Gennes-sur-Seiche
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 36.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 56 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Gennes-sur-Seiche (INSEE 35119) is in Ille-et-Vilaine (35), part of CA Vitré Communauté. Population 938 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
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 36.9/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 56 % of the 14,718 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 | 0 |
| Social | 0.48 | 20 | 9.5 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.76 | 10 | 7.64 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.77 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (LE BISTROT D'EUGENE · BREAK BREIZH). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE PIERRE-GILLES DE GENNES). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (GENNES SUR SEICHE AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE MAIRIE GENNES SUR SEICHE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE DES SPORTS). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (SABINE COIFFURE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 3 | LE BISTROT D'EUGENE · BREAK BREIZH | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE PIERRE-GILLES DE GENNES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | GENNES SUR SEICHE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE MAIRIE GENNES SUR SEICHE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLE DES SPORTS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 2 | SABINE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| 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
Population 845 (2012) → 938 (2023): 11 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 742 (1990) → 938 (2023): 26.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 396, of which 2.3 % second homes and 8.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Cuillé): 2.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Moutiers): 5.4 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Cuillé): 2.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Argentré-du-Plessis): 8.1 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Gennes-sur-Seiche): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [11]
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. [12]
Measured at the ARBRISSEL weather station, 14.6 km away at 75 m; the village itself is at 82 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at ARBRISSEL, 14.6 km away at 75 m, over 22 summers. [12]
An average of 809 mm of rain a year, spread over 125 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at BRIELLES, 3.5 km away at 91 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
What property sold for
60 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 145,000 € — 1,060 € per m² of built surface. [13]
The median across Ille-et-Vilaine is 2,168 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [13]
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 — 35119/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 35119/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 35119/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 35119/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 53088
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 35200
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 35006
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 35119
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pujols-sur-Ciron | 33 | 386 km S | 945 | 35.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 92 % · humidity 36 % |
| Longes | 69 | 522 km SE | 938 | 38.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 62 % · humidity 93 % |
| Teuillac | 33 | 325 km S | 884 | 33.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 91 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Christophe-sur-Dolaizon | 43 | 504 km SE | 931 | 29.9 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 11 % · humidity 86 % |
| Espinasse-Vozelle | 03 | 396 km SE | 995 | 36.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 46 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sailly-Flibeaucourt | 80 | 323 km NE | 991 | 32.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sailly-Flibeaucourt | 80 | 323 km NE | 991 | 32.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Teuillac | 33 | 325 km S | 884 | 33.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 91 % · humidity 64 % |
| Pujols-sur-Ciron | 33 | 386 km S | 945 | 35.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 92 % · humidity 36 % |
| Espinasse-Vozelle | 03 | 396 km SE | 995 | 36.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 46 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Christophe-sur-Dolaizon | 43 | 504 km SE | 931 | 29.9 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 11 % · humidity 86 % |
| Longes | 69 | 522 km SE | 938 | 38.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · 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 Gennes-sur-Seiche'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Réaumur | 85 | 143 km S | 857 | 31.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Trans-sur-Erdre | 44 | 60 km S | 1,156 | 28.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Boistrudan | 35 | 21 km W | 728 | 38.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chanteloup-les-Bois | 49 | 105 km S | 734 | 31.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bayel | 10 | 439 km E | 738 | 29.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Thorigny | 85 | 153 km S | 1,275 | 34.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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