Poilley
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 28.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 63 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Poilley (INSEE 35230) is in Ille-et-Vilaine (35), part of CA Fougères Agglomération. Population 394 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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/35230-poilley
Vitality score
Vitality score 28.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 63 % of the 18,017 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 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.44 | 10 | 4.4 |
| Housing mix | 0.83 | 5 | 4.17 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LE LYONNAIS). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ST JOSEPH). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (POILLEY AP). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE COMMUNAUTAIRE DE POILLEY). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 1 | LE LYONNAIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 JOSEPH | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | POILLEY AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE COMMUNAUTAIRE DE POILLEY | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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
Population 389 (2012) → 394 (2023): 1.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 419 (1990) → 394 (2023): -6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 217, of which 8.3 % second homes and 10.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Ferré): 3.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Georges-de-Reintembault): 4.6 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Les Portes du Coglais): 4.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Saint-Georges-de-Reintembault): 4.6 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Poilley): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 5 days a year at or above 30 °C and 35 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the LOUVIGNE-DU-DESERT weather station, 9.9 km away at 153 m; the village itself is at 164 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at LOUVIGNE-DU-DESERT, 9.9 km away at 153 m, over 30 summers. [12]
An average of 931 mm of rain a year, spread over 141 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at FERRE(LE), 3.4 km away at 135 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
What property sold for
30 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 81,850 € — 877 € per m² of built surface. [13]
The median across Ille-et-Vilaine is 2,168 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [13]
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 — 35230/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 35230/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 35230/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 35230/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 35111
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 35271
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 35191
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 35230
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Pourçain-sur-Besbre | 03 | 430 km SE | 371 | 27.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 65 % · humidity 100 % |
| Deux-Chaises | 03 | 398 km SE | 377 | 30 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| Solférino | 40 | 481 km S | 374 | 27.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 31 % · winter 92 % · humidity 50 % |
| Saint-Martin-Sainte-Catherine | 23 | 352 km SE | 330 | 26.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Médard | 32 | 569 km S | 343 | 32.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 23 % · winter 96 % · humidity 43 % |
| Panjas | 32 | 524 km S | 431 | 28 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 84 % · humidity 29 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Martin-Sainte-Catherine | 23 | 352 km SE | 330 | 26.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Deux-Chaises | 03 | 398 km SE | 377 | 30 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Pourçain-sur-Besbre | 03 | 430 km SE | 371 | 27.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 65 % · humidity 100 % |
| Solférino | 40 | 481 km S | 374 | 27.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 31 % · winter 92 % · humidity 50 % |
| Panjas | 32 | 524 km S | 431 | 28 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 84 % · humidity 29 % |
| Saint-Médard | 32 | 569 km S | 343 | 32.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 23 % · winter 96 % · humidity 43 % |
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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 Poilley'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Martin-Sainte-Catherine | 23 | 352 km SE | 330 | 26.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Harmoye | 22 | 126 km W | 386 | 33.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Loscouët-sur-Meu | 22 | 79 km SW | 659 | 28 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Coulouvray-Boisbenâtre | 50 | 37 km N | 531 | 25 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Kergrist | 56 | 130 km W | 714 | 28.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Collorec | 29 | 187 km W | 588 | 28.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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