Lorient
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Well served 84.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 70 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Lorient (INSEE 56121) is in Morbihan (56), part of CA Lorient Agglomération. Population 58,329 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/56121-lorient
Vitality score
Vitality score 84.2/100 — Well served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 70 % of the 362 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 | 0.86 | 25 | 21.58 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Education | 0.91 | 10 | 9.07 |
| Health | 0.95 | 10 | 9.53 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.48 | 10 | 4.84 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.62 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
44 × Bakery (boulangerie) (MAISON GEORGES LARNICOL · AU FOURNIL DU SCORFF · SARL LOHEAC · LES DELICES DE LA GALERIE). [3,4]
8 × Butcher (boucherie) (CHARCUTERIE GONTIER · LE CADET YANN · BOUCHERIE DU SCORFF · BOUCHERIE NICOLAS BERCHER · BOUCHERIE DE LORIENT). [3,4]
26 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LYOPHILISE.FR · LE VERDUN). [3,4]
23 × Supermarket (SA ELAN · LORNIC · LIDL · HEPAC · KERLOR). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (FROMAGEONS !). [4]
5 × Fishmonger (LA GODAILLE BRETONNE · LA SALICORNE · PLEINE MER). [3,4]
199 × Restaurant (FLUNCH · LA TAVOLA DI · MEDIANCE · LE JARDIN GOURMAND). [3,4]
106 × Café / bar (LE BAROMETRE · LE RED · L'ACADEMIE · LE CELTIC · TAVARN AR ROUE MORVAN). [4]
8 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE KERENTRECH · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LANVEUR KERJULAUDE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE MERVILLE · ECOLE MATERNELLE KEROMAN · ECOL MATE JACQUES PREVERT). [3]
19 × Primary school (élémentaire) (MAIRIE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE RENE GUY CADOU · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LE MANIO · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LANVEUR KERJULAUDE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE KEROMAN). [3]
5 × Collège (COLLEGE AUGUSTE BRIZEUX · COLLEGE ANITA CONTI · COLLEGE DE TREFAVEN · COLLEGE PRIVE ST JOSEPH). [3]
61 × GP (médecin généraliste) (XAVIER LEBORGNE, MÉDECIN · ANNE GUILLEMOT-MBAKOP, MÉDECIN · ANNE-FRANCE CAILLERET, MÉDECIN · XAVIER-LOUIS PARIS, MÉDECIN · ROZENN HUREAU, MÉDECIN). [3]
19 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE VICTORIA · SARL PHARMACIE LE QUELLEC · PHARMACIE MUTUALISTE · SELARL PHARMACIE BERGEUN · PHARMACIE DU K 2). [3,4]
4 × Post office / agence postale (LORIENT KERVENANEC NETTO RP · LA POSTE). [3]
4 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE FRANÇOIS MITTERRAND · MÉDIATHÈQUE DE KERYADO · MÉDIATHÈQUE DE KERVENANEC · MAGASIN COSMAO DUMANOIR). [3]
1 × Cinema (CINEVILLE). [3]
14 × Gym / sports hall (STADE DU BOIS DU CHATEAU · LYCEE DUPUY DE LOME · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE KERSABIEC · COMPLEXE OMNISPORTS DU MOUSTOIR · LYCEE ST LOUIS). [3]
27 × Bank (C.C.M. LORIENT PORTE DES INDES · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE LORIENT LA BASE · CCF · BFCC · AGENCE LORIENT KERYADO). [3]
80 × Hairdresser (LE BAGOUSSE LAURENT · MICHEL BERTHOU SARL · CHIC CHOC COIFFURE · LORHO BULLE ASSOCIES). [3,4]
7 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
15 × Hotel (MERCURE HÔTEL LORIENT CENTRE · HOTEL ESCALE OCEANIA · LE REX HÔTEL · THE ORIGINALS CITY HÔTEL CLERIA · HÔTEL KEROTEL BRIT HÔTEL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 8 × Bakery (boulangerie), 3 × Butcher (boucherie), 11 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 2 × Fishmonger, 52 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 4 × Pharmacy, 1 × Bank, 18 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 44 | MAISON GEORGES LARNICOL · AU FOURNIL DU SCORFF · SARL LOHEAC · LES DELICES DE LA GALERIE | INSEE BPE 44 / INSEE SIRENE 48 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 8 | CHARCUTERIE GONTIER · LE CADET YANN · BOUCHERIE DU SCORFF · BOUCHERIE NICOLAS BERCHER · BOUCHERIE DE LORIENT | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 26 | LYOPHILISE.FR · LE VERDUN | INSEE BPE 26 / INSEE SIRENE 40 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 23 | SA ELAN · LORNIC · LIDL · HEPAC · KERLOR | INSEE BPE 23 / INSEE SIRENE 23 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | FROMAGEONS ! | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 5 | LA GODAILLE BRETONNE · LA SALICORNE · PLEINE MER | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 199 | FLUNCH · LA TAVOLA DI · MEDIANCE · LE JARDIN GOURMAND | INSEE BPE 199 / INSEE SIRENE 328 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 106 | LE BAROMETRE · LE RED · L'ACADEMIE · LE CELTIC · TAVARN AR ROUE MORVAN | INSEE SIRENE 106 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 8 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE KERENTRECH · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LANVEUR KERJULAUDE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE MERVILLE · ECOLE MATERNELLE KEROMAN · ECOL MATE JACQUES PREVERT | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 19 | MAIRIE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE RENE GUY CADOU · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LE MANIO · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LANVEUR KERJULAUDE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE KEROMAN | INSEE BPE 19 [3] |
| Collège | 5 | COLLEGE AUGUSTE BRIZEUX · COLLEGE ANITA CONTI · COLLEGE DE TREFAVEN · COLLEGE PRIVE ST JOSEPH | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 61 | XAVIER LEBORGNE, MÉDECIN · ANNE GUILLEMOT-MBAKOP, MÉDECIN · ANNE-FRANCE CAILLERET, MÉDECIN · XAVIER-LOUIS PARIS, MÉDECIN · ROZENN HUREAU, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 61 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 19 | PHARMACIE VICTORIA · SARL PHARMACIE LE QUELLEC · PHARMACIE MUTUALISTE · SELARL PHARMACIE BERGEUN · PHARMACIE DU K 2 | INSEE BPE 19 / INSEE SIRENE 23 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 4 | LORIENT KERVENANEC NETTO RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Library | 4 | MÉDIATHÈQUE FRANÇOIS MITTERRAND · MÉDIATHÈQUE DE KERYADO · MÉDIATHÈQUE DE KERVENANEC · MAGASIN COSMAO DUMANOIR | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | CINEVILLE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 14 | STADE DU BOIS DU CHATEAU · LYCEE DUPUY DE LOME · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE KERSABIEC · COMPLEXE OMNISPORTS DU MOUSTOIR · LYCEE ST LOUIS | INSEE BPE 14 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 27 | C.C.M. LORIENT PORTE DES INDES · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE LORIENT LA BASE · CCF · BFCC · AGENCE LORIENT KERYADO | INSEE BPE 27 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 80 | LE BAGOUSSE LAURENT · MICHEL BERTHOU SARL · CHIC CHOC COIFFURE · LORHO BULLE ASSOCIES | INSEE BPE 80 / INSEE SIRENE 100 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 7 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 15 | MERCURE HÔTEL LORIENT CENTRE · HOTEL ESCALE OCEANIA · LE REX HÔTEL · THE ORIGINALS CITY HÔTEL CLERIA · HÔTEL KEROTEL BRIT HÔTEL | INSEE BPE 15 / INSEE SIRENE 25 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 57,706 (2012) → 58,329 (2023): 1.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 59,271 (1990) → 58,329 (2023): -1.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 36,845, of which 3.8 % second homes and 7.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Lorient): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Lorient): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Lorient): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Lorient): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Lorient): 0.2 km to the north-east (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, 5.5 km away at 45 m; the village itself is at 6 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at LORIENT-LANN BIHOUE, 5.5 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, 5.5 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 — 56121/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 56121/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 56121/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 56121/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 56121
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clamart | 92 | 433 km E | 58,576 | 82.5 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chambéry | 73 | 749 km E | 59,964 | 87.7 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 26 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villejuif | 94 | 440 km E | 60,183 | 81.6 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Maisons-Alfort | 94 | 445 km E | 56,799 | 84 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Louis | 974 | 9,650 km SE | 54,941 | 85.9 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 70 % · humidity 0 % |
| Pantin | 93 | 445 km E | 61,929 | 87.5 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clamart | 92 | 433 km E | 58,576 | 82.5 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villejuif | 94 | 440 km E | 60,183 | 81.6 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Maisons-Alfort | 94 | 445 km E | 56,799 | 84 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pantin | 93 | 445 km E | 61,929 | 87.5 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chambéry | 73 | 749 km E | 59,964 | 87.7 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 26 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Louis | 974 | 9,650 km SE | 54,941 | 85.9 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 70 % · 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 Lorient'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quimper | 29 | 61 km NW | 64,385 | 88 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vannes | 56 | 46 km E | 55,790 | 89.3 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Calais | 62 | 519 km NE | 67,571 | 86.8 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Brieuc | 22 | 96 km NE | 44,364 | 83.7 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Boulogne-sur-Mer | 62 | 490 km NE | 40,539 | 81 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dunkerque | 59 | 553 km NE | 86,263 | 88.5 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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