Rennes
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Well served 94.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 80 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Rennes (INSEE 35238) is in Ille-et-Vilaine (35), part of Rennes Métropole. Population 230,890 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Grands centres urbains (level 1). [2]
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/35238-rennes
Vitality score
Vitality score 94.6/100 — Well served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 80 % of the 45 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 | 0.99 | 25 | 24.78 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Education | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Health | 1 | 10 | 9.99 |
| Public & culture | 0.89 | 5 | 4.46 |
| Population trend | 0.67 | 10 | 6.69 |
| Housing mix | 0.9 | 5 | 4.52 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
102 × Bakery (boulangerie) (A VOS FOURNILS · LES JARDINS DES DELICES · BOUVIER · LA PETITE CHOCOLATERIE). [3,4]
29 × Butcher (boucherie) (SARL POULAIN ET FILS · LA BOUCHERIE RENNAISE · LES BLEUETS · AU DELICE LIMOUSIN). [3,4]
67 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (MOOVY MARKET · ILORANCE DISTRIBUTION ALIMENTAIRE · ART MONY · ARAS GUVEN). [3,4]
36 × Supermarket (LECLERC · LIDL · CARREFOUR PROXIMITE FRANCE · JERSEY PLUS · SOCIETE ANRO). [3,4]
4 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (MA FROMAGERIE FINE · FROMAGERIE SAINT HELIER · FROMAGERIE VASSELOT · L'AGENCE DES FROMAGES). [4]
4 × Fishmonger (MAISON TROADEC · ETS TROADEC LES HALLES · SOHIER · MARGATE). [3,4]
694 × Restaurant (CHAWP SHOP · LA BRIOCHE DOREE · LA BRIOCHE DOREE - LE FOURNIL DE PIERRE · FLUNCH · LA VILLE D YS). [3,4]
228 × Café / bar (BOUCHON · MAELSTROM · LIEGE · LE PAS'SAGE DES LICES · LE NERVAL). [4]
35 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNEL PUB CHAMPION DE CICE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LES CLOTEAUX · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUB CHATEAUGIRON-LANDRY · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE OSCAR LEROUX · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE CARLE BAHON). [3]
64 × Primary school (élémentaire) (MAIRIE · ECOLE ELEMENT APPLI DUCHESSE ANNE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB CONTOUR ST-AUBIN · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE CLEMENCEAU · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE MAUCONSEIL). [3]
20 × Collège (COLLEGE LES GAYEULLES · COLLEGE LES ORMEAUX · COLLEGE LES CHALAIS · COLLEGE ECHANGE · COLLEGE CLEUNAY). [3]
245 × GP (médecin généraliste) (HOEL CHARBONNEL, MÉDECIN · NIRINA ANDRIAMAKAOLY, MÉDECIN · SIDONIE CHHOR, MÉDECIN · MATTHIEU CARREAU, MÉDECIN · EVA MORINEAUX, MÉDECIN). [3]
47 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DEBRIE FUR · PHARMACIE ROCHARD · PHARMACIE LONGS CHAMPS · PHARMACIE DESPONDS · PHARMACIE DE NEMOURS). [3,4]
20 × Post office / agence postale (RENNES RPU OBERTHUR RP · RENNES BEAUREGARD RP · RENNES SAINT HELIER CORDONNERIE RP · RENNES RPU LA POTERIE RP · RENNES RPU DIAGONAL RP). [3]
16 × Library (BOURG L'EVESQUE · TRIANGLE · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE RENNES MÉTROPOLE LES CHAMPS LIBRES · VILLEJEAN · ANTIPODE). [3]
3 × Cinema (CINE T.N.B · GAUMONT · CINEMA ARVOR). [3]
53 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF LES GAYEULLES · GYMNASE SCOLAIRE MARCEL PAGNOL · GYMNASE DE THORIGNE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF COMMANDANT BOUGOIN · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU HAUT SANCE). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (PLAN D EAU D APIGNE). [3]
68 × Bank (BANQUE DELUBAC ET CIE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE RENNES SAINT HELIER · CCF · CCM RENNES BLOSNE-POTERIE · FEDERAL FINANCE). [3]
207 × Hairdresser (HARDY JEANNINE · HAIRLYS). [3,4]
14 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
32 × Hotel (IBIS RENNES CENTRE GARE SUD · THE ORIGINALS CITY LE SÉVIGNÉ · KYRIAD RENNES CENTRE · HÔTEL LANJUINAIS · LE PARIS-BREST HOTEL). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING DES GAYEULLES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 19 × Bakery (boulangerie), 4 × Butcher (boucherie), 29 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 7 × Supermarket, 4 × Fishmonger, 150 × Restaurant, 1 × GP (médecin généraliste), 10 × Pharmacy, 12 × Bank, 36 × Hairdresser, 3 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 102 | A VOS FOURNILS · LES JARDINS DES DELICES · BOUVIER · LA PETITE CHOCOLATERIE | INSEE BPE 102 / INSEE SIRENE 108 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 29 | SARL POULAIN ET FILS · LA BOUCHERIE RENNAISE · LES BLEUETS · AU DELICE LIMOUSIN | INSEE BPE 29 / INSEE SIRENE 37 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 67 | MOOVY MARKET · ILORANCE DISTRIBUTION ALIMENTAIRE · ART MONY · ARAS GUVEN | INSEE BPE 67 / INSEE SIRENE 114 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 36 | LECLERC · LIDL · CARREFOUR PROXIMITE FRANCE · JERSEY PLUS · SOCIETE ANRO | INSEE BPE 36 / INSEE SIRENE 48 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 4 | MA FROMAGERIE FINE · FROMAGERIE SAINT HELIER · FROMAGERIE VASSELOT · L'AGENCE DES FROMAGES | INSEE SIRENE 4 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 4 | MAISON TROADEC · ETS TROADEC LES HALLES · SOHIER · MARGATE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 694 | CHAWP SHOP · LA BRIOCHE DOREE · LA BRIOCHE DOREE - LE FOURNIL DE PIERRE · FLUNCH · LA VILLE D YS | INSEE BPE 694 / INSEE SIRENE 1030 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 228 | BOUCHON · MAELSTROM · LIEGE · LE PAS'SAGE DES LICES · LE NERVAL | INSEE SIRENE 228 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 35 | ECOLE MATERNEL PUB CHAMPION DE CICE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LES CLOTEAUX · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUB CHATEAUGIRON-LANDRY · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE OSCAR LEROUX · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE CARLE BAHON | INSEE BPE 35 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 64 | MAIRIE · ECOLE ELEMENT APPLI DUCHESSE ANNE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB CONTOUR ST-AUBIN · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE CLEMENCEAU · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE MAUCONSEIL | INSEE BPE 64 [3] |
| Collège | 20 | COLLEGE LES GAYEULLES · COLLEGE LES ORMEAUX · COLLEGE LES CHALAIS · COLLEGE ECHANGE · COLLEGE CLEUNAY | INSEE BPE 20 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 245 | HOEL CHARBONNEL, MÉDECIN · NIRINA ANDRIAMAKAOLY, MÉDECIN · SIDONIE CHHOR, MÉDECIN · MATTHIEU CARREAU, MÉDECIN · EVA MORINEAUX, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 245 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 47 | PHARMACIE DEBRIE FUR · PHARMACIE ROCHARD · PHARMACIE LONGS CHAMPS · PHARMACIE DESPONDS · PHARMACIE DE NEMOURS | INSEE BPE 47 / INSEE SIRENE 65 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 20 | RENNES RPU OBERTHUR RP · RENNES BEAUREGARD RP · RENNES SAINT HELIER CORDONNERIE RP · RENNES RPU LA POTERIE RP · RENNES RPU DIAGONAL RP | INSEE BPE 20 [3] |
| Library | 16 | BOURG L'EVESQUE · TRIANGLE · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE RENNES MÉTROPOLE LES CHAMPS LIBRES · VILLEJEAN · ANTIPODE | INSEE BPE 16 [3] |
| Cinema | 3 | CINE T.N.B · GAUMONT · CINEMA ARVOR | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 53 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF LES GAYEULLES · GYMNASE SCOLAIRE MARCEL PAGNOL · GYMNASE DE THORIGNE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF COMMANDANT BOUGOIN · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU HAUT SANCE | INSEE BPE 53 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 1 | PLAN D EAU D APIGNE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 68 | BANQUE DELUBAC ET CIE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE RENNES SAINT HELIER · CCF · CCM RENNES BLOSNE-POTERIE · FEDERAL FINANCE | INSEE BPE 68 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 207 | HARDY JEANNINE · HAIRLYS | INSEE BPE 207 / INSEE SIRENE 281 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 14 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 14 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 32 | IBIS RENNES CENTRE GARE SUD · THE ORIGINALS CITY LE SÉVIGNÉ · KYRIAD RENNES CENTRE · HÔTEL LANJUINAIS · LE PARIS-BREST HOTEL | INSEE BPE 32 / INSEE SIRENE 91 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING DES GAYEULLES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 209,860 (2012) → 230,890 (2023): 10 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 197,536 (1990) → 230,890 (2023): 16.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 137,847, of which 4.8 % second homes and 6.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Rennes): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Rennes): 0 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Rennes): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Rennes): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Rennes): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 10 days a year at or above 30 °C and 30 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the RENNES-ST JACQUES weather station, 6.2 km away at 36 m; the village itself is at 33 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at RENNES-ST JACQUES, 6.2 km away at 36 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 741 mm of rain a year, spread over 119 days — about 6.2 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at RENNES CUCILLE, 2.4 km away at 53 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 35238/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 35238/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 35238/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 35238/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 35238
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lille | 59 | 444 km NE | 238,246 | 95.3 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bordeaux | 33 | 374 km S | 267,991 | 95.9 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 85 % · humidity 64 % |
| Strasbourg | 67 | 699 km E | 293,771 | 94.5 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 % |
| Reims | 51 | 438 km E | 177,674 | 91.7 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Toulon | 83 | 811 km SE | 179,116 | 93.2 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 31 % · winter 62 % · humidity 0 % |
| Montpellier | 34 | 662 km SE | 310,240 | 98.1 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 88 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bordeaux | 33 | 374 km S | 267,991 | 95.9 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 85 % · humidity 64 % |
| Reims | 51 | 438 km E | 177,674 | 91.7 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lille | 59 | 444 km NE | 238,246 | 95.3 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montpellier | 34 | 662 km SE | 310,240 | 98.1 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 88 % · humidity 0 % |
| Strasbourg | 67 | 699 km E | 293,771 | 94.5 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 % |
| Toulon | 83 | 811 km SE | 179,116 | 93.2 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 31 % · winter 62 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Rennes'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lille | 59 | 444 km NE | 238,246 | 95.3 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nantes | 44 | 100 km S | 327,734 | 96.4 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Denis | 93 | 311 km E | 149,077 | 95 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Caen | 14 | 153 km NE | 109,400 | 91.3 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tourcoing | 59 | 455 km NE | 98,772 | 90.4 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Roubaix | 59 | 453 km NE | 98,286 | 90.1 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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