Couffé
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 58.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 88 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Couffé (INSEE 44048) is in Loire-Atlantique (44), part of CC du Pays d'Ancenis. Population 2,535 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [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/44048-couffe
Vitality score
Vitality score 58.3/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 88 % of the 8,169 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 | 0.39 | 25 | 9.84 |
| Social | 0.59 | 20 | 11.7 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.59 | 10 | 5.85 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.9 | 10 | 9.04 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.86 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LES PATES DE L'OURS). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (STE EXPLOITATION DES ETS BRULE). [3]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (FFC · TIFFIN BOX). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE HUGUES AUFRAY · ECOLE MIXTE ST JOSEPH DDEC). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (TATIANA ONG, MÉDECIN · MAÏWENN GOBIN, MÉDECIN · JEAN-YVES BAZIN, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE COLLIN). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (COUFFE RP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE LA FORGE AUX LIVRES). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
1 × Bank. [3]
3 × Hairdresser (IMAJIN'HAIR). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL L'AUBERGE DU TIRE BOUCHON). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
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 | LES PATES DE L'OURS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | STE EXPLOITATION DES ETS BRULE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 3 | FFC · TIFFIN BOX | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE HUGUES AUFRAY · ECOLE MIXTE ST JOSEPH DDEC | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | TATIANA ONG, MÉDECIN · MAÏWENN GOBIN, MÉDECIN · JEAN-YVES BAZIN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE COLLIN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | COUFFE RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE LA FORGE AUX LIVRES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 3 | IMAJIN'HAIR | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL L'AUBERGE DU TIRE BOUCHON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| 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 2,330 (2012) → 2,535 (2023): 8.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,805 (1990) → 2,535 (2023): 40.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,070, of which 1.4 % second homes and 5.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Couffé): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Couffé): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Couffé): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Couffé): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Couffé): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 21 days a year at or above 30 °C and 38 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the ANCENIS weather station, 8.5 km away at 27 m; the village itself is at 28 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at NORT-SUR-ERDRE, 17.1 km away at 13 m, over 21 summers. [9]
An average of 799 mm of rain a year, spread over 116 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at ANCENIS, 8.5 km away at 27 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 — 44048/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44048/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44048/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44048/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 44048
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Branchs | 37 | 157 km E | 2,637 | 51.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Richebourg | 62 | 460 km NE | 2,687 | 50.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Coulonges-sur-l'Autize | 79 | 114 km SE | 2,345 | 61 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 80 % · humidity 86 % |
| Marboz | 01 | 511 km E | 2,264 | 62.6 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ger | 64 | 470 km S | 2,137 | 56.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 93 % · humidity 64 % |
| Penne-d'Agenais | 47 | 371 km SE | 2,496 | 60.3 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 91 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coulonges-sur-l'Autize | 79 | 114 km SE | 2,345 | 61 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 80 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Branchs | 37 | 157 km E | 2,637 | 51.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Penne-d'Agenais | 47 | 371 km SE | 2,496 | 60.3 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 91 % · humidity 57 % |
| Richebourg | 62 | 460 km NE | 2,687 | 50.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ger | 64 | 470 km S | 2,137 | 56.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 93 % · humidity 64 % |
| Marboz | 01 | 511 km E | 2,264 | 62.6 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 66 % · 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 Couffé'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-Branchs | 37 | 157 km E | 2,637 | 51.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Forêt-sur-Sèvre | 79 | 85 km SE | 2,250 | 45.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rives-d'Autise | 85 | 117 km SE | 2,036 | 60.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Oradour-sur-Glane | 87 | 241 km SE | 2,550 | 62.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Wingersheim les Quatre Bans | 67 | 679 km E | 2,342 | 53.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Athée-sur-Cher | 37 | 167 km E | 2,855 | 61 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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