La Chapelle du Lou du Lac
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 27/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 21 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Chapelle du Lou du Lac (INSEE 35060) is in Ille-et-Vilaine (35), part of CC de Saint-Méen Montauban. Population 1,050 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2016-01-01 from 1 former commune: Le Lou-du-Lac (35158). [3]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 27/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 21 % of the 14,057 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 | 0.13 | 25 | 3.28 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.75 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (AUX SAVEURS DE SAISONS / LE BAR'CANE). [4,5]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE DAME DU SACRE COEUR). [4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE JACQUES PRÉVERT). [4]
2 × Hairdresser (NATUR'COIFF · AURELIE STYLE COIFF). [4,5]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [4,5]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | AUX SAVEURS DE SAISONS / LE BAR'CANE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE DAME DU SACRE COEUR | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE JACQUES PRÉVERT | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 2 | NATUR'COIFF · AURELIE STYLE COIFF | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 899 (2012) → 1,050 (2023): 16.8 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 491 (1990) → 1,050 (2023): 113.8 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 408, of which 2.5 % second homes and 1.5 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Montauban-de-Bretagne): 3.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (La Chapelle du Lou du Lac): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
GP (Montauban-de-Bretagne): 4.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Montauban-de-Bretagne): 4.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (La Chapelle du Lou du Lac): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 8 days a year at or above 30 °C and 44 days at or below 0 °C, over 10 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the MONTERFIL weather station, 16.9 km away at 88 m; the village itself is at 85 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at MONTERFIL, 16.9 km away at 88 m, over 10 summers. [11]
An average of 818 mm of rain a year, spread over 127 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at BEDEE, 5.5 km away at 116 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
55 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 210,200 € — 2,081 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Ille-et-Vilaine is 2,168 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. [12]
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
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 35060/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 35060/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 35060/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 35060/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 35184
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 35060
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Pierre-en-Val | 76 | 321 km NE | 1,088 | 22.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 88 % |
| Morgny-la-Pommeraye | 76 | 278 km NE | 1,065 | 25.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sarcey | 69 | 560 km SE | 980 | 34.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 54 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hardinvast | 50 | 154 km N | 928 | 29.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 49 % · humidity 93 % |
| Trois-Palis | 16 | 325 km SE | 944 | 33 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 96 % · humidity 71 % |
| Sarrigné | 49 | 144 km SE | 935 | 32.8 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarrigné | 49 | 144 km SE | 935 | 32.8 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Hardinvast | 50 | 154 km N | 928 | 29.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 49 % · humidity 93 % |
| Morgny-la-Pommeraye | 76 | 278 km NE | 1,065 | 25.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Pierre-en-Val | 76 | 321 km NE | 1,088 | 22.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 88 % |
| Trois-Palis | 16 | 325 km SE | 944 | 33 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 96 % · humidity 71 % |
| Sarcey | 69 | 560 km SE | 980 | 34.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 54 % · 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 La Chapelle du Lou du Lac'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgny-la-Pommeraye | 76 | 278 km NE | 1,065 | 25.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ableiges | 95 | 308 km E | 1,108 | 35.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cierrey | 27 | 254 km E | 805 | 20.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ponchon | 60 | 332 km NE | 1,163 | 28.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bellou-en-Houlme | 61 | 126 km NE | 1,024 | 31.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lonrai | 61 | 153 km E | 1,062 | 18.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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