Saint-Gildas-de-Rhuys
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 57.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 89 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Gildas-de-Rhuys (INSEE 56214) is in Morbihan (56), part of CA Golfe du Morbihan - Vannes Agglomération. Population 2,004 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/56214-saint-gildas-de-rhuys
Vitality score
Vitality score 57.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 89 % of the 9,623 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 | 0.47 | 25 | 11.83 |
| Social | 0.81 | 20 | 16.28 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.51 | 10 | 5.13 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SARL LA PETITE BISCUITERIE DE SAINT GILDAS · LES GOURMANDISES DE LELOUANDRE). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE DE LA PRESQU'ILE). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (CAMAX DISTRIBUTION). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (ELIAD). [3,4]
11 × Restaurant (CREPERIE D'ANTAN · CAFE DE LA PLACE · LE VERT D'O · GRAIN DE POIVRE ET FLEUR DE SEL · PHRIK THAI). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (LA PRESQU'ILE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ST GOUSTAN). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (BENOIT DERCOURT, MÉDECIN · PIERRE-YVES TREGUER, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE CORNIER). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT GILDAS DE RHUYS AP). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE YVON MAUFFRET). [3]
5 × Swimming pool (PLAGE DE KERVER · PLAGE DE KERCAMBRE · PLAGE DE PORT MARIA · PLAGE DES GOVELINS · PORT AUX MOINES). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (VICTOR'S · NOLA'JENN). [3,4]
6 × Campsite (SERVICE DU CAMPING DE KERVERT · PRL AR BLADENNIG · CAMPING DU MENHIR · AIRE NATURELLE L'ABRI COTIER · CAMPING DU GOH'VELIN). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 2 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | SARL LA PETITE BISCUITERIE DE SAINT GILDAS · LES GOURMANDISES DE LELOUANDRE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE DE LA PRESQU'ILE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | CAMAX DISTRIBUTION | 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 | 1 | ELIAD | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 11 | CREPERIE D'ANTAN · CAFE DE LA PLACE · LE VERT D'O · GRAIN DE POIVRE ET FLEUR DE SEL · PHRIK THAI | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 17 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | LA PRESQU'ILE | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ST GOUSTAN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | BENOIT DERCOURT, MÉDECIN · PIERRE-YVES TREGUER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE CORNIER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | SAINT GILDAS DE RHUYS AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE YVON MAUFFRET | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 5 | PLAGE DE KERVER · PLAGE DE KERCAMBRE · PLAGE DE PORT MARIA · PLAGE DES GOVELINS · PORT AUX MOINES | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 3 | VICTOR'S · NOLA'JENN | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 6 | SERVICE DU CAMPING DE KERVERT · PRL AR BLADENNIG · CAMPING DU MENHIR · AIRE NATURELLE L'ABRI COTIER · CAMPING DU GOH'VELIN | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day (reported, unverified): Sunday 17 h à 21 h place Mgr Ropert ou au Puits David (seasonal). No source says whether it is weekly or monthly. [5]
Trajectory
Population 1,676 (2012) → 2,004 (2023): 19.6 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,141 (1990) → 2,004 (2023): 75.6 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,987, of which 71.6 % second homes and 1.1 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Gildas-de-Rhuys): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Saint-Gildas-de-Rhuys): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Gildas-de-Rhuys): 0.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Gildas-de-Rhuys): 0.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Gildas-de-Rhuys): 0.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 5 days a year at or above 30 °C and 15 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the SARZEAU SA weather station, 3.2 km away at 35 m; the village itself is at 29 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at VANNES-SENE, 14.7 km away at 3 m, over 26 summers. [10]
An average of 757 mm of rain a year, spread over 119 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at SARZEAU SA, 3.2 km away at 35 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
351 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 410,000 € — 4,219 € per m² of built surface. [11]
37 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 201,600 € — 5,455 € per m². [11]
The median across Morbihan is 2,080 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [11]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
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 — 56214/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.saint-gildas-de-rhuys.fr/categorie/decouvrir/les-marches/— “Le marché dominical, qui attire jusqu'à 5 000 visiteurs, fait partie des grands marchés”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 56214/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 56214/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 56214/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 56214
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combloux | 74 | 744 km E | 2,093 | 63.8 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 16 % · humidity 79 % |
| Damgan | 56 | 19 km E | 1,943 | 62 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pénestin | 56 | 27 km E | 2,085 | 70.9 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Beaufort | 73 | 745 km E | 1,989 | 69.8 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 24 % · humidity 79 % |
| Lecci | 2A | 1,158 km SE | 2,134 | 62.5 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 81 % · humidity 0 % |
| Abondance | 74 | 738 km E | 1,583 | 64.4 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 0 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damgan | 56 | 19 km E | 1,943 | 62 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pénestin | 56 | 27 km E | 2,085 | 70.9 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Abondance | 74 | 738 km E | 1,583 | 64.4 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 0 % · humidity 79 % |
| Combloux | 74 | 744 km E | 2,093 | 63.8 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 16 % · humidity 79 % |
| Beaufort | 73 | 745 km E | 1,989 | 69.8 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 24 % · humidity 79 % |
| Lecci | 2A | 1,158 km SE | 2,134 | 62.5 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 81 % · 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 Saint-Gildas-de-Rhuys'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piriac-sur-Mer | 44 | 26 km SE | 2,685 | 63 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fréhel | 22 | 130 km N | 1,611 | 58.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Locmariaquer | 56 | 11 km NW | 1,577 | 53.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Cast-le-Guildo | 22 | 132 km N | 3,371 | 51.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Barbâtre | 85 | 79 km SE | 1,824 | 49.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Plonévez-Porzay | 29 | 125 km NW | 1,781 | 57.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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