Saint-Renan
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 69.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 95 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Renan (INSEE 29260) is in Finistère (29), part of CC du Pays d'Iroise. Population 8,577 (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/29260-saint-renan
Vitality score
Vitality score 69.2/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 95 % of the 2,856 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 | 0.61 | 25 | 15.27 |
| Social | 0.84 | 20 | 16.75 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.64 | 10 | 6.44 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.8 | 10 | 8.04 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.88 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
6 × Bakery (boulangerie) (CYRIANNE · TERRE DE LEVAINS · S.A.R.L. COZIEN · LE FOURNIL DE SAINT RENAN). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (MAISON FEUVRIER · BC.29 · L'OS A MOELLE). [3,4]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (UTILE · EURL R.M.A · BREIZHTALIA). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (CENTRE COMMERCIAL LES RIVES DU LAC · FINIS TERRA · LIDL). [3,4]
13 × Restaurant (SOCIETE RENANAISE DE RESTAURATION · COM CHEZ MAMIE · MAISON NET · LA MESOPOTAMIE · KREIZ KER). [3,4]
5 × Café / bar (L'IRISH COFFEE · L ODYSSEE · LE HAVANE · BAR LE 84 · LE CAFE DU MARCHE). [4]
4 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE KERZOUAR · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LE VIZAC · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE DAME DE LIESSE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE DIWAN). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE SIMONE-VEIL · COLLEGE PRIVE ST STANISLAS). [3]
9 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MARYLINE MAZE, MÉDECIN · GWENAEL LE MOIGNE, MÉDECIN · MARIE-CHRISTINE MORICO-BARON, MÉDECIN · PIERRE-YVES CALLOC'H, MÉDECIN · LOIC BELLION, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU CENTRE · PHARMACIE DU LAC). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE TI AR GERIOU (LA MAISON DES MOTS). [3]
1 × Cinema (LE BRETAGNE). [3]
4 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF GUYADER · MAIRIE). [3]
7 × Bank (C.C.M. SAINT RENAN · AGENCE DE ST RENAN · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · MEILLEUR TAUX.COM · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DU FINISTERE). [3]
7 × Hairdresser (CAPTIFSALON · L'IMAGE IN R · S - CODE COIFFEUR BY SEB · ISA COIFFURE · KALLISTE COIFF'). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 3 × Restaurant, 1 × Nursery school (maternelle), 2 × Hairdresser, 1 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 6 | CYRIANNE · TERRE DE LEVAINS · S.A.R.L. COZIEN · LE FOURNIL DE SAINT RENAN | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | MAISON FEUVRIER · BC.29 · L'OS A MOELLE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | UTILE · EURL R.M.A · BREIZHTALIA | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 3 | CENTRE COMMERCIAL LES RIVES DU LAC · FINIS TERRA · LIDL | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 13 | SOCIETE RENANAISE DE RESTAURATION · COM CHEZ MAMIE · MAISON NET · LA MESOPOTAMIE · KREIZ KER | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 24 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 5 | L'IRISH COFFEE · L ODYSSEE · LE HAVANE · BAR LE 84 · LE CAFE DU MARCHE | INSEE SIRENE 5 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 4 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE KERZOUAR · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LE VIZAC · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE DAME DE LIESSE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE DIWAN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE SIMONE-VEIL · COLLEGE PRIVE ST STANISLAS | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 9 | MARYLINE MAZE, MÉDECIN · GWENAEL LE MOIGNE, MÉDECIN · MARIE-CHRISTINE MORICO-BARON, MÉDECIN · PIERRE-YVES CALLOC'H, MÉDECIN · LOIC BELLION, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE DU CENTRE · PHARMACIE DU LAC | 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 | BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE TI AR GERIOU (LA MAISON DES MOTS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LE BRETAGNE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 4 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF GUYADER · MAIRIE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 7 | C.C.M. SAINT RENAN · AGENCE DE ST RENAN · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · MEILLEUR TAUX.COM · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DU FINISTERE | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 7 | CAPTIFSALON · L'IMAGE IN R · S - CODE COIFFEUR BY SEB · ISA COIFFURE · KALLISTE COIFF' | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 15 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Saturday 8h00 à 13h00 centre ville. [5]
Trajectory
Population 7,713 (2012) → 8,577 (2023): 11.2 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 6,576 (1990) → 8,577 (2023): 30.4 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,910, of which 1.2 % second homes and 4.4 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Renan): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Saint-Renan): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Renan): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Renan): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Renan): 0.5 km to the south-west (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, 13 km away at 40 m; the village itself is at 34 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at PLOUDALMEZEAU, 13 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, 9.6 km away at 67 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 — 29260/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.saint-renan.fr/marche-hebdomadaire/— “Le samedi de 8h00 à 13h00, toute l'année dans le centre ville.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 29260/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 29260/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 29260/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 29260
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feurs | 42 | 733 km E | 8,367 | 75 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 23 % · winter 26 % · humidity 0 % |
| Évron | 53 | 314 km E | 8,252 | 68.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 67 % · winter 45 % |
| Monistrol-sur-Loire | 43 | 754 km SE | 8,823 | 71.4 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Coutances | 50 | 243 km E | 8,321 | 76.5 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Reignier-Ésery | 74 | 860 km E | 8,464 | 61.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Marin | 972 | 6,344 km W | 8,486 | 71.9 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 91 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coutances | 50 | 243 km E | 8,321 | 76.5 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Évron | 53 | 314 km E | 8,252 | 68.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 67 % · winter 45 % |
| Feurs | 42 | 733 km E | 8,367 | 75 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 23 % · winter 26 % · humidity 0 % |
| Monistrol-sur-Loire | 43 | 754 km SE | 8,823 | 71.4 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Reignier-Ésery | 74 | 860 km E | 8,464 | 61.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Marin | 972 | 6,344 km W | 8,486 | 71.9 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 91 % · 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 Saint-Renan'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plabennec | 29 | 16 km NE | 8,686 | 62.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Landivisiau | 29 | 42 km E | 9,426 | 65.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Paimpol | 22 | 122 km E | 7,341 | 68.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gravelines | 59 | 562 km NE | 11,430 | 54.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Marquise | 62 | 527 km NE | 5,217 | 61.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Téteghem-Coudekerque-Village | 59 | 583 km NE | 8,247 | 59.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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