Sainte-Foy-la-Grande
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 69/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 99 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sainte-Foy-la-Grande (INSEE 33402) is in Gironde (33), part of CC du Pays Foyen. Population 2,507 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 69/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 99 % of the 8,229 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 | 0.63 | 25 | 15.75 |
| Social | 0.97 | 20 | 19.46 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.41 | 10 | 4.13 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.73 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (PATISSERIE DRUART · J'M LE PAIN). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (CHARCUTERIE FOYENNE). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (PLANETE ORIENTALE). [3,4]
11 × Restaurant (SAVEURS SUCREES SALEES · COTE BASTIDE · LE VICTOR HUGO · LE BEAU ZINC). [3,4]
6 × Café / bar (THE 38 · LE GLOBE TROTTER · BAR DES ARCADES · LE CAFE DE LA HALLE · LE FRENCH FLAIR). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PAUL BERT - PAULINE KERGOMARD · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ANGLADE LANGALERIE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE PRIVE). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JEAN-YVES DUFRAISSE, MÉDECIN · LAURE SCOTTO DI VETTIMO, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DES HALLES · SELAS PHARMACIE DE GUYENNE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE). [3]
1 × Cinema (CINEMA LA BRECHE). [3]
8 × Bank (AGENCE SAINTE FOY LA GRANDE · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRI MUTUEL AQUITAINE · CIC SUD OUEST · SOCIETE GENERALE · BNP PARIBAS). [3]
10 × Hairdresser (COTE SALON · C'STYLE COIFFURE · HAIR DU TEMPS). [3,4]
3 × Hotel (GRAND HOTEL DE SAINTE FOY · LE VICTOR HUGO · CAFE DE LA GARE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 7 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
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) | 4 | PATISSERIE DRUART · J'M LE PAIN | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | CHARCUTERIE FOYENNE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | PLANETE ORIENTALE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 11 | SAVEURS SUCREES SALEES · COTE BASTIDE · LE VICTOR HUGO · LE BEAU ZINC | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 22 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 6 | THE 38 · LE GLOBE TROTTER · BAR DES ARCADES · LE CAFE DE LA HALLE · LE FRENCH FLAIR | INSEE SIRENE 6 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PAUL BERT - PAULINE KERGOMARD · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ANGLADE LANGALERIE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE PRIVE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | JEAN-YVES DUFRAISSE, MÉDECIN · LAURE SCOTTO DI VETTIMO, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE DES HALLES · SELAS PHARMACIE DE GUYENNE | 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 | MEDIATHEQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | CINEMA LA BRECHE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 8 | AGENCE SAINTE FOY LA GRANDE · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRI MUTUEL AQUITAINE · CIC SUD OUEST · SOCIETE GENERALE · BNP PARIBAS | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 10 | COTE SALON · C'STYLE COIFFURE · HAIR DU TEMPS | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 3 | GRAND HOTEL DE SAINTE FOY · LE VICTOR HUGO · CAFE DE LA GARE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 2,327 (2012) → 2,507 (2023): 7.7 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 2,745 (1990) → 2,507 (2023): -8.7 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,896, of which 2.7 % second homes and 29.2 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Sainte-Foy-la-Grande): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Sainte-Foy-la-Grande): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Sainte-Foy-la-Grande): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Sainte-Foy-la-Grande): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Sainte-Foy-la-Grande): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 35 days a year at or above 30 °C and 46 days at or below 0 °C, over 25 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LES LEVES THOUM weather station, 7.6 km away at 80 m; the village itself is at 18 m. [10]
The village sits 62 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 4.94 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [10]
An average of 819 mm of rain a year, spread over 118 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LES LEVES THOUM, 7.6 km away at 80 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
177 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 75,000 € — 823 € per m² of built surface. [11]
107 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 73,600 € — 811 € per m². [11]
The median across Gironde is 2,989 € per m², so this commune sits below 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 — 33402/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-03— https://data.datatourisme.fr/23/566de09f-7678-372c-86d8-4c7298e9a0c9— “Marché hebdomadaire de Sainte-Foy-La-Grande”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 33402/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 33402/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 33402/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 33402
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roiffieux | 07 | 352 km E | 2,743 | 51.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 76 % |
| Sarras | 07 | 362 km E | 2,220 | 58.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 78 % |
| Gonnehem | 62 | 660 km N | 2,525 | 51.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 28 % · winter 89 % |
| Roëzé-sur-Sarthe | 72 | 340 km N | 2,514 | 60.6 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 54 % · winter 89 % |
| La Milesse | 72 | 358 km N | 2,617 | 46.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 36 % · winter 97 % |
| Sierck-les-Bains | 57 | 691 km NE | 1,765 | 62 | Served | no figures |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roëzé-sur-Sarthe | 72 | 340 km N | 2,514 | 60.6 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 54 % · winter 89 % |
| Roiffieux | 07 | 352 km E | 2,743 | 51.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 76 % |
| La Milesse | 72 | 358 km N | 2,617 | 46.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 36 % · winter 97 % |
| Sarras | 07 | 362 km E | 2,220 | 58.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 78 % |
| Gonnehem | 62 | 660 km N | 2,525 | 51.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 28 % · winter 89 % |
| Sierck-les-Bains | 57 | 691 km NE | 1,765 | 62 | Served | no figures |
Elsewhere
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