Saint-Benoît-des-Ondes
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 47.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 81 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Benoît-des-Ondes (INSEE 35255) is in Ille-et-Vilaine (35), part of CA du Pays de Saint Malo Agglomération. Population 975 (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/35255-saint-benoit-des-ondes
Vitality score
Vitality score 47.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 81 % of the 14,471 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.54 |
| Social | 0.5 | 20 | 9.93 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.76 | 10 | 7.58 |
| Housing mix | 0.55 | 5 | 2.75 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA BAGUETTE BENEDECTINE). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (ECOCOAST). [3,4]
5 × Restaurant (LE CHAT LENT · LA FLEUR DE SARRAZIN · BAIA · COCO BAY · LE VENDOME). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT BENOIT DES ONDES RP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (CHUINARD LEONIE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
3 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL · CAMPING DE L'ILE VERTE · LE VILLAGE INSOLITE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Fishmonger.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), 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) | 1 | LA BAGUETTE BENEDECTINE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | ECOCOAST | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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] | |
| Restaurant | 5 | LE CHAT LENT · LA FLEUR DE SARRAZIN · BAIA · COCO BAY · LE VENDOME | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | 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 | SAINT BENOIT DES ONDES RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | 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 | 1 | CHUINARD LEONIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 3 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL · CAMPING DE L'ILE VERTE · LE VILLAGE INSOLITE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 1,054 (2012) → 975 (2023): -7.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 775 (1990) → 975 (2023): 25.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 639, of which 22.5 % second homes and 4.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Benoît-des-Ondes): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Benoît-des-Ondes): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (La Fresnais): 3.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Hirel): 0.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Benoît-des-Ondes): 0.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 3 days a year at or above 30 °C and 20 days at or below 0 °C, over 14 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST-MELOIR weather station, 6.1 km away at 40 m; the village itself is at 8 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at DOL-DE-BRETAGNE, 11.8 km away at 19 m, over 11 summers. [11]
An average of 780 mm of rain a year, spread over 138 days — about 5.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST-MELOIR, 6.1 km away at 40 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 35255/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 35255/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 35255/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 35255/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 35255
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 35116
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 35132
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belleville-sur-Loire | 18 | 371 km E | 989 | 45 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 46 % · humidity 100 % |
| Autheuil-Authouillet | 27 | 235 km E | 941 | 44.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Puy-Saint-Martin | 26 | 684 km SE | 827 | 49.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Suliac | 35 | 11 km SW | 1,018 | 45 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Autry-le-Châtel | 45 | 349 km E | 845 | 40.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 54 % · winter 32 % |
| Les Fourgs | 25 | 648 km E | 1,443 | 41.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Suliac | 35 | 11 km SW | 1,018 | 45 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Autheuil-Authouillet | 27 | 235 km E | 941 | 44.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Autry-le-Châtel | 45 | 349 km E | 845 | 40.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 54 % · winter 32 % |
| Belleville-sur-Loire | 18 | 371 km E | 989 | 45 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 46 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Fourgs | 25 | 648 km E | 1,443 | 41.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Puy-Saint-Martin | 26 | 684 km SE | 827 | 49.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 88 % · 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 Saint-Benoît-des-Ondes'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-Suliac | 35 | 11 km SW | 1,018 | 45 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Avremesnil | 76 | 244 km NE | 994 | 40.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Guimiliau | 29 | 159 km W | 994 | 37.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Condé-Folie | 80 | 320 km NE | 865 | 45.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Merris | 59 | 400 km NE | 1,106 | 37.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lanhouarneau | 29 | 174 km W | 1,282 | 36.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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