Saint-Malo
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Well served 82.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 75 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Malo (INSEE 35288) is in Ille-et-Vilaine (35), part of CA du Pays de Saint Malo Agglomération. Population 47,439 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [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/35288-saint-malo
Vitality score
Vitality score 82.9/100 — Well served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 75 % of the 475 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 | 0.91 | 25 | 22.81 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Education | 0.88 | 10 | 8.81 |
| Health | 0.94 | 10 | 9.4 |
| Public & culture | 0.46 | 5 | 2.3 |
| Population trend | 0.49 | 10 | 4.87 |
| Housing mix | 0.46 | 5 | 2.29 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
58 × Bakery (boulangerie) (JEMAG · LE MARCHE DU BISCUIT · BOUVIER · ROCK A MALO). [3,4]
12 × Butcher (boucherie) (MAURICE · GRAND FRAIS · BOUCHERIE AUDER). [3,4]
26 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LE PRESSOIR · AU COURS DES HALLES · LA COOP BIO SAINT MALO · LA COOP BIO · DISTRIBUTION CASINO FRANCE). [3,4]
13 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE · ST MALO DISTRIBUTION · LIDL · BISQUINE · CARREFOUR). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (LE FROMAGER DE SAINT MALO). [4]
6 × Fishmonger (LA CANCALAISE L'ATELIER DE LA MER · LE PERE BILLARD · POISSONNERIE DE LA ROULAIS · EPIBEMO). [3,4]
261 × Restaurant (CREPERIE LE GALLO · RESTECO - ASSOCIATION HENRI LEMARIE · RESTECO-COLLEGE STE JEANNE D'ARC · LA BUVETTE DES BAINS). [3,4]
72 × Café / bar (LE PASSAGE · LE YACHT CLUB · LA BONNE ETOILE · BAR A CIDRES BREIZH CAFE · LE PETIT NAVIRE). [4]
4 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE BEL AIR · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LA BOULNAYE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUB LE TRIANON · ECOLE MATERNELLE PRIVEE CHOISY). [3]
17 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LE GRAND BE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE BELLEVUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LA DECOUVERTE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LA CITE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE COURTOISVILLE). [3]
5 × Collège (COLLEGE CHATEAUBRIAND · COLLEGE JEAN CHARCOT · COLLEGE DUGUAY-TROUIN · COLLEGE PRIVE CHOISY · COLLEGE PRIVE MOKA STE FAMILLE). [3]
82 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CATHERINE MILON, MÉDECIN · BENOIT LE COUTOUR, MÉDECIN · PATRICK GUERENDEL, MÉDECIN · EMMANUELLE BORIES, MÉDECIN · LAURE MILLON, MÉDECIN). [3]
17 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA MADELEINE · PHARMACIE DE LA GARE · PHARMACIE DE ROCABEY · PHARMACIE DU CENTRE COMMERCIAL DE LA DECOUVERTE · PHARMACIE CENTRALE SERVANNAISE). [3,4]
6 × Post office / agence postale (ST MALO CHATEAU MALO RP · SAINT MALO INTRA MUROS 2 RP · LA POSTE). [3]
4 × Library (POINT LECTURE SAINT-SERVAN · POINT LECTURE INTRA-MUROS · POINT LECTURE PARAME · MEDIATHEQUE POLE CULTUREL LA GRANDE PASSERELLE). [3]
2 × Cinema (LE VAUBAN 2- LA GRANDE PASSERELLE · CINE VAUBAN). [3]
17 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU NAYE · GYMNASE DES COTTAGES · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU PANIER FLEURI · SALLE CHARCOT · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE MARVILLE). [3]
18 × Bank (AGENCE DE SAINT MALO JEAN JAURES · AGENCE DE SAINT MALO PARAME · AGENCE ST MALO ST SERVAN · SOCIETE GENERALE · ST-MALO BNP PARIBAS BANQUE DE). [3]
56 × Hairdresser (BELIN GILDAS · LARDOUX MICHELLE · RAULINE ANNICK · SALON M' · SARL HARDEN). [3,4]
8 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
69 × Hotel (HÔTEL LES AJONCS D'OR · HÔTEL OCÉANIA SAINT-MALO · HÔTEL FRANCE ET CHATEAUBRIAND · HOTEL DE LA CITE · HÔTEL ANNE DE BRETAGNE). [3,4]
2 × Campsite (DOMAINE DE LA VILLE HUCHET · CAMPING DE LA CITÉ D'ALETH). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 8 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 4 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 3 × Supermarket, 36 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × GP (médecin généraliste), 3 × Pharmacy, 2 × Bank, 11 × Hairdresser, 6 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 58 | JEMAG · LE MARCHE DU BISCUIT · BOUVIER · ROCK A MALO | INSEE BPE 58 / INSEE SIRENE 58 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 12 | MAURICE · GRAND FRAIS · BOUCHERIE AUDER | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 26 | LE PRESSOIR · AU COURS DES HALLES · LA COOP BIO SAINT MALO · LA COOP BIO · DISTRIBUTION CASINO FRANCE | INSEE BPE 26 / INSEE SIRENE 33 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 13 | INTERMARCHE · ST MALO DISTRIBUTION · LIDL · BISQUINE · CARREFOUR | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 16 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | LE FROMAGER DE SAINT MALO | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 6 | LA CANCALAISE L'ATELIER DE LA MER · LE PERE BILLARD · POISSONNERIE DE LA ROULAIS · EPIBEMO | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 261 | CREPERIE LE GALLO · RESTECO - ASSOCIATION HENRI LEMARIE · RESTECO-COLLEGE STE JEANNE D'ARC · LA BUVETTE DES BAINS | INSEE BPE 261 / INSEE SIRENE 350 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 72 | LE PASSAGE · LE YACHT CLUB · LA BONNE ETOILE · BAR A CIDRES BREIZH CAFE · LE PETIT NAVIRE | INSEE SIRENE 72 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 4 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE BEL AIR · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LA BOULNAYE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUB LE TRIANON · ECOLE MATERNELLE PRIVEE CHOISY | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 17 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LE GRAND BE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE BELLEVUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LA DECOUVERTE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LA CITE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE COURTOISVILLE | INSEE BPE 17 [3] |
| Collège | 5 | COLLEGE CHATEAUBRIAND · COLLEGE JEAN CHARCOT · COLLEGE DUGUAY-TROUIN · COLLEGE PRIVE CHOISY · COLLEGE PRIVE MOKA STE FAMILLE | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 82 | CATHERINE MILON, MÉDECIN · BENOIT LE COUTOUR, MÉDECIN · PATRICK GUERENDEL, MÉDECIN · EMMANUELLE BORIES, MÉDECIN · LAURE MILLON, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 82 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 17 | PHARMACIE DE LA MADELEINE · PHARMACIE DE LA GARE · PHARMACIE DE ROCABEY · PHARMACIE DU CENTRE COMMERCIAL DE LA DECOUVERTE · PHARMACIE CENTRALE SERVANNAISE | INSEE BPE 17 / INSEE SIRENE 26 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 6 | ST MALO CHATEAU MALO RP · SAINT MALO INTRA MUROS 2 RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Library | 4 | POINT LECTURE SAINT-SERVAN · POINT LECTURE INTRA-MUROS · POINT LECTURE PARAME · MEDIATHEQUE POLE CULTUREL LA GRANDE PASSERELLE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Cinema | 2 | LE VAUBAN 2- LA GRANDE PASSERELLE · CINE VAUBAN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 17 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU NAYE · GYMNASE DES COTTAGES · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU PANIER FLEURI · SALLE CHARCOT · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE MARVILLE | INSEE BPE 17 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 18 | AGENCE DE SAINT MALO JEAN JAURES · AGENCE DE SAINT MALO PARAME · AGENCE ST MALO ST SERVAN · SOCIETE GENERALE · ST-MALO BNP PARIBAS BANQUE DE | INSEE BPE 18 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 56 | BELIN GILDAS · LARDOUX MICHELLE · RAULINE ANNICK · SALON M' · SARL HARDEN | INSEE BPE 56 / INSEE SIRENE 77 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 8 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 69 | HÔTEL LES AJONCS D'OR · HÔTEL OCÉANIA SAINT-MALO · HÔTEL FRANCE ET CHATEAUBRIAND · HOTEL DE LA CITE · HÔTEL ANNE DE BRETAGNE | INSEE BPE 69 / INSEE SIRENE 88 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 2 | DOMAINE DE LA VILLE HUCHET · CAMPING DE LA CITÉ D'ALETH | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 44,620 (2012) → 47,439 (2023): 6.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 48,057 (1990) → 47,439 (2023): -1.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 38,206, of which 27.1 % second homes and 5.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Malo): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Malo): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Malo): 0.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Malo): 1.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Malo): 0.6 km to the south-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. [9]
Measured at the ST-MELOIR weather station, 7.1 km away at 40 m; the village itself is at 9 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at DINARD, 8.4 km away at 65 m, over 30 summers. [9]
That station sits 56 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 780 mm of rain a year, spread over 138 days — about 5.7 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at ST-MELOIR, 7.1 km away at 40 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 — 35288/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 35288/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 35288/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 35288/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 35288
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sète | 34 | 731 km SE | 45,337 | 83.4 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 77 % · humidity 0 % |
| Hyères | 83 | 880 km SE | 55,858 | 87.3 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 99 % · humidity 7 % |
| Grasse | 06 | 884 km SE | 50,970 | 84.1 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 93 % · humidity 71 % |
| Narbonne | 11 | 721 km SE | 57,587 | 88.4 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 88 % · humidity 0 % |
| La Ciotat | 13 | 847 km SE | 38,477 | 82.4 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 76 % · humidity 36 % |
| Carcassonne | 11 | 693 km SE | 46,080 | 87.1 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 10 % · winter 100 % · humidity 43 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carcassonne | 11 | 693 km SE | 46,080 | 87.1 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 10 % · winter 100 % · humidity 43 % |
| Narbonne | 11 | 721 km SE | 57,587 | 88.4 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 88 % · humidity 0 % |
| Sète | 34 | 731 km SE | 45,337 | 83.4 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 77 % · humidity 0 % |
| La Ciotat | 13 | 847 km SE | 38,477 | 82.4 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 76 % · humidity 36 % |
| Hyères | 83 | 880 km SE | 55,858 | 87.3 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 99 % · humidity 7 % |
| Grasse | 06 | 884 km SE | 50,970 | 84.1 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 93 % · humidity 71 % |
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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-Malo'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dieppe | 76 | 266 km NE | 28,496 | 76.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Sables-d'Olonne | 85 | 240 km S | 49,603 | 85.7 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Abbeville | 80 | 323 km NE | 22,395 | 76.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Brieuc | 22 | 57 km W | 44,364 | 83.7 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vannes | 56 | 123 km SW | 55,790 | 89.3 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hazebrouck | 59 | 401 km NE | 21,912 | 73.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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