Le Faouët
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 66.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 98 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Le Faouët (INSEE 56057) is in Morbihan (56), part of CC Roi Morvan Communauté. Population 2,814 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 66.8/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 98 % of the 7,513 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 | 0.7 | 25 | 17.4 |
| Social | 0.93 | 20 | 18.61 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.59 | 10 | 5.85 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.48 | 10 | 4.81 |
| Housing mix | 0.84 | 5 | 4.18 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
5 × Bakery (boulangerie) (DA COSTA BRUNO · GWENDAL WEBER · LE FOURNIL 1900 · LES DELICES DU GOLHEN · TY FOURN). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (SOCIETE LE GUENIC). [3]
3 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR MARKET · 8 A HUIT · NETTO). [3,4]
11 × Restaurant (CREPERIE LA SARRASINE · CREPES ' LORET · LA RIVIERA). [3,4]
4 × Café / bar (TAVERNE SAINTE BARBE · AU BON ABRI · CENTRAL BAR · LE VITE FAIT PAS TARD). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DU BRUGOU). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE JEAN CORENTIN CARRE · COLLEGE PRIVE STE BARBE). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JULIE PRIGENT-RIEDER, MÉDECIN · YANN PRIGENT, MÉDECIN · CECILE BOLLIET, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE LE FAOUET - MESLAN - BERNE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Cinema (CINE ELLE LE FAOUET). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (COLLEGE ST BARBE · COMPLEXE COUR CARRE). [3]
3 × Bank (CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE LE FAOUET · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE BRETAGNE - PAYS DE LOIRE · CREDIT AGRICOLE DU MORBIHAN). [3]
5 × Hairdresser (LE DOUARON SANDRA · EXCEL COIFFURE · COTE COIFFURE). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (HÔTEL BAR RESTAURANT TY BLOMEN). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Fishmonger, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × Pharmacy.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 5 | DA COSTA BRUNO · GWENDAL WEBER · LE FOURNIL 1900 · LES DELICES DU GOLHEN · TY FOURN | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | SOCIETE LE GUENIC | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Supermarket | 3 | CARREFOUR MARKET · 8 A HUIT · NETTO | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Restaurant | 11 | CREPERIE LA SARRASINE · CREPES ' LORET · LA RIVIERA | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 4 | TAVERNE SAINTE BARBE · AU BON ABRI · CENTRAL BAR · LE VITE FAIT PAS TARD | INSEE SIRENE 4 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DU BRUGOU | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE JEAN CORENTIN CARRE · COLLEGE PRIVE STE BARBE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | JULIE PRIGENT-RIEDER, MÉDECIN · YANN PRIGENT, MÉDECIN · CECILE BOLLIET, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE LE FAOUET - MESLAN - BERNE | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | MEDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | CINE ELLE LE FAOUET | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | COLLEGE ST BARBE · COMPLEXE COUR CARRE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 3 | CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE LE FAOUET · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE BRETAGNE - PAYS DE LOIRE · CREDIT AGRICOLE DU MORBIHAN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 5 | LE DOUARON SANDRA · EXCEL COIFFURE · COTE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | HÔTEL BAR RESTAURANT TY BLOMEN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Wednesday, Saturday Place du marché. [5,6]
Trajectory
Population 2,821 (2012) → 2,814 (2023): -0.2 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 2,869 (1990) → 2,814 (2023): -1.9 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,794, of which 8.2 % second homes and 11.7 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Faouët): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Le Faouët): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
GP (Le Faouët): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Querrien): 8.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Le Faouët): 0.6 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 8 days a year at or above 30 °C and 42 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the LANVENEGEN weather station, 4.6 km away at 97 m; the village itself is at 137 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at PLOURAY, 9.7 km away at 205 m, over 12 summers. [12]
That station sits 68 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 1,219 mm of rain a year, spread over 150 days — about 8.1 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at LANVENEGEN, 4.6 km away at 97 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
What property sold for
279 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 129,999 € — 1,111 € per m² of built surface. [13]
18 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 132,500 € — 991 € per m². [13]
The median across Morbihan is 2,080 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [13]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
Two sources name market days with none in common. They may be separate markets in the same commune, or one may be out of date — all days are listed and none is treated as confirmed. [5,6]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 56057/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.lefaouet.fr/cadre-de-vie-environnement/faire-son-marche/vente-a-la-ferme/— “Le mercredi sur le marché du Faouët (1er, 3ème et 5ème mercredi)”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2026-05— https://data.datatourisme.fr/38/1090b108-e845-33b6-82d0-f1d85979a313— “Le petit marché du samedi au Grand Manger.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 56057/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 56057/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 56057/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 56057
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 29230
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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-Georges-sur-Cher | 41 | 354 km E | 2,710 | 59.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 77 % · winter 88 % |
| Chef-Boutonne | 79 | 336 km SE | 2,371 | 59.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Thoronet | 83 | 914 km SE | 2,631 | 57.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rocroi | 08 | 621 km NE | 2,270 | 64.3 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Jean-d'Hermine | 85 | 246 km SE | 3,611 | 52.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 82 % |
| Cornimont | 88 | 768 km E | 3,027 | 38.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 35 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Jean-d'Hermine | 85 | 246 km SE | 3,611 | 52.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 82 % |
| Chef-Boutonne | 79 | 336 km SE | 2,371 | 59.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Georges-sur-Cher | 41 | 354 km E | 2,710 | 59.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 77 % · winter 88 % |
| Rocroi | 08 | 621 km NE | 2,270 | 64.3 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cornimont | 88 | 768 km E | 3,027 | 38.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 35 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Thoronet | 83 | 914 km SE | 2,631 | 57.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
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…and in much the same climate
The same match on size and services, narrowed to communes whose summers, winters and summer humidity are all close to Le Faouët's. All three are required, so this section is absent for the 11.8 % of communes with no humidity station near enough to measure: two temperature axes alone cannot tell a muggy coast from a dry one.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val-Couesnon | 35 | 156 km E | 4,072 | 51.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Picauville | 50 | 214 km NE | 3,228 | 37.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Feyre | 23 | 460 km SE | 2,566 | 57.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Beauce la Romaine | 41 | 373 km E | 3,341 | 38.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pluméliau-Bieuzy | 56 | 39 km E | 4,632 | 49.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nomain | 59 | 560 km NE | 2,651 | 53.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
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