Locoal-Mendon
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 49.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 51 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Locoal-Mendon (INSEE 56119) is in Morbihan (56), part of CC Auray Quiberon Terre Atlantique. Population 3,530 (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 49.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 51 % of the 6,228 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 | 0.28 | 25 | 7.11 |
| Social | 0.59 | 20 | 11.7 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.47 | 10 | 4.67 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.73 | 5 | 3.67 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE FOURNIL DE LOCOAL MENDON · ECOPAIN · AU PETIT PRINCE). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR CONTACT). [3,4]
6 × Restaurant (MISTER PAELLA · ATOUPRIX LE POULET · CREPERIE DES 2 PROVINCES · DON K'MILLO · AU POUCHON ROTI). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (BREIZHY BULLE · LE DUNDEE). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE HUGUES AUFRAY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE DAME DES FLEURS). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CAROLINE ORIVEL, MÉDECIN · CAROLINE GAUTIER, MÉDECIN · FRANCOIS MARX, MÉDECIN · LAURA RIVAL, MÉDECIN · MARION FOURNET, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA RIA). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LOCOAL MENDON AP). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE EMERAUDE). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (LE SALON DE CHLOE · LES CISEAUX DE STEPHANIE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Nursery school (maternelle). [4,3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | LE FOURNIL DE LOCOAL MENDON · ECOPAIN · AU PETIT PRINCE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | CARREFOUR CONTACT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Restaurant | 6 | MISTER PAELLA · ATOUPRIX LE POULET · CREPERIE DES 2 PROVINCES · DON K'MILLO · AU POUCHON ROTI | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | BREIZHY BULLE · LE DUNDEE | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE HUGUES AUFRAY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE DAME DES FLEURS | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | CAROLINE ORIVEL, MÉDECIN · CAROLINE GAUTIER, MÉDECIN · FRANCOIS MARX, MÉDECIN · LAURA RIVAL, MÉDECIN · MARION FOURNET, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE LA RIA | 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 | LOCOAL MENDON AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MEDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLE EMERAUDE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 2 | LE SALON DE CHLOE · LES CISEAUX DE STEPHANIE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 3,241 (2012) → 3,530 (2023): 8.9 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 2,080 (1990) → 3,530 (2023): 69.7 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,885, of which 13.3 % second homes and 4.8 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Locoal-Mendon): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Locoal-Mendon): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Locoal-Mendon): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Locoal-Mendon): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Locoal-Mendon): 0.1 km to the south-west (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, 11.6 km away at 26 m; the village itself is at 18 m. [10]
An average of 1,008 mm of rain a year, spread over 136 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LANDEVANT, 6.3 km away at 27 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 — 56119/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-01— https://data.datatourisme.fr/38/a3291163-8c01-3c6d-b4c7-a60fc21fee70— “Marché hebdomadaire à Locoal-Mendon”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 56119/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 56119/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 56119/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 56119
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plomeur | 29 | 89 km W | 3,904 | 50.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 97 % |
| Plémet | 22 | 64 km NE | 3,764 | 49.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 91 % |
| Plogonnec | 29 | 91 km NW | 3,236 | 38.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 97 % |
| Mellac | 29 | 41 km NW | 3,404 | 49.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 95 % |
| La Chapelle-Launay | 44 | 93 km SE | 3,270 | 40.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 92 % |
| Bouvron | 44 | 100 km E | 3,153 | 37.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 69 % · winter 61 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mellac | 29 | 41 km NW | 3,404 | 49.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 95 % |
| Plémet | 22 | 64 km NE | 3,764 | 49.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 91 % |
| Plomeur | 29 | 89 km W | 3,904 | 50.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 97 % |
| Plogonnec | 29 | 91 km NW | 3,236 | 38.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 97 % |
| La Chapelle-Launay | 44 | 93 km SE | 3,270 | 40.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 92 % |
| Bouvron | 44 | 100 km E | 3,153 | 37.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 69 % · winter 61 % |
Elsewhere
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