Erdeven
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 47.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 40 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Erdeven (INSEE 56054) is in Morbihan (56), part of CC Auray Quiberon Terre Atlantique. Population 4,008 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/56054-erdeven
Vitality score
Vitality score 47.9/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 40 % of the 5,626 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 | 0.68 | 20 | 13.55 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.37 | 10 | 3.74 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.07 | 5 | 0.34 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE ROBIC · MAISON CADORET). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (LA TRADI BOUCHERIE). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (COCCI 56). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (ENELCRA). [3,4]
13 × Restaurant (PRAT EN BRAS · LA LOCO II LELE · LA CREPE RIEUSE · LE PAIN DE SOLEIL · BC BG). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (LES MENHIRS). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LE GRAND LARGE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ST PIERRE ST PAUL). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ERIC GILBART, MÉDECIN · JEROME BARDOU, MÉDECIN · CELINE DAVIAU, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DES MENHIRS). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (ERDEVEN COCCINELLE EXPRESS RP). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU GRAND LARGE DONT POLE TENNISTIQUE). [3]
2 × Swimming pool (PLAGE DE KERHILLIO · SITE DE KEROURIEC). [3]
7 × Hairdresser (OCEA · TIFADOM COIFFURE · RACHEL COIFFURE · LE FIL DE L'AME). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
3 × Hotel (MAISON DES DUNES · NAECO · HÔTEL LA VOILE BLEUE). [3,4]
7 × Campsite (CAMPING · CAMPING ET VILLAGE VACANCES KERAVEL · CAMPING LES ORMEAUX · CAMPING KERZERHO · CAMPING LA CROIZ VILLIEU). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 3 × Restaurant, 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 | BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE ROBIC · MAISON CADORET | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | LA TRADI BOUCHERIE | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | COCCI 56 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | ENELCRA | 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 | 13 | PRAT EN BRAS · LA LOCO II LELE · LA CREPE RIEUSE · LE PAIN DE SOLEIL · BC BG | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 20 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | LES MENHIRS | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LE GRAND LARGE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ST PIERRE ST PAUL | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | ERIC GILBART, MÉDECIN · JEROME BARDOU, MÉDECIN · CELINE DAVIAU, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DES MENHIRS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | ERDEVEN COCCINELLE EXPRESS RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU GRAND LARGE DONT POLE TENNISTIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 2 | PLAGE DE KERHILLIO · SITE DE KEROURIEC | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 7 | OCEA · TIFADOM COIFFURE · RACHEL COIFFURE · LE FIL DE L'AME | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 3 | MAISON DES DUNES · NAECO · HÔTEL LA VOILE BLEUE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 7 | CAMPING · CAMPING ET VILLAGE VACANCES KERAVEL · CAMPING LES ORMEAUX · CAMPING KERZERHO · CAMPING LA CROIZ VILLIEU | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Saturday 8h00 à 12h30 rue des Menhirs et place de l'Église. [5]
Trajectory
Population 3,488 (2012) → 4,008 (2023): 14.9 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 2,352 (1990) → 4,008 (2023): 70.4 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,811, of which 46.6 % second homes and 3.5 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Erdeven): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Erdeven): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Erdeven): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Erdeven): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Erdeven): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [9]
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. [10]
Measured at the CARNAC weather station, 9.9 km away at 9 m; the village itself is at 18 m. [10]
An average of 822 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CARNAC, 9.9 km away at 9 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 56054/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.erdeven.fr/votre-quotidien/marches-hebdomadaires/— “Le marché hebdomadaire d'Erdeven se tient rue des Menhirs et place de l'Église tous les samedis matin de 8h00 à 12h30 !”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 56054/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 56054/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 56054/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 56054
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erquy | 22 | 121 km NE | 3,974 | 53.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 97 % |
| Loctudy | 29 | 79 km W | 4,075 | 51.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 96 % |
| Deshaies | 971 | 6,343 km W | 3,710 | 52.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 69 % |
| Plouha | 22 | 116 km N | 4,634 | 51.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 97 % |
| Penvénan | 22 | 131 km N | 2,584 | 62.8 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 86 % |
| Port-Bail-sur-Mer | 50 | 217 km NE | 2,520 | 65.2 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 81 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loctudy | 29 | 79 km W | 4,075 | 51.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 96 % |
| Plouha | 22 | 116 km N | 4,634 | 51.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 97 % |
| Erquy | 22 | 121 km NE | 3,974 | 53.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 97 % |
| Penvénan | 22 | 131 km N | 2,584 | 62.8 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 86 % |
| Port-Bail-sur-Mer | 50 | 217 km NE | 2,520 | 65.2 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 81 % |
| Deshaies | 971 | 6,343 km W | 3,710 | 52.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 69 % |
Elsewhere
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