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Sixt-sur-Aff

Ille-et-Vilaine · CA Redon Agglomération · INSEE 35328

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Served 63.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 96 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Sixt-sur-Aff (INSEE 35328) is in Ille-et-Vilaine (35), part of CA Redon Agglomération. Population 2,273 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24.

Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/35328-sixt-sur-aff

Vitality score

Vitality score 63.4/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 96 % of the 8,776 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.

ComponentValue (0–1)WeightContribution
Daily food0.472511.83
Social0.782015.54
Education0.78107.77
Health0.51105.13
Public & culture0.3951.97
Population trend0.71107.06
Housing mix0.9154.56

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 3 of 6
Eating out 1 of 1
Cafés and bars 1 of 1
Schools 2 of 3
Health 2 of 4
Public services 1 of 1
Culture 1 of 2
Sport 1 of 2
Everyday services 1 of 3
Lodging 1 of 2
One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]

2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AU FOURNIL DE L'AFF). [3,4]

1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE HERCELIN). [3,4]

1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]

3 × Restaurant (GALEIT BREIZH · EURL LES TONTONS GRILLEURS · L'ESCALE). [3,4]

3 × Café / bar (LE FAVORY · VEGETARIUM CAFE). [4]

3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE MICHEL SERRAULT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE STE ANNE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE HORS CONTRAT HETRE ET DEVENIR). [3]

1 × Collège (ECOLE SECONDAIRE PRIVEE HETRE ET DEVENIR). [3]

2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (LIANA-MARIANA CRETU, MÉDECIN · NATHALIE GIRARD, MÉDECIN). [3]

1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE SIXTINE). [3,4]

1 × Post office / agence postale (SIXT SUR AFF AP). [3]

1 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE L'ATELIER DES MOTS). [3]

1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]

2 × Hairdresser (VANESSA COIFFURE). [3,4]

1 × Campsite (RIVES NATURE). [3,4]

Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Restaurant.

Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts
TypeCountNamesSources
Bakery (boulangerie)2AU FOURNIL DE L'AFFINSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)1BOUCHERIE HERCELININSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)1INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Supermarket0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Cheese shop (fromagerie)0INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Fishmonger0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Restaurant3GALEIT BREIZH · EURL LES TONTONS GRILLEURS · L'ESCALEINSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4]
Café / bar3LE FAVORY · VEGETARIUM CAFEINSEE SIRENE 3 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)3ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE MICHEL SERRAULT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE STE ANNE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE HORS CONTRAT HETRE ET DEVENIRINSEE BPE 3 [3]
Collège1ECOLE SECONDAIRE PRIVEE HETRE ET DEVENIRINSEE BPE 1 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)2LIANA-MARIANA CRETU, MÉDECIN · NATHALIE GIRARD, MÉDECININSEE BPE 2 [3]
Pharmacy1PHARMACIE SIXTINEINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Nurse0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Dentist0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Post office / agence postale1SIXT SUR AFF APINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Library1MEDIATHEQUE L'ATELIER DES MOTSINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Cinema0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Gym / sports hall1COMPLEXE SPORTIFINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Swimming pool0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Hairdresser2VANESSA COIFFUREINSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4]
Fuel station0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Hotel0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Campsite1RIVES NATUREINSEE 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

1968: 1,722 2023: 2,273 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 2,120 (2012) → 2,273 (2023): 7.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]

Population 1,885 (1990) → 2,273 (2023): 20.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 1,209, of which 4.4 % second homes and 11.8 % vacant. [7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

2.5 km5 km
In the commune Bakery, Food shop, Primary school, GP, Pharmacy Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Sixt-sur-Aff): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]

Food shop (Sixt-sur-Aff): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]

GP (Sixt-sur-Aff): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]

Pharmacy (Sixt-sur-Aff): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]

Primary school (Sixt-sur-Aff): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]

Climate

No climate figures: the nearest weather station is more than 20 km away, too far to describe this commune.

Uncertainties

No specific uncertainties flagged.

References

  1. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 35328/2023
  2. INSEE density grid 2026
  3. INSEE BPE 2025
  4. INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
  5. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 35328/2012
  6. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 35328/1990
  7. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 35328/logement/2023
  8. INSEE BPE 2025 — 35328

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.

CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
La Forêt-sur-Sèvre79155 km SE2,25045.8Partly servedno figures
Coulonges-sur-l'Autize79182 km SE2,34561Servedno figures
Marboz01578 km E2,26462.6Servedno figures
Méounes-lès-Montrieux83801 km SE2,27763.2Servedno figures
Rives-d'Autise85184 km SE2,03660.6Servedno figures
Espelette64496 km S2,15571.1Servedno figures
Order by distance instead
CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
La Forêt-sur-Sèvre79155 km SE2,25045.8Partly servedno figures
Coulonges-sur-l'Autize79182 km SE2,34561Servedno figures
Rives-d'Autise85184 km SE2,03660.6Servedno figures
Espelette64496 km S2,15571.1Servedno figures
Marboz01578 km E2,26462.6Servedno figures
Méounes-lès-Montrieux83801 km SE2,27763.2Servedno figures

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