Bécherel

Ille-et-Vilaine · Rennes Métropole · INSEE 35022

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Served 67.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 99 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Bécherel (INSEE 35022) is in Ille-et-Vilaine (35), part of Rennes Métropole. Population 677 (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.

Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/35022-becherel

Vitality score

Vitality score 67.9/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 99 % of the 16,558 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	0.42	25	10.54
Social	0.92	20	18.46
Education	0.63	10	6.32
Health	0.79	10	7.91
Public & culture	0.75	5	3.74
Population trend	0.63	10	6.3
Housing mix	0.89	5	4.45

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 2 of 6

Eating out 1 of 1

Cafés and bars 1 of 1

Schools 2 of 3

Health 2 of 4

Public services 1 of 1

Culture 1 of 2

Sport 0 of 2

Everyday services 1 of 3

Lodging 0 of 2

One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. ^[3,4]

1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA MANGOLINE). ^[3,4]

1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR CONTACT). ^[3,4]

4 × Restaurant (LA PART DES ANGES · GLOANEC · LES SPECIALITES DE BOUTHAINA · L'ELIXIR DU TEMPS). ^[3,4]

2 × Café / bar (LE MAR-MAT). ^[4]

1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE DE BECHEREL). ^[3]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE DAME). ^[3]

3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (GILLES GRAVEY, MÉDECIN · PAULINE GERBER, MÉDECIN · MARIE ALLANIC, MÉDECIN). ^[3]

1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE BECHEREL). ^[3,4]

1 × Post office / agence postale (BECHEREL AP). ^[3]

2 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE · 35 - ANTENNE DÉPARTEMENTALE DE BÉCHEREL). ^[3]

1 × Hairdresser. ^[3,4]

Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.

Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette). ^[3,4]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts

Type	Count	Names	Sources
Bakery (boulangerie)	1	LA MANGOLINE	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Supermarket	1	CARREFOUR CONTACT	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Cheese shop (fromagerie)	0		INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Fishmonger	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Restaurant	4	LA PART DES ANGES · GLOANEC · LES SPECIALITES DE BOUTHAINA · L'ELIXIR DU TEMPS	INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4]
Café / bar	2	LE MAR-MAT	INSEE SIRENE 2 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)	1	ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE DE BECHEREL	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)	1	ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE DAME	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Collège	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)	3	GILLES GRAVEY, MÉDECIN · PAULINE GERBER, MÉDECIN · MARIE ALLANIC, MÉDECIN	INSEE BPE 3 [3]
Pharmacy	1	PHARMACIE DE BECHEREL	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	BECHEREL AP	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Library	2	BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE · 35 - ANTENNE DÉPARTEMENTALE DE BÉCHEREL	INSEE BPE 2 [3]
Cinema	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Gym / sports hall	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Swimming pool	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Hairdresser	1		INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Fuel station	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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

Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.

Trajectory

1968: 626 peak 2012: 745 2023: 677 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 745 (2012) → 677 (2023): -9.1 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 599 (1990) → 677 (2023): 13 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 385, of which 5.5 % second homes and 11.9 % vacant. ^[7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

In the commune Bakery, Food shop, Primary school, GP, Pharmacy Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Bécherel): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (Bécherel): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). ^[8]

GP (Bécherel): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). ^[8]

Pharmacy (Bécherel): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). ^[8]

Primary school (Bécherel): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). ^[8]

Climate

No climate figures: the nearest weather station is more than 20 km away, too far to describe this commune.

Uncertainties

No specific uncertainties flagged.

References

INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 35022/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 35022/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 35022/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 35022/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 35022

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
Anglure	51	426 km E	777	56.8	Partly served	no figures
Pas-en-Artois	62	383 km NE	768	58.1	Partly served	no figures
Vitteaux	21	494 km E	1,054	50.9	Partly served	no figures
Gourdan-Polignan	31	612 km S	1,177	51.6	Partly served	no figures
Thiron-Gardais	28	217 km E	962	62.4	Served	no figures
Blamont	25	664 km E	1,225	47.4	Partly served	no figures

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
Thiron-Gardais	28	217 km E	962	62.4	Served	no figures
Pas-en-Artois	62	383 km NE	768	58.1	Partly served	no figures
Anglure	51	426 km E	777	56.8	Partly served	no figures
Vitteaux	21	494 km E	1,054	50.9	Partly served	no figures
Gourdan-Polignan	31	612 km S	1,177	51.6	Partly served	no figures
Blamont	25	664 km E	1,225	47.4	Partly served	no figures

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Elsewhere

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