Locmaria
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 50.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 85 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Locmaria (INSEE 56114) is in Morbihan (56), part of CC de Belle Ile en Mer. Population 978 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/56114-locmaria
Vitality score
Vitality score 50.2/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 85 % of the 14,450 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.97 | 20 | 19.48 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| 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]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (MAENOA). [4,3]
6 × Restaurant (LES PETITS PLATS DE MARGUERITE · PAPA PIZZA · LE SUET' · LE GRILL · LE TRANSAT). [4,3]
3 × Café / bar (MABALULU · LE REFUGE · LA FONTAINE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DE LOCMARIA). [4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LOCMARIA AP). [4]
1 × Swimming pool (PLAGE DES GRANDS SABLES). [4]
2 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL PORT-ANDRO · LES GRANDS SABLES). [4,3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | MAENOA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,3] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Restaurant | 6 | LES PETITS PLATS DE MARGUERITE · PAPA PIZZA · LE SUET' · LE GRILL · LE TRANSAT | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [4,3] |
| Café / bar | 3 | MABALULU · LE REFUGE · LA FONTAINE | INSEE SIRENE 3 [3] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DE LOCMARIA | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LOCMARIA AP | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 1 | PLAGE DES GRANDS SABLES | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Campsite | 2 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL PORT-ANDRO · LES GRANDS SABLES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 837 (2012) → 978 (2023): 16.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 618 (1990) → 978 (2023): 58.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,568, of which 67.9 % second homes and 0.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Palais): 7.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Locmaria): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Le Palais): 7.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Le Palais): 8.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Locmaria): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 1 day a year at or above 30 °C and 4 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the BELLE ILE-LE TALUT weather station, 10.1 km away at 37 m; the village itself is at 51 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at BELLE ILE-LE TALUT, 10.1 km away at 37 m, over 29 summers. [10]
An average of 663 mm of rain a year, spread over 113 days — about 5.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at BELLE ILE-LE TALUT, 10.1 km away at 37 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
89 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 380,000 € — 4,167 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Morbihan is 2,080 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [11]
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
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 56114/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 56114/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 56114/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 56114/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 56152
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 56114
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campan | 65 | 540 km SE | 1,245 | 47.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 69 % · winter 38 % |
| Saurat | 09 | 610 km SE | 700 | 40.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Prémanon | 39 | 699 km E | 1,265 | 33 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Carolles | 50 | 198 km NE | 774 | 54.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Grospierres | 07 | 655 km SE | 941 | 48.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 23 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Germain-sur-Ay | 50 | 242 km NE | 926 | 61.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolles | 50 | 198 km NE | 774 | 54.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Germain-sur-Ay | 50 | 242 km NE | 926 | 61.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Campan | 65 | 540 km SE | 1,245 | 47.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 69 % · winter 38 % |
| Saurat | 09 | 610 km SE | 700 | 40.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Grospierres | 07 | 655 km SE | 941 | 48.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 23 % · humidity 86 % |
| Prémanon | 39 | 699 km E | 1,265 | 33 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Locmaria'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolles | 50 | 198 km NE | 774 | 54.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Germain-sur-Ay | 50 | 242 km NE | 926 | 61.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bangor | 56 | 8.3 km W | 994 | 48.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Jacut-de-la-Mer | 22 | 160 km NE | 908 | 49.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Île-de-Batz | 29 | 175 km NW | 458 | 40.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sauzon | 56 | 14 km NW | 1,036 | 44.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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