Cancale
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 61.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 81 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Cancale (INSEE 35049) is in Ille-et-Vilaine (35), part of CA du Pays de Saint Malo Agglomération. Population 5,672 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/35049-cancale
Vitality score
Vitality score 61.2/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 81 % of the 4,159 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 | 0.56 | 25 | 14.01 |
| Social | 0.98 | 20 | 19.7 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.59 | 10 | 5.85 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.66 | 10 | 6.55 |
| Housing mix | 0.18 | 5 | 0.91 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
9 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE MARCHE DU BISCUIT · SARL GRAIN DE VANILLE · MOUSTACHE ARTISAN GLACIER · BOULANGERIE CLOUARD · MAISON GASTINEAU). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (VIABIF · BOUCHERIE BRIAND). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (BIOCOOP). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (LH DISCAN · THEBAULT DISTRIBUTION). [3,4]
7 × Fishmonger (EMERAUDE COQUILLAGES · COMPTOIR DE L'HUITRE ET DU COQUILLAGE · L'AURORE · SAINT MALO MER). [3,4]
37 × Restaurant (LE BISTROT DE CANCALE · SARL AU PIED DE CHEVAL · RESTAURANT LE TROQUET · J ET O ROELLINGER · BREIZH CAFE). [3,4]
14 × Café / bar (LE BISTROT DE STEPH · AU CAFE DU PORT · LE GALION · BAR TABAC DE L'HOTEL DE VILLE · LES BARBOTEURS). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE BEL EVENT). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LES TERRE-NEUVAS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE DAME DU VERGER). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE RENE CASSIN · COLLEGE PRIVE ST JOSEPH). [3]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CHARLES PARNET, MÉDECIN · ROMAIN CHAMONAL, MÉDECIN · AUDE LE COQ, MÉDECIN · CAMILLE PLADYS, MÉDECIN · JÉRÉMIE OLIVIER, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA BRETONNIERE · PHARMACIE DE L'EGLISE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Cinema (DUGUESCLIN). [3]
3 × Gym / sports hall (ESPACE JOSEPH PICHOT · SALLE OMNISPORTS · COMPLEXE SPORTIF PIERRE DE COUBERTIN). [3]
4 × Bank (C.C.M. CANCALE-ST MELOIR DES ONDES · AGENCE CANCALE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL D'ILLE ET VILAINE · BANQUE POPULAIRE GRAND OUEST). [3]
6 × Hairdresser (PELLEGRINELLI CHRISTELE · HBC · RIMPOT MARIE-NOELLE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
10 × Hotel (HÔTEL LE CHATELLIER · LE CONTINENTAL / L ORMEAU · HÔTEL LA MÈRE CHAMPLAIN · LE QUERRIEN · BRIT HÔTEL ALGHOTEL CANCALE). [3,4]
6 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL · CAMPING DE PORT MER PLAGE · CAMPING BEL AIR · CAMPING CLOS FLEURIS & VILLE ES POULAINS · CAMPING LE BOIS PASTEL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Fishmonger, 9 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel, 1 × Campsite.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 9 | LE MARCHE DU BISCUIT · SARL GRAIN DE VANILLE · MOUSTACHE ARTISAN GLACIER · BOULANGERIE CLOUARD · MAISON GASTINEAU | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | VIABIF · BOUCHERIE BRIAND | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | BIOCOOP | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | LH DISCAN · THEBAULT DISTRIBUTION | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 7 | EMERAUDE COQUILLAGES · COMPTOIR DE L'HUITRE ET DU COQUILLAGE · L'AURORE · SAINT MALO MER | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 37 | LE BISTROT DE CANCALE · SARL AU PIED DE CHEVAL · RESTAURANT LE TROQUET · J ET O ROELLINGER · BREIZH CAFE | INSEE BPE 37 / INSEE SIRENE 52 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 14 | LE BISTROT DE STEPH · AU CAFE DU PORT · LE GALION · BAR TABAC DE L'HOTEL DE VILLE · LES BARBOTEURS | INSEE SIRENE 14 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE BEL EVENT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LES TERRE-NEUVAS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE DAME DU VERGER | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE RENE CASSIN · COLLEGE PRIVE ST JOSEPH | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | CHARLES PARNET, MÉDECIN · ROMAIN CHAMONAL, MÉDECIN · AUDE LE COQ, MÉDECIN · CAMILLE PLADYS, MÉDECIN · JÉRÉMIE OLIVIER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE DE LA BRETONNIERE · PHARMACIE DE L'EGLISE | 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 | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | DUGUESCLIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 3 | ESPACE JOSEPH PICHOT · SALLE OMNISPORTS · COMPLEXE SPORTIF PIERRE DE COUBERTIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 4 | C.C.M. CANCALE-ST MELOIR DES ONDES · AGENCE CANCALE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL D'ILLE ET VILAINE · BANQUE POPULAIRE GRAND OUEST | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 6 | PELLEGRINELLI CHRISTELE · HBC · RIMPOT MARIE-NOELLE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 10 | HÔTEL LE CHATELLIER · LE CONTINENTAL / L ORMEAU · HÔTEL LA MÈRE CHAMPLAIN · LE QUERRIEN · BRIT HÔTEL ALGHOTEL CANCALE | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 19 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 6 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL · CAMPING DE PORT MER PLAGE · CAMPING BEL AIR · CAMPING CLOS FLEURIS & VILLE ES POULAINS · CAMPING LE BOIS PASTEL | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 5,231 (2012) → 5,672 (2023): 8.4 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 4,910 (1990) → 5,672 (2023): 15.5 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 5,176, of which 40.9 % second homes and 3.8 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Cancale): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Cancale): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Cancale): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Cancale): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Cancale): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 3 days a year at or above 30 °C and 20 days at or below 0 °C, over 14 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ST-MELOIR weather station, 6.7 km away at 40 m; the village itself is at 43 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at DOL-DE-BRETAGNE, 16.7 km away at 19 m, over 11 summers. [10]
An average of 780 mm of rain a year, spread over 138 days — about 5.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST-MELOIR, 6.7 km away at 40 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 — 35049/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-01— https://data.datatourisme.fr/38/c85abaaf-d01b-3cc7-ab1f-d2f764e4de8b— “Marché aux huîtres”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 35049/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 35049/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 35049/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 35049
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vias | 34 | 722 km SE | 5,952 | 66.9 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 15 % · winter 99 % · humidity 21 % |
| Clohars-Carnoët | 29 | 161 km SW | 4,708 | 54.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Château-d'Oléron | 17 | 314 km S | 4,366 | 56.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 88 % · humidity 43 % |
| Sainte-Marie-la-Mer | 66 | 761 km SE | 4,952 | 57.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 92 % · humidity 0 % |
| Calvi | 2B | 1,067 km SE | 5,788 | 65.7 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 78 % · humidity 64 % |
| Propriano | 2A | 1,145 km SE | 3,996 | 64 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 85 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clohars-Carnoët | 29 | 161 km SW | 4,708 | 54.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Château-d'Oléron | 17 | 314 km S | 4,366 | 56.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 88 % · humidity 43 % |
| Vias | 34 | 722 km SE | 5,952 | 66.9 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 15 % · winter 99 % · humidity 21 % |
| Sainte-Marie-la-Mer | 66 | 761 km SE | 4,952 | 57.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 92 % · humidity 0 % |
| Calvi | 2B | 1,067 km SE | 5,788 | 65.7 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 78 % · humidity 64 % |
| Propriano | 2A | 1,145 km SE | 3,996 | 64 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 85 % · humidity 71 % |
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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 Cancale'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clohars-Carnoët | 29 | 161 km SW | 4,708 | 54.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Turballe | 44 | 156 km S | 4,850 | 56.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Talmont-Saint-Hilaire | 85 | 246 km S | 8,492 | 66.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Audierne | 29 | 211 km W | 3,727 | 58.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Arradon | 56 | 137 km SW | 5,835 | 55.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Wimereux | 62 | 341 km NE | 6,256 | 51.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
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