La Guerche-de-Bretagne
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 61.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 82 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Guerche-de-Bretagne (INSEE 35125) is in Ille-et-Vilaine (35), part of CA Vitré Communauté. Population 4,554 (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/35125-la-guerche-de-bretagne
Vitality score
Vitality score 61.1/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 82 % of the 5,040 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 | 0.51 | 25 | 12.71 |
| Social | 0.86 | 20 | 17.21 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.61 | 10 | 6.1 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.6 | 10 | 6.05 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.86 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
6 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA HUCHE A PAINS · LE PETIT FOURNIL · BARBE). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (MOREAU TRAITEUR BOUCHERIE CHARCUTER). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LES QUATRE GARCONS). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (LA GUERCHE DISTRIBUTION · LIDL · SAS VALLEE). [3,4]
9 × Restaurant (EURL CAFE DES MARCHANDS · GIOPEPE · LE FRESH BURGER · DOMINO'S PIZZA). [3,4]
7 × Café / bar (LE CELTIC · CAFE DU COMMERCE · LE PASSE TEMPS GUERCHAIS · LE BOUCHON · CHEZ FREDO). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE SONIA DELAUNAY). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB BRISOU-PELLEN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE LA PROVIDENCE). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE DES FONTAINES · COLLEGE PRIVE ST JOSEPH). [3]
7 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PIERRE-FRANCOIS DORE, MÉDECIN · HELENE LHOMME, MÉDECIN · RENAN HERCOUET, MÉDECIN · FRANCOIS LE HETET, MÉDECIN · LOUISE CONCHIS, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DES FONTAINES · PHARMACIE DU MAIL). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE LA SALORGE). [3]
1 × Cinema (LE BRETAGNE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
3 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE BRETAGNE - PAYS DE LOIRE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL D'ILLE ET VILAINE · CMB). [3]
6 × Hairdresser (FERRANT JEAN-SEBASTIEN · SEPIA COIFFURE · SEDUCTION COIFFURE · L.M BARBER SHOP · N11 COIFFURE). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Bank.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 6 | LA HUCHE A PAINS · LE PETIT FOURNIL · BARBE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | MOREAU TRAITEUR BOUCHERIE CHARCUTER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | LES QUATRE GARCONS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 3 | LA GUERCHE DISTRIBUTION · LIDL · SAS VALLEE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 9 | EURL CAFE DES MARCHANDS · GIOPEPE · LE FRESH BURGER · DOMINO'S PIZZA | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 15 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 7 | LE CELTIC · CAFE DU COMMERCE · LE PASSE TEMPS GUERCHAIS · LE BOUCHON · CHEZ FREDO | INSEE SIRENE 7 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE SONIA DELAUNAY | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB BRISOU-PELLEN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE LA PROVIDENCE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE DES FONTAINES · COLLEGE PRIVE ST JOSEPH | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 7 | PIERRE-FRANCOIS DORE, MÉDECIN · HELENE LHOMME, MÉDECIN · RENAN HERCOUET, MÉDECIN · FRANCOIS LE HETET, MÉDECIN · LOUISE CONCHIS, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE DES FONTAINES · PHARMACIE DU MAIL | 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 | MÉDIATHÈQUE LA SALORGE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LE BRETAGNE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 3 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE BRETAGNE - PAYS DE LOIRE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL D'ILLE ET VILAINE · CMB | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 6 | FERRANT JEAN-SEBASTIEN · SEPIA COIFFURE · SEDUCTION COIFFURE · L.M BARBER SHOP · N11 COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / 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): Tuesday matin place du Champ de Foire. [5]
Trajectory
Population 4,273 (2012) → 4,554 (2023): 6.6 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 4,123 (1990) → 4,554 (2023): 10.5 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,339, of which 1.4 % second homes and 8.3 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Guerche-de-Bretagne): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (La Guerche-de-Bretagne): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (La Guerche-de-Bretagne): 0.8 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (La Guerche-de-Bretagne): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (La Guerche-de-Bretagne): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
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. [10]
Measured at the ARBRISSEL weather station, 5.3 km away at 75 m; the village itself is at 76 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ARBRISSEL, 5.3 km away at 75 m, over 22 summers. [10]
An average of 810 mm of rain a year, spread over 124 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at RANNEE, 1.8 km away at 83 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
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 — 35125/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.laguerchedebretagne.fr/le-marche-de-la-guerche-de-bretagne/— “Chaque mardi matin, près de 150 commerçants (et jusqu'à 200 en été ) investissent le centre-ville”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 35125/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 35125/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 35125/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 35125
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiercé | 49 | 68 km SE | 4,589 | 58.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Guise | 02 | 416 km NE | 4,490 | 63.5 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Neufchâtel-en-Bray | 76 | 279 km NE | 4,662 | 63.4 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hagetmau | 40 | 479 km S | 4,624 | 61.8 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 93 % · humidity 14 % |
| Charmes | 88 | 560 km E | 4,484 | 60.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 32 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vivonne | 86 | 203 km SE | 4,550 | 58.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiercé | 49 | 68 km SE | 4,589 | 58.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vivonne | 86 | 203 km SE | 4,550 | 58.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Neufchâtel-en-Bray | 76 | 279 km NE | 4,662 | 63.4 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Guise | 02 | 416 km NE | 4,490 | 63.5 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hagetmau | 40 | 479 km S | 4,624 | 61.8 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 93 % · humidity 14 % |
| Charmes | 88 | 560 km E | 4,484 | 60.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 32 % · 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 Guerche-de-Bretagne'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villers-Bretonneux | 80 | 348 km NE | 4,647 | 54.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cerizay | 79 | 132 km S | 4,793 | 45.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Romillé | 35 | 58 km NW | 4,189 | 48.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Écommoy | 72 | 113 km E | 4,868 | 58.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Maen Roch | 35 | 53 km N | 5,088 | 61.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Laillé | 35 | 37 km W | 5,225 | 53.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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