Saint-Pol-de-Léon
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 60.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 78 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Pol-de-Léon (INSEE 29259) is in Finistère (29), part of CC Haut-Léon Communauté. Population 6,941 (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/29259-saint-pol-de-leon
Vitality score
Vitality score 60.9/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 78 % of the 3,469 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 | 0.47 | 25 | 11.74 |
| Social | 0.96 | 20 | 19.15 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.63 | 10 | 6.29 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.46 | 10 | 4.56 |
| Housing mix | 0.72 | 5 | 3.6 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
6 × Bakery (boulangerie) (PRIGENT · BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · LE FOURNIL DE FERNAND-F.KAKAO · ABNA CHOCOLATERIE · LA MIE DU LEON). [3,4]
4 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (POLDIS · FL 500 SAINT POL DE LEON · 500 SAINT POL DE LEON). [3,4]
4 × Supermarket (BIOCOOP · LIDL · NETTO · SUPER U). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (LES FROMAGES D'AGNES). [4]
24 × Restaurant (AR FROGIZ · LA GALETIERE · DANS LA GRAND RUE RESTAURANT · KREIZ KASTELL · CHELALVEZ). [3,4]
10 × Café / bar (TROFEUNTEUN BAR · CAFE DE LA GARE · L'HERMINE · CAFE DU KREISKER · LE PARVIS). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PRIVEE STE MARIE). [3]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN JAURES · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE DIWAN · ECOLE PRIVEE MATERNELLE LA CHARITE). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE JACQUES PREVERT · COLLEGE PRIVE STE URSULE). [3]
8 × GP (médecin généraliste) (DAMIEN CASTEL, MÉDECIN · MARIE KERAMOAL, MÉDECIN · MARIE-CLAIRE PAUGAM, MÉDECIN · NICOLAS FLOCH, MÉDECIN · NORBERT BORGNE, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (SELARL PHARMACIE DU LEON · SARL PHARMACIE DE KERVENT). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Cinema (MAJESTIC). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (MAIRIE). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (MAIRIE). [3]
8 × Bank (CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DU LEON · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · AGENCE DE ST POL DE LEON · SOCIETE GENERALE · BNP PARIBAS). [3]
10 × Hairdresser (DE VOUS A MOI · O P'TIT SALON · LES FEES COULEUR). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
2 × Hotel (LE CHEVAL BLANC · HOTEL DE FRANCE). [3,4]
2 × Campsite (CAMPING AR KLEGUER · CAMPING LA BAIE DE SAINT-POL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Fishmonger, 5 × Restaurant, 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 6 | PRIGENT · BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · LE FOURNIL DE FERNAND-F.KAKAO · ABNA CHOCOLATERIE · LA MIE DU LEON | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 4 | POLDIS · FL 500 SAINT POL DE LEON · 500 SAINT POL DE LEON | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 4 | BIOCOOP · LIDL · NETTO · SUPER U | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | LES FROMAGES D'AGNES | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Restaurant | 24 | AR FROGIZ · LA GALETIERE · DANS LA GRAND RUE RESTAURANT · KREIZ KASTELL · CHELALVEZ | INSEE BPE 24 / INSEE SIRENE 30 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 10 | TROFEUNTEUN BAR · CAFE DE LA GARE · L'HERMINE · CAFE DU KREISKER · LE PARVIS | INSEE SIRENE 10 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PRIVEE STE MARIE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN JAURES · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE DIWAN · ECOLE PRIVEE MATERNELLE LA CHARITE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE JACQUES PREVERT · COLLEGE PRIVE STE URSULE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 8 | DAMIEN CASTEL, MÉDECIN · MARIE KERAMOAL, MÉDECIN · MARIE-CLAIRE PAUGAM, MÉDECIN · NICOLAS FLOCH, MÉDECIN · NORBERT BORGNE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | SELARL PHARMACIE DU LEON · SARL PHARMACIE DE KERVENT | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | MAJESTIC | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | MAIRIE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 1 | MAIRIE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 8 | CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DU LEON · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · AGENCE DE ST POL DE LEON · SOCIETE GENERALE · BNP PARIBAS | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 10 | DE VOUS A MOI · O P'TIT SALON · LES FEES COULEUR | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 2 | LE CHEVAL BLANC · HOTEL DE FRANCE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 2 | CAMPING AR KLEGUER · CAMPING LA BAIE DE SAINT-POL | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Tuesday matin Centre-ville and Place de Guébriant (seasonal). [5]
Trajectory
Population 6,711 (2012) → 6,941 (2023): 3.4 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 7,261 (1990) → 6,941 (2023): -4.4 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 4,600, of which 14 % second homes and 9.7 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Pol-de-Léon): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Saint-Pol-de-Léon): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Pol-de-Léon): 0.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Pol-de-Léon): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Pol-de-Léon): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 0 days a year at or above 30 °C and 2 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the BATZ weather station, 7 km away at 32 m; the village itself is at 41 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at SIBIRIL S A, 7.3 km away at 52 m, over 29 summers. [10]
An average of 883 mm of rain a year, spread over 144 days — about 6.1 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at BATZ, 7 km away at 32 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
447 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 180,000 € — 1,888 € per m² of built surface. [11]
168 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 105,000 € — 1,529 € per m². [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
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 — 29259/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.saintpoldeleon.bzh/marche-hebdomadaire/— “Le mardi matin”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 29259/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 29259/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 29259/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 29259
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mazan | 84 | 867 km SE | 6,285 | 56.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 39 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lanton | 33 | 497 km SE | 7,337 | 57.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 26 % · winter 46 % · humidity 14 % |
| Mer | 41 | 422 km E | 6,250 | 52.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 46 % · winter 36 % |
| Saint-Maixent-l'École | 79 | 380 km SE | 7,595 | 55.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Calvisson | 30 | 831 km SE | 6,486 | 62.4 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 62 % · humidity 57 % |
| Parentis-en-Born | 40 | 531 km SE | 7,586 | 62.6 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 86 % · humidity 21 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Maixent-l'École | 79 | 380 km SE | 7,595 | 55.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mer | 41 | 422 km E | 6,250 | 52.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 46 % · winter 36 % |
| Lanton | 33 | 497 km SE | 7,337 | 57.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 26 % · winter 46 % · humidity 14 % |
| Parentis-en-Born | 40 | 531 km SE | 7,586 | 62.6 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 86 % · humidity 21 % |
| Calvisson | 30 | 831 km SE | 6,486 | 62.4 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 62 % · humidity 57 % |
| Mazan | 84 | 867 km SE | 6,285 | 56.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 39 % · 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 Saint-Pol-de-Léon'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paimpol | 22 | 70 km E | 7,341 | 68.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Landivisiau | 29 | 21 km S | 9,426 | 65.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Binic-Étables-sur-Mer | 22 | 85 km E | 7,041 | 69 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Renan | 29 | 55 km SW | 8,577 | 69.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Perros-Guirec | 22 | 42 km E | 7,336 | 68.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Roscoff | 29 | 4.5 km N | 3,334 | 53.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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