Saint-Jean-Brévelay
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 63.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 94 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Jean-Brévelay (INSEE 56222) is in Morbihan (56), part of CC Centre Morbihan Communauté. Population 2,869 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 63.3/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 94 % of the 7,389 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 | 0.78 | 20 | 15.5 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.63 | 10 | 6.29 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.72 | 10 | 7.19 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.73 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AU FOURNIL BREVELAYS · BOULANGERIE PARROT). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (MAISON COUGOULIC). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LA MAISON DU GOUT). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE). [3,4]
5 × Restaurant (FOURCHETTE & TIRE BOUCHON · POUIC-POUIC BZH · RAPID'DINER · LES BAIES ROUGES · TI KOLIBRI PEYI). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (LE LION D'OR · LE P'TIT ZEPH). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE PAUL-EMILE VICTOR · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE DAME). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE EUGENE GUILLEVIC · COLLEGE PRIVE ST LOUIS). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (AUDE LEBORGNE, MÉDECIN · CLAIRE DU PLESSIS DE GRENEDAN, MÉDECIN · CLAIRE RIDARD, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE CHEVALIER, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE LA METAIRIE · COLLEGE E GUILLEVIC). [3]
2 × Bank (CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL ST JEAN BREVELAY · CREDIT AGRICOLE DU MORBIHAN). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (NUANCES · L.C COIFFURE · GOLD AND GARDEN). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Pharmacy, 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) | 2 | AU FOURNIL BREVELAYS · BOULANGERIE PARROT | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | MAISON COUGOULIC | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | LA MAISON DU GOUT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | INTERMARCHE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 5 | FOURCHETTE & TIRE BOUCHON · POUIC-POUIC BZH · RAPID'DINER · LES BAIES ROUGES · TI KOLIBRI PEYI | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | LE LION D'OR · LE P'TIT ZEPH | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE PAUL-EMILE VICTOR · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE DAME | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE EUGENE GUILLEVIC · COLLEGE PRIVE ST LOUIS | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | AUDE LEBORGNE, MÉDECIN · CLAIRE DU PLESSIS DE GRENEDAN, MÉDECIN · CLAIRE RIDARD, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE CHEVALIER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE LA METAIRIE · COLLEGE E GUILLEVIC | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 2 | CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL ST JEAN BREVELAY · CREDIT AGRICOLE DU MORBIHAN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 3 | NUANCES · L.C COIFFURE · GOLD AND GARDEN | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Friday 16h à 19h place de l'Église. [5]
Trajectory
Population 2,765 (2012) → 2,869 (2023): 3.8 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 2,354 (1990) → 2,869 (2023): 21.9 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,359, of which 2.7 % second homes and 8.6 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Jean-Brévelay): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Saint-Jean-Brévelay): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Jean-Brévelay): 0.4 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Bignan): 5.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Jean-Brévelay): 0.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 5 days a year at or above 30 °C and 31 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the BIGNAN weather station, 4.4 km away at 112 m; the village itself is at 109 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at BIGNAN, 4.4 km away at 112 m, over 28 summers. [11]
An average of 1,000 mm of rain a year, spread over 134 days — about 7.5 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at BIGNAN, 4.4 km away at 112 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
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 — 56222/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.mairie-saint-jean-brevelay.fr/vivre-a-st-jean/vie-economique/— “Les commerçants ambulants du marché vous attendent tous les vendredis de 16h à 19h sur la place de l'Église.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 56222/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 56222/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 56222/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 56222
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 56017
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plouvorn | 29 | 127 km NW | 2,916 | 61.5 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ibos | 65 | 555 km SE | 2,813 | 67.6 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 91 % · humidity 57 % |
| Chavanay | 42 | 630 km SE | 2,884 | 72.3 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 8 % · winter 89 % · humidity 79 % |
| Balbigny | 42 | 571 km E | 2,911 | 72.4 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 84 % · humidity 79 % |
| Candé | 49 | 130 km E | 2,801 | 63.1 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 74 % · winter 86 % |
| Blangy-sur-Bresle | 76 | 394 km NE | 2,819 | 59.9 | Partly served | no figures |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plouvorn | 29 | 127 km NW | 2,916 | 61.5 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Candé | 49 | 130 km E | 2,801 | 63.1 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 74 % · winter 86 % |
| Blangy-sur-Bresle | 76 | 394 km NE | 2,819 | 59.9 | Partly served | no figures |
| Ibos | 65 | 555 km SE | 2,813 | 67.6 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 91 % · humidity 57 % |
| Balbigny | 42 | 571 km E | 2,911 | 72.4 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 84 % · humidity 79 % |
| Chavanay | 42 | 630 km SE | 2,884 | 72.3 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 8 % · winter 89 % · 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-Jean-Brévelay'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taulé | 29 | 121 km NW | 2,914 | 55.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Criquetot-l'Esneval | 76 | 297 km NE | 2,668 | 62.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Molay-Littry | 14 | 207 km NE | 3,124 | 47.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villers-Bocage | 14 | 205 km NE | 3,088 | 57.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Avelin | 59 | 517 km NE | 2,561 | 60.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Malestroit | 56 | 26 km E | 2,558 | 73 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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