Maintenon
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 51.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 49 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Maintenon (INSEE 28227) is in Eure-et-Loir (28), part of CA Chartres Métropole. Population 4,494 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [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/28227-maintenon
Vitality score
Vitality score 51.1/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 49 % of the 5,097 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 | 0.34 | 25 | 8.4 |
| Social | 0.68 | 20 | 13.55 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.61 | 10 | 6.1 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.58 | 10 | 5.8 |
| Housing mix | 0.91 | 5 | 4.55 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (FOURNIL DU CHATEAU). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (AH MAINTENON SUPERETTE). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE). [3,4]
13 × Restaurant (RELAIS DU CHATEAU · CAPPADOCE · CAFE DE PARIS · DIL CASTELLA · ZUCCATTITUDE). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (A.C.SOLEIL). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE 2 JACQUES PREVERT · ECOLE MATERNELLE 1 LE GUEREAU). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE CHARLES PEGUY · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE COLLIN D HARLEVILLE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE JEAN RACINE). [3]
7 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MELANIE VOL, MÉDECIN · QUENTIN BEAUCAMP, MÉDECIN · SOPHIE GALICHER, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE MAINETTI, MÉDECIN · BENOIT GAUTIER, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU CHATEAU · SELARL PHARMACIE DU MARCHE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE MAINTENON). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE DU COLLEGE J RACINE). [3]
7 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DU CENTRE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUT AGRIC DU CTRE · CREDIT MUTUEL · AGENCE DE MAINTENON · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT VAL FRANCE). [3]
11 × Hairdresser (COIFFURE PATRICK · SAINTOT MARYLAURE · STUBIO B · COIFFURE CORA - LINE). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (LE CASTEL DE MAINTENON). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 4 × Restaurant.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | FOURNIL DU CHATEAU | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | AH MAINTENON SUPERETTE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 13 | RELAIS DU CHATEAU · CAPPADOCE · CAFE DE PARIS · DIL CASTELLA · ZUCCATTITUDE | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 19 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | A.C.SOLEIL | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE 2 JACQUES PREVERT · ECOLE MATERNELLE 1 LE GUEREAU | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE CHARLES PEGUY · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE COLLIN D HARLEVILLE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE JEAN RACINE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 7 | MELANIE VOL, MÉDECIN · QUENTIN BEAUCAMP, MÉDECIN · SOPHIE GALICHER, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE MAINETTI, MÉDECIN · BENOIT GAUTIER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE DU CHATEAU · SELARL PHARMACIE DU MARCHE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE MAINTENON | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | GYMNASE DU COLLEGE J RACINE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 7 | CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DU CENTRE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUT AGRIC DU CTRE · CREDIT MUTUEL · AGENCE DE MAINTENON · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT VAL FRANCE | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 11 | COIFFURE PATRICK · SAINTOT MARYLAURE · STUBIO B · COIFFURE CORA - LINE | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | LE CASTEL DE MAINTENON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Thursday matin place Aristide Briand et sous le marché couvert. [5]
Trajectory
Population 4,418 (2012) → 4,494 (2023): 1.7 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 4,161 (1990) → 4,494 (2023): 8 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,357, of which 4.5 % second homes and 8.8 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Maintenon): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Maintenon): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Maintenon): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Maintenon): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Maintenon): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 62 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the HOUX weather station, 3.9 km away at 107 m; the village itself is at 101 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at CHARTRES, 15.1 km away at 155 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 54 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 631 mm of rain a year, spread over 113 days — about 5.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at HOUX, 3.9 km away at 107 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
238 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 225,750 € — 2,270 € per m² of built surface. [11]
76 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 118,000 € — 2,282 € per m². [11]
The median across Eure-et-Loir is 1,591 € 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
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 — 28227/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.maintenon.fr/marche-food-trucks-_l_FR_r_47.html— “Le marché du centre-ville de Maintenon vous accueille toute l'année le jeudi matin sur la place Aristide Briand et sous le marché couvert”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 28227/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 28227/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 28227/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 28227
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milly-la-Forêt | 91 | 69 km E | 4,562 | 62.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainte-Marie-aux-Chênes | 57 | 331 km E | 4,519 | 56.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Château-Renault | 37 | 121 km SW | 4,392 | 57.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chasseneuil-du-Poitou | 86 | 233 km SW | 4,743 | 64.7 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ham | 80 | 169 km NE | 4,378 | 53.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Locminé | 56 | 336 km W | 4,773 | 61.8 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milly-la-Forêt | 91 | 69 km E | 4,562 | 62.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Château-Renault | 37 | 121 km SW | 4,392 | 57.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ham | 80 | 169 km NE | 4,378 | 53.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chasseneuil-du-Poitou | 86 | 233 km SW | 4,743 | 64.7 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Marie-aux-Chênes | 57 | 331 km E | 4,519 | 56.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Locminé | 56 | 336 km W | 4,773 | 61.8 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Maintenon'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milly-la-Forêt | 91 | 69 km E | 4,562 | 62.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainte-Marie-aux-Chênes | 57 | 331 km E | 4,519 | 56.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Ferté-Gaucher | 77 | 129 km E | 4,743 | 56.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Genlis | 21 | 310 km SE | 5,093 | 51.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Faulquemont | 57 | 371 km E | 5,109 | 54.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Commercy | 55 | 296 km E | 5,350 | 61.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
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