Saint-Avé
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 53.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 27 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Avé (INSEE 56206) is in Morbihan (56), part of CA Golfe du Morbihan - Vannes Agglomération. Population 12,470 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [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/56206-saint-ave
Vitality score
Vitality score 53.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 27 % of the 1,963 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 | 0.34 | 25 | 8.49 |
| Social | 0.62 | 20 | 12.4 |
| Education | 0.31 | 10 | 3.13 |
| Health | 0.6 | 10 | 5.98 |
| Public & culture | 0.12 | 5 | 0.59 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.85 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (PATISSERIE CARTRON · AU PALAIS GOURMAND · LA MIE AVEENNE). [3,4]
4 × Butcher (boucherie) (SERVICE BOUCHER · MAISON CORBEL · CHEVALINE JEGOUSSE · BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE TRAITEUR STEP). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (AVEDIS · NECTAR DE THE). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE · BIO GOLFE · ELEGIE). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (JEGOUSSE ANITA). [3,4]
15 × Restaurant (RESTAURANT LE PRESSOIR · RESTAURANT DI'VIN · AL'REGAL 56 · A LA CABANE A PIZZA · PIZZA RHUYS). [3,4]
4 × Café / bar (TY EN DUT · LE WELCOME · L'AVENTURINE). [4]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUB JULIE DAUBIER · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE ANITA CONTI · ECOLE PRMAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE DAME). [3]
13 × GP (médecin généraliste) (STEPHANE PRUVOST, MÉDECIN · ANNE SOUPENE, MÉDECIN · ISABELLE GRANDIERE, MÉDECIN · CATHERINE LOUSSOUARN, MÉDECIN · LAURE-ANNE FERAL, MÉDECIN). [3]
4 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU LOC ST AVE ORTHOPEDIE · PHARMACIE DES 3 ROIS · PHARMACIE DU CENTRE · PHARMACIE DE BOSSUET). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE GERMAINE TILLION). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE ST AVE · EPSM). [3]
4 × Bank (CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL DE SAINT AVE · AGENCE SAINT SAVE · ST-AVE BNPP BDB · CREDIT AGRICOLE DU MORBIHAN). [3]
10 × Hairdresser (LE TEXIER NATHALIE · SARL LAURENCE OGER · LE SALON · A L'HAIR DU TEMPS). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Collège, 2 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | PATISSERIE CARTRON · AU PALAIS GOURMAND · LA MIE AVEENNE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 4 | SERVICE BOUCHER · MAISON CORBEL · CHEVALINE JEGOUSSE · BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE TRAITEUR STEP | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | AVEDIS · NECTAR DE THE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 3 | INTERMARCHE · BIO GOLFE · ELEGIE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | JEGOUSSE ANITA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 15 | RESTAURANT LE PRESSOIR · RESTAURANT DI'VIN · AL'REGAL 56 · A LA CABANE A PIZZA · PIZZA RHUYS | INSEE BPE 15 / INSEE SIRENE 23 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 4 | TY EN DUT · LE WELCOME · L'AVENTURINE | INSEE SIRENE 4 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUB JULIE DAUBIER · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE ANITA CONTI · ECOLE PRMAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE DAME | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 13 | STEPHANE PRUVOST, MÉDECIN · ANNE SOUPENE, MÉDECIN · ISABELLE GRANDIERE, MÉDECIN · CATHERINE LOUSSOUARN, MÉDECIN · LAURE-ANNE FERAL, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 13 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 4 | PHARMACIE DU LOC ST AVE ORTHOPEDIE · PHARMACIE DES 3 ROIS · PHARMACIE DU CENTRE · PHARMACIE DE BOSSUET | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [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 | MEDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE GERMAINE TILLION | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE ST AVE · EPSM | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 4 | CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL DE SAINT AVE · AGENCE SAINT SAVE · ST-AVE BNPP BDB · CREDIT AGRICOLE DU MORBIHAN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 10 | LE TEXIER NATHALIE · SARL LAURENCE OGER · LE SALON · A L'HAIR DU TEMPS | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Sunday après-midi et matin centre-ville. [5]
Trajectory
Population 10,630 (2012) → 12,470 (2023): 17.3 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 6,929 (1990) → 12,470 (2023): 80 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 5,845, of which 1.5 % second homes and 3.1 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Avé): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Saint-Avé): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Avé): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Avé): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Avé): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 11 days a year at or above 30 °C and 26 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ST-AVE weather station, 0.1 km away at 50 m; the village itself is at 52 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at VANNES-MEUCON, 3.6 km away at 132 m, over 12 summers. [10]
That station sits 80 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 1,043 mm of rain a year, spread over 131 days — about 8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST-AVE, 0.1 km away at 50 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 — 56206/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.saint-ave.bzh/listes/mes-marches-et-commerces/— “Deux marchés de plein air animent le centre-ville, les mardis après-midi et dimanches matin.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 56206/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 56206/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 56206/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 56206
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creutzwald | 57 | 715 km E | 12,254 | 53.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Genas | 69 | 629 km E | 13,421 | 55.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Plouzané | 29 | 159 km NW | 13,567 | 47 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Boulazac Isle Manoire | 24 | 387 km SE | 10,759 | 50.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 55 % · humidity 64 % |
| Guipavas | 29 | 149 km NW | 15,538 | 59.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Plérin | 22 | 94 km N | 14,425 | 65.5 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plérin | 22 | 94 km N | 14,425 | 65.5 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Guipavas | 29 | 149 km NW | 15,538 | 59.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Plouzané | 29 | 159 km NW | 13,567 | 47 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Boulazac Isle Manoire | 24 | 387 km SE | 10,759 | 50.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 55 % · humidity 64 % |
| Genas | 69 | 629 km E | 13,421 | 55.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Creutzwald | 57 | 715 km E | 12,254 | 53.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 73 % · 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 Saint-Avé'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montlouis-sur-Loire | 37 | 270 km E | 11,335 | 54.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Séné | 56 | 7.8 km S | 9,554 | 74.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Port-Jérôme-sur-Seine | 76 | 315 km NE | 10,617 | 44.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Couzeix | 87 | 364 km SE | 10,195 | 43.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bondues | 59 | 540 km NE | 9,747 | 63.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Changé | 53 | 152 km E | 6,502 | 58.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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