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Divatte-sur-Loire

Loire-Atlantique · CC Sèvre et Loire · INSEE 44029

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Served 63.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 85 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Divatte-sur-Loire (INSEE 44029) is in Loire-Atlantique (44), part of CC Sèvre et Loire. Population 7,252 (2023). [1]

INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]

Commune nouvelle formed on 2016-01-01 from 1 former commune: Barbechat (44008). [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/44029-divatte-sur-loire

Vitality score

Vitality score 63.3/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 85 % of the 3,337 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.

ComponentValue (0–1)WeightContribution
Daily food0.52512.5
Social0.722014.46
Education0.53105.28
Health0.54105.43
Public & culture0.3151.54
Population trend0.97109.75
Housing mix0.9854.88

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 4 of 6
Eating out 1 of 1
Cafés and bars 1 of 1
Schools 2 of 3
Health 2 of 4
Public services 1 of 1
Culture 2 of 2
Sport 1 of 2
Everyday services 3 of 3
Lodging 0 of 2
One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]

5 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AUX SAVEURS D'ANTAN · LE PETIT CHAPELIN · FONTENEAU JOEVIN · LES DELICES DE MARION · CREATIVE CAKES). [4,5]

2 × Butcher (boucherie) (SARL BILLARD). [4,5]

2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (CAVE & CO · MAISON MORILLE-LUNEAU). [4,5]

1 × Supermarket (SUPER U). [4,5]

10 × Restaurant (SIBOLO · AUBERGE DU VAL DE LOIRE · LA SABLIERE · LE K-RYBOU · BIEBER JEAN PHILIPPE). [4,5]

3 × Café / bar (CAFE DU CENTRE · LA PORTE DES VIGNOBLES · LE SANS PRESSION). [5]

1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE ROBERT DOISNEAU). [4]

3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LA CLE DES CHAMPS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE ROBERT DOISNEAU · ECOLE MIXTE NOTRE DAME). [4]

8 × GP (médecin généraliste) (GUILLAUME THOMAS, MÉDECIN · JUSTINE LECOQ, MÉDECIN · SYLVAIN DUBOURG, MÉDECIN · NOLWENN MADEC, MÉDECIN · NICOLAS BERNARD, MÉDECIN). [4]

1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE VAL FLEURI). [4,5]

1 × Post office / agence postale (DIVATTE SUR LOIRE AP). [4]

2 × Library (POINT LECTURE DE BARBECHAT · MÉDIATHÈQUE DIVATTE-SUR-LOIRE ESPACE COOLTUREL). [4]

1 × Cinema. [4]

1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [4]

1 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL ATLANTIQUE VENDEE). [4]

7 × Hairdresser (SM COIFFURE · L'HAIR DU TEMPS · COIFFURE A DOMICILE SOPHIE · MES PETITS CISEAUX). [4,5]

1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [4]

Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Restaurant.

All 25 service types, with per-source counts
TypeCountNamesSources
Bakery (boulangerie)5AUX SAVEURS D'ANTAN · LE PETIT CHAPELIN · FONTENEAU JOEVIN · LES DELICES DE MARION · CREATIVE CAKESINSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5]
Butcher (boucherie)2SARL BILLARDINSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)2CAVE & CO · MAISON MORILLE-LUNEAUINSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5]
Supermarket1SUPER UINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5]
Cheese shop (fromagerie)0INSEE SIRENE 0 [5]
Fishmonger0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5]
Restaurant10SIBOLO · AUBERGE DU VAL DE LOIRE · LA SABLIERE · LE K-RYBOU · BIEBER JEAN PHILIPPEINSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 16 [4,5]
Café / bar3CAFE DU CENTRE · LA PORTE DES VIGNOBLES · LE SANS PRESSIONINSEE SIRENE 3 [5]
Nursery school (maternelle)1ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE ROBERT DOISNEAUINSEE BPE 1 [4]
Primary school (élémentaire)3ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LA CLE DES CHAMPS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE ROBERT DOISNEAU · ECOLE MIXTE NOTRE DAMEINSEE BPE 3 [4]
Collège0INSEE BPE 0 [4]
GP (médecin généraliste)8GUILLAUME THOMAS, MÉDECIN · JUSTINE LECOQ, MÉDECIN · SYLVAIN DUBOURG, MÉDECIN · NOLWENN MADEC, MÉDECIN · NICOLAS BERNARD, MÉDECININSEE BPE 8 [4]
Pharmacy1PHARMACIE VAL FLEURIINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5]
Nurse0INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Dentist0INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Post office / agence postale1DIVATTE SUR LOIRE APINSEE BPE 1 [4]
Library2POINT LECTURE DE BARBECHAT · MÉDIATHÈQUE DIVATTE-SUR-LOIRE ESPACE COOLTURELINSEE BPE 2 [4]
Cinema1INSEE BPE 1 [4]
Gym / sports hall1COMPLEXE SPORTIFINSEE BPE 1 [4]
Swimming pool0INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Bank1CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL ATLANTIQUE VENDEEINSEE BPE 1 [4]
Hairdresser7SM COIFFURE · L'HAIR DU TEMPS · COIFFURE A DOMICILE SOPHIE · MES PETITS CISEAUXINSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [4,5]
Fuel station1STATION SERVICEINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Hotel0INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [5]
Campsite0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5]

Market and village life

Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.

Trajectory

1968: 3,283 2023: 7,252 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 6,541 (2012) → 7,252 (2023): 10.9 % over 10 years. [6,1]

Population 4,917 (1990) → 7,252 (2023): 47.5 % over 30 years. [7,1]

Dwellings (2023): 3,162, of which 1.2 % second homes and 4.3 % vacant. [8]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

2.5 km5 kmPharmacy — 0.6 km SE (Divatte-sur-Loire)
In the commune Bakery, Food shop, Primary school, GP Pharmacy — 0.6 km SE Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Divatte-sur-Loire): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]

Food shop (Divatte-sur-Loire): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]

GP (Divatte-sur-Loire): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]

Pharmacy (Divatte-sur-Loire): 0.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]

Primary school (Divatte-sur-Loire): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). [9]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 19 days a year at or above 30 °C and 36 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]

Measured at the HAIE-FOUASSIERE weather station, 12.7 km away at 20 m; the village itself is at 46 m. [10]

An average of 858 mm of rain a year, spread over 127 days — about 6.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]

Rainfall measured at HAIE-FOUASSIERE, 12.7 km away at 20 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]

Uncertainties

No specific uncertainties flagged.

References

  1. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44029/2023
  2. INSEE density grid 2026
  3. INSEE COG 2026
  4. INSEE BPE 2025
  5. INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
  6. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44029/2012
  7. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44029/1990
  8. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44029/logement/2023
  9. INSEE BPE 2025 — 44029
  10. 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.

CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Loireauxence4427 km NE7,58762.8ServedMuch the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 97 %
Chatuzange-le-Goubet26556 km SE6,52359.1Partly servedWarmer summers, similar winters.summer 54 % · winter 100 %
Vallons-de-l'Erdre4431 km NE6,69259.1Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 97 %
Lys-Haut-Layon4962 km E7,74865ServedMuch the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 96 %
Le Controis-en-Sologne41209 km E6,86073.9ServedSimilar summers, colder winters.summer 100 % · winter 73 %
Salles33305 km S8,20864.4ServedWarmer summers, similar winters.summer 54 % · winter 97 %
Order by distance instead
CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Loireauxence4427 km NE7,58762.8ServedMuch the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 97 %
Vallons-de-l'Erdre4431 km NE6,69259.1Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 97 %
Lys-Haut-Layon4962 km E7,74865ServedMuch the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 96 %
Le Controis-en-Sologne41209 km E6,86073.9ServedSimilar summers, colder winters.summer 100 % · winter 73 %
Salles33305 km S8,20864.4ServedWarmer summers, similar winters.summer 54 % · winter 97 %
Chatuzange-le-Goubet26556 km SE6,52359.1Partly servedWarmer summers, similar winters.summer 54 % · winter 100 %

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