Goven
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 47.4/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 35 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Goven (INSEE 35123) is in Ille-et-Vilaine (35), part of CC Vallons de Haute-Bretagne Communauté. Population 4,359 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/35123-goven
Vitality score
Vitality score 47.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 35 % of the 5,246 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 | 0.32 | 25 | 8.08 |
| Social | 0.46 | 20 | 9.21 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.31 | 10 | 3.07 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.85 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (MAISON RUAULT · B · MORGANE FEE DES GATEAUX). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (BISTROT D'ANGEL). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (LA GUINGUETTE DE BURY). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ST GUENOLE). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ISABELLE BARBIER, MÉDECIN · ANTONY LE LAN, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE GOVEN). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE LA PARENTHESE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF DES 3 RIVIERES). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (BEUCHER COIFFURE · SARL BRICARD). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | MAISON RUAULT · B · MORGANE FEE DES GATEAUX | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | INTERMARCHE | 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 | 2 | BISTROT D'ANGEL | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | LA GUINGUETTE DE BURY | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ST GUENOLE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | ISABELLE BARBIER, MÉDECIN · ANTONY LE LAN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE GOVEN | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | MEDIATHEQUE LA PARENTHESE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF DES 3 RIVIERES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 3 | BEUCHER COIFFURE · SARL BRICARD | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Wednesday, Saturday 8h à 13h Place Saint Martin. [5]
Trajectory
Population 4,318 (2012) → 4,359 (2023): 0.9 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 2,638 (1990) → 4,359 (2023): 65.2 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,918, of which 1.5 % second homes and 5.7 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Goven): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Goven): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Goven): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Bréal-sous-Montfort): 4.8 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Goven): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 5 days a year at or above 30 °C and 29 days at or below 0 °C, over 10 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the MAXENT weather station, 9.5 km away at 116 m; the village itself is at 102 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at MAXENT, 9.5 km away at 116 m, over 11 summers. [11]
An average of 844 mm of rain a year, spread over 131 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at GUICHEN, 5.2 km away at 52 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
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 — 35123/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.goven.fr/listes/marche-hebdomadaire/— “Retrouvez vos commerçants ambulants le mercredi et samedi de 8h à 13h -Place Saint Martin.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 35123/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 35123/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 35123/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 35123
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 35037
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caveirac | 30 | 662 km SE | 4,408 | 51.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 97 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Aubin-d'Aubigné | 35 | 34 km NE | 4,304 | 52.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Truchtersheim | 67 | 702 km E | 4,398 | 54 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Betschdorf | 67 | 725 km E | 4,231 | 45.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 50 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rives de l'Yon | 85 | 162 km S | 4,335 | 48 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Châtelet-en-Brie | 77 | 348 km E | 4,207 | 45.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 57 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Aubin-d'Aubigné | 35 | 34 km NE | 4,304 | 52.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rives de l'Yon | 85 | 162 km S | 4,335 | 48 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Châtelet-en-Brie | 77 | 348 km E | 4,207 | 45.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 57 % · humidity 86 % |
| Caveirac | 30 | 662 km SE | 4,408 | 51.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 97 % · humidity 57 % |
| Truchtersheim | 67 | 702 km E | 4,398 | 54 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Betschdorf | 67 | 725 km E | 4,231 | 45.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 50 % · 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 Goven'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plourin-lès-Morlaix | 29 | 155 km NW | 4,548 | 46.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Chapelle-des-Fougeretz | 35 | 21 km NE | 4,738 | 50.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Boos | 76 | 271 km NE | 3,975 | 51 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Plœuc-L'Hermitage | 22 | 77 km NW | 4,103 | 50.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bégard | 22 | 128 km NW | 4,889 | 56.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Gilles | 35 | 17 km N | 5,576 | 54 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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