Bourgbarré
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 45.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 26 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bourgbarré (INSEE 35032) is in Ille-et-Vilaine (35), part of Rennes Métropole. Population 4,804 (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/35032-bourgbarre
Vitality score
Vitality score 45.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 26 % of the 4,837 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 | 0.15 | 25 | 3.69 |
| Social | 0.54 | 20 | 10.86 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.43 | 10 | 4.27 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.9 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (L'ATELIER D'ALEXANDRE). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (F.D.I.S). [3,4]
8 × Restaurant (ALIZE PIZZA · CROQ'FOUGASSE · CHEZ LA PRUNE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (L'ARCOAT). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE FRANCOISE DOLTO · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE L'ARCHE DE NOE). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (SANDRINE VARLET, MÉDECIN · ELODIE CONTENTIN, MÉDECIN · CHRISTIAN GUETTE, MÉDECIN · CAROLINE LE PETIT, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE SERTIN). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE BOURGBARRÉ). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (LE TEMPS D'UNE PARENTHESE · M' COLOR). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | L'ATELIER D'ALEXANDRE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | F.D.I.S | 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 | 8 | ALIZE PIZZA · CROQ'FOUGASSE · CHEZ LA PRUNE | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | L'ARCOAT | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE FRANCOISE DOLTO · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE L'ARCHE DE NOE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | SANDRINE VARLET, MÉDECIN · ELODIE CONTENTIN, MÉDECIN · CHRISTIAN GUETTE, MÉDECIN · CAROLINE LE PETIT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE SERTIN | 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 DE BOURGBARRÉ | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 3 | LE TEMPS D'UNE PARENTHESE · M' COLOR | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Friday 16h/20h. [5]
Trajectory
Population 3,644 (2012) → 4,804 (2023): 31.8 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 2,004 (1990) → 4,804 (2023): 139.7 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,984, of which 1 % second homes and 3.7 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bourgbarré): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Bourgbarré): 0.9 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Bourgbarré): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Bourgbarré): 0 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Bourgbarré): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 10 days a year at or above 30 °C and 30 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the RENNES-ST JACQUES weather station, 12.1 km away at 36 m; the village itself is at 50 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at RENNES-ST JACQUES, 12.1 km away at 36 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 791 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CORPS-NUDS, 3.7 km away at 40 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
197 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 281,650 € — 2,546 € per m² of built surface. [11]
81 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 155,000 € — 2,615 € per m². [11]
The median across Ille-et-Vilaine is 2,168 € per m², so this commune sits above 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 — 35032/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.bourgbarre.fr/ma-ville/bienvenue-a-bourgbarre/accueil-des-entreprises/— “marché hebdomadaire du vendredi soir (16h/20h)”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 35032/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 35032/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 35032/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 35032
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martillac | 33 | 374 km S | 3,659 | 50.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 97 % · humidity 57 % |
| Herrlisheim | 67 | 708 km E | 4,694 | 45.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 54 % · humidity 79 % |
| La Suze-sur-Sarthe | 72 | 123 km E | 4,693 | 55.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Véretz | 37 | 194 km E | 4,644 | 40.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sierentz | 68 | 678 km E | 4,409 | 53.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 47 % · humidity 100 % |
| Serres-Castet | 64 | 522 km S | 4,418 | 61.4 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 97 % · humidity 50 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Suze-sur-Sarthe | 72 | 123 km E | 4,693 | 55.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Véretz | 37 | 194 km E | 4,644 | 40.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Martillac | 33 | 374 km S | 3,659 | 50.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 97 % · humidity 57 % |
| Serres-Castet | 64 | 522 km S | 4,418 | 61.4 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 97 % · humidity 50 % |
| Sierentz | 68 | 678 km E | 4,409 | 53.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 47 % · humidity 100 % |
| Herrlisheim | 67 | 708 km E | 4,694 | 45.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 54 % · 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 Bourgbarré'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moult-Chicheboville | 14 | 164 km NE | 3,441 | 42.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Luzarches | 95 | 322 km NE | 5,008 | 52.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Freneuse | 78 | 264 km NE | 4,505 | 47.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Rémy-sur-Avre | 28 | 227 km NE | 4,058 | 43.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Argences | 14 | 165 km NE | 3,959 | 57.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Verberie | 60 | 351 km NE | 3,898 | 50.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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