | 9.17 |
| Housing mix | 0.79 | 5 | 3.97 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LA BELLA VITA). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (CROAS AOTER). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE DU BOURG). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (PLOURIN AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE PLOURIN). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (KERGUILLERM). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (CL ET LUI COIFFURE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 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) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| 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 | LA BELLA VITA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | CROAS AOTER | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE DU BOURG | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | PLOURIN AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE PLOURIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | KERGUILLERM | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | CL ET LUI COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| 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 1,228 (2012) → 1,268 (2023): 3.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 895 (1990) → 1,268 (2023): 41.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 609, of which 10.3 % second homes and 4.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Ploudalmézeau): 4.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Ploudalmézeau): 3.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Ploudalmézeau): 3.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Ploudalmézeau): 4 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Plourin): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
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. [10]
Measured at the PLOUDALMEZEAU weather station, 4.6 km away at 40 m; the village itself is at 69 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at PLOUDALMEZEAU, 4.6 km away at 40 m, over 16 summers. [10]
An average of 1,091 mm of rain a year, spread over 159 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at PLOURIN-PLOUDAL, 0.2 km away at 67 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
85 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 197,439 € — 1,872 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Finistère is 1,821 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. [11]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 29208/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 29208/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 29208/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 29208/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 29178
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 29208
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Quentin-la-Motte-Croix-au-Bailly | 80 | 478 km NE | 1,252 | 29.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Adissan | 34 | 835 km SE | 1,371 | 33.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 69 % · humidity 64 % |
| Messimy-sur-Saône | 01 | 763 km E | 1,338 | 36.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 41 % · winter 16 % |
| Vred | 59 | 609 km NE | 1,302 | 26.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 43 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chiry-Ourscamp | 60 | 568 km E | 1,093 | 31.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 46 % · humidity 93 % |
| Antigny | 85 | 361 km SE | 1,027 | 29.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antigny | 85 | 361 km SE | 1,027 | 29.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Quentin-la-Motte-Croix-au-Bailly | 80 | 478 km NE | 1,252 | 29.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chiry-Ourscamp | 60 | 568 km E | 1,093 | 31.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 46 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vred | 59 | 609 km NE | 1,302 | 26.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 43 % · humidity 100 % |
| Messimy-sur-Saône | 01 | 763 km E | 1,338 | 36.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 41 % · winter 16 % |
| Adissan | 34 | 835 km SE | 1,371 | 33.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 69 % · humidity 64 % |
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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 Plourin'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coat-Méal | 29 | 11 km E | 1,133 | 32.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Languenan | 22 | 189 km E | 1,170 | 29.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Caouënnec-Lanvézéac | 22 | 99 km E | 899 | 43.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rospez | 22 | 99 km E | 1,794 | 41.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Irvillac | 29 | 38 km SE | 1,411 | 44 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Coëtmieux | 22 | 154 km E | 1,869 | 48 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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