Saint-Malo-des-Trois-Fontaines
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 26.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 46 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Malo-des-Trois-Fontaines (INSEE 56227) is in Morbihan (56), part of CC Ploërmel Communauté. Population 545 (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 26.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 46 % of the 17,551 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.68 | 10 | 6.8 |
| Housing mix | 0.66 | 5 | 3.32 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LA REVANCHE). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE STE THERESE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (ZEN COIFFURE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [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 | 1 | LA REVANCHE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE STE THERESE | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 1 | ZEN COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| 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 556 (2012) → 545 (2023): -2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 462 (1990) → 545 (2023): 18 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 352, of which 16.8 % second homes and 12.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Croix-Helléan): 5.8 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Guilliers): 6 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Guilliers): 6.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Guilliers): 5.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Malo-des-Trois-Fontaines): 0 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 8 days a year at or above 30 °C and 32 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the PLOERMEL weather station, 8.9 km away at 65 m; the village itself is at 69 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at PLOERMEL, 8.9 km away at 65 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 775 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at PLOERMEL, 8.9 km away at 65 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
56 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 105,000 € — 1,086 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Morbihan is 2,080 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [12]
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
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 56227/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 56227/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 56227/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 56227/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 56050
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 56080
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 56227
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serviers-et-Labaume | 30 | 688 km SE | 590 | 33.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fercé-sur-Sarthe | 72 | 182 km E | 575 | 29 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ormes | 71 | 581 km E | 507 | 30 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 54 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-André-de-Boëge | 74 | 701 km E | 597 | 27.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Lande-d'Airou | 50 | 125 km NE | 535 | 27 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Martainville | 27 | 256 km NE | 498 | 30.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Lande-d'Airou | 50 | 125 km NE | 535 | 27 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fercé-sur-Sarthe | 72 | 182 km E | 575 | 29 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Martainville | 27 | 256 km NE | 498 | 30.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ormes | 71 | 581 km E | 507 | 30 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 54 % · humidity 64 % |
| Serviers-et-Labaume | 30 | 688 km SE | 590 | 33.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-André-de-Boëge | 74 | 701 km E | 597 | 27.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 0 % · 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-des-Trois-Fontaines'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martainville | 27 | 256 km NE | 498 | 30.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Denis-le-Vêtu | 50 | 134 km NE | 590 | 25 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Trédias | 22 | 42 km NE | 513 | 26.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Laurent | 22 | 88 km NW | 541 | 31.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Calotterie | 62 | 410 km NE | 582 | 26.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bouquelon | 27 | 266 km NE | 470 | 31.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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