Chaumes-en-Retz
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 64.7/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 88 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Chaumes-en-Retz (INSEE 44005) is in Loire-Atlantique (44), part of CA Pornic Agglo Pays de Retz. Population 7,440 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2016-01-01 from 1 former commune: Chéméré (44040). [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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/44005-chaumes-en-retz
Vitality score
Vitality score 64.7/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)).
Better served than 88 % of the 3,261 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 | 0.46 | 25 | 11.51 |
| Social | 0.68 | 20 | 13.54 |
| Education | 0.78 | 10 | 7.77 |
| Health | 0.46 | 10 | 4.61 |
| Public & culture | 0.58 | 5 | 2.9 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.93 | 5 | 4.64 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AUX PAINS DO'RETZ · MAISON FROMAGEAU · MAISON BOUTELOUP · LES FACONNEURS DE RETZ). [4,5]
1 × Butcher (boucherie). [4,5]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (UTILE EPI CERIE · API CHAUMES-EN-RETZ (LA SICAUDAIS)). [4,5]
1 × Supermarket (GOBIN MACE DISTRIBUTION). [4,5]
7 × Restaurant (SARL LES SALONS DE LA FERME AUX OIES · LA CHAUMIERE · SARL HOA · EMPORTEZ-MOI · MADAME FAIT SA FOUEE). [4,5]
3 × Café / bar (SNC JPN · ARTHONIC · LA POZ). [5]
6 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE CHARLES PERRAULT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN MONNET · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE ARMELLE CHEVALIER · ECOLE STE MARIE DDEC · ECOLE STE VICTOIRE DDEC). [4]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE CHAUMES-EN-RETZ). [4]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (FRANCOIS GARDELLE, MÉDECIN · NICOLE FELICITE, MÉDECIN · DOMINIQUE GROLLEAU, MÉDECIN). [4]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE CHEMERE · PHARMACIE DES CHAUMES). [4,5]
4 × Post office / agence postale (ARTHON EN RETZ LEXPRESSO RP · LA SICAUDAIS AP · CHEMERE AP · LA POSTE). [4]
3 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE D'ARTHON EN RETZ L'AQUEDUC · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE CHÉMÉRÉ LE MARQUE-PAGE · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE LA SICAUDAIS). [4]
2 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE LA PACAUDERIE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF STADE DES CHAUMES). [4]
3 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL ATLANTIQUE VENDEE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL D'ARTHON CHAUVE CHEMERE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE LOIRE- ATLANTIQUE ET DU CENTRE OUEST). [4]
5 × Hairdresser (RITUEL COIFFURE & ESTHETIQUE · TETES AH! TETE · STUDIO COIFFURE · CISEAUX D'ANGE). [4,5]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [4]
2 × Campsite (AIRE NATURELLE LE PAS MOREAU · DOMAINE DU PETIT MARAIS). [4,5]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 6 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | AUX PAINS DO'RETZ · MAISON FROMAGEAU · MAISON BOUTELOUP · LES FACONNEURS DE RETZ | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [4,5] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | UTILE EPI CERIE · API CHAUMES-EN-RETZ (LA SICAUDAIS) | INSEE SIRENE 3 / INSEE BPE 0 [4,5] |
| Supermarket | 1 | GOBIN MACE DISTRIBUTION | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 7 | SARL LES SALONS DE LA FERME AUX OIES · LA CHAUMIERE · SARL HOA · EMPORTEZ-MOI · MADAME FAIT SA FOUEE | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 3 | SNC JPN · ARTHONIC · LA POZ | INSEE SIRENE 3 [5] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 6 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE CHARLES PERRAULT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN MONNET · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE ARMELLE CHEVALIER · ECOLE STE MARIE DDEC · ECOLE STE VICTOIRE DDEC | INSEE BPE 6 [4] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE CHAUMES-EN-RETZ | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | FRANCOIS GARDELLE, MÉDECIN · NICOLE FELICITE, MÉDECIN · DOMINIQUE GROLLEAU, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE DE CHEMERE · PHARMACIE DES CHAUMES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 4 | ARTHON EN RETZ LEXPRESSO RP · LA SICAUDAIS AP · CHEMERE AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 4 [4] |
| Library | 3 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE D'ARTHON EN RETZ L'AQUEDUC · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE CHÉMÉRÉ LE MARQUE-PAGE · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE LA SICAUDAIS | INSEE BPE 3 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE LA PACAUDERIE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF STADE DES CHAUMES | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 3 | CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL ATLANTIQUE VENDEE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL D'ARTHON CHAUVE CHEMERE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE LOIRE- ATLANTIQUE ET DU CENTRE OUEST | INSEE BPE 3 [4] |
| Hairdresser | 5 | RITUEL COIFFURE & ESTHETIQUE · TETES AH! TETE · STUDIO COIFFURE · CISEAUX D'ANGE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Campsite | 2 | AIRE NATURELLE LE PAS MOREAU · DOMAINE DU PETIT MARAIS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Tuesday, Friday. [6,7]
Trajectory
Population 6,422 (2012) → 7,440 (2023): 15.9 % over 10 years. [8,1]
Population 3,768 (1990) → 7,440 (2023): 97.5 % over 30 years. [9,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,451, of which 3.6 % second homes and 6 % vacant. [10]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Chaumes-en-Retz): 0.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [11]
Food shop (Chaumes-en-Retz): 0.7 km to the west (straight line). [11]
GP (Chaumes-en-Retz): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (Chaumes-en-Retz): 0.7 km to the west (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Chaumes-en-Retz): 0.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 10 days a year at or above 30 °C and 18 days at or below 0 °C, over 16 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the PORNIC weather station, 9.9 km away at 21 m; the village itself is at 10 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at ST-MEME-LE-TENU, 17.2 km away at 4 m, over 21 summers. [12]
An average of 828 mm of rain a year, spread over 130 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at BOURGNEUF, 6.3 km away at 20 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [6,7]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44005/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-03— https://data.datatourisme.fr/49/7100c889-8691-3d45-8e68-103bfb4a953e— “Le marché du vendredi de Chaumes-en-Retz, est situé dans le bourg d'Arthon.”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2026-10— https://data.datatourisme.fr/49/d0be1156-af0f-3f77-b19b-4d557d0cc52f— “Le petit marché du mardi de Chaumes-en-Retz est proposé autour de l'église de Chéméré.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44005/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44005/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44005/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 44005
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pluvigner | 56 | 109 km NW | 7,682 | 64.4 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 90 % · winter 68 % |
| Les Avenières Veyrins-Thuellin | 38 | 599 km E | 7,698 | 61.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 18 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche | 87 | 300 km SE | 6,830 | 66.8 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Theix-Noyalo | 56 | 78 km NW | 8,500 | 64.6 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Petit-Canal | 971 | 6,392 km W | 8,212 | 70.4 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 76 % · humidity 0 % |
| Elven | 56 | 84 km NW | 6,651 | 57.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theix-Noyalo | 56 | 78 km NW | 8,500 | 64.6 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Elven | 56 | 84 km NW | 6,651 | 57.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pluvigner | 56 | 109 km NW | 7,682 | 64.4 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 90 % · winter 68 % |
| Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche | 87 | 300 km SE | 6,830 | 66.8 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Avenières Veyrins-Thuellin | 38 | 599 km E | 7,698 | 61.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 18 % · humidity 93 % |
| Petit-Canal | 971 | 6,392 km W | 8,212 | 70.4 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 76 % · 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 Chaumes-en-Retz'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand-Champ | 56 | 98 km NW | 5,929 | 56.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Wormhout | 59 | 528 km NE | 5,584 | 54.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pont-l'Évêque | 14 | 288 km NE | 5,145 | 70.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chalonnes-sur-Loire | 49 | 93 km E | 6,659 | 62.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sèvremont | 85 | 88 km E | 6,385 | 58.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villeneuve-en-Retz | 44 | 8.1 km S | 5,120 | 61.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
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