Quimper
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Well served 88/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 82 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Quimper (INSEE 29232) is in Finistère (29), part of CA Quimper Bretagne Occidentale. Population 64,385 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Grands centres urbains (level 1). [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/29232-quimper
Vitality score
Vitality score 88/100 — Well served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 82 % of the 335 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 | 0.91 | 25 | 22.71 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Education | 0.96 | 10 | 9.61 |
| Health | 0.95 | 10 | 9.53 |
| Public & culture | 0.5 | 5 | 2.48 |
| Population trend | 0.58 | 10 | 5.83 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.68 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
49 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE GUEGUEN · MACARONERIE PHILOMENE · LE BORGNE CORINNE · BOULANGERIE BELLE DES PAINS · MAISON GEORGES LARNICOL). [3,4]
12 × Butcher (boucherie) (J Y BLOUET · RAVALEC TRAITEUR - LE POINT GOURMAND · CHARCUTERIE ROGER QUEAU · SANDOL · CHARCUTERIE MAO). [3,4]
24 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LE KOEUR · SERBEL · KIG GLAZIK · SUPERMARCHE DU MOULIN VERT). [3,4]
11 × Supermarket (CENTRE LECLERC · LECLERC FRAIS · LIDL · REDOM · CARREFOUR). [3,4]
5 × Fishmonger (SOC PRODUCTEURS AQUACOLES CALEDONIENS · EURL STEPHANE SALAUN · PECHERIE DU BRADEN · POISSONNERIE QUERE). [3,4]
211 × Restaurant (BUFFALO GRILL · FLUNCH · PCS). [3,4]
73 × Café / bar (LE SAINT ANDREW'S · LE BRADEN · LE LIBE · LE MASTER · LA MAJESTIC - LES 40EMES). [4]
3 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LE QUINQUIS · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE PENHARS · ECOLE MATERNELLE DU PETIT PARC). [3]
26 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE DOM MICHEL LE NOBLETZ · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LEON BLUM · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUB EDMOND MICHELET · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE PAUL LANGEVIN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE KERVILIEN). [3]
8 × Collège (COLLEGE LA TOUR D'AUVERGNE · COLLEGE LA TOURELLE · COLLEGE MAX JACOB · COLLEGE AUGUSTE BRIZEUX · COLLEGE PRIVE DIWAN JAKEZ RIOU). [3]
80 × GP (médecin généraliste) (SEBASTIEN CUEFF, MÉDECIN · MATTHIEU DIVERRES, MÉDECIN · MATTHIEU GUEGUEN, MÉDECIN · YVES LE REST, MÉDECIN · VINCENT HASSANALY, MÉDECIN). [3]
19 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE SIMON · PHARMACIE LE BIHAN · PHARMACIE DE GOURVILY · PHARMACIE PENNANEACH · BREIZH IZEL). [3,4]
5 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
6 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE ALAIN GÉRARD QUIMPER BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE · 29 - BIBLIOTHEQUE DU FINISTERE LEVRAOUEG PENN-AR-BED · BIBLIOTHEQUE DU FINISTERE LEVRAOUEG PENN-AR-BED · MEDIATHEQUE DE PENHARS · MEDIATHEQUE D'ERGUE ARMEL). [3]
2 × Cinema (KATORZA · CINEVILLE). [3]
17 × Gym / sports hall (MAIRIE). [3]
28 × Bank (C.C.M. QUIMPER CENTRE · CCM KERFEUNTEUN-PLOGONNEC · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL QUIMPER ERGUE ARMEL · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL DE QUIMPER OUEST · CREDIT COOPERATIF). [3]
88 × Hairdresser (UNIKS · LE MOAL SYLVIE · PASCALE (COUPE EN BIODYNAMIE) · SARL ORA). [3,4]
9 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
19 × Hotel (OCEANIA · HÔTEL DUPLEIX · B & B · ESCALE OCEANIA · IBIS STYLES). [3,4]
2 × Campsite (LOCATION IMMOBILIERE ET CAMPINGS · CAMPING ORANGERIE DE LANNIRON (5*)). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 5 × Bakery (boulangerie), 3 × Butcher (boucherie), 7 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Supermarket, 2 × Fishmonger, 53 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × Collège, 5 × Pharmacy, 6 × Bank, 15 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 49 | BOULANGERIE GUEGUEN · MACARONERIE PHILOMENE · LE BORGNE CORINNE · BOULANGERIE BELLE DES PAINS · MAISON GEORGES LARNICOL | INSEE BPE 49 / INSEE SIRENE 48 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 12 | J Y BLOUET · RAVALEC TRAITEUR - LE POINT GOURMAND · CHARCUTERIE ROGER QUEAU · SANDOL · CHARCUTERIE MAO | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 24 | LE KOEUR · SERBEL · KIG GLAZIK · SUPERMARCHE DU MOULIN VERT | INSEE BPE 24 / INSEE SIRENE 34 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 11 | CENTRE LECLERC · LECLERC FRAIS · LIDL · REDOM · CARREFOUR | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 16 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 5 | SOC PRODUCTEURS AQUACOLES CALEDONIENS · EURL STEPHANE SALAUN · PECHERIE DU BRADEN · POISSONNERIE QUERE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 211 | BUFFALO GRILL · FLUNCH · PCS | INSEE BPE 211 / INSEE SIRENE 293 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 73 | LE SAINT ANDREW'S · LE BRADEN · LE LIBE · LE MASTER · LA MAJESTIC - LES 40EMES | INSEE SIRENE 73 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 3 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LE QUINQUIS · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE PENHARS · ECOLE MATERNELLE DU PETIT PARC | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 26 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE DOM MICHEL LE NOBLETZ · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LEON BLUM · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUB EDMOND MICHELET · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE PAUL LANGEVIN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE KERVILIEN | INSEE BPE 26 [3] |
| Collège | 8 | COLLEGE LA TOUR D'AUVERGNE · COLLEGE LA TOURELLE · COLLEGE MAX JACOB · COLLEGE AUGUSTE BRIZEUX · COLLEGE PRIVE DIWAN JAKEZ RIOU | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 80 | SEBASTIEN CUEFF, MÉDECIN · MATTHIEU DIVERRES, MÉDECIN · MATTHIEU GUEGUEN, MÉDECIN · YVES LE REST, MÉDECIN · VINCENT HASSANALY, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 80 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 19 | PHARMACIE SIMON · PHARMACIE LE BIHAN · PHARMACIE DE GOURVILY · PHARMACIE PENNANEACH · BREIZH IZEL | INSEE BPE 19 / INSEE SIRENE 25 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 5 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Library | 6 | MEDIATHEQUE ALAIN GÉRARD QUIMPER BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE · 29 - BIBLIOTHEQUE DU FINISTERE LEVRAOUEG PENN-AR-BED · BIBLIOTHEQUE DU FINISTERE LEVRAOUEG PENN-AR-BED · MEDIATHEQUE DE PENHARS · MEDIATHEQUE D'ERGUE ARMEL | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Cinema | 2 | KATORZA · CINEVILLE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 17 | MAIRIE | INSEE BPE 17 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 28 | C.C.M. QUIMPER CENTRE · CCM KERFEUNTEUN-PLOGONNEC · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL QUIMPER ERGUE ARMEL · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL DE QUIMPER OUEST · CREDIT COOPERATIF | INSEE BPE 28 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 88 | UNIKS · LE MOAL SYLVIE · PASCALE (COUPE EN BIODYNAMIE) · SARL ORA | INSEE BPE 88 / INSEE SIRENE 111 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 9 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 19 | OCEANIA · HÔTEL DUPLEIX · B & B · ESCALE OCEANIA · IBIS STYLES | INSEE BPE 19 / INSEE SIRENE 26 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 2 | LOCATION IMMOBILIERE ET CAMPINGS · CAMPING ORANGERIE DE LANNIRON (5*) | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 63,360 (2012) → 64,385 (2023): 1.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 59,437 (1990) → 64,385 (2023): 8.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 39,374, of which 3.2 % second homes and 8.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Quimper): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Quimper): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Quimper): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Quimper): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Quimper): 0.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 3 days a year at or above 30 °C and 11 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the QUIMPER weather station, 5.1 km away at 82 m; the village itself is at 5 m. [9]
The village sits 77 m below 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at QUIMPER, 5.1 km away at 82 m, over 30 summers. [9]
That station sits 77 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 1,205 mm of rain a year, spread over 149 days — about 8.1 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at QUIMPER, 5.1 km away at 82 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 29232/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 29232/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 29232/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 29232/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 29232
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bourges | 18 | 498 km E | 64,186 | 87 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 57 % · humidity 100 % |
| Valence | 26 | 768 km SE | 64,458 | 87.4 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 10 % · winter 73 % · humidity 79 % |
| Antony | 92 | 480 km E | 64,263 | 82.1 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Clichy | 92 | 483 km E | 64,410 | 89.1 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villeneuve-d'Ascq | 59 | 600 km NE | 62,868 | 83.1 | Well served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ivry-sur-Seine | 94 | 487 km E | 65,064 | 87.3 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antony | 92 | 480 km E | 64,263 | 82.1 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Clichy | 92 | 483 km E | 64,410 | 89.1 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ivry-sur-Seine | 94 | 487 km E | 65,064 | 87.3 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bourges | 18 | 498 km E | 64,186 | 87 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 57 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villeneuve-d'Ascq | 59 | 600 km NE | 62,868 | 83.1 | Well served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 % |
| Valence | 26 | 768 km SE | 64,458 | 87.4 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 10 % · winter 73 % · humidity 79 % |
Sort and compare these on the full list →
…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 Quimper'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorient | 56 | 61 km SE | 58,329 | 84.2 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cherbourg-en-Cotentin | 50 | 258 km NE | 78,258 | 87 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dunkerque | 59 | 577 km NE | 86,263 | 88.5 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Brieuc | 22 | 115 km NE | 44,364 | 83.7 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Boulogne-sur-Mer | 62 | 513 km NE | 40,539 | 81 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Brest | 29 | 52 km NW | 142,346 | 90.7 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/29232-quimper