Saint-Malo-de-Guersac
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 35.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 11 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Malo-de-Guersac (INSEE 44176) is in Loire-Atlantique (44), part of CA de la Région Nazairienne et de l'Estuaire (CARENE). Population 3,203 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 35.1/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 11 % of the 6,747 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 | 0.22 | 25 | 5.53 |
| Social | 0.46 | 20 | 9.21 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.47 | 10 | 4.72 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.82 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE FOURNIL ST MALO). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (SARL LABBE SIMON). [3]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (COCCINNELLE). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (LE BISTROT GOURMAND · SAVEURS DE L ATLAS). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (LE MALOUIN · JONATHAN TARAZONA MARTINEZ · CAFE DU PONT). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE GENEVIEVE GRATTIER). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JEAN-YVES LENOIR, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE MALOUINE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (ST MALO DE GUERSAC AP). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE COLETTE). [3]
1 × Cinema (LA MALOUINE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
5 × Hairdresser (MILLE ET UNE COUPES · COIFFURE NAT'ALY · ALIS ON COIFFURE · LV HAIR). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Pharmacy.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LE FOURNIL ST MALO | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | SARL LABBE SIMON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | COCCINNELLE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 2 | LE BISTROT GOURMAND · SAVEURS DE L ATLAS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | LE MALOUIN · JONATHAN TARAZONA MARTINEZ · CAFE DU PONT | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE GENEVIEVE GRATTIER | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | JEAN-YVES LENOIR, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE MALOUINE | 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 | ST MALO DE GUERSAC AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE COLETTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LA MALOUINE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 5 | MILLE ET UNE COUPES · COIFFURE NAT'ALY · ALIS ON COIFFURE · LV HAIR | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 3,215 (2012) → 3,203 (2023): -0.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 3,294 (1990) → 3,203 (2023): -2.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,525, of which 1.8 % second homes and 6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Malo-de-Guersac): 0.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Malo-de-Guersac): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Malo-de-Guersac): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Montoir-de-Bretagne): 3.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Malo-de-Guersac): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 10 days a year at or above 30 °C and 26 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the SAINT-JOACHIM_SAE weather station, 3.5 km away at 3 m; the village itself is at 12 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ST NAZAIRE-MONTOIR, 4.6 km away at 3 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 838 mm of rain a year, spread over 123 days — about 6.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at SAINT-JOACHIM_SAE, 3.5 km away at 3 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 — 44176/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44176/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44176/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44176/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 44176
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 44103
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chavanod | 74 | 649 km E | 3,135 | 50.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 16 % · humidity 86 % |
| Champ-sur-Drac | 38 | 659 km E | 3,335 | 43.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 62 % |
| Vourles | 69 | 564 km E | 3,332 | 53.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 66 % · humidity 71 % |
| Lecelles | 59 | 536 km NE | 3,046 | 39.3 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chasselay | 69 | 556 km E | 2,973 | 69.3 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 78 % · humidity 64 % |
| Coubon | 43 | 537 km SE | 3,140 | 42.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 35 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lecelles | 59 | 536 km NE | 3,046 | 39.3 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Coubon | 43 | 537 km SE | 3,140 | 42.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 35 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chasselay | 69 | 556 km E | 2,973 | 69.3 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 78 % · humidity 64 % |
| Vourles | 69 | 564 km E | 3,332 | 53.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 66 % · humidity 71 % |
| Chavanod | 74 | 649 km E | 3,135 | 50.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 16 % · humidity 86 % |
| Champ-sur-Drac | 38 | 659 km E | 3,335 | 43.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 62 % |
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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-de-Guersac'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allennes-les-Marais | 59 | 516 km NE | 3,545 | 36.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chéreng | 59 | 534 km NE | 3,078 | 38 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Wizernes | 62 | 493 km NE | 3,321 | 38.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Carpiquet | 14 | 241 km NE | 3,428 | 48 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Léger-du-Bourg-Denis | 76 | 338 km NE | 3,633 | 46.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Erblon | 35 | 84 km NE | 3,651 | 42.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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