Auray
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 68.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 84 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Auray (INSEE 56007) is in Morbihan (56), part of CC Auray Quiberon Terre Atlantique. Population 14,207 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/56007-auray
Vitality score
Vitality score 68.8/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 84 % of the 1,742 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 | 0.53 | 25 | 13.18 |
| Social | 0.95 | 20 | 18.94 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.72 | 10 | 7.22 |
| Public & culture | 0.17 | 5 | 0.85 |
| Population trend | 0.88 | 10 | 8.76 |
| Housing mix | 0.85 | 5 | 4.24 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
17 × Bakery (boulangerie) (PATISSERIE CARON · LE DROGO DOMINIQUE · LE FOURNIL D'ALRE · EURL MALCOSTE · LA BIBLIOTHEQUE DES PAINS). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE ALREENNE DETRY). [3,4]
7 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LE COMPTOIR IRLANDAIS · ALRE BIO SARL COOPERATIVE · SO' GEROUEST · HB L'EPICERIE · LE CAFE QUI FUME). [3,4]
6 × Supermarket (LIDL · ELAUDIS · SUPER U · ALDI MARCHE · MONOPRIX). [3,4]
2 × Fishmonger (LE RALLE ERIC · EURL ALRE MAREE ETS GERMAIN). [3,4]
55 × Restaurant (VILLA VERDI · ANOU · LA PAUSE GOURMANDE · AURALE · LE SAIGON). [3,4]
18 × Café / bar (L'ARMORIC · LE CORTO · L'EPICERIE · LE CAFE DES ARTS · LE CONTRETEMPS). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE ERIC TABARLY). [3]
6 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JOSEPH ROLLO 1 · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE ERIC TABARLY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LES RIVES DU LOCH · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE GABRIEL DESHAYES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE DIWAN). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE LE VERGER). [3]
31 × GP (médecin généraliste) (KARINE NORMANT-CORVEST, MÉDECIN · NICOLAS GUILLOUET, MÉDECIN · OLIVIER VALLEZ, MÉDECIN · DOROTHEE SERGENT, MÉDECIN · THIERRY LAMBERT, MÉDECIN). [3]
5 × Pharmacy (SELAS PHARMACIE D ALRE · PHARMACIE D ARVOR · PHARMACIE MORVAN · PHARMACIE DES HALLES · PHARMACIE PORTE OCEANE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
2 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE SERVICE CULTUREL · AURAY QUIBERON TERRE ATLANTIQUE). [3]
1 × Cinema (TI HANOK). [3]
4 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE LA FORET · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU VERGER · ESPACE SPORTS D ADRESSE · LYCEE DE KERPLOUZ). [3]
9 × Bank (CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL AURAY · AGENCE D'AURAY · SOCIETE GENERALE · AURAY BNPP BDB · CREDIT AGRICOLE DU MORBIHAN). [3]
29 × Hairdresser (AC'TIF · TCHIP · EURL M.D). [3,4]
4 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
9 × Hotel (LE BRANHOC · HOTEL YFF · IBIS AURAY · HOTEL LE MARIN · KYRIAD AURAY - CARNAC). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 13 × Restaurant, 8 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 17 | PATISSERIE CARON · LE DROGO DOMINIQUE · LE FOURNIL D'ALRE · EURL MALCOSTE · LA BIBLIOTHEQUE DES PAINS | INSEE BPE 17 / INSEE SIRENE 18 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE ALREENNE DETRY | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 7 | LE COMPTOIR IRLANDAIS · ALRE BIO SARL COOPERATIVE · SO' GEROUEST · HB L'EPICERIE · LE CAFE QUI FUME | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 6 | LIDL · ELAUDIS · SUPER U · ALDI MARCHE · MONOPRIX | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 2 | LE RALLE ERIC · EURL ALRE MAREE ETS GERMAIN | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 55 | VILLA VERDI · ANOU · LA PAUSE GOURMANDE · AURALE · LE SAIGON | INSEE BPE 55 / INSEE SIRENE 83 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 18 | L'ARMORIC · LE CORTO · L'EPICERIE · LE CAFE DES ARTS · LE CONTRETEMPS | INSEE SIRENE 18 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE ERIC TABARLY | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 6 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JOSEPH ROLLO 1 · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE ERIC TABARLY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LES RIVES DU LOCH · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE GABRIEL DESHAYES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE DIWAN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE LE VERGER | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 31 | KARINE NORMANT-CORVEST, MÉDECIN · NICOLAS GUILLOUET, MÉDECIN · OLIVIER VALLEZ, MÉDECIN · DOROTHEE SERGENT, MÉDECIN · THIERRY LAMBERT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 31 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 5 | SELAS PHARMACIE D ALRE · PHARMACIE D ARVOR · PHARMACIE MORVAN · PHARMACIE DES HALLES · PHARMACIE PORTE OCEANE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [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 | 2 | MEDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE SERVICE CULTUREL · AURAY QUIBERON TERRE ATLANTIQUE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | TI HANOK | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 4 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE LA FORET · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU VERGER · ESPACE SPORTS D ADRESSE · LYCEE DE KERPLOUZ | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 9 | CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL AURAY · AGENCE D'AURAY · SOCIETE GENERALE · AURAY BNPP BDB · CREDIT AGRICOLE DU MORBIHAN | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 29 | AC'TIF · TCHIP · EURL M.D | INSEE BPE 29 / INSEE SIRENE 45 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 4 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 9 | LE BRANHOC · HOTEL YFF · IBIS AURAY · HOTEL LE MARIN · KYRIAD AURAY - CARNAC | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 12,771 (2012) → 14,207 (2023): 11.2 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 10,323 (1990) → 14,207 (2023): 37.6 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 9,123, of which 7.6 % second homes and 6 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Auray): 0 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Auray): 0 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Auray): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Auray): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Auray): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 6 days a year at or above 30 °C and 22 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the AURAY weather station, 1.2 km away at 26 m; the village itself is at 31 m. [10]
An average of 980 mm of rain a year, spread over 132 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at AURAY, 1.2 km away at 26 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 — 56007/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-02— https://data.datatourisme.fr/38/b850c8a4-e75b-36ba-b0d2-2430b66c2037— “Marché aux halles d'Auray”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 56007/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 56007/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 56007/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 56007
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Genis-Pouilly | 01 | 701 km E | 14,432 | 59.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 59 % · winter 42 % |
| L'Étang-Salé | 974 | 9,618 km SE | 14,464 | 67.7 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 70 % |
| Gex | 01 | 701 km E | 13,627 | 52.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 74 % · winter 20 % |
| Lieusaint | 77 | 424 km E | 14,017 | 62.7 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 77 % · winter 61 % |
| Saint-Paul-lès-Dax | 40 | 463 km S | 14,481 | 61.1 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 46 % · winter 97 % |
| Fontainebleau | 77 | 431 km E | 15,583 | 69.3 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 69 % · winter 31 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lieusaint | 77 | 424 km E | 14,017 | 62.7 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 77 % · winter 61 % |
| Fontainebleau | 77 | 431 km E | 15,583 | 69.3 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 69 % · winter 31 % |
| Saint-Paul-lès-Dax | 40 | 463 km S | 14,481 | 61.1 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 46 % · winter 97 % |
| Gex | 01 | 701 km E | 13,627 | 52.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 74 % · winter 20 % |
| Saint-Genis-Pouilly | 01 | 701 km E | 14,432 | 59.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 59 % · winter 42 % |
| L'Étang-Salé | 974 | 9,618 km SE | 14,464 | 67.7 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 70 % |
Elsewhere
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