Plessé
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 56.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 68 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Plessé (INSEE 44128) is in Loire-Atlantique (44), part of CA Redon Agglomération. Population 5,335 (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/44128-plesse
Vitality score
Vitality score 56.9/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 68 % of the 4,418 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 | 0.28 | 25 | 6.97 |
| Social | 0.73 | 20 | 14.64 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.47 | 10 | 4.67 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.93 | 5 | 4.63 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SARL LEMARCHAND LESKE · BOULANGERIE ELO & ANTHO). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR CONTACT). [3,4]
11 × Restaurant (LOUSTALET-TALOUET IRENE · POULETS BREIZHOHE · RESTAURANT L'ATELIER M). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (K-NO CLUB · LE PADDOCK). [4]
4 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LA RONDE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DU COUDRAY · ECOLE ND DU SACRE COEUR DDEC · ECOLE SAINTE MARIE DDEC). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ANNABELLE PROVOST, MÉDECIN · MARIE LEFORT, MÉDECIN · CLAUDIE DESNOS-MATHELIER, MÉDECIN · ULYSSE BONNET, MÉDECIN · JONATHAN INTERLIGATOR, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF PETIT BRETON). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (PLAN D EAU DE BUHEL). [3]
1 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL ATLANTIQUE VENDEE). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (STEPHAN GWENAEL · ENTRE CIEL ET TERRE · EN TETE A TETE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | SARL LEMARCHAND LESKE · BOULANGERIE ELO & ANTHO | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | CARREFOUR CONTACT | 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 | 11 | LOUSTALET-TALOUET IRENE · POULETS BREIZHOHE · RESTAURANT L'ATELIER M | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 17 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | K-NO CLUB · LE PADDOCK | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 4 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LA RONDE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DU COUDRAY · ECOLE ND DU SACRE COEUR DDEC · ECOLE SAINTE MARIE DDEC | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | ANNABELLE PROVOST, MÉDECIN · MARIE LEFORT, MÉDECIN · CLAUDIE DESNOS-MATHELIER, MÉDECIN · ULYSSE BONNET, MÉDECIN · JONATHAN INTERLIGATOR, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 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 | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF PETIT BRETON | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 1 | PLAN D EAU DE BUHEL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 1 | CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL ATLANTIQUE VENDEE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 3 | STEPHAN GWENAEL · ENTRE CIEL ET TERRE · EN TETE A TETE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| 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 4,895 (2012) → 5,335 (2023): 9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 3,298 (1990) → 5,335 (2023): 61.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,585, of which 3.7 % second homes and 8.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Plessé): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Plessé): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Plessé): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Guémené-Penfao): 10.5 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Plessé): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 51 days at or below 0 °C, over 15 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the BLAIN weather station, 11.5 km away at 13 m; the village itself is at 33 m. [10]
An average of 869 mm of rain a year, spread over 123 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at GUEMENE-PENFAO, 9.2 km away at 33 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 — 44128/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44128/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44128/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44128/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 44128
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 44067
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mesnils-sur-Iton | 27 | 265 km NE | 6,078 | 55.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 89 % |
| Miniac-Morvan | 35 | 108 km N | 4,408 | 53.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 67 % · winter 81 % |
| Groisy | 74 | 636 km E | 4,082 | 45.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 90 % · winter 47 % |
| Vigneux-de-Bretagne | 44 | 26 km SE | 6,692 | 57.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 100 % |
| Kervignac | 56 | 105 km W | 7,204 | 57.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 69 % · winter 70 % |
| Scaër | 29 | 146 km W | 5,178 | 49.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 62 % · winter 55 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vigneux-de-Bretagne | 44 | 26 km SE | 6,692 | 57.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 100 % |
| Kervignac | 56 | 105 km W | 7,204 | 57.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 69 % · winter 70 % |
| Miniac-Morvan | 35 | 108 km N | 4,408 | 53.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 67 % · winter 81 % |
| Scaër | 29 | 146 km W | 5,178 | 49.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 62 % · winter 55 % |
| Mesnils-sur-Iton | 27 | 265 km NE | 6,078 | 55.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 89 % |
| Groisy | 74 | 636 km E | 4,082 | 45.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 90 % · winter 47 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
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