Crach
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 48.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 47 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Crach (INSEE 56046) is in Morbihan (56), part of CC Auray Quiberon Terre Atlantique. Population 3,423 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 48.1/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 47 % of the 6,386 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 | 0.64 | 20 | 12.88 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.47 | 10 | 4.67 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.74 | 10 | 7.39 |
| Housing mix | 0.56 | 5 | 2.8 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AU PAIN QUI CRACH · BOULANGERIE HARDY · MAISON GAUDER). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (MAISON NOHE). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (ALRE BIO SARL COOPERATIVE). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE). [3,4]
9 × Restaurant (RS CRACH · MIYOSHI · LES TEMPS CHANGENT · LA ROUGE ROULOTTE · SARL GALLAGA). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (L'ETOILE · LE BLASENN). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DES DEUX RIVIERES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ST JOSEPH). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MARIANNE LEBOEUF, MÉDECIN · PERRINE VIGNAUD, MÉDECIN · FABIEN BAZIRE, MÉDECIN · ISABELLE EZANNO, MÉDECIN · CHRISTIAN MORIGNY, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE CRACH). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (CRAC H AP). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE CRAC'H). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (ESPACE LES CHENES BOULODROME). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (LA TRIBU · LA FEE BEAUTE · O'SALON). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
2 × Campsite (CAMPING LE PONT NEUF · CAMPING FORT ESPAGNOL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 2 × Restaurant, 2 × Hairdresser, 1 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | AU PAIN QUI CRACH · BOULANGERIE HARDY · MAISON GAUDER | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | MAISON NOHE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | ALRE BIO SARL COOPERATIVE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | INTERMARCHE | 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 | 9 | RS CRACH · MIYOSHI · LES TEMPS CHANGENT · LA ROUGE ROULOTTE · SARL GALLAGA | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 15 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | L'ETOILE · LE BLASENN | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DES DEUX RIVIERES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ST JOSEPH | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | MARIANNE LEBOEUF, MÉDECIN · PERRINE VIGNAUD, MÉDECIN · FABIEN BAZIRE, MÉDECIN · ISABELLE EZANNO, MÉDECIN · CHRISTIAN MORIGNY, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE CRACH | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | CRAC H AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE CRAC'H | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | ESPACE LES CHENES BOULODROME | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 4 | LA TRIBU · LA FEE BEAUTE · O'SALON | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [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 | 2 | CAMPING LE PONT NEUF · CAMPING FORT ESPAGNOL | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 3,285 (2012) → 3,423 (2023): 4.2 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 2,762 (1990) → 3,423 (2023): 23.9 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,336, of which 22 % second homes and 5.5 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Crach): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Crach): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Crach): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Crach): 1.5 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Crach): 0.2 km to the south (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, 5.2 km away at 26 m; the village itself is at 24 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, 5.2 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 — 56046/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-01— https://data.datatourisme.fr/38/fd8f0523-b99c-3992-aaf1-f2a33f93a22a— “Marché hebdomadaire à Crac'h”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 56046/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 56046/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 56046/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 56046
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tourouvre au Perche | 61 | 292 km NE | 2,955 | 54.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 66 % |
| La Haye | 50 | 215 km NE | 4,029 | 59 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 95 % |
| Longny les Villages | 61 | 297 km E | 2,811 | 59.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 90 % · winter 42 % |
| Sainte-Mère-Église | 50 | 235 km NE | 2,896 | 66.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 97 % |
| Picauville | 50 | 228 km NE | 3,228 | 37.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 78 % |
| Plouër-sur-Rance | 22 | 126 km NE | 3,416 | 45.9 | Partly served | no figures |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plouër-sur-Rance | 22 | 126 km NE | 3,416 | 45.9 | Partly served | no figures |
| La Haye | 50 | 215 km NE | 4,029 | 59 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 95 % |
| Picauville | 50 | 228 km NE | 3,228 | 37.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 78 % |
| Sainte-Mère-Église | 50 | 235 km NE | 2,896 | 66.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 97 % |
| Tourouvre au Perche | 61 | 292 km NE | 2,955 | 54.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 66 % |
| Longny les Villages | 61 | 297 km E | 2,811 | 59.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 90 % · winter 42 % |
Elsewhere
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