Brech
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 52.9/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 50 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Brech (INSEE 56023) is in Morbihan (56), part of CC Auray Quiberon Terre Atlantique. Population 7,052 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/56023-brech
Vitality score
Vitality score 52.9/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 50 % of the 3,408 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 | 0.32 | 25 | 8.08 |
| Social | 0.58 | 20 | 11.6 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.43 | 10 | 4.27 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.6 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (DES SAVEURS DES PAINS). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (TY GWERJEZ). [3,4]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SARL PLEINE CAMPAGNE · HILDEGARDE & CO · DCCOM). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (EHPAD DE LA CHARTREUSE · LE PATIO · CROQ PIZZ). [3,4]
4 × Café / bar (LE JORIS · BAR BRETON · LE MOANA). [4]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE KERSTRAN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SACRE COEUR). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE PRIVE ST GILDAS). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (LISE DUBILLOT, MÉDECIN · HELENE POULNOT, MÉDECIN · SANDRINE GIBELLI, MÉDECIN · CHARLOTTE GAIGNEUR-GOHIN, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA GARE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (BRECH AP). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHÈQUE DE BRECH). [3]
4 × Gym / sports hall (COLLEGE PRIVE ST GILDAS · LYCEE PROFESSIONNEL PUBLIC DUGUESCLIN · COMPLEXE SPORTIF TI BREC H · ECOLE DU PONT DOUAR). [3]
5 × Hairdresser (LE FUR CECILE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Pharmacy, 2 × Hairdresser.
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 | DES SAVEURS DES PAINS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | TY GWERJEZ | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | SARL PLEINE CAMPAGNE · HILDEGARDE & CO · DCCOM | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 | 3 | EHPAD DE LA CHARTREUSE · LE PATIO · CROQ PIZZ | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 4 | LE JORIS · BAR BRETON · LE MOANA | INSEE SIRENE 4 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE KERSTRAN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SACRE COEUR | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE PRIVE ST GILDAS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | LISE DUBILLOT, MÉDECIN · HELENE POULNOT, MÉDECIN · SANDRINE GIBELLI, MÉDECIN · CHARLOTTE GAIGNEUR-GOHIN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE LA GARE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | BRECH AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MEDIATHÈQUE DE BRECH | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 4 | COLLEGE PRIVE ST GILDAS · LYCEE PROFESSIONNEL PUBLIC DUGUESCLIN · COMPLEXE SPORTIF TI BREC H · ECOLE DU PONT DOUAR | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 5 | LE FUR CECILE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 6,616 (2012) → 7,052 (2023): 6.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 3,990 (1990) → 7,052 (2023): 76.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,223, of which 4 % second homes and 4.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Brech): 1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Brech): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Brech): 1.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Sainte-Anne-d'Auray): 3.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Brech): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
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, 7.1 km away at 26 m; the village itself is at 50 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, 7.1 km away at 26 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 56023/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 56023/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 56023/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 56023/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 56023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 56263
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aubigny-Les Clouzeaux | 85 | 171 km SE | 7,191 | 62.1 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 85 % |
| Entrelacs | 73 | 714 km E | 6,461 | 62.4 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 49 % · winter 8 % |
| Sèvremont | 85 | 189 km SE | 6,385 | 58.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 92 % |
| Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche | 87 | 404 km SE | 6,830 | 66.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 77 % |
| Chaumes-en-Retz | 44 | 104 km SE | 7,440 | 64.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 95 % |
| Elven | 56 | 30 km E | 6,651 | 57.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 81 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elven | 56 | 30 km E | 6,651 | 57.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 81 % |
| Chaumes-en-Retz | 44 | 104 km SE | 7,440 | 64.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 95 % |
| Aubigny-Les Clouzeaux | 85 | 171 km SE | 7,191 | 62.1 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 85 % |
| Sèvremont | 85 | 189 km SE | 6,385 | 58.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 92 % |
| Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche | 87 | 404 km SE | 6,830 | 66.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 77 % |
| Entrelacs | 73 | 714 km E | 6,461 | 62.4 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 49 % · winter 8 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
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