Guichen
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 74.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 99 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Guichen (INSEE 35126) is in Ille-et-Vilaine (35), part of CC Vallons de Haute-Bretagne Communauté. Population 9,412 (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/35126-guichen
Vitality score
Vitality score 74.6/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 99 % of the 2,612 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 | 0.57 | 25 | 14.15 |
| Social | 0.98 | 20 | 19.54 |
| Education | 0.71 | 10 | 7.13 |
| Health | 0.64 | 10 | 6.44 |
| Public & culture | 0.31 | 5 | 1.54 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.59 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
6 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA BOULANGERIE D'A COTE · LA BOULANGERIE DU PONT DE LA VILAIN · TOM ET LUCIE · VALLIN BOULANGERIE CAFE). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (QUALITE VIANDE · GALFAD). [3,4]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (CARREFOUR EXPRESS · SUR LA LANDE · MA FEMME S'APPELLE PINARD). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (GUIDIS SA · LIDL). [3,4]
20 × Restaurant (LE BRAY LOUIS · LE MARIN'BOEL · CHEZ AI SAIGNACHITH-KHREUANARONG · AU POULET A DORER). [3,4]
13 × Café / bar (MINE DE RIEN · CAFE DES SPORTS · LE GALET BLEU · LE BARA'YA · L'EMBUSCADE). [4]
5 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN CHARCOT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE MARCEL GREFF · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LES CALLUNES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE STE MARIE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ST MARTIN). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE NOEL DU FAIL). [3]
9 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MAUD TREPARD-NORMAND, MÉDECIN · ANNA-VARI GLOAGUEN, MÉDECIN · NICOLAS ROGER, MÉDECIN · ANNE-CECILE LECOGE, MÉDECIN · GUILHEM MOUILLAT, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE CLECH · PHARMACIE DES HALLES). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (GUICHEN PONT REAN AP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE LA CHOUETTE). [3]
1 × Cinema (LE BRETAGNE). [3]
4 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU COSEC · GYMNASE MUNICIPAL · COMPLEXE SPORTIF HENRI BROUILLARD · COMPLEXE SPORTIF JEAN PIERRE LOUSSOUARN). [3]
4 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE BRETAGNE - PAYS DE LOIRE · CREDIT AGRICOLE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL PAYS DE GUICHEN · BANQUE POPULAIRE GRAND OUEST). [3]
9 × Hairdresser (PASCAL COSTE COIFFURE · REBEL A TIFF · LES CISEAUX D'OR · EPI DANS L'HAIR). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HÔTEL LE COMMERCE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LE COTEAU). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 6 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Bank, 2 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 6 | LA BOULANGERIE D'A COTE · LA BOULANGERIE DU PONT DE LA VILAIN · TOM ET LUCIE · VALLIN BOULANGERIE CAFE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | QUALITE VIANDE · GALFAD | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | CARREFOUR EXPRESS · SUR LA LANDE · MA FEMME S'APPELLE PINARD | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | GUIDIS SA · LIDL | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 20 | LE BRAY LOUIS · LE MARIN'BOEL · CHEZ AI SAIGNACHITH-KHREUANARONG · AU POULET A DORER | INSEE BPE 20 / INSEE SIRENE 21 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 13 | MINE DE RIEN · CAFE DES SPORTS · LE GALET BLEU · LE BARA'YA · L'EMBUSCADE | INSEE SIRENE 13 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 5 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN CHARCOT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE MARCEL GREFF · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LES CALLUNES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE STE MARIE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ST MARTIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE NOEL DU FAIL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 9 | MAUD TREPARD-NORMAND, MÉDECIN · ANNA-VARI GLOAGUEN, MÉDECIN · NICOLAS ROGER, MÉDECIN · ANNE-CECILE LECOGE, MÉDECIN · GUILHEM MOUILLAT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE CLECH · PHARMACIE DES HALLES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | GUICHEN PONT REAN AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE LA CHOUETTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LE BRETAGNE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 4 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU COSEC · GYMNASE MUNICIPAL · COMPLEXE SPORTIF HENRI BROUILLARD · COMPLEXE SPORTIF JEAN PIERRE LOUSSOUARN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 4 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE BRETAGNE - PAYS DE LOIRE · CREDIT AGRICOLE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL PAYS DE GUICHEN · BANQUE POPULAIRE GRAND OUEST | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 9 | PASCAL COSTE COIFFURE · REBEL A TIFF · LES CISEAUX D'OR · EPI DANS L'HAIR | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | HÔTEL LE COMMERCE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING LE COTEAU | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Tuesday, Thursday Tuesday morning and Thursday afternoon place Georges Le Cornec and under the Halles. [5]
Trajectory
Population 7,797 (2012) → 9,412 (2023): 20.7 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 5,891 (1990) → 9,412 (2023): 59.8 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 4,377, of which 4.1 % second homes and 5.2 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Guichen): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Guichen): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Guichen): 0.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Guichen): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Guichen): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 10 days a year at or above 30 °C and 30 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the RENNES-ST JACQUES weather station, 12.3 km away at 36 m; the village itself is at 79 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at RENNES-ST JACQUES, 12.3 km away at 36 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 844 mm of rain a year, spread over 131 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at GUICHEN, 1.2 km away at 52 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 — 35126/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.guichenpontrean.fr/listes/les-marches-traditionnel-et-bio/— “Le mardi matin et jeudi après-midi les commerçants de vos marchés guichenais vous accueillent place Georges Le Cornec et sous les Halles”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 35126/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 35126/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 35126/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 35126
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theix-Noyalo | 56 | 74 km SW | 8,500 | 64.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Poiré-sur-Vie | 85 | 135 km S | 8,649 | 54.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Petit-Canal | 971 | 6,422 km W | 8,212 | 70.4 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 59 % · humidity 0 % |
| Pluvigner | 56 | 93 km W | 7,682 | 64.4 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 90 % · winter 84 % |
| Les Avenières Veyrins-Thuellin | 38 | 617 km E | 7,698 | 61.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 34 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chaumes-en-Retz | 44 | 95 km S | 7,440 | 64.7 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theix-Noyalo | 56 | 74 km SW | 8,500 | 64.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pluvigner | 56 | 93 km W | 7,682 | 64.4 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 90 % · winter 84 % |
| Chaumes-en-Retz | 44 | 95 km S | 7,440 | 64.7 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Poiré-sur-Vie | 85 | 135 km S | 8,649 | 54.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Avenières Veyrins-Thuellin | 38 | 617 km E | 7,698 | 61.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 34 % · humidity 86 % |
| Petit-Canal | 971 | 6,422 km W | 8,212 | 70.4 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 59 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Guichen'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theix-Noyalo | 56 | 74 km SW | 8,500 | 64.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche | 87 | 356 km SE | 6,830 | 66.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu | 44 | 104 km S | 9,400 | 66.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nort-sur-Erdre | 44 | 63 km S | 9,570 | 64.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Elven | 56 | 65 km SW | 6,651 | 57.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Questembert | 56 | 60 km SW | 8,133 | 70 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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