Bouaye
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 62.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 79 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bouaye (INSEE 44018) is in Loire-Atlantique (44), part of Nantes Métropole. Population 8,343 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [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/44018-bouaye
Vitality score
Vitality score 62.1/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 79 % of the 2,930 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 | 0.44 | 25 | 11.07 |
| Social | 0.74 | 20 | 14.78 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.56 | 10 | 5.58 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.99 | 5 | 4.93 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
5 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SAS AMLG · PAPILLES & GOURMANDISES · NO PAIN NO GAIN · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE ROSA · IRENA CAKE). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (LA BOUCHERIE DE VOS ENVIES). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (LIDL · SODEXFRANC). [3,4]
12 × Restaurant (SARL PALONY · LE BOSCEEN · MC DONALD'S · LE COMMERCE · LA CAVE DE RETZ). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (LE MIXEUR CLUB). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE MARYSE BASTIE). [3]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE MARYSE BASTIE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE VICTOR HUGO · ECOLE NOTRE-DAME DE LA TRINITE DDEC). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE BELLESTRE · COLLEGE PRIVE ST HERMELAND). [3]
9 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JOHAN CHICHE, MÉDECIN · CECILE MORGAN, MÉDECIN · MARIE ROCHETEAU, MÉDECIN · GUILLAUME POGU, MÉDECIN · MARINE CHAMPIGNEUX, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DES ECHOPPES). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIFS RENE GAUTIER · SALLE OMNISPORTS DE BELLESTRE). [3]
5 × Bank (CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE L'ACHENEAU · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE BRETAGNE - PAYS DE LOIRE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL ATLANTIQUE VENDEE · BANQUE POPULAIRE GRAND OUEST · POUR EMPLOI PERSONNEL CCM ACHENEAU). [3]
10 × Hairdresser (BEILLEVAIRE MARIE-CECILE · DUPONT CATHERINE MARTINE · ASALIAH BEAUTE · LES CISEAUX DANS L HAIR · LE 24). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
2 × Hotel (LE RETZ · LES CHAMPS D'AVAUX). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 5 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 5 | SAS AMLG · PAPILLES & GOURMANDISES · NO PAIN NO GAIN · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE ROSA · IRENA CAKE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | LA BOUCHERIE DE VOS ENVIES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 2 | LIDL · SODEXFRANC | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 12 | SARL PALONY · LE BOSCEEN · MC DONALD'S · LE COMMERCE · LA CAVE DE RETZ | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 24 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | LE MIXEUR CLUB | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE MARYSE BASTIE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE MARYSE BASTIE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE VICTOR HUGO · ECOLE NOTRE-DAME DE LA TRINITE DDEC | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE BELLESTRE · COLLEGE PRIVE ST HERMELAND | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 9 | JOHAN CHICHE, MÉDECIN · CECILE MORGAN, MÉDECIN · MARIE ROCHETEAU, MÉDECIN · GUILLAUME POGU, MÉDECIN · MARINE CHAMPIGNEUX, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DES ECHOPPES | INSEE BPE 1 / 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 | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | COMPLEXE SPORTIFS RENE GAUTIER · SALLE OMNISPORTS DE BELLESTRE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 5 | CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE L'ACHENEAU · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE BRETAGNE - PAYS DE LOIRE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL ATLANTIQUE VENDEE · BANQUE POPULAIRE GRAND OUEST · POUR EMPLOI PERSONNEL CCM ACHENEAU | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 10 | BEILLEVAIRE MARIE-CECILE · DUPONT CATHERINE MARTINE · ASALIAH BEAUTE · LES CISEAUX DANS L HAIR · LE 24 | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 2 | LE RETZ · LES CHAMPS D'AVAUX | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day (reported, unverified): Thursday, Sunday 8h30 à 12h30 (jeudi) place du Marché. No source says whether it is weekly or monthly. [5]
Trajectory
Population 6,160 (2012) → 8,343 (2023): 35.4 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 4,815 (1990) → 8,343 (2023): 73.3 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,699, of which 0.7 % second homes and 3.2 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bouaye): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Bouaye): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Bouaye): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Bouaye): 0.6 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Bouaye): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 28 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the NANTES-BOUGUENAIS weather station, 6.5 km away at 26 m; the village itself is at 19 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at NANTES-BOUGUENAIS, 6.5 km away at 26 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 824 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at NANTES-BOUGUENAIS, 6.5 km away at 26 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
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 — 44018/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.bouaye.fr/transitions/tourisme/— “Le marché de Bouaye se déroule deux fois par semaine : Jeudi matin, de 8h30 à 12h30, place du Marché Dimanche matin”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44018/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44018/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44018/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 44018
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guénange | 57 | 632 km NE | 8,083 | 55.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 76 % |
| Vineuil | 41 | 236 km E | 8,064 | 65.5 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Domérat | 03 | 334 km E | 8,622 | 60.9 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 49 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Julien-de-Concelles | 44 | 26 km NE | 7,883 | 59.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 89 % |
| Pibrac | 31 | 456 km SE | 8,977 | 62.3 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 96 % · humidity 79 % |
| Longvic | 21 | 510 km E | 8,896 | 59.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 57 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Julien-de-Concelles | 44 | 26 km NE | 7,883 | 59.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 89 % |
| Vineuil | 41 | 236 km E | 8,064 | 65.5 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Domérat | 03 | 334 km E | 8,622 | 60.9 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 49 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pibrac | 31 | 456 km SE | 8,977 | 62.3 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 96 % · humidity 79 % |
| Longvic | 21 | 510 km E | 8,896 | 59.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 57 % · humidity 86 % |
| Guénange | 57 | 632 km NE | 8,083 | 55.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 76 % |
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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 Bouaye'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sautron | 44 | 14 km N | 8,555 | 63.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ballan-Miré | 37 | 176 km E | 8,477 | 54.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Noyal-Châtillon-sur-Seiche | 35 | 100 km N | 8,359 | 63.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Melesse | 35 | 119 km N | 7,541 | 60.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Berthevin | 53 | 122 km NE | 7,479 | 68.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Grand-Couronne | 76 | 317 km NE | 9,768 | 65.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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