Pocé-les-Bois

Ille-et-Vilaine · CA Vitré Communauté · INSEE 35229

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Partly served 40.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 56 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Pocé-les-Bois (INSEE 35229) is in Ille-et-Vilaine (35), part of CA Vitré Communauté. Population 1,312 (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/35229-poce-les-bois

Vitality score

Vitality score 40.9/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 56 % of the 12,612 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	0.21	25	5.27
Social	0.39	20	7.77
Education	0.39	10	3.93
Health	0.2	10	1.97
Public & culture	0.2	5	0.98
Population trend	1	10	10
Housing mix	0.97	5	4.87

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 1 of 6

Eating out 1 of 1

Cafés and bars 0 of 1

Schools 1 of 3

Health 1 of 4

Public services 0 of 1

Culture 1 of 2

Sport 1 of 2

Everyday services 0 of 3

Lodging 0 of 2

One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. ^[3,4]

2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BY DIANA PATISSERIE). ^[3,4]

3 × Restaurant (FOOD IN POCE · ADAMA · LA HARPE). ^[3,4]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ST AUGUSTIN). ^[3]

1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (VERONIQUE SALMON, MÉDECIN). ^[3]

1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE). ^[3]

1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE MULTISPORTS). ^[3]

Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie).

Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. ^[3,4]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts

Type	Count	Names	Sources
Bakery (boulangerie)	2	BY DIANA PATISSERIE	INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
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	3	FOOD IN POCE · ADAMA · LA HARPE	INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4]
Café / bar	0		INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)	1	ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ST AUGUSTIN	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Collège	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)	1	VERONIQUE SALMON, MÉDECIN	INSEE BPE 1 [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	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Library	1	BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Cinema	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Gym / sports hall	1	SALLE MULTISPORTS	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Swimming pool	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Hairdresser	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Fuel station	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Hotel	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
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

1968: 478 2023: 1,312 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 1,191 (2012) → 1,312 (2023): 10.2 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 729 (1990) → 1,312 (2023): 80 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 523, of which 1.3 % second homes and 4 % vacant. ^[7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

In the commune Bakery, Primary school, GP Food shop — 2.5 km NEPharmacy — 2.5 km NE Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Pocé-les-Bois): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (Vitré): 2.5 km to the north-east (straight line). ^[9]

GP (Pocé-les-Bois): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). ^[8]

Pharmacy (Vitré): 2.5 km to the north-east (straight line). ^[9]

Primary school (Pocé-les-Bois): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). ^[8]

Climate

No climate figures: the nearest weather station is more than 20 km away, too far to describe this commune.

Uncertainties

No specific uncertainties flagged.

References

INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 35229/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 35229/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 35229/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 35229/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 35229
INSEE BPE 2025 — 35360

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
Villers-Pol	59	428 km NE	1,197	30.4	Few services	no figures
Neuvy	03	383 km SE	1,475	31.9	Few services	no figures
Wandignies-Hamage	59	417 km NE	1,301	31.9	Few services	no figures
Geneuille	25	547 km E	1,280	39.7	Few services	no figures
Argancy	57	560 km E	1,381	41.2	Partly served	no figures
Viuz-la-Chiésaz	74	611 km E	1,351	38.1	Few services	no figures

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
Neuvy	03	383 km SE	1,475	31.9	Few services	no figures
Wandignies-Hamage	59	417 km NE	1,301	31.9	Few services	no figures
Villers-Pol	59	428 km NE	1,197	30.4	Few services	no figures
Geneuille	25	547 km E	1,280	39.7	Few services	no figures
Argancy	57	560 km E	1,381	41.2	Partly served	no figures
Viuz-la-Chiésaz	74	611 km E	1,351	38.1	Few services	no figures

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Elsewhere

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