Saint-Nolff
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 46.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 36 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Nolff (INSEE 56231) is in Morbihan (56), part of CA Golfe du Morbihan - Vannes Agglomération. Population 3,990 (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/56231-saint-nolff
Vitality score
Vitality score 46.7/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 36 % of the 5,657 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 | 0.38 | 25 | 9.52 |
| Social | 0.37 | 20 | 7.49 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.43 | 10 | 4.27 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.72 | 10 | 7.2 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.85 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOUL' DE NOLFF · COCO-KEVV · BARAKAVELL). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (SARL CLODIC). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (VOTRE MARCHE · EPICERIE D'ICI). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (LE RELAIS DE BELLEVUE · L'ONDE VERTE · ANDIAMO PIZZA). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE MUSTANG). [4]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LUCIEN PAYE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN ROSTAND · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ST JOSEPH). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MARGOT ROUSSET, MÉDECIN · DAMIEN LE BOURHIS, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE SOLACROUP, MÉDECIN · LAURA BOUETTE, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE SAINT NOLFF). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT NOLFF AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF TOURNESOL · COMPLEXE SPORTIF HUMBERSOT). [3]
5 × Hairdresser (LE TEXIER NATHALIE · L'HAIR CHIC · UNIV'HAIR). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × 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) | 3 | BOUL' DE NOLFF · COCO-KEVV · BARAKAVELL | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | SARL CLODIC | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | VOTRE MARCHE · EPICERIE D'ICI | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 | 3 | LE RELAIS DE BELLEVUE · L'ONDE VERTE · ANDIAMO PIZZA | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE MUSTANG | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LUCIEN PAYE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN ROSTAND · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ST JOSEPH | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | MARGOT ROUSSET, MÉDECIN · DAMIEN LE BOURHIS, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE SOLACROUP, MÉDECIN · LAURA BOUETTE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE SAINT NOLFF | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | SAINT NOLFF AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF TOURNESOL · COMPLEXE SPORTIF HUMBERSOT | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 5 | LE TEXIER NATHALIE · L'HAIR CHIC · UNIV'HAIR | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [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): Saturday de 8 h 30 à 13 h sur la place du centre commercial. [5]
Trajectory
Population 3,689 (2012) → 3,990 (2023): 8.2 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 3,270 (1990) → 3,990 (2023): 22 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,820, of which 1.5 % second homes and 4.2 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Nolff): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Saint-Nolff): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Nolff): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Nolff): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Nolff): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 7 days a year at or above 30 °C and 17 days at or below 0 °C, over 12 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the VANNES-MEUCON weather station, 6 km away at 132 m; the village itself is at 77 m. [10]
The village sits 55 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.71 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at VANNES-MEUCON, 6 km away at 132 m, over 12 summers. [10]
That station sits 55 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 1,187 mm of rain a year, spread over 135 days — about 8.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ELVEN, 5.9 km away at 88 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
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 — 56231/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://saint-nolff.bzh/les-marches-locaux-2/— “Depuis mars 2021 , un marché a lieu tous les samedis matins de 8 h 30 à 13 h sur la place du centre commercial.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 56231/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 56231/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 56231/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 56231
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estrablin | 38 | 630 km E | 3,677 | 41.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Morannes sur Sarthe-Daumeray | 49 | 167 km E | 3,687 | 53 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 74 % · winter 65 % |
| Évellys | 56 | 35 km NW | 3,379 | 44.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rédené | 29 | 63 km W | 3,043 | 48 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Cellier | 44 | 106 km SE | 4,051 | 47.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| Brie | 16 | 310 km SE | 4,125 | 44.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Évellys | 56 | 35 km NW | 3,379 | 44.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rédené | 29 | 63 km W | 3,043 | 48 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Cellier | 44 | 106 km SE | 4,051 | 47.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| Morannes sur Sarthe-Daumeray | 49 | 167 km E | 3,687 | 53 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 74 % · winter 65 % |
| Brie | 16 | 310 km SE | 4,125 | 44.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Estrablin | 38 | 630 km E | 3,677 | 41.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 70 % · 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-Nolff'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Évellys | 56 | 35 km NW | 3,379 | 44.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rédené | 29 | 63 km W | 3,043 | 48 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Sauveur-Villages | 50 | 183 km NE | 3,208 | 43.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Guignen | 35 | 64 km E | 4,175 | 45.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Monterblanc | 56 | 4.9 km NW | 3,356 | 41.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Besné | 44 | 54 km SE | 3,322 | 41.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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