Guipry-Messac
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 64.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 87 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Guipry-Messac (INSEE 35176) is in Ille-et-Vilaine (35), part of CC Vallons de Haute-Bretagne Communauté. Population 7,354 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2016-01-01 from 1 former commune: Guipry (35129). [3]
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/35176-guipry-messac
Vitality score
Vitality score 64.2/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 87 % of the 3,289 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.39 |
| Social | 0.85 | 20 | 16.91 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.51 | 10 | 5.13 |
| Public & culture | 0.31 | 5 | 1.54 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.86 | 5 | 4.32 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AMANDINE ET JEAN-PHILIPPE · BOULANGERIE DE LA GARE · LA MAISON DU PAIN). [4,5]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE DES VALLONS). [4,5]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LES 3 L). [4,5]
2 × Supermarket (GUIVADIS · ALDI MARCHE). [4,5]
7 × Restaurant (LA MINOTERIE · RUYAM · MEDOUAKH SOUAD). [4,5]
8 × Café / bar (CAFE DE LA PLACE · CAFE DE L OMNIBUS · LE GM DISCOTHEQUE · LE SALON · LE COFFRE A JEUX). [5]
4 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE GEORGES SAND · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE ROCHE DES GREES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ST MICHEL · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE STE JEANNE D'ARC). [4]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE GAEL TABURET). [4]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (BERTRAND ETIENNE, MÉDECIN · CHRISTINE LANOIX, MÉDECIN · JEROME LAPLANE, MÉDECIN · HOA BINH CHAU, MÉDECIN). [4]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA GARE · PHARMACIE DU PORT). [4,5]
2 × Post office / agence postale (GUIPRY AP · LA POSTE). [4]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [4]
1 × Cinema (ALLIANCE). [4]
3 × Gym / sports hall (ESPACE CLAUDE MICHEL · COMPLEXE SPORTIF · MAIRIE). [4]
1 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL D'ILLE ET VILAINE). [4]
8 × Hairdresser (VIVA LA VIE · SOINS ET BEAUTE · DIV'HAIR-GENS · ESPRIT COIFFURE). [4,5]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [4,5]
1 × Hotel (LE RELAIS DE LA GARE). [4,5]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL DU PORT). [4,5]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 3 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | AMANDINE ET JEAN-PHILIPPE · BOULANGERIE DE LA GARE · LA MAISON DU PAIN | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [4,5] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE DES VALLONS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | LES 3 L | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Supermarket | 2 | GUIVADIS · ALDI MARCHE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 7 | LA MINOTERIE · RUYAM · MEDOUAKH SOUAD | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 8 | CAFE DE LA PLACE · CAFE DE L OMNIBUS · LE GM DISCOTHEQUE · LE SALON · LE COFFRE A JEUX | INSEE SIRENE 8 [5] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 4 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE GEORGES SAND · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE ROCHE DES GREES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ST MICHEL · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE STE JEANNE D'ARC | INSEE BPE 4 [4] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE GAEL TABURET | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | BERTRAND ETIENNE, MÉDECIN · CHRISTINE LANOIX, MÉDECIN · JEROME LAPLANE, MÉDECIN · HOA BINH CHAU, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE DE LA GARE · PHARMACIE DU PORT | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | GUIPRY AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 1 | ALLIANCE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Gym / sports hall | 3 | ESPACE CLAUDE MICHEL · COMPLEXE SPORTIF · MAIRIE | INSEE BPE 3 [4] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 1 | CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL D'ILLE ET VILAINE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Hairdresser | 8 | VIVA LA VIE · SOINS ET BEAUTE · DIV'HAIR-GENS · ESPRIT COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Hotel | 1 | LE RELAIS DE LA GARE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL DU PORT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Thursday, Friday jeudi matin et vendredi soir place des halles pour le vendredi. [6]
Trajectory
Population 6,622 (2012) → 7,354 (2023): 11.1 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 4,854 (1990) → 7,354 (2023): 51.5 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,881, of which 6.8 % second homes and 10.5 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Guipry-Messac): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Guipry-Messac): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
GP (Guipry-Messac): 0.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Guipry-Messac): 0.9 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Guipry-Messac): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 23 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LA-NOE-BLANCHE weather station, 5.9 km away at 89 m; the village itself is at 19 m. [11]
The village sits 70 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.71 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at LA-NOE-BLANCHE, 5.9 km away at 89 m, over 29 summers. [11]
That station sits 70 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 756 mm of rain a year, spread over 123 days — about 6.1 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at GUIPRY, 1.2 km away at 8 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [6]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 35176/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.guipry-messac.fr/listes/les-marches-traditionnel-et-ambulants/— “Le jeudi matin et vendredi soir les commerçants de vos marchés Guissacois vous accueillent avec la bonne humeur !”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 35176/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 35176/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 35176/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 35176
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbignac | 44 | 57 km SW | 7,224 | 68.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Kervignac | 56 | 107 km W | 7,204 | 57.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Languidic | 56 | 101 km W | 8,042 | 59.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 92 % |
| Souleuvre en Bocage | 14 | 143 km NE | 8,629 | 70.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mesnils-sur-Iton | 27 | 243 km NE | 6,078 | 55.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 51 % |
| Vigneux-de-Bretagne | 44 | 56 km S | 6,692 | 57.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 62 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vigneux-de-Bretagne | 44 | 56 km S | 6,692 | 57.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 62 % |
| Herbignac | 44 | 57 km SW | 7,224 | 68.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Languidic | 56 | 101 km W | 8,042 | 59.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 92 % |
| Kervignac | 56 | 107 km W | 7,204 | 57.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Souleuvre en Bocage | 14 | 143 km NE | 8,629 | 70.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mesnils-sur-Iton | 27 | 243 km NE | 6,078 | 55.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 51 % |
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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 Guipry-Messac'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbignac | 44 | 57 km SW | 7,224 | 68.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lys-Haut-Layon | 49 | 122 km SE | 7,748 | 65 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bellevigne-en-Layon | 49 | 116 km SE | 5,922 | 63.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Baugé-en-Anjou | 49 | 132 km E | 11,712 | 58.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Missillac | 44 | 46 km SW | 5,709 | 49.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chaumes-en-Retz | 44 | 80 km S | 7,440 | 64.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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