Sauzon
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school.
Partly served 44.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 72 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sauzon (INSEE 56241) is in Morbihan (56), part of CC de Belle Ile en Mer. Population 1,036 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/56241-sauzon
Vitality score
Vitality score 44.1/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 72 % of the 14,098 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 | 0.26 | 25 | 6.56 |
| Social | 0.96 | 20 | 19.15 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.98 | 10 | 9.78 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE & CAFE GUERVEUR). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (EURL LA MERE THOM). [3,4]
12 × Restaurant (LE CAFE DE LA CALE · SARL HOTEL DU PHARE · LES EMBRUNS · LA PETITE TABLE). [3,4]
5 × Café / bar (CAFE D'ARMOR · LE DERAPAGE · LE TILLEUL · NUL BAR AFTER). [4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAUZON AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE SAUZON). [3]
2 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
2 × Hotel (AUX TAMARIS · LE CARDINAL - LE NAUTILUS). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING DE SAUZON). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | BOULANGERIE & CAFE GUERVEUR | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | EURL LA MERE THOM | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 12 | LE CAFE DE LA CALE · SARL HOTEL DU PHARE · LES EMBRUNS · LA PETITE TABLE | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 19 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 5 | CAFE D'ARMOR · LE DERAPAGE · LE TILLEUL · NUL BAR AFTER | INSEE SIRENE 5 [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | SAUZON AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE SAUZON | 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 | 2 | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 2 | AUX TAMARIS · LE CARDINAL - LE NAUTILUS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING DE SAUZON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 909 (2012) → 1,036 (2023): 14 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 701 (1990) → 1,036 (2023): 47.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,353, of which 59.2 % second homes and 1.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Palais): 5.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Sauzon): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Le Palais): 4.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Le Palais): 5.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Le Palais): 5.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 1 day a year at or above 30 °C and 4 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the BELLE ILE-LE TALUT weather station, 8.6 km away at 37 m; the village itself is at 29 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at BELLE ILE-LE TALUT, 8.6 km away at 37 m, over 29 summers. [10]
An average of 663 mm of rain a year, spread over 113 days — about 5.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at BELLE ILE-LE TALUT, 8.6 km away at 37 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
87 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 400,000 € — 4,064 € per m² of built surface. [11]
14 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 256,468 € — 4,092 € 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
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 56241/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 56241/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 56241/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 56241/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 56152
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 56241
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varaville | 14 | 311 km NE | 1,022 | 40.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 68 % |
| Saint-Germain-sur-Ay | 50 | 240 km NE | 926 | 61.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Déserts | 73 | 733 km E | 845 | 56.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Haut Valromey | 01 | 697 km E | 801 | 43 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Berrias-et-Casteljau | 07 | 664 km SE | 793 | 57.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 28 % · humidity 100 % |
| Viens | 84 | 784 km SE | 626 | 51.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Germain-sur-Ay | 50 | 240 km NE | 926 | 61.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Varaville | 14 | 311 km NE | 1,022 | 40.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 68 % |
| Berrias-et-Casteljau | 07 | 664 km SE | 793 | 57.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 28 % · humidity 100 % |
| Haut Valromey | 01 | 697 km E | 801 | 43 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Les Déserts | 73 | 733 km E | 845 | 56.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Viens | 84 | 784 km SE | 626 | 51.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Sauzon'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Germain-sur-Ay | 50 | 240 km NE | 926 | 61.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cléden-Cap-Sizun | 29 | 131 km NW | 916 | 47.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Carolles | 50 | 197 km NE | 774 | 54.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bangor | 56 | 6.7 km SE | 994 | 48.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Locmaria | 56 | 14 km SE | 978 | 50.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Réville | 50 | 289 km NE | 1,040 | 39.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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