Monterfil
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 40/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 52 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Monterfil (INSEE 35187) is in Ille-et-Vilaine (35), part of CC Brocéliande Communauté. Population 1,366 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/35187-monterfil
Vitality score
Vitality score 40/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 52 % of the 12,276 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 | 0.13 | 25 | 3.28 |
| Social | 0.39 | 20 | 7.87 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.99 | 10 | 9.93 |
| 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]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3]
1 × Restaurant. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ST GILDAS). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (MONTERFIL). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU CLOSEL). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (LH AIR COIFFURE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| 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 | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ST GILDAS | INSEE BPE 2 [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 | MONTERFIL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU CLOSEL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | LH AIR COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 1,322 (2012) → 1,366 (2023): 3.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 915 (1990) → 1,366 (2023): 49.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 611, of which 4.1 % second homes and 6.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Verger): 3.4 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Le Verger): 3.4 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Le Verger): 3.4 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Talensac): 6.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Monterfil): 0 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 8 days a year at or above 30 °C and 44 days at or below 0 °C, over 10 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the MONTERFIL weather station, 1.6 km away at 88 m; the village itself is at 89 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at MONTERFIL, 1.6 km away at 88 m, over 10 summers. [11]
An average of 854 mm of rain a year, spread over 128 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MONTERFIL, 1.6 km away at 88 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
80 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 192,500 € — 1,988 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Ille-et-Vilaine is 2,168 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. [12]
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 — 35187/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 35187/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 35187/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 35187/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 35351
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 35331
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 35187
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jebsheim | 68 | 702 km E | 1,360 | 42.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 65 % · humidity 86 % |
| Oizé | 72 | 158 km E | 1,322 | 37.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Jean-du-Cardonnay | 76 | 271 km NE | 1,356 | 35.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Huillé-Lézigné | 49 | 134 km E | 1,298 | 41.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pouilly-lès-Feurs | 42 | 535 km SE | 1,231 | 38.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 99 % · humidity 79 % |
| Gazeran | 78 | 285 km E | 1,492 | 48.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huillé-Lézigné | 49 | 134 km E | 1,298 | 41.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Oizé | 72 | 158 km E | 1,322 | 37.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Jean-du-Cardonnay | 76 | 271 km NE | 1,356 | 35.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gazeran | 78 | 285 km E | 1,492 | 48.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pouilly-lès-Feurs | 42 | 535 km SE | 1,231 | 38.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 99 % · humidity 79 % |
| Jebsheim | 68 | 702 km E | 1,360 | 42.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 65 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Monterfil'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gazeran | 78 | 285 km E | 1,492 | 48.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Torcé | 35 | 53 km E | 1,281 | 43.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Treffendel | 35 | 3.8 km SW | 1,350 | 38.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dammartin-en-Serve | 78 | 281 km E | 1,441 | 42 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Carlepont | 60 | 400 km NE | 1,393 | 30.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Augustin-des-Bois | 49 | 111 km SE | 1,295 | 46.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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