Pontivy
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 67.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 79 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Pontivy (INSEE 56178) is in Morbihan (56), part of CC Pontivy Communauté. Population 14,640 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [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/56178-pontivy
Vitality score
Vitality score 67.9/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 79 % of the 1,665 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 | 0.61 | 25 | 15.19 |
| Social | 0.95 | 20 | 18.92 |
| Education | 0.68 | 10 | 6.75 |
| Health | 0.55 | 10 | 5.48 |
| Public & culture | 0.12 | 5 | 0.59 |
| Population trend | 0.61 | 10 | 6.14 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.61 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
15 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE FOURNIL DU BLAVET · LA GUYVELINE · BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · BOULANGERIE MOULIN DE NINEZ). [3,4]
4 × Butcher (boucherie) (AUX DELICES PONTIVYENS · LE LAVANDIER L'ELEVEUR CHARCUTIER · MON BOUCHER-TRAITEUR SAGA · GRAND FRAIS). [3,4]
4 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (HIBISCUS · AU MARCHE EXOTIQUE · LE POTAGER DE PONTIVY · NETTO). [3,4]
7 × Supermarket (LIDL · VYPAGOS · VYNATYA · MIDIS · ALDI MARCHE). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (FROMAGES DE NOS TERROIRS). [4]
48 × Restaurant (FLUNCH PONTIVY · LE TAVAILLON · L'AIGLON · AUBERGE DE L'ILE · LE BOEUF QUI FUME). [3,4]
18 × Café / bar (BOB PUB · LE JAURES · LE CENTRAL · MI-SYL · LE PLAZA CAFE). [4]
9 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE ALBERT CAMUS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE MARCEL COLLET · ECOL PRIM PAUL LANGEVIN · ECOL PRIM JULES FERRY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DE STIVAL). [3]
3 × Collège (COLLEGE ROMAIN ROLLAND · COLLEGE CHARLES LANGLAIS · COLLEGE PRIVE LES SAINTS ANGES). [3]
8 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JOCELYNE SERVEL, MÉDECIN · SERGE BIGOUIN, MÉDECIN · GAELLE INIGUES, MÉDECIN · ISABELLE LINNE, MÉDECIN · MAELLE PERRON, MÉDECIN). [3]
5 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DES ARCADES · SELAS PHARMACIE DES CITES UNIES · PHARMACIE DU FAUBOURG · PHARMACIE SAINT NIEL · PHARMACIE NAPOLEONVILLE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (ESPACE KENERE-MÉDIATHÈQUE). [3]
1 × Cinema (REX). [3]
9 × Gym / sports hall (LYCEE DU BLAVET · SALLE OMNISPORTS DE KERJALOTTE · COLLEGE LES SAINTS ANGES · LYCEE LE GROS CHENE · LYCEE ST YVI). [3]
9 × Bank (CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE · AGENCE DE PONTIVY · SOCIETE GENERALE · PONTIVY BNPP BDB · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL PONTIVY). [3]
20 × Hairdresser (LE HIR ELIANE · CHRISTIANE COIFFURE · LE MASSON LAURENCE · MA PAUSE COIFFURE · COIFFURE CL CREATION MIXTE). [3,4]
8 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
6 × Hotel (HÔTEL DE L'EUROPE · HOTEL DU CHATEAU · HOTEL LE ROHAN · IBIS + COURTEPAILLE · HÔTEL ROBIC). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Supermarket, 1 × Fishmonger, 7 × Restaurant, 4 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 15 | LE FOURNIL DU BLAVET · LA GUYVELINE · BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · BOULANGERIE MOULIN DE NINEZ | INSEE BPE 15 / INSEE SIRENE 15 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 4 | AUX DELICES PONTIVYENS · LE LAVANDIER L'ELEVEUR CHARCUTIER · MON BOUCHER-TRAITEUR SAGA · GRAND FRAIS | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 4 | HIBISCUS · AU MARCHE EXOTIQUE · LE POTAGER DE PONTIVY · NETTO | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 7 | LIDL · VYPAGOS · VYNATYA · MIDIS · ALDI MARCHE | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | FROMAGES DE NOS TERROIRS | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Restaurant | 48 | FLUNCH PONTIVY · LE TAVAILLON · L'AIGLON · AUBERGE DE L'ILE · LE BOEUF QUI FUME | INSEE BPE 48 / INSEE SIRENE 59 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 18 | BOB PUB · LE JAURES · LE CENTRAL · MI-SYL · LE PLAZA CAFE | INSEE SIRENE 18 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 9 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE ALBERT CAMUS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE MARCEL COLLET · ECOL PRIM PAUL LANGEVIN · ECOL PRIM JULES FERRY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DE STIVAL | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Collège | 3 | COLLEGE ROMAIN ROLLAND · COLLEGE CHARLES LANGLAIS · COLLEGE PRIVE LES SAINTS ANGES | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 8 | JOCELYNE SERVEL, MÉDECIN · SERGE BIGOUIN, MÉDECIN · GAELLE INIGUES, MÉDECIN · ISABELLE LINNE, MÉDECIN · MAELLE PERRON, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 5 | PHARMACIE DES ARCADES · SELAS PHARMACIE DES CITES UNIES · PHARMACIE DU FAUBOURG · PHARMACIE SAINT NIEL · PHARMACIE NAPOLEONVILLE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [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 | ESPACE KENERE-MÉDIATHÈQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | REX | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 9 | LYCEE DU BLAVET · SALLE OMNISPORTS DE KERJALOTTE · COLLEGE LES SAINTS ANGES · LYCEE LE GROS CHENE · LYCEE ST YVI | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 9 | CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE · AGENCE DE PONTIVY · SOCIETE GENERALE · PONTIVY BNPP BDB · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL PONTIVY | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 20 | LE HIR ELIANE · CHRISTIANE COIFFURE · LE MASSON LAURENCE · MA PAUSE COIFFURE · COIFFURE CL CREATION MIXTE | INSEE BPE 20 / INSEE SIRENE 28 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 8 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 6 | HÔTEL DE L'EUROPE · HOTEL DU CHATEAU · HOTEL LE ROHAN · IBIS + COURTEPAILLE · HÔTEL ROBIC | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 4 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Monday, Saturday 8h30 à 13h (lundi), 8h30 à 12h30 (samedi) Plaine (lundi), Place des Ducs de Rohan (samedi). [5]
Trajectory
Population 13,973 (2012) → 14,640 (2023): 4.8 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 13,140 (1990) → 14,640 (2023): 11.4 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 8,311, of which 3.9 % second homes and 8.3 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Pontivy): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Pontivy): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Pontivy): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Pontivy): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Pontivy): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 5 days a year at or above 30 °C and 37 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the PONTIVY weather station, 1.6 km away at 83 m; the village itself is at 57 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at PONTIVY, 1.6 km away at 83 m, over 22 summers. [10]
An average of 980 mm of rain a year, spread over 133 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at PONTIVY, 1.6 km away at 83 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 56178/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://ville-pontivy.bzh/decouvrir/commerce/— “Le marché du lundi a lieu à la Plaine de 8h30 à 13h et regroupe 60 commerçants. Le marché du château est un marché de producteurs locaux et a lieu chaque samedi de 8h30 à 12h30 Place des Ducs de Rohan (face au château).”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 56178/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 56178/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 56178/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 56178
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morlaix | 29 | 86 km NW | 15,194 | 65.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dinan | 22 | 81 km NE | 14,764 | 68.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 97 % |
| Argentan | 61 | 231 km E | 13,527 | 61.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Landerneau | 29 | 104 km NW | 16,363 | 67.7 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Valserhône | 01 | 700 km E | 16,712 | 64 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 36 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bayeux | 14 | 214 km NE | 12,659 | 66.7 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinan | 22 | 81 km NE | 14,764 | 68.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 97 % |
| Morlaix | 29 | 86 km NW | 15,194 | 65.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Landerneau | 29 | 104 km NW | 16,363 | 67.7 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bayeux | 14 | 214 km NE | 12,659 | 66.7 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Argentan | 61 | 231 km E | 13,527 | 61.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Valserhône | 01 | 700 km E | 16,712 | 64 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 36 % · 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 Pontivy'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morlaix | 29 | 86 km NW | 15,194 | 65.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Argentan | 61 | 231 km E | 13,527 | 61.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bruz | 35 | 91 km E | 19,683 | 63 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Lô | 50 | 181 km NE | 19,471 | 71.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Avranches | 50 | 137 km NE | 10,143 | 63.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Annœullin | 59 | 508 km NE | 10,847 | 46.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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