Saint-Malo-de-Beignon
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 27.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 50 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Malo-de-Beignon (INSEE 56226) is in Morbihan (56), part of CC de l'Oust à Brocéliande. Population 537 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 27.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 50 % of the 17,590 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 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.88 | 10 | 8.77 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.6 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (KAZ A PIZZA). [3,4]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE SAINT-MALO DE BEIGNON). [3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING D'ALETH). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 2 | KAZ A PIZZA | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE SAINT-MALO DE BEIGNON | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING D'ALETH | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 499 (2012) → 537 (2023): 7.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 390 (1990) → 537 (2023): 37.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 252, of which 4 % second homes and 9.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Beignon): 2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Beignon): 1.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Guer): 2.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Guer): 2.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Guer): 1.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 41 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the GUER weather station, 6.7 km away at 47 m; the village itself is at 86 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at PLOERMEL, 18.4 km away at 65 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 882 mm of rain a year, spread over 127 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at GUER, 6.7 km away at 47 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 — 56226/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 56226/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 56226/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 56226/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 56012
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 56075
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melsheim | 67 | 720 km E | 554 | 22.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Kœtzingue | 68 | 713 km E | 585 | 25.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Thun-Saint-Martin | 59 | 470 km NE | 543 | 29.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bisel | 68 | 702 km E | 537 | 19 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 58 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cauroy-lès-Hermonville | 51 | 472 km E | 514 | 19 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Maisons-en-Champagne | 51 | 499 km E | 552 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thun-Saint-Martin | 59 | 470 km NE | 543 | 29.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cauroy-lès-Hermonville | 51 | 472 km E | 514 | 19 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Maisons-en-Champagne | 51 | 499 km E | 552 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bisel | 68 | 702 km E | 537 | 19 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 58 % · humidity 100 % |
| Kœtzingue | 68 | 713 km E | 585 | 25.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Melsheim | 67 | 720 km E | 554 | 22.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
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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-Malo-de-Beignon'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melsheim | 67 | 720 km E | 554 | 22.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cauroy-lès-Hermonville | 51 | 472 km E | 514 | 19 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Maisons-en-Champagne | 51 | 499 km E | 552 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chaucenne | 25 | 608 km E | 529 | 15.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Florentin | 36 | 313 km E | 497 | 20.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cosswiller | 67 | 710 km E | 610 | 33 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
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