Vern-sur-Seiche
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 61.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 77 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Vern-sur-Seiche (INSEE 35352) is in Ille-et-Vilaine (35), part of Rennes Métropole. Population 8,207 (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/35352-vern-sur-seiche
Vitality score
Vitality score 61.4/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 77 % of the 2,959 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 | 9.63 |
| Social | 0.76 | 20 | 15.13 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.64 | 10 | 6.44 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.97 | 10 | 9.65 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.92 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
5 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SARL GWELL MAD · VANHOLLEBEKE-PERNEL · LE FOURNIL VERNOIS · LA MIE DE VERN · AUX PETITES MERVEILLES). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (ETABLISSEMENTS BEUCHER). [3]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (VERNDIS). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (ANTHIGO). [3,4]
17 × Restaurant (MC DONALD'S · DOMINO'S · LEOPARD BLANC · ASI'A · REGAL KEBAB). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar. [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LA CHALOTAIS · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE NOEL DU FAIL). [3]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE NOEL DU FAIL · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LA CHALOTAIS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE DAME). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE THEODORE MONOD). [3]
9 × GP (médecin généraliste) (FANNY SEILHEAN, MÉDECIN · DOTOU HOUNVENOU, MÉDECIN · CAMILLE ELUDUT, MÉDECIN · FREDERIC BEUNEUX, MÉDECIN · AURORE BOUQUET, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA MAIRIE · PHARMACIE BATALLA). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE CENTRE CULTUREL LE VOLUME). [3]
1 × Cinema (CINEVILLE). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (ESPACE DE LA SEICHE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE LA CHALOTAIS). [3]
5 × Bank (C.C.M. VERN SUR SEICHE · CAISSE D EPARGNE BRETAGNE PAYS DE LOIRE · VERN SUR SEICHE BNPP BDB · CREDIT AGRICOLE · BANQUE CIC OUEST). [3]
10 × Hairdresser (SARL BRUNO MERIL COIFFURE · ROUVRAIS RAFAEL · CORREIA · COIFFURE EMMARA). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Bank, 1 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 5 | SARL GWELL MAD · VANHOLLEBEKE-PERNEL · LE FOURNIL VERNOIS · LA MIE DE VERN · AUX PETITES MERVEILLES | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | ETABLISSEMENTS BEUCHER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | VERNDIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | ANTHIGO | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 17 | MC DONALD'S · DOMINO'S · LEOPARD BLANC · ASI'A · REGAL KEBAB | INSEE BPE 17 / INSEE SIRENE 22 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LA CHALOTAIS · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE NOEL DU FAIL | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE NOEL DU FAIL · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LA CHALOTAIS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE DAME | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE THEODORE MONOD | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 9 | FANNY SEILHEAN, MÉDECIN · DOTOU HOUNVENOU, MÉDECIN · CAMILLE ELUDUT, MÉDECIN · FREDERIC BEUNEUX, MÉDECIN · AURORE BOUQUET, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE DE LA MAIRIE · PHARMACIE BATALLA | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 | MEDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE CENTRE CULTUREL LE VOLUME | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | CINEVILLE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | ESPACE DE LA SEICHE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE LA CHALOTAIS | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 5 | C.C.M. VERN SUR SEICHE · CAISSE D EPARGNE BRETAGNE PAYS DE LOIRE · VERN SUR SEICHE BNPP BDB · CREDIT AGRICOLE · BANQUE CIC OUEST | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 10 | SARL BRUNO MERIL COIFFURE · ROUVRAIS RAFAEL · CORREIA · COIFFURE EMMARA | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 8,002 (2012) → 8,207 (2023): 2.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 5,602 (1990) → 8,207 (2023): 46.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,812, of which 0.8 % second homes and 3.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Vern-sur-Seiche): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Vern-sur-Seiche): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Vern-sur-Seiche): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Vern-sur-Seiche): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Vern-sur-Seiche): 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, 10.2 km away at 36 m; the village itself is at 46 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at RENNES-ST JACQUES, 10.2 km away at 36 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 791 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at CORPS-NUDS, 8.6 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 — 35352/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 35352/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 35352/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 35352/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 35352
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballancourt-sur-Essonne | 91 | 300 km E | 8,191 | 59.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mazingarbe | 62 | 414 km NE | 8,217 | 56 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 100 % · winter 82 % |
| Saint-Pierre-lès-Elbeuf | 76 | 238 km NE | 8,306 | 57.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Carbon-Blanc | 33 | 360 km S | 8,331 | 56.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 89 % · humidity 64 % |
| Marguerittes | 30 | 659 km SE | 8,346 | 65.7 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 86 % · humidity 57 % |
| Orchies | 59 | 443 km NE | 8,396 | 70.9 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Pierre-lès-Elbeuf | 76 | 238 km NE | 8,306 | 57.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ballancourt-sur-Essonne | 91 | 300 km E | 8,191 | 59.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Carbon-Blanc | 33 | 360 km S | 8,331 | 56.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 89 % · humidity 64 % |
| Mazingarbe | 62 | 414 km NE | 8,217 | 56 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 100 % · winter 82 % |
| Orchies | 59 | 443 km NE | 8,396 | 70.9 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marguerittes | 30 | 659 km SE | 8,346 | 65.7 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 86 % · humidity 57 % |
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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 Vern-sur-Seiche'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-Pierre-lès-Elbeuf | 76 | 238 km NE | 8,306 | 57.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lillebonne | 76 | 227 km NE | 8,541 | 71.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Margny-lès-Compiègne | 60 | 359 km NE | 8,677 | 67.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Mesnil-Saint-Denis | 78 | 274 km E | 7,276 | 55.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gaillon | 27 | 249 km NE | 6,746 | 66.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Rheu | 35 | 16 km NW | 9,839 | 66.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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