Villeneuve-en-Retz
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 61.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 81 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Villeneuve-en-Retz (INSEE 44021) is in Loire-Atlantique (44), part of CA Pornic Agglo Pays de Retz. Population 5,120 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2016-01-01 from 1 former commune: Fresnay-en-Retz (44059). [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/44021-villeneuve-en-retz
Vitality score
Vitality score 61.2/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 81 % of the 4,588 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 | 0.52 | 25 | 13.03 |
| Social | 0.62 | 20 | 12.41 |
| Education | 0.71 | 10 | 7.13 |
| Health | 0.37 | 10 | 3.74 |
| Public & culture | 0.31 | 5 | 1.54 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.84 | 5 | 4.19 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
6 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE FOURNIL DE LA BAIE · AU BIAU PAIN · STELLA · PILET & CO · DANINA'S). [4,5]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (SARL DE LA BAIE). [4,5]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (COMPTOIR DU MARAIS CHAMPS · EPICERIE DES HALLES). [4,5]
1 × Supermarket (MARCHE U). [4,5]
5 × Restaurant (IDEAL PIZZA · FIDEL EVENT · LE BISTROT · SUSHI ATLANTIC · LES LICHOUSERIES DE FIFI). [4,5]
3 × Café / bar (LE SYMPATHIQUE). [5]
5 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE L'OSTREA · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE VICTOR SCHOELCHER · ECOLE PRIMAIRE ST JOSEPH DDEC · ECOLE DU SACRE COEUR DDEC · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE STE JULITTE). [4]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JEAN-HENRI GOYENAGA, MÉDECIN · MARIE MARIN, MÉDECIN · SYLVIE RICHARD, MÉDECIN). [4]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU PAYS DE REZ). [4,5]
1 × Post office / agence postale (VILLENEUVE EN RETZ AP). [4]
2 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE VILLENEUVE EN RETZ (FRESNAY · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE VILLENEUVE EN RETZ (BOURGNEUF). [4]
2 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DES PUYMAINS). [4]
6 × Hairdresser (DIMINU-TIFS · IMAGINA'TIFS · L'ART DE PL'HAIR). [4,5]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LES CHÊNES VERTS). [4,5]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 6 | LE FOURNIL DE LA BAIE · AU BIAU PAIN · STELLA · PILET & CO · DANINA'S | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [4,5] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | SARL DE LA BAIE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | COMPTOIR DU MARAIS CHAMPS · EPICERIE DES HALLES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Supermarket | 1 | MARCHE U | 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 | 5 | IDEAL PIZZA · FIDEL EVENT · LE BISTROT · SUSHI ATLANTIC · LES LICHOUSERIES DE FIFI | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 3 | LE SYMPATHIQUE | INSEE SIRENE 3 [5] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 5 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE L'OSTREA · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE VICTOR SCHOELCHER · ECOLE PRIMAIRE ST JOSEPH DDEC · ECOLE DU SACRE COEUR DDEC · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE STE JULITTE | INSEE BPE 5 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | JEAN-HENRI GOYENAGA, MÉDECIN · MARIE MARIN, MÉDECIN · SYLVIE RICHARD, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DU PAYS DE REZ | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | VILLENEUVE EN RETZ AP | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 2 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE VILLENEUVE EN RETZ (FRESNAY · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE VILLENEUVE EN RETZ (BOURGNEUF | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DES PUYMAINS | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 6 | DIMINU-TIFS · IMAGINA'TIFS · L'ART DE PL'HAIR | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING LES CHÊNES VERTS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Sunday. [6]
Trajectory
Population 4,753 (2012) → 5,120 (2023): 7.7 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 3,194 (1990) → 5,120 (2023): 60.3 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,503, of which 8.1 % second homes and 5.6 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Villeneuve-en-Retz): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Villeneuve-en-Retz): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [10]
GP (Villeneuve-en-Retz): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Villeneuve-en-Retz): 1.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Villeneuve-en-Retz): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
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. [11]
Measured at the PORNIC weather station, 11.1 km away at 21 m; the village itself is at 8 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ST-MEME-LE-TENU, 13.5 km away at 4 m, over 21 summers. [11]
An average of 828 mm of rain a year, spread over 130 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at BOURGNEUF, 2.6 km away at 20 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
336 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 205,000 € — 2,116 € per m² of built surface. [12]
10 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 119,000 € — 1,938 € per m². [12]
The median across Loire-Atlantique is 2,768 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [12]
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
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [6]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44021/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-10— https://data.datatourisme.fr/49/e22a078c-f8b7-315c-b6e2-d5c131ac2a1f— “Amoureux des produits frais et du terroir, rendez-vous à Villeneuve-en-Retz où sur la place du Marais à Bourgneuf vous retrouvez un petit marché le dimanche matin.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44021/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44021/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44021/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 44021
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cluny | 71 | 508 km E | 4,942 | 59.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 23 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tinchebray-Bocage | 61 | 212 km NE | 4,813 | 50.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Guémené-Penfao | 44 | 66 km N | 5,243 | 56.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 74 % |
| Plouigneau | 29 | 214 km NW | 5,014 | 56.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pont-l'Évêque | 14 | 295 km NE | 5,145 | 70.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Ferté Macé | 61 | 209 km NE | 5,071 | 58.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 38 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guémené-Penfao | 44 | 66 km N | 5,243 | 56.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 74 % |
| La Ferté Macé | 61 | 209 km NE | 5,071 | 58.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 38 % |
| Tinchebray-Bocage | 61 | 212 km NE | 4,813 | 50.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Plouigneau | 29 | 214 km NW | 5,014 | 56.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pont-l'Évêque | 14 | 295 km NE | 5,145 | 70.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cluny | 71 | 508 km E | 4,942 | 59.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 23 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Villeneuve-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tinchebray-Bocage | 61 | 212 km NE | 4,813 | 50.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pont-l'Évêque | 14 | 295 km NE | 5,145 | 70.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Wormhout | 59 | 535 km NE | 5,584 | 54.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Grand-Champ | 56 | 104 km NW | 5,929 | 56.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pontorson | 50 | 171 km N | 4,280 | 56.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pipriac | 35 | 85 km N | 3,859 | 55.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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