Ancenis-Saint-Géréon
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 64.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 75 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Ancenis-Saint-Géréon (INSEE 44003) is in Loire-Atlantique (44), part of CC du Pays d'Ancenis. Population 11,600 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2019-01-01 from 1 former commune: Saint-Géréon (44160). [3]
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/44003-ancenis-saint-gereon
Vitality score
Vitality score 64.2/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 75 % of the 2,115 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 | 0.56 | 25 | 13.97 |
| Social | 0.85 | 20 | 17.09 |
| Education | 0.46 | 10 | 4.65 |
| Health | 0.6 | 10 | 5.98 |
| Public & culture | 0.12 | 5 | 0.59 |
| Population trend | 0.75 | 10 | 7.53 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.74 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
11 × Bakery (boulangerie) (CARLI · O SAVEURS D'ANCENIS · MB ANCENIS · AUX DELICES). [4,5]
5 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE J.MENARD · MAXIVIANDE · BOUCHERIE REGIS LEBOSSE · AZOUGAGH). [4,5]
5 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LE MARCHE DU BOIS JAUNI · LES PETITES DEMOISELLES · LA CABANE A FROMAGES · SLOTH MARKET · L'ATIPIK EPICERIE). [4,5]
5 × Supermarket (ANCENIS DISTRIBUTION · LIDL · SUPER U · NETTO). [4,5]
1 × Fishmonger (POISSONNERIE BORDAGE). [4,5]
43 × Restaurant (BUFFALO GRILL · RESIDENCE LA DAVRAYS · CAFE & COMPAGNIE · BAR RESTAURANT DU MARCHE). [4,5]
10 × Café / bar (LE MAHO · LE COMPTOIR · MAMZELLE EDITH · ECO-GINGUETTE · LE CAFE DE LA GARE). [5]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE MADAME DE SEVIGNE). [4]
5 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE ALBERT CAMUS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE MADAME DE SEVIGNE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE ALEXANDRE BERNARD · ECOLE STE ANNE MIXTE · ECOLE LE GOTHA). [4]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE RENE GUY CADOU · COLLEGE PRIVE ST JOSEPH). [4]
13 × GP (médecin généraliste) (SANDRA CAVET, MÉDECIN · NATHALIE FRIN, MÉDECIN · ISABELLE CANSOT, MÉDECIN · AXELLE COIC, MÉDECIN · ANTOINE MOUTIER, MÉDECIN). [4]
4 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE THIREAU · PHARMACIE ESPACE 23 · PHARMACIE DU BOIS JAUNI · PHARMACIE DES HALLES). [4,5]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [4]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE LA PLÉIADE). [4]
1 × Cinema (EDEN 3). [4]
5 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU GOTHA · LYCEE COLLEGE SAINT JOSEPH · COMPLEXE DU BOIS JAUNI · COMPLEXE DU PRESSOIR ROUGE · ESPACE EDOUARD LANDRAIN). [4]
8 × Bank (ANCENIS ARCADES · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL ATLANTIQUE VENDEE · SOCIETE GENERALE · BNP PARIBAS · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL D'ANCENIS - MESANGER). [4]
16 × Hairdresser (ARTISAN COIFFEUR VP · LE SALON AJ · LOIRE COIFFURE · MTD 44). [4,5]
4 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [4,5]
2 × Hotel (IBIS STYLE · LE DOMAINE DES LYS). [4,5]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING DE L'ILE MOUCHET). [4,5]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Supermarket, 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 11 | CARLI · O SAVEURS D'ANCENIS · MB ANCENIS · AUX DELICES | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [4,5] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 5 | BOUCHERIE J.MENARD · MAXIVIANDE · BOUCHERIE REGIS LEBOSSE · AZOUGAGH | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [4,5] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 5 | LE MARCHE DU BOIS JAUNI · LES PETITES DEMOISELLES · LA CABANE A FROMAGES · SLOTH MARKET · L'ATIPIK EPICERIE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [4,5] |
| Supermarket | 5 | ANCENIS DISTRIBUTION · LIDL · SUPER U · NETTO | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [4,5] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | POISSONNERIE BORDAGE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Restaurant | 43 | BUFFALO GRILL · RESIDENCE LA DAVRAYS · CAFE & COMPAGNIE · BAR RESTAURANT DU MARCHE | INSEE BPE 43 / INSEE SIRENE 56 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 10 | LE MAHO · LE COMPTOIR · MAMZELLE EDITH · ECO-GINGUETTE · LE CAFE DE LA GARE | INSEE SIRENE 10 [5] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE MADAME DE SEVIGNE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 5 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE ALBERT CAMUS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE MADAME DE SEVIGNE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE ALEXANDRE BERNARD · ECOLE STE ANNE MIXTE · ECOLE LE GOTHA | INSEE BPE 5 [4] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE RENE GUY CADOU · COLLEGE PRIVE ST JOSEPH | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 13 | SANDRA CAVET, MÉDECIN · NATHALIE FRIN, MÉDECIN · ISABELLE CANSOT, MÉDECIN · AXELLE COIC, MÉDECIN · ANTOINE MOUTIER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 13 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 4 | PHARMACIE THIREAU · PHARMACIE ESPACE 23 · PHARMACIE DU BOIS JAUNI · PHARMACIE DES HALLES | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [4,5] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE LA PLÉIADE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 1 | EDEN 3 | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Gym / sports hall | 5 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU GOTHA · LYCEE COLLEGE SAINT JOSEPH · COMPLEXE DU BOIS JAUNI · COMPLEXE DU PRESSOIR ROUGE · ESPACE EDOUARD LANDRAIN | INSEE BPE 5 [4] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 8 | ANCENIS ARCADES · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL ATLANTIQUE VENDEE · SOCIETE GENERALE · BNP PARIBAS · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL D'ANCENIS - MESANGER | INSEE BPE 8 [4] |
| Hairdresser | 16 | ARTISAN COIFFEUR VP · LE SALON AJ · LOIRE COIFFURE · MTD 44 | INSEE BPE 16 / INSEE SIRENE 18 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 4 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5] |
| Hotel | 2 | IBIS STYLE · LE DOMAINE DES LYS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING DE L'ILE MOUCHET | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 10,283 (2012) → 11,600 (2023): 12.8 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 9,258 (1990) → 11,600 (2023): 25.3 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 5,955, of which 2.6 % second homes and 5.4 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Ancenis-Saint-Géréon): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Ancenis-Saint-Géréon): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Ancenis-Saint-Géréon): 0.7 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Ancenis-Saint-Géréon): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Ancenis-Saint-Géréon): 0.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 21 days a year at or above 30 °C and 38 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ANCENIS weather station, 1.1 km away at 27 m; the village itself is at 22 m. [10]
An average of 799 mm of rain a year, spread over 116 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ANCENIS, 1.1 km away at 27 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44003/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44003/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44003/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44003/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 44003
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thiers | 63 | 398 km SE | 11,637 | 59.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 65 % |
| Saint-Junien | 87 | 229 km SE | 11,415 | 60.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 92 % |
| Pontchâteau | 44 | 69 km W | 11,474 | 56.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 84 % |
| Gravelines | 59 | 469 km NE | 11,430 | 54.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 51 % · winter 69 % |
| Châteaubriant | 44 | 42 km N | 12,260 | 59.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 77 % · winter 95 % |
| Lavaur | 81 | 470 km SE | 10,965 | 60.9 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 46 % · winter 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Châteaubriant | 44 | 42 km N | 12,260 | 59.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 77 % · winter 95 % |
| Pontchâteau | 44 | 69 km W | 11,474 | 56.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 84 % |
| Saint-Junien | 87 | 229 km SE | 11,415 | 60.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 92 % |
| Thiers | 63 | 398 km SE | 11,637 | 59.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 65 % |
| Gravelines | 59 | 469 km NE | 11,430 | 54.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 51 % · winter 69 % |
| Lavaur | 81 | 470 km SE | 10,965 | 60.9 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 46 % · winter 93 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/44003-ancenis-saint-gereon