Chauvé
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 39.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 22 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Chauvé (INSEE 44038) is in Loire-Atlantique (44), part of CA Pornic Agglo Pays de Retz. Population 3,070 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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/44038-chauve
Vitality score
Vitality score 39.3/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 22 % of the 6,990 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 | 0.22 | 25 | 5.53 |
| Social | 0.31 | 20 | 6.15 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.89 | 5 | 4.45 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BICHWILLER). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (VOTRE MARCHE). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (RS CHAUVE · FOYER VIE TERRE NEUVE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DU PARC · ECOLE MIXTE ST JOSEPH DDEC). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CYRILLE CHASLERIE, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (CHAUVE AP). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE AU BONHEUR DES MOTS). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (COIFFURE PRIVEE · AU SALON DE LUCIE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Pharmacy.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BICHWILLER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | VOTRE MARCHE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 2 | RS CHAUVE · FOYER VIE TERRE NEUVE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DU PARC · ECOLE MIXTE ST JOSEPH DDEC | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | CYRILLE CHASLERIE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | CHAUVE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE AU BONHEUR DES MOTS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 4 | COIFFURE PRIVEE · AU SALON DE LUCIE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 2,604 (2012) → 3,070 (2023): 17.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,589 (1990) → 3,070 (2023): 93.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,404, of which 5.5 % second homes and 3.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Chaumes-en-Retz): 3.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Chauvé): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Chauvé): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Chaumes-en-Retz): 4.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Chauvé): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
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. [10]
Measured at the PORNIC weather station, 8.4 km away at 21 m; the village itself is at 28 m. [10]
An average of 752 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at PORNIC, 8.4 km away at 21 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
185 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 233,000 € — 2,049 € per m² of built surface. [11]
7 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 180,000 € — 2,500 € per m². [11]
The median across Loire-Atlantique is 2,768 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [11]
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
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44038/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44038/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44038/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44038/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 44005
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 44038
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mouchamps | 85 | 81 km SE | 3,015 | 40.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 79 % · winter 82 % |
| Jarzé Villages | 49 | 140 km E | 2,798 | 58.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 85 % · winter 65 % |
| Briollay | 49 | 121 km NE | 3,225 | 45.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 66 % |
| Sainte-Anne-d'Auray | 56 | 95 km NW | 2,889 | 72.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 95 % |
| Bournezeau | 85 | 84 km SE | 3,452 | 49.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 64 % · winter 72 % |
| Thurins | 69 | 534 km E | 3,404 | 49 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 69 % · winter 43 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mouchamps | 85 | 81 km SE | 3,015 | 40.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 79 % · winter 82 % |
| Bournezeau | 85 | 84 km SE | 3,452 | 49.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 64 % · winter 72 % |
| Sainte-Anne-d'Auray | 56 | 95 km NW | 2,889 | 72.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 95 % |
| Briollay | 49 | 121 km NE | 3,225 | 45.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 66 % |
| Jarzé Villages | 49 | 140 km E | 2,798 | 58.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 85 % · winter 65 % |
| Thurins | 69 | 534 km E | 3,404 | 49 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 69 % · winter 43 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/44038-chauve