Renac
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 32.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 40 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Renac (INSEE 35237) is in Ille-et-Vilaine (35), part of CA Redon Agglomération. Population 1,027 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [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/35237-renac
Vitality score
Vitality score 32.9/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 40 % of the 14,132 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.83 | 10 | 8.29 |
| Housing mix | 0.83 | 5 | 4.16 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (FAVEJURO). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ST JOSEPH). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (RENAC RP). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF MOULIN BUHARD). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (ESPRIT CREATION). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | FAVEJURO | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 2 | INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | RENAC RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF MOULIN BUHARD | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | ESPRIT CREATION | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| 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 974 (2012) → 1,027 (2023): 5.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 773 (1990) → 1,027 (2023): 32.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 604, of which 8.4 % second homes and 11.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Renac): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (La Chapelle-de-Brain): 3.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Sixt-sur-Aff): 3 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Sainte-Marie): 3.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Renac): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 12 days a year at or above 30 °C and 26 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the LA-NOE-BLANCHE weather station, 17.1 km away at 89 m; the village itself is at 46 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at LA-NOE-BLANCHE, 17.1 km away at 89 m, over 29 summers. [12]
An average of 878 mm of rain a year, spread over 125 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at SAINTE MARIE, 3.8 km away at 47 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 35237/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 35237/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 35237/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 35237/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 35237
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 35064
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 35328
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 35294
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheffois | 85 | 147 km SE | 1,009 | 34.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Teillay | 35 | 34 km E | 1,117 | 34.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Bazouge-du-Désert | 35 | 103 km NE | 1,095 | 26.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Deschaux | 39 | 570 km E | 1,036 | 31.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 49 % · humidity 100 % |
| Domfront-en-Champagne | 72 | 155 km E | 1,069 | 29.8 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chevrières | 42 | 541 km SE | 1,150 | 34.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teillay | 35 | 34 km E | 1,117 | 34.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Bazouge-du-Désert | 35 | 103 km NE | 1,095 | 26.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cheffois | 85 | 147 km SE | 1,009 | 34.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Domfront-en-Champagne | 72 | 155 km E | 1,069 | 29.8 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chevrières | 42 | 541 km SE | 1,150 | 34.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Deschaux | 39 | 570 km E | 1,036 | 31.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 49 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Renac'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheffois | 85 | 147 km SE | 1,009 | 34.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Teillay | 35 | 34 km E | 1,117 | 34.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chavagnes-les-Redoux | 85 | 137 km SE | 857 | 40.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Sulpice-des-Landes | 35 | 27 km E | 820 | 40.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Philbert-du-Peuple | 49 | 149 km E | 1,307 | 27.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Merlatière | 85 | 118 km SE | 1,009 | 31.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
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