Saint-Germain-en-Coglès
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 41.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 42 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Germain-en-Coglès (INSEE 35273) is in Ille-et-Vilaine (35), part of CC Couesnon Marches de Bretagne. Population 2,096 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 41.2/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 42 % of the 9,298 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 | 0.39 | 25 | 9.84 |
| Social | 0.39 | 20 | 7.87 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.67 | 10 | 6.68 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.72 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (FLEUR DE SARRASIN). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE LEFEVRE). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (VOTRE MARCHE). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ST JACQUES DE COMPOSTELLE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE SAINT-GERMAIN-EN-COGLÈS). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (PATRICIA COIFFURE). [3,4]
2 × Campsite (LES YOURTES DE L'EDEN · CAMPING ENTRE PIERRES ET COLLINES). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | FLEUR DE SARRASIN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE LEFEVRE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | VOTRE MARCHE | 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 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ST JACQUES DE COMPOSTELLE | 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 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE SAINT-GERMAIN-EN-COGLÈS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | PATRICIA COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 2 | LES YOURTES DE L'EDEN · CAMPING ENTRE PIERRES ET COLLINES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 2,033 (2012) → 2,096 (2023): 3.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,794 (1990) → 2,096 (2023): 16.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 988, of which 2.8 % second homes and 9.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Germain-en-Coglès): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Germain-en-Coglès): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Maen Roch): 4.6 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Maen Roch): 4.8 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Germain-en-Coglès): 0.4 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 6 days a year at or above 30 °C and 32 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the FOUGERES weather station, 8.3 km away at 74 m; the village itself is at 128 m. [10]
The village sits 54 m above the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.71 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LOUVIGNE-DU-DESERT, 12.9 km away at 153 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 983 mm of rain a year, spread over 144 days — about 6.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST-GERMAIN, 0.3 km away at 134 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 35273/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 35273/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 35273/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 35273/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 35273
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 35257
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brézins | 38 | 604 km SE | 2,312 | 48 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Malô-du-Bois | 85 | 166 km S | 1,612 | 47.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tuffé Val de la Chéronne | 72 | 136 km E | 1,680 | 43.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Épinouze | 26 | 583 km SE | 1,531 | 55 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Nazaire-d'Aude | 11 | 658 km SE | 2,118 | 50.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 84 % · humidity 0 % |
| Froidfond | 85 | 175 km S | 2,208 | 44 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuffé Val de la Chéronne | 72 | 136 km E | 1,680 | 43.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Malô-du-Bois | 85 | 166 km S | 1,612 | 47.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Froidfond | 85 | 175 km S | 2,208 | 44 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Épinouze | 26 | 583 km SE | 1,531 | 55 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Brézins | 38 | 604 km SE | 2,312 | 48 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Nazaire-d'Aude | 11 | 658 km SE | 2,118 | 50.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 84 % · 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 Saint-Germain-en-Coglès'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mametz | 62 | 358 km NE | 1,973 | 44.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vignoc | 35 | 42 km SW | 2,329 | 48.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Motte | 22 | 110 km W | 2,173 | 44.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Hilaire-de-Chaléons | 44 | 152 km S | 2,422 | 54.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Esquelbecq | 59 | 383 km NE | 2,137 | 56.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Domalain | 35 | 45 km S | 2,055 | 36.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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