Sulniac
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 40.2/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 16 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sulniac (INSEE 56247) is in Morbihan (56), part of CA Golfe du Morbihan - Vannes Agglomération. Population 3,852 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/56247-sulniac
Vitality score
Vitality score 40.2/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 16 % of the 5,841 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 | 0.15 | 25 | 3.69 |
| Social | 0.31 | 20 | 6.15 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.37 | 10 | 3.74 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.84 | 5 | 4.21 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA GALETTE). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (L'EPICURIEN). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (LE QG). [4]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE STE THERESE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ST JEAN BAPTISTE). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (VALERIE FOUASSIER-POILPRE, MÉDECIN · FRANCOIS THIRIEZ, MÉDECIN · JULES LAVERGNE, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU GOHLEN). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SULNIAC AP). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE MULTISPORTS ALICE MILLIAT · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE SULNIAC). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (BENCIVENGO DENISE · LE SALON D'ANGELIQUE · METAMORPHOSE MOI COIFFURE A DOMICILE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 3 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Nursery school (maternelle). [4,3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LA GALETTE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 1 | L'EPICURIEN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | LE QG | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE STE THERESE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ST JEAN BAPTISTE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | VALERIE FOUASSIER-POILPRE, MÉDECIN · FRANCOIS THIRIEZ, MÉDECIN · JULES LAVERGNE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DU GOHLEN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | SULNIAC AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MEDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | SALLE MULTISPORTS ALICE MILLIAT · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE SULNIAC | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 4 | BENCIVENGO DENISE · LE SALON D'ANGELIQUE · METAMORPHOSE MOI COIFFURE A DOMICILE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 3,298 (2012) → 3,852 (2023): 16.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 2,019 (1990) → 3,852 (2023): 90.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,887, of which 7.9 % second homes and 4.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Sulniac): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Sulniac): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Sulniac): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Sulniac): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Sulniac): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 6 days a year at or above 30 °C and 38 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the THEIX weather station, 5.3 km away at 29 m; the village itself is at 125 m. [9]
The village sits 96 m above 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at VANNES-MEUCON, 12.8 km away at 132 m, over 12 summers. [9]
An average of 894 mm of rain a year, spread over 126 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at THEIX, 5.3 km away at 29 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 56247/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 56247/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 56247/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 56247/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 56247
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commequiers | 85 | 116 km SE | 3,735 | 46 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Laurent-d'Aigouze | 30 | 691 km SE | 3,690 | 45.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 84 % · humidity 0 % |
| Pleyben | 29 | 121 km NW | 3,692 | 46.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Éperlecques | 62 | 489 km NE | 3,737 | 44.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 93 % |
| Hasnon | 59 | 531 km NE | 3,849 | 44.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hussigny-Godbrange | 54 | 653 km E | 3,912 | 44.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 70 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commequiers | 85 | 116 km SE | 3,735 | 46 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pleyben | 29 | 121 km NW | 3,692 | 46.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Éperlecques | 62 | 489 km NE | 3,737 | 44.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 93 % |
| Hasnon | 59 | 531 km NE | 3,849 | 44.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hussigny-Godbrange | 54 | 653 km E | 3,912 | 44.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 70 % |
| Saint-Laurent-d'Aigouze | 30 | 691 km SE | 3,690 | 45.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 84 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Sulniac'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleyben | 29 | 121 km NW | 3,692 | 46.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hasnon | 59 | 531 km NE | 3,849 | 44.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Merlevenez | 56 | 50 km W | 3,174 | 47.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Plerguer | 35 | 109 km NE | 2,895 | 54.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rieux | 56 | 36 km E | 2,856 | 52.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bécon-les-Granits | 49 | 134 km E | 2,811 | 60.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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