Argentré-du-Plessis
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 50.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 44 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Argentré-du-Plessis (INSEE 35006) is in Ille-et-Vilaine (35), part of CA Vitré Communauté. Population 4,633 (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/35006-argentre-du-plessis
Vitality score
Vitality score 50.2/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 44 % of the 4,978 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 | 0.25 | 25 | 6.24 |
| Social | 0.7 | 20 | 13.92 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.37 | 10 | 3.74 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.89 | 10 | 8.92 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.81 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (DE L'EPI AU PAIN). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SARL JYCL). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (POLGAN · GREECE 48 · CALAO 47). [3,4]
8 × Restaurant (RESTECO-COLLEGE ST JOSEPH ARGENTRE · CREPERIE DES LYS · AU COMPTOIR DES PIZZAS · STEPHANO PIZZA & STEFANO PIZZA · PIZZA PEPS). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (OURASI · LE PLESSIS). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE JEAN-LOUIS ETIENNE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE LA SALLE ST JOSEPH). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE PRIVE LA SALLE ST JOSEPH). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MATTHIEU BRIAND, MÉDECIN · SAMIA KHITAS, MÉDECIN · JEREMY CHERO, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU HILL). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE D'ARGENTRÉ-DU-PLESSIS). [3]
1 × Cinema. [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE DES SPORTS DES JEUNES D ARGENTRE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
3 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE BPL · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL D'ILLE ET VILAINE · C.C.M. ARGENTRE DU PLESSIS). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (CAP'TIF · HAIR & BIO · LE SALON D'ANAIS). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | DE L'EPI AU PAIN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | SARL JYCL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 3 | POLGAN · GREECE 48 · CALAO 47 | 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 | 8 | RESTECO-COLLEGE ST JOSEPH ARGENTRE · CREPERIE DES LYS · AU COMPTOIR DES PIZZAS · STEPHANO PIZZA & STEFANO PIZZA · PIZZA PEPS | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | OURASI · LE PLESSIS | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE JEAN-LOUIS ETIENNE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE LA SALLE ST JOSEPH | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE PRIVE LA SALLE ST JOSEPH | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | MATTHIEU BRIAND, MÉDECIN · SAMIA KHITAS, MÉDECIN · JEREMY CHERO, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DU HILL | 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 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE D'ARGENTRÉ-DU-PLESSIS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | SALLE DES SPORTS DES JEUNES D ARGENTRE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 3 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE BPL · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL D'ILLE ET VILAINE · C.C.M. ARGENTRE DU PLESSIS | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 4 | CAP'TIF · HAIR & BIO · LE SALON D'ANAIS | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Thursday 8h à 13h place du Général de Gaulle. [5]
Trajectory
Population 4,253 (2012) → 4,633 (2023): 8.9 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 3,329 (1990) → 4,633 (2023): 39.2 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,083, of which 1.9 % second homes and 4.8 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Argentré-du-Plessis): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Argentré-du-Plessis): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Argentré-du-Plessis): 0.4 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Argentré-du-Plessis): 0.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Argentré-du-Plessis): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 11 days a year at or above 30 °C and 34 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ARBRISSEL weather station, 18.2 km away at 75 m; the village itself is at 93 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ARBRISSEL, 18.2 km away at 75 m, over 22 summers. [10]
An average of 870 mm of rain a year, spread over 133 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ERBREE, 4.9 km away at 120 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 — 35006/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.argentre-du-plessis.fr/economie-emploi/marche-hebdomadaire/— “Chaque jeudi, de 8h à 13h, la place du Général de Gaulle s'anime pour accueillir le marché hebdomadaire.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 35006/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 35006/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 35006/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 35006
- 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-Père-en-Retz | 44 | 116 km SW | 4,894 | 49.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chavagnes-en-Paillers | 85 | 130 km S | 3,726 | 40.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 88 % |
| Pourrières | 83 | 735 km SE | 5,642 | 48.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 62 % · humidity 93 % |
| Geneston | 44 | 115 km S | 3,685 | 48.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Salses-le-Château | 66 | 662 km SE | 3,965 | 50.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 73 % · humidity 0 % |
| Montreuil-Bellay | 49 | 127 km SE | 3,746 | 50.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geneston | 44 | 115 km S | 3,685 | 48.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Père-en-Retz | 44 | 116 km SW | 4,894 | 49.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montreuil-Bellay | 49 | 127 km SE | 3,746 | 50.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chavagnes-en-Paillers | 85 | 130 km S | 3,726 | 40.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 88 % |
| Salses-le-Château | 66 | 662 km SE | 3,965 | 50.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 73 % · humidity 0 % |
| Pourrières | 83 | 735 km SE | 5,642 | 48.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 62 % · 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 Argentré-du-Plessis'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geneston | 44 | 115 km S | 3,685 | 48.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Retiers | 35 | 24 km SW | 4,566 | 54.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Trait | 76 | 214 km NE | 4,704 | 54.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Durtal | 49 | 80 km SE | 3,386 | 48.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Mézière | 35 | 48 km W | 5,033 | 60.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nozay | 44 | 65 km SW | 4,292 | 53.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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