Taulé
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 55.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 77 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Taulé (INSEE 29279) is in Finistère (29), part of CA Morlaix Communauté. Population 2,914 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/29279-taule
Vitality score
Vitality score 55.2/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 77 % of the 7,294 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 | 0.39 | 25 | 9.84 |
| Social | 0.75 | 20 | 14.97 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.54 | 10 | 5.42 |
| Housing mix | 0.9 | 5 | 4.51 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (KL BOULANGER PATISSIER). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SPAR). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (DISTRIBUTION CASINO FRANCE). [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (SARL L'OCEAN GOURMAND · LA PIAZZA · LE RELAIS DES PRIMEURS · LE PETIT TRIANON). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (KELT TAVARN). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN MONNET · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT JOSEPH). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (SIMON BARAZER, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE TAULE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (TAULE AP). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE IMAGINE TAULÉ ESPACE IMAGINE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (MAIRIE). [3]
2 × Bank (CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CREDIT AGRICOLE). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (L'ATELIER DE SAB). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (LE RELAIS DES PRIMEURS). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | KL BOULANGER PATISSIER | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | SPAR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | DISTRIBUTION CASINO FRANCE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 4 | SARL L'OCEAN GOURMAND · LA PIAZZA · LE RELAIS DES PRIMEURS · LE PETIT TRIANON | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | KELT TAVARN | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN MONNET · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT JOSEPH | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | SIMON BARAZER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE TAULE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | TAULE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE IMAGINE TAULÉ ESPACE IMAGINE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | MAIRIE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 2 | CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CREDIT AGRICOLE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 2 | L'ATELIER DE SAB | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | LE RELAIS DES PRIMEURS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| 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 2,966 (2012) → 2,914 (2023): -1.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 2,796 (1990) → 2,914 (2023): 4.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,505, of which 4.9 % second homes and 8.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Plouénan): 2.7 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Taulé): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Taulé): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Taulé): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Taulé): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 2 days a year at or above 30 °C and 30 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MORLAIX weather station, 5.6 km away at 55 m; the village itself is at 89 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at PLEYBER-CHRIST SA, 12 km away at 147 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 58 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 994 mm of rain a year, spread over 155 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MORLAIX, 5.6 km away at 55 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 29279/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 29279/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 29279/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 29279/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 29184
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 29279
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mauléon-Licharre | 64 | 642 km S | 2,972 | 66.8 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 97 % · humidity 21 % |
| Balbigny | 42 | 684 km SE | 2,911 | 72.4 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 82 % · humidity 79 % |
| Chavanay | 42 | 744 km SE | 2,884 | 72.3 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 88 % · humidity 79 % |
| Charolles | 71 | 659 km E | 2,772 | 72.5 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 31 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vimoutiers | 61 | 303 km E | 2,978 | 68.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 99 % |
| Fresnay-sur-Sarthe | 72 | 291 km E | 2,928 | 62.8 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 69 % · winter 85 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fresnay-sur-Sarthe | 72 | 291 km E | 2,928 | 62.8 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 69 % · winter 85 % |
| Vimoutiers | 61 | 303 km E | 2,978 | 68.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 99 % |
| Mauléon-Licharre | 64 | 642 km S | 2,972 | 66.8 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 97 % · humidity 21 % |
| Charolles | 71 | 659 km E | 2,772 | 72.5 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 31 % · humidity 100 % |
| Balbigny | 42 | 684 km SE | 2,911 | 72.4 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 82 % · humidity 79 % |
| Chavanay | 42 | 744 km SE | 2,884 | 72.3 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 88 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Taulé'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Jean-Brévelay | 56 | 121 km SE | 2,869 | 63.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Molay-Littry | 14 | 232 km E | 3,124 | 47.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Merdrignac | 22 | 119 km E | 3,139 | 43.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Percy-en-Normandie | 50 | 202 km E | 2,641 | 64.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villers-Bocage | 14 | 243 km E | 3,088 | 57.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Criquetot-l'Esneval | 76 | 324 km E | 2,668 | 62.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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