Blain
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 54.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 39 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Blain (INSEE 44015) is in Loire-Atlantique (44), part of CC du Pays de Blain. Population 10,376 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/44015-blain
Vitality score
Vitality score 54.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 39 % of the 2,355 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 | 0.26 | 25 | 6.56 |
| Social | 0.79 | 20 | 15.82 |
| Education | 0.46 | 10 | 4.65 |
| Health | 0.47 | 10 | 4.67 |
| Public & culture | 0.17 | 5 | 0.85 |
| Population trend | 0.9 | 10 | 8.96 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.82 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (CARLI · L'AMOUR EST DANS LE BLE · O MILLE CAPRICES). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LE CONTINENT). [3,4]
4 × Supermarket (LIDL · MALUDIS · E.LECLERC · BLAINDIS). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (FROMAGES ET SAVEURS). [4]
19 × Restaurant (PRESTO'PIZZA · LA PETITE VENISE · LE SURCOUF · VEIS MIKE · RESTAURANT ASIATIQUE BAGUETTES D'OR). [3,4]
9 × Café / bar (LE LION D'OR · LE VINTAGE · QG · MONKEY BIKE BAR · LE CODE BAR). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE ANATOLE FRANCE). [3]
5 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE ANATOLE FRANCE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE ANDREE CHEDID · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE-DAME · ECOLE SAINTE-PHILOMENE DDEC · ECOLE ST LAURENT MIXTE DDEC). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE ALICE MILLIAT · COLLEGE PRIVE LA SALLE - ST LAURENT). [3]
10 × GP (médecin généraliste) (NICOLAS BARIL, MÉDECIN · DIDIER KIENE, MÉDECIN · FANTINE REBOURS-MARANDON, MÉDECIN · CLEMENTINE KERDRAIN-DERIDDER, MÉDECIN · PATRICIA DEHAIS, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE CENTRALE · PHARMACIE DE L ISAC). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
2 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE LE PUITS AU CHAT · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAINT-EMILIEN DE BLAIN L' ENVOL DES LIVRES). [3]
1 × Cinema (CINEMA ST LAURENT). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF CATHERINE DESTIVELLE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF NOEL GERARD). [3]
7 × Bank (AGENCE DE BLAIN · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL ATLANTIQUE VENDEE · BNP PARIBAS · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DE L ISAC · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE BLAIN). [3]
16 × Hairdresser (EURL COTE COUPE · GUEMENE CORINE · UN HAIR...UNE PAUSE). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING DU CANAL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 4 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel, 1 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie). [4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | CARLI · L'AMOUR EST DANS LE BLE · O MILLE CAPRICES | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | LE CONTINENT | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 4 | LIDL · MALUDIS · E.LECLERC · BLAINDIS | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | FROMAGES ET SAVEURS | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 19 | PRESTO'PIZZA · LA PETITE VENISE · LE SURCOUF · VEIS MIKE · RESTAURANT ASIATIQUE BAGUETTES D'OR | INSEE BPE 19 / INSEE SIRENE 25 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 9 | LE LION D'OR · LE VINTAGE · QG · MONKEY BIKE BAR · LE CODE BAR | INSEE SIRENE 9 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE ANATOLE FRANCE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 5 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE ANATOLE FRANCE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE ANDREE CHEDID · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE-DAME · ECOLE SAINTE-PHILOMENE DDEC · ECOLE ST LAURENT MIXTE DDEC | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE ALICE MILLIAT · COLLEGE PRIVE LA SALLE - ST LAURENT | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 10 | NICOLAS BARIL, MÉDECIN · DIDIER KIENE, MÉDECIN · FANTINE REBOURS-MARANDON, MÉDECIN · CLEMENTINE KERDRAIN-DERIDDER, MÉDECIN · PATRICIA DEHAIS, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 10 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE CENTRALE · PHARMACIE DE L ISAC | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 2 | MEDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE LE PUITS AU CHAT · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAINT-EMILIEN DE BLAIN L' ENVOL DES LIVRES | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | CINEMA ST LAURENT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF CATHERINE DESTIVELLE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF NOEL GERARD | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 7 | AGENCE DE BLAIN · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL ATLANTIQUE VENDEE · BNP PARIBAS · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DE L ISAC · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE BLAIN | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 16 | EURL COTE COUPE · GUEMENE CORINE · UN HAIR...UNE PAUSE | INSEE BPE 16 / INSEE SIRENE 19 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING DU CANAL | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 9,491 (2012) → 10,376 (2023): 9.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 7,434 (1990) → 10,376 (2023): 39.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 4,795, of which 1.8 % second homes and 6.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Blain): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Blain): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Blain): 0.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Blain): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Blain): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 51 days at or below 0 °C, over 15 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the BLAIN weather station, 0.7 km away at 13 m; the village itself is at 25 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at NORT-SUR-ERDRE, 19.9 km away at 13 m, over 21 summers. [9]
An average of 845 mm of rain a year, spread over 125 days — about 6.8 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at BLAIN, 0.7 km away at 13 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44015/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44015/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44015/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44015/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 44015
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val de Briey | 54 | 602 km E | 8,130 | 65 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Auterive | 31 | 524 km SE | 10,456 | 57.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 68 % · humidity 57 % |
| Aizenay | 85 | 83 km S | 10,365 | 48.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Treillières | 44 | 20 km SE | 10,600 | 40.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Maixent-l'École | 79 | 168 km SE | 7,595 | 55.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Loudéac | 22 | 107 km NW | 9,987 | 72.1 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treillières | 44 | 20 km SE | 10,600 | 40.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aizenay | 85 | 83 km S | 10,365 | 48.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Loudéac | 22 | 107 km NW | 9,987 | 72.1 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Maixent-l'École | 79 | 168 km SE | 7,595 | 55.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Auterive | 31 | 524 km SE | 10,456 | 57.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 68 % · humidity 57 % |
| Val de Briey | 54 | 602 km E | 8,130 | 65 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Blain'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Junien | 87 | 270 km SE | 11,415 | 60.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nogent-le-Rotrou | 28 | 215 km NE | 9,292 | 68.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Ferté-Bernard | 72 | 197 km NE | 8,740 | 69.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Joigny | 89 | 390 km E | 9,016 | 71.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Châteaudun | 28 | 241 km E | 12,830 | 63.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Verrières-en-Anjou | 49 | 98 km E | 8,116 | 66.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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