Pont-l'Abbé
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 74.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 99 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Pont-l'Abbé (INSEE 29220) is in Finistère (29), part of CC du Pays Bigouden Sud. Population 8,484 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [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/29220-pont-l-abbe
Vitality score
Vitality score 74.9/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 99 % of the 2,893 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 | 0.77 | 25 | 19.2 |
| Social | 0.97 | 20 | 19.49 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.8 | 10 | 8.04 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.65 | 10 | 6.51 |
| Housing mix | 0.8 | 5 | 4.01 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
9 × Bakery (boulangerie) (STRUILLOU-LE CLEACH · HUIBAN · BISCUITERIE DE PONT L'ABBE · CHOCO-PRALINE · MAISON GEORGES LARNICOL). [3,4]
4 × Butcher (boucherie) (RAVALEC TRAITEUR · DE LA FOURCHE A LA FOURCHETTE · BOUCHERIE YANN JAOUEN). [3,4]
6 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LA COMPAGNIE BRETONNE · SPARTACUS · TY PROD · LES FOLIES DE JULIE · ETXEA-LA MAISON). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (AVALEN · PONT-L'ABBE DISTRIBUTION · NETTO). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (RONAN HINGANT LA COTIERE). [3,4]
26 × Restaurant (CREPERIE LA CHAUMINE · SCDF GARREC JEAN NOEL & YVES · SEA, SUN AND CREP'... · DA GIANNI). [3,4]
12 × Café / bar (LE LONGCHAMP · LA MARS · O'CONNELL'S PUB · L'ENTRACTE). [4]
3 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LAMBOUR · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE MERVILLE · ECOLE MATERNELLE KERARTHUR). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE JULES FERRY · ECOLE PRIVEE ND DES CARMES). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE RENE LAENNEC · COLLEGE PRIVE ND DES CARMES). [3]
15 × GP (médecin généraliste) (LAURIANE LELIAS, MÉDECIN · LAURA BARCELO-CHATELLIER, MÉDECIN · EVE DE LA GUERRANDE, MÉDECIN · ELISABETH PETIT, MÉDECIN · MAUD DIVERRES, MÉDECIN). [3]
4 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE JAN · PHARMACIE DU CENTRE · PHARMACIE DE LAMBOUR · PHARMACIE DES HALLES). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE JULIEN GRACQ). [3]
1 × Cinema (CINEVILLE). [3]
4 × Gym / sports hall (COLLEGE ET LYCEE SAINT GABRIEL · SALLE OMNISPORTS · COLLEGE LAENNEC · LYCEE LAENNEC). [3]
8 × Bank (CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL PONT L'ABBE · CAISSE CREDIT AGRICOLE PONT L'ABBE · AGENCE DE PONT L'ABBE · SOCIETE GENERALE · BNP PARIBAS). [3]
18 × Hairdresser (SFO · ARMAND LAURENT COIFFEUR · LAURE L.B COIFFURE · UN MONDE IMAGIN'HAIR). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
3 × Hotel (HÔTEL DE LA TOUR D'AUVERGNE · TALEDENN · BIGOUDEN MAKERS). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LE BOIS SOLEIL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 10 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 9 | STRUILLOU-LE CLEACH · HUIBAN · BISCUITERIE DE PONT L'ABBE · CHOCO-PRALINE · MAISON GEORGES LARNICOL | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 4 | RAVALEC TRAITEUR · DE LA FOURCHE A LA FOURCHETTE · BOUCHERIE YANN JAOUEN | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 6 | LA COMPAGNIE BRETONNE · SPARTACUS · TY PROD · LES FOLIES DE JULIE · ETXEA-LA MAISON | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 3 | AVALEN · PONT-L'ABBE DISTRIBUTION · NETTO | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | RONAN HINGANT LA COTIERE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 26 | CREPERIE LA CHAUMINE · SCDF GARREC JEAN NOEL & YVES · SEA, SUN AND CREP'... · DA GIANNI | INSEE BPE 26 / INSEE SIRENE 40 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 12 | LE LONGCHAMP · LA MARS · O'CONNELL'S PUB · L'ENTRACTE | INSEE SIRENE 12 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 3 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LAMBOUR · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE MERVILLE · ECOLE MATERNELLE KERARTHUR | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE JULES FERRY · ECOLE PRIVEE ND DES CARMES | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE RENE LAENNEC · COLLEGE PRIVE ND DES CARMES | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 15 | LAURIANE LELIAS, MÉDECIN · LAURA BARCELO-CHATELLIER, MÉDECIN · EVE DE LA GUERRANDE, MÉDECIN · ELISABETH PETIT, MÉDECIN · MAUD DIVERRES, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 15 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 4 | PHARMACIE JAN · PHARMACIE DU CENTRE · PHARMACIE DE LAMBOUR · PHARMACIE DES HALLES | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE JULIEN GRACQ | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | CINEVILLE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 4 | COLLEGE ET LYCEE SAINT GABRIEL · SALLE OMNISPORTS · COLLEGE LAENNEC · LYCEE LAENNEC | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 8 | CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL PONT L'ABBE · CAISSE CREDIT AGRICOLE PONT L'ABBE · AGENCE DE PONT L'ABBE · SOCIETE GENERALE · BNP PARIBAS | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 18 | SFO · ARMAND LAURENT COIFFEUR · LAURE L.B COIFFURE · UN MONDE IMAGIN'HAIR | INSEE BPE 18 / INSEE SIRENE 21 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 3 | HÔTEL DE LA TOUR D'AUVERGNE · TALEDENN · BIGOUDEN MAKERS | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING LE BOIS SOLEIL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Thursday 8h30 à 14h30 place Gambetta et la place de la République. [5]
Trajectory
Population 8,374 (2012) → 8,484 (2023): 1.3 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 7,374 (1990) → 8,484 (2023): 15.1 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 5,559, of which 9.9 % second homes and 8.9 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Pont-l'Abbé): 0 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Pont-l'Abbé): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Pont-l'Abbé): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Pont-l'Abbé): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Pont-l'Abbé): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 6 days a year at or above 30 °C and 20 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the PONT-L'ABBE weather station, 1 km away at 17 m; the village itself is at 5 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at PLOMELIN-INRAE, 11.3 km away at 33 m, over 24 summers. [10]
An average of 1,009 mm of rain a year, spread over 140 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at PONT-L'ABBE, 1 km away at 17 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 29220/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://ville-pontlabbe.bzh/les-marches/— “Tous les jeudis (y compris si le jeudi est un jour férié, sauf Noël et le premier de l'an) de 8h30 à 14h30 , le plus grand marché du Pays Bigouden s'installe sur la place Gambetta et la place de la Républiqu e.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 29220/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 29220/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 29220/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 29220
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Affrique | 12 | 701 km SE | 7,941 | 63.6 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 53 % · humidity 93 % |
| Puget-sur-Argens | 83 | 978 km SE | 8,602 | 65.7 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 86 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux | 26 | 795 km SE | 8,981 | 63.9 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chinon | 37 | 344 km E | 8,144 | 71.9 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 80 % · humidity 86 % |
| Châteauneuf-sur-Loire | 45 | 480 km E | 8,546 | 68.5 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 56 % · winter 57 % |
| Sisteron | 04 | 884 km SE | 7,850 | 75.2 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinon | 37 | 344 km E | 8,144 | 71.9 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 80 % · humidity 86 % |
| Châteauneuf-sur-Loire | 45 | 480 km E | 8,546 | 68.5 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 56 % · winter 57 % |
| Saint-Affrique | 12 | 701 km SE | 7,941 | 63.6 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 53 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux | 26 | 795 km SE | 8,981 | 63.9 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sisteron | 04 | 884 km SE | 7,850 | 75.2 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Puget-sur-Argens | 83 | 978 km SE | 8,602 | 65.7 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 86 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Pont-l'Abbé'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landivisiau | 29 | 72 km N | 9,426 | 65.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Savenay | 44 | 180 km E | 9,543 | 69.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Loudéac | 22 | 115 km E | 9,987 | 72.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gravelines | 59 | 575 km NE | 11,430 | 54.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Coutances | 50 | 243 km NE | 8,321 | 76.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Châteaugiron | 35 | 204 km E | 10,845 | 60.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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