Le Palais

Morbihan · CC de Belle Ile en Mer · INSEE 56152

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Served 73.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 100 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Le Palais (INSEE 56152) is in Morbihan (56), part of CC de Belle Ile en Mer. Population 2,599 (2023). ^[1]

INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). ^[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/56152-le-palais

Vitality score

Vitality score 73.4/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 100 % of the 8,008 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	0.85	25	21.27
Social	1	20	19.96
Education	0.63	10	6.32
Health	0.69	10	6.95
Public & culture	0.39	5	1.97
Population trend	0.57	10	5.67
Housing mix	0.06	5	0.29

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 5 of 6

Eating out 1 of 1

Cafés and bars 1 of 1

Schools 2 of 3

Health 2 of 4

Public services 1 of 1

Culture 2 of 2

Sport 1 of 2

Everyday services 3 of 3

Lodging 2 of 2

One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. ^[3,4]

7 × Bakery (boulangerie) (TY CREPOUILLE · PAIN DE SUCRE · PAIN DE SUCRE BIS · LES NINICHES · ORIGINES). ^[3,4]

2 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE DU PORT · LA CONSERVERIE DE BELLE-ISLE EN MER). ^[3,4]

6 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SOCIETE PALANTINE DE DISTRIBUTION ALIMENTAIRE · UNICO · ICI ON AIME · MAENOA · BIOCOOP). ^[3,4]

1 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE). ^[3,4]

1 × Fishmonger (KAVAC). ^[3,4]

22 × Restaurant (SARL LE GOELAND · LE GOFF DANIELE · EURL L'ANNEXE · LA CHALOUPE BELLE ILE · LA PALOMA). ^[3,4]

11 × Café / bar (LA PAILLOTTE A MANO BY L AIR MARIN · L'ECLUSE · LE VIKING · LE P'TIT CLAPOT · LES MATELOTS). ^[4]

2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE STANISLAS POUMET · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE STE ANNE). ^[3]

2 × Collège (COLLEGE MICHEL LOTTE · COLLEGE PRIVE STE CROIX). ^[3]

11 × GP (médecin généraliste) (EMMANUEL DE POIX, MÉDECIN · SOAZIG CEBELIEU THEVENIN, MÉDECIN · AUDE DE POIX, MÉDECIN · MARC PFINDEL, MÉDECIN · ÉTIENNE EBER, MÉDECIN). ^[3]

1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA CITADELLE). ^[3,4]

1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). ^[3]

1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DU GÉNIE). ^[3]

1 × Cinema (REX). ^[3]

1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF GOUERCH). ^[3]

2 × Bank (AGENCE LE PALAIS · CREDIT AGRICOLE DU MORBIHAN). ^[3]

5 × Hairdresser (L'ATELIER COIFFURE · HAIR · NOUVEL'HAIR · LE MARRE ANGELIQUE · L'AFFRIOLANT). ^[3,4]

1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). ^[3]

5 × Hotel (LE BISTROT DE LA FREGATE · HOTEL VAUBAN · GRAND HÔTEL DE BRETAGNE · CORTO MALTESE · LE CLOS FLEURI). ^[3,4]

4 × Campsite (CAMPING DE BORDÉNÉO · CAMPING TRION GUEN · CAMPING DE L'OCEAN · CAMPING DU MOULIN LUC). ^[3,4]

Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 5 × Restaurant, 3 × Hotel.

Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). ^[3]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts

Type	Count	Names	Sources
Bakery (boulangerie)	7	TY CREPOUILLE · PAIN DE SUCRE · PAIN DE SUCRE BIS · LES NINICHES · ORIGINES	INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)	2	BOUCHERIE DU PORT · LA CONSERVERIE DE BELLE-ISLE EN MER	INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)	6	SOCIETE PALANTINE DE DISTRIBUTION ALIMENTAIRE · UNICO · ICI ON AIME · MAENOA · BIOCOOP	INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4]
Supermarket	1	INTERMARCHE	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Cheese shop (fromagerie)	0		INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Fishmonger	1	KAVAC	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4]
Restaurant	22	SARL LE GOELAND · LE GOFF DANIELE · EURL L'ANNEXE · LA CHALOUPE BELLE ILE · LA PALOMA	INSEE BPE 22 / INSEE SIRENE 29 [3,4]
Café / bar	11	LA PAILLOTTE A MANO BY L AIR MARIN · L'ECLUSE · LE VIKING · LE P'TIT CLAPOT · LES MATELOTS	INSEE SIRENE 11 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)	2	ECOLE PRIMAIRE STANISLAS POUMET · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE STE ANNE	INSEE BPE 2 [3]
Collège	2	COLLEGE MICHEL LOTTE · COLLEGE PRIVE STE CROIX	INSEE BPE 2 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)	11	EMMANUEL DE POIX, MÉDECIN · SOAZIG CEBELIEU THEVENIN, MÉDECIN · AUDE DE POIX, MÉDECIN · MARC PFINDEL, MÉDECIN · ÉTIENNE EBER, MÉDECIN	INSEE BPE 11 [3]
Pharmacy	1	PHARMACIE DE LA CITADELLE	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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	BIBLIOTHÈQUE DU GÉNIE	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Cinema	1	REX	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Gym / sports hall	1	COMPLEXE SPORTIF GOUERCH	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Swimming pool	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank	2	AGENCE LE PALAIS · CREDIT AGRICOLE DU MORBIHAN	INSEE BPE 2 [3]
Hairdresser	5	L'ATELIER COIFFURE · HAIR · NOUVEL'HAIR · LE MARRE ANGELIQUE · L'AFFRIOLANT	INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4]
Fuel station	1	STATION SERVICE	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3]
Hotel	5	LE BISTROT DE LA FREGATE · HOTEL VAUBAN · GRAND HÔTEL DE BRETAGNE · CORTO MALTESE · LE CLOS FLEURI	INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4]
Campsite	4	CAMPING DE BORDÉNÉO · CAMPING TRION GUEN · CAMPING DE L'OCEAN · CAMPING DU MOULIN LUC	INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4]

Market and village life

Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.

Trajectory

1968: 2,661 2023: 2,599 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 2,578 (2012) → 2,599 (2023): 0.8 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 2,435 (1990) → 2,599 (2023): 6.7 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 2,696, of which 47.1 % second homes and 4 % vacant. ^[7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

In the commune Bakery, Food shop, Primary school, GP, Pharmacy Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Le Palais): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (Le Palais): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). ^[8]

GP (Le Palais): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). ^[8]

Pharmacy (Le Palais): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). ^[8]

Primary school (Le Palais): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). ^[8]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Days at or above 30 °C 1.4▸

Days at or below 0 °C 4.1▸

Muggy days a summer 2.3

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

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. ^[9]

Measured at the BELLE ILE-LE TALUT weather station, 7.5 km away at 37 m; the village itself is at 4 m. ^[9]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. ^[9]

Humidity measured at BELLE ILE-LE TALUT, 7.5 km away at 37 m, over 29 summers. ^[9]

An average of 663 mm of rain a year, spread over 113 days — about 5.9 mm on a day it rains. ^[9]

Rainfall measured at BELLE ILE-LE TALUT, 7.5 km away at 37 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 — 56152/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 56152/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 56152/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 56152/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 56152
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-Valery-sur-Somme	80	472 km NE	2,306	66.2	Served	Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 %
Rivedoux-Plage	17	195 km SE	2,483	65.5	Served	Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 80 % · humidity 79 %
Léon	40	412 km S	2,306	64.3	Served	Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 38 % · winter 43 %
Meschers-sur-Gironde	17	261 km SE	3,180	50.9	Partly served	Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 74 % · humidity 71 %
Breil-sur-Roya	06	911 km E	2,377	59.7	Partly served	Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 5 % · winter 55 % · humidity 100 %
Brem-sur-Mer	85	130 km SE	2,993	64	Served	Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 %

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
Brem-sur-Mer	85	130 km SE	2,993	64	Served	Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 %
Rivedoux-Plage	17	195 km SE	2,483	65.5	Served	Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 80 % · humidity 79 %
Meschers-sur-Gironde	17	261 km SE	3,180	50.9	Partly served	Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 74 % · humidity 71 %
Léon	40	412 km S	2,306	64.3	Served	Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 38 % · winter 43 %
Saint-Valery-sur-Somme	80	472 km NE	2,306	66.2	Served	Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 %
Breil-sur-Roya	06	911 km E	2,377	59.7	Partly served	Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 5 % · winter 55 % · humidity 100 %

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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 Palais'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
Camaret-sur-Mer	29	149 km NW	2,494	58.3	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 %
Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue	50	285 km NE	1,648	59.1	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 %
Plouescat	29	164 km NW	3,554	48.5	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 %
Trébeurden	22	161 km N	3,821	47	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 %
Penvénan	22	163 km N	2,584	62.8	Served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 %
Tréguier	22	160 km N	2,294	69.3	Served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 %

Elsewhere

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