Carnac
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 61.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 84 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Carnac (INSEE 56034) is in Morbihan (56), part of CC Auray Quiberon Terre Atlantique. Population 4,194 (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/56034-carnac
Vitality score
Vitality score 61.2/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 84 % of the 5,424 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 | 0.67 | 25 | 16.68 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 19.95 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.72 | 10 | 7.23 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.49 | 10 | 4.88 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
9 × Bakery (boulangerie) (L'IGLOO · BISCUITERIE DE CARNAC · FOUR A BOIS · AU PETIT PRINCE · AMBRYZEL). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (LE RUBIS DE CARNAC · BOUCHERIE GAULOISE). [3,4]
5 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (L'EPICERIE MAISON LE DIRAISON · CARNAC COTE BIO · LA TRIN'BIO · EPICERIE DE SAINT COLOMBAN MAISON ST CO · KANAB DISKAN). [3,4]
4 × Supermarket (LIDL · NICAUCEL · AU MARCHE DES DRUIDES · INTERMARCHE). [3,4]
54 × Restaurant (SOCIETE MER ALPAGE · CREPERIE DU TUMULUS DE KERCADO · LUNAPARK BURGER · SARL DE LA PLAGE). [3,4]
21 × Café / bar (LE STIRWEN · LE MASTER · BAR BRETON · LES CHANDELLES · ARTAPAS). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DES KORRIGANS). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE LES KORRIGANS). [3]
10 × GP (médecin généraliste) (FABRICE MANGIN, MÉDECIN · CAROLINE BURIOT-CAGNARD, MÉDECIN · VERONIQUE PAVARD, MÉDECIN · YVES CHUBERRE, MÉDECIN · GAETANE LE FURAUT-PINSON, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE KERMARIO · PHARMACIE DE LA PLAGE · PHARMACIE SAINT CORNELY). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (ESPACE CULTUREL TERRAQUÉ-MÉDIATHÈQUE). [3]
1 × Cinema (REX). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (STADE MUNICIPAL). [3]
4 × Swimming pool (PLAGE DE ST COLOMBAN · PLAGE DE TY BIHAN · PLAGE DE LEGENESE · GRANDE PLAGE). [3]
6 × Bank (C.C.M. CARNAC · AGENCE CARNAC · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CREDIT AGRICOLE DU MORBIHAN · BANQUE POPULAIRE GRAND OUEST). [3]
7 × Hairdresser (SARL LOUISE B · ART COIFFURE ESCALE BEAUTE · LE SALON HOMMES JORIS DUGUE · ALMV · CRIST'ELLE ET LUI). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
13 × Hotel (HÔTEL DES ROCHERS · TAL EN DRO · HÔTEL TUMULUS · AN TI GWENN · HÔTEL DE LA MARINE). [3,4]
12 × Campsite (CAMPING LES SALINES · CAMPING LE MOUSTOIR · CAMPING LES DRUIDES · CAMPING DE L'ETANG · CAMPING SANDAYA CARNAC). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 9 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × Collège, 2 × Hairdresser, 3 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 9 | L'IGLOO · BISCUITERIE DE CARNAC · FOUR A BOIS · AU PETIT PRINCE · AMBRYZEL | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | LE RUBIS DE CARNAC · BOUCHERIE GAULOISE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 5 | L'EPICERIE MAISON LE DIRAISON · CARNAC COTE BIO · LA TRIN'BIO · EPICERIE DE SAINT COLOMBAN MAISON ST CO · KANAB DISKAN | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 4 | LIDL · NICAUCEL · AU MARCHE DES DRUIDES · INTERMARCHE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Restaurant | 54 | SOCIETE MER ALPAGE · CREPERIE DU TUMULUS DE KERCADO · LUNAPARK BURGER · SARL DE LA PLAGE | INSEE BPE 54 / INSEE SIRENE 81 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 21 | LE STIRWEN · LE MASTER · BAR BRETON · LES CHANDELLES · ARTAPAS | INSEE SIRENE 21 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DES KORRIGANS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE LES KORRIGANS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 10 | FABRICE MANGIN, MÉDECIN · CAROLINE BURIOT-CAGNARD, MÉDECIN · VERONIQUE PAVARD, MÉDECIN · YVES CHUBERRE, MÉDECIN · GAETANE LE FURAUT-PINSON, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 10 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | PHARMACIE DE KERMARIO · PHARMACIE DE LA PLAGE · PHARMACIE SAINT CORNELY | INSEE BPE 3 / 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 | ESPACE CULTUREL TERRAQUÉ-MÉDIATHÈQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | REX | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | STADE MUNICIPAL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 4 | PLAGE DE ST COLOMBAN · PLAGE DE TY BIHAN · PLAGE DE LEGENESE · GRANDE PLAGE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Bank | 6 | C.C.M. CARNAC · AGENCE CARNAC · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CREDIT AGRICOLE DU MORBIHAN · BANQUE POPULAIRE GRAND OUEST | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 7 | SARL LOUISE B · ART COIFFURE ESCALE BEAUTE · LE SALON HOMMES JORIS DUGUE · ALMV · CRIST'ELLE ET LUI | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 13 | HÔTEL DES ROCHERS · TAL EN DRO · HÔTEL TUMULUS · AN TI GWENN · HÔTEL DE LA MARINE | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 18 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 12 | CAMPING LES SALINES · CAMPING LE MOUSTOIR · CAMPING LES DRUIDES · CAMPING DE L'ETANG · CAMPING SANDAYA CARNAC | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 19 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 4,204 (2012) → 4,194 (2023): -0.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 4,243 (1990) → 4,194 (2023): -1.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 8,944, of which 70.7 % second homes and 3.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Carnac): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Carnac): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Carnac): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Carnac): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Carnac): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 8 days a year at or above 30 °C and 23 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the CARNAC weather station, 1.3 km away at 9 m; the village itself is at 21 m. [9]
An average of 822 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at CARNAC, 1.3 km away at 9 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 — 56034/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 56034/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 56034/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 56034/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 56034
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neufchâtel-Hardelot | 62 | 481 km NE | 4,115 | 56.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 85 % |
| Quiberon | 56 | 12 km S | 4,876 | 61.4 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 78 % |
| Lacanau | 33 | 328 km SE | 5,739 | 68.6 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 62 % · winter 99 % |
| La Croix-Valmer | 83 | 896 km SE | 3,855 | 54.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 80 % |
| Bretignolles-sur-Mer | 85 | 141 km SE | 5,344 | 59.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 97 % |
| Leucate | 11 | 706 km SE | 4,562 | 71 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 74 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quiberon | 56 | 12 km S | 4,876 | 61.4 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 78 % |
| Bretignolles-sur-Mer | 85 | 141 km SE | 5,344 | 59.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 97 % |
| Lacanau | 33 | 328 km SE | 5,739 | 68.6 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 62 % · winter 99 % |
| Neufchâtel-Hardelot | 62 | 481 km NE | 4,115 | 56.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 85 % |
| Leucate | 11 | 706 km SE | 4,562 | 71 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 74 % |
| La Croix-Valmer | 83 | 896 km SE | 3,855 | 54.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 80 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/56034-carnac