Lanester
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 63.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 51 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Lanester (INSEE 56098) is in Morbihan (56), part of CA Lorient Agglomération. Population 23,263 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Grands centres urbains (level 1). [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/56098-lanester
Vitality score
Vitality score 63.9/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 51 % of the 1,022 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 | 0.44 | 25 | 11.08 |
| Social | 0.92 | 20 | 18.44 |
| Education | 0.58 | 10 | 5.83 |
| Health | 0.77 | 10 | 7.7 |
| Public & culture | 0.17 | 5 | 0.85 |
| Population trend | 0.55 | 10 | 5.53 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.86 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
11 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LES KREPIERS · SARL DESCORMIER · MAISON BARA · SARL GAUTHIER X · BOULANGERIE LE GLOAHEC). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (PRIX MIAM). [3,4]
4 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (ALIMENTA FORM · COUT 2 FRAIS · VEG'A-DRAK - EPICERIE). [3,4]
5 × Supermarket (LIDL · NETTO · CARREFOUR CITY · CARREFOUR). [3,4]
49 × Restaurant (LE CAENNAIS · L'ANE ESTHER · SAIGON EXPRES · BURGER KING · LE PACIFIQUE). [3,4]
15 × Café / bar (CAFE DE LA MAIRIE · L'EXPRESSO · LE BOCK · LE LOFT · CHOPE ET COMPAGNIE). [4]
6 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE PAUL LANGEVIN · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE PABLO PICASSO · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JOLIOT-CURIE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE RENEE RAYMOND · ECOLE MATERNELLE HENRI BARBUSSE). [3]
7 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE PAUL LANGEVIN · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE PABLO PICASSO · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE JOLIOT-CURIE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE ROMAIN ROLLAND · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE HENRI BARBUSSE). [3]
3 × Collège (COLLEGE HENRI WALLON · COLLEGE JEAN LURCAT · COLLEGE PRIVE NOTRE DAME DU PONT). [3]
25 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JEAN-FRANCOIS TACHON, MÉDECIN · SIMON LEVIONNOIS, MÉDECIN · LAURENCE LE BAIL, MÉDECIN · FRANCOIS LAZ, MÉDECIN · MORGAN L'HELIAS, MÉDECIN). [3]
7 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE KERPONT · PHARMACIE DU PLESSIS - REPUBLIQUE · PHARMACIE DU CENTRE · SARL PHARMACIE DE LA CHATAIGNERAIE · PHARMACIE DE LANN GAZEC). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (LANESTER JAURES RP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE ELSA TRIOLET). [3]
1 × Cinema (MEGA CGR). [3]
4 × Gym / sports hall (PLATEAU ET GYMNASE VANDORME · GYMNASE LEO LAGRANGE · COMPLEXE WALLON · GYMNASE PIERRE DE COUBERTIN). [3]
4 × Bank (AGENCE DE LANESTER MARCEL SEMBAT · SOCIETE GENERALE · CREDIT AGRICOLE DU MORBIHAN · BANQUE POPULAIRE GRAND OUEST). [3]
25 × Hairdresser (COIFFURE RIVE GAUCHE · FRANCK PROVOST · COIFFURE HOMMES DUGUE DAVID · COIFF AND CO). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
3 × Hotel (B & B HOTELS · CAMPANILE · FUZEI). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 8 × Restaurant, 1 × GP (médecin généraliste), 1 × Bank, 4 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 11 | LES KREPIERS · SARL DESCORMIER · MAISON BARA · SARL GAUTHIER X · BOULANGERIE LE GLOAHEC | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 15 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | PRIX MIAM | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 4 | ALIMENTA FORM · COUT 2 FRAIS · VEG'A-DRAK - EPICERIE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 5 | LIDL · NETTO · CARREFOUR CITY · CARREFOUR | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 49 | LE CAENNAIS · L'ANE ESTHER · SAIGON EXPRES · BURGER KING · LE PACIFIQUE | INSEE BPE 49 / INSEE SIRENE 88 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 15 | CAFE DE LA MAIRIE · L'EXPRESSO · LE BOCK · LE LOFT · CHOPE ET COMPAGNIE | INSEE SIRENE 15 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 6 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE PAUL LANGEVIN · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE PABLO PICASSO · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JOLIOT-CURIE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE RENEE RAYMOND · ECOLE MATERNELLE HENRI BARBUSSE | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 7 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE PAUL LANGEVIN · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE PABLO PICASSO · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE JOLIOT-CURIE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE ROMAIN ROLLAND · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE HENRI BARBUSSE | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Collège | 3 | COLLEGE HENRI WALLON · COLLEGE JEAN LURCAT · COLLEGE PRIVE NOTRE DAME DU PONT | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 25 | JEAN-FRANCOIS TACHON, MÉDECIN · SIMON LEVIONNOIS, MÉDECIN · LAURENCE LE BAIL, MÉDECIN · FRANCOIS LAZ, MÉDECIN · MORGAN L'HELIAS, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 25 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 7 | PHARMACIE DE KERPONT · PHARMACIE DU PLESSIS - REPUBLIQUE · PHARMACIE DU CENTRE · SARL PHARMACIE DE LA CHATAIGNERAIE · PHARMACIE DE LANN GAZEC | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | LANESTER JAURES RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MEDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE ELSA TRIOLET | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | MEGA CGR | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 4 | PLATEAU ET GYMNASE VANDORME · GYMNASE LEO LAGRANGE · COMPLEXE WALLON · GYMNASE PIERRE DE COUBERTIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 4 | AGENCE DE LANESTER MARCEL SEMBAT · SOCIETE GENERALE · CREDIT AGRICOLE DU MORBIHAN · BANQUE POPULAIRE GRAND OUEST | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 25 | COIFFURE RIVE GAUCHE · FRANCK PROVOST · COIFFURE HOMMES DUGUE DAVID · COIFF AND CO | INSEE BPE 25 / INSEE SIRENE 32 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 3 | B & B HOTELS · CAMPANILE · FUZEI | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 22,142 (2012) → 23,263 (2023): 5.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 22,102 (1990) → 23,263 (2023): 5.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 11,847, of which 1.4 % second homes and 5.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Lanester): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Lanester): 0.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Lanester): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Lanester): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Lanester): 0.4 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 4 days a year at or above 30 °C and 22 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the LORIENT-LANN BIHOUE weather station, 6.6 km away at 45 m; the village itself is at 3 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at LORIENT-LANN BIHOUE, 6.6 km away at 45 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 928 mm of rain a year, spread over 130 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at LORIENT-LANN BIHOUE, 6.6 km away at 45 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 — 56098/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 56098/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 56098/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 56098/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 56098
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Jean-de-Braye | 45 | 397 km E | 23,147 | 62.6 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 55 % · humidity 100 % |
| Deuil-la-Barre | 95 | 440 km E | 23,099 | 64.2 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Combs-la-Ville | 77 | 449 km E | 23,350 | 63.7 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 61 % · humidity 79 % |
| Dammarie-les-Lys | 77 | 452 km E | 23,559 | 61.2 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 41 % · humidity 86 % |
| Roissy-en-Brie | 77 | 459 km E | 23,229 | 61.3 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 57 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Valette-du-Var | 83 | 890 km SE | 23,719 | 71 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 26 % · winter 74 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Jean-de-Braye | 45 | 397 km E | 23,147 | 62.6 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 55 % · humidity 100 % |
| Deuil-la-Barre | 95 | 440 km E | 23,099 | 64.2 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Combs-la-Ville | 77 | 449 km E | 23,350 | 63.7 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 61 % · humidity 79 % |
| Dammarie-les-Lys | 77 | 452 km E | 23,559 | 61.2 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 41 % · humidity 86 % |
| Roissy-en-Brie | 77 | 459 km E | 23,229 | 61.3 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 57 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Valette-du-Var | 83 | 890 km SE | 23,719 | 71 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 26 % · winter 74 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Lanester'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coudekerque-Branche | 59 | 550 km NE | 20,787 | 66.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Grande-Synthe | 59 | 546 km NE | 20,239 | 60.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray | 76 | 374 km NE | 29,518 | 66.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hérouville-Saint-Clair | 14 | 274 km NE | 23,470 | 64.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Outreau | 62 | 485 km NE | 13,138 | 52.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Boulogne-sur-Mer | 62 | 488 km NE | 40,539 | 81 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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