Saint-Barthélemy
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 36.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 45 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Barthélemy (INSEE 56207) is in Morbihan (56), part of CC Baud Communauté. Population 1,197 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 36.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 45 % of the 13,234 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 | 8.55 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.6 | 10 | 5.95 |
| Housing mix | 0.81 | 5 | 4.07 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE GOURRIERREC LAURENT · MAMIE KRAMPOUEZH). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (PROXI SUPER). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT BARTHELEMY AP). [3]
1 × Library (CENTRE CULTUREL). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF EDOUARD LE THUAUT). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | LE GOURRIERREC LAURENT · MAMIE KRAMPOUEZH | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | PROXI SUPER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 2 | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | SAINT BARTHELEMY AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | CENTRE CULTUREL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF EDOUARD LE THUAUT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 1,194 (2012) → 1,197 (2023): 0.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,093 (1990) → 1,197 (2023): 9.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 674, of which 9.3 % second homes and 6.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Barthélemy): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Barthélemy): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Baud): 6.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Baud): 5.9 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Barthélemy): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 6 days a year at or above 30 °C and 42 days at or below 0 °C, over 12 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the BAUD weather station, 6.6 km away at 51 m; the village itself is at 91 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at PONTIVY, 16.9 km away at 83 m, over 22 summers. [10]
An average of 987 mm of rain a year, spread over 133 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at BAUD, 6.6 km away at 51 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 — 56207/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 56207/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 56207/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 56207/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 56207
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 56010
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dourdain | 35 | 128 km E | 1,237 | 36.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 81 % |
| Gennes-Longuefuye | 53 | 182 km E | 1,354 | 40 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Landeleau | 29 | 61 km NW | 993 | 44.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mensignac | 24 | 407 km SE | 1,521 | 34.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Arthon | 36 | 383 km E | 1,215 | 29.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Savigny-en-Revermont | 71 | 654 km E | 1,152 | 39.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 82 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landeleau | 29 | 61 km NW | 993 | 44.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dourdain | 35 | 128 km E | 1,237 | 36.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 81 % |
| Gennes-Longuefuye | 53 | 182 km E | 1,354 | 40 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Arthon | 36 | 383 km E | 1,215 | 29.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mensignac | 24 | 407 km SE | 1,521 | 34.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Savigny-en-Revermont | 71 | 654 km E | 1,152 | 39.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 82 % · humidity 79 % |
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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-Barthélemy'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Bazouge-du-Désert | 35 | 155 km NE | 1,095 | 26.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Hombleux | 80 | 485 km NE | 1,111 | 26.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Domfront-en-Champagne | 72 | 229 km E | 1,069 | 29.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Meslan | 56 | 30 km W | 1,479 | 38.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Berné | 56 | 27 km W | 1,551 | 42.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Gravé | 56 | 61 km E | 763 | 43.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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