Héric
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 56.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 64 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Héric (INSEE 44073) is in Loire-Atlantique (44), part of CC d'Erdre et Gesvres. Population 6,585 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/44073-heric
Vitality score
Vitality score 56.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 64 % of the 3,623 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 | 0.49 | 25 | 12.19 |
| Social | 0.47 | 20 | 9.36 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.54 | 10 | 5.43 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.68 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
5 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AU PAIN QUI PENSE · DELICIEUSEMENT SUCRE · OREA PATISSERIE). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (L'ENCLOS · CHEZ YOANN). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (HERDIS). [3,4]
11 × Restaurant (COTES ET BOUCHONS · CANTO · LE CANAL · BURGER KING · LE KIOSQUE A PIZZA). [3,4]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN MONNET · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE MARIE CURIE · ECOLE SAINTE MARIE DDEC). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE MARCELLE BARON). [3]
8 × GP (médecin généraliste) (LILIANE LAM-DESNOUCK, MÉDECIN · PATRICIA PERROT, MÉDECIN · DELPHINE BERTRAND, MÉDECIN · NICOLAS APPE, MÉDECIN · BENEDICTE BARBARIN, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (HERIC AP). [3]
1 × Library (LA MÉDIATHÈQUE). [3]
1 × Cinema (LE GEN ERIC). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE DES FRENOUELLES). [3]
3 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL ATLANTIQUE VENDEE · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL HERIC · POUR EMPLOI PERSONNEL CCM HERIC). [3]
6 × Hairdresser (KARINE COIFFURE · MAUVAIS GARCON COIFFEUR MIXTE · NEC&M). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (L' ABREUVOIR). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LA PINDIERE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 4 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 5 | AU PAIN QUI PENSE · DELICIEUSEMENT SUCRE · OREA PATISSERIE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | L'ENCLOS · CHEZ YOANN | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | HERDIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 11 | COTES ET BOUCHONS · CANTO · LE CANAL · BURGER KING · LE KIOSQUE A PIZZA | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 18 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN MONNET · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE MARIE CURIE · ECOLE SAINTE MARIE DDEC | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE MARCELLE BARON | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 8 | LILIANE LAM-DESNOUCK, MÉDECIN · PATRICIA PERROT, MÉDECIN · DELPHINE BERTRAND, MÉDECIN · NICOLAS APPE, MÉDECIN · BENEDICTE BARBARIN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 8 [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 | HERIC AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | LA MÉDIATHÈQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LE GEN ERIC | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE DES FRENOUELLES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 3 | CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL ATLANTIQUE VENDEE · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL HERIC · POUR EMPLOI PERSONNEL CCM HERIC | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 6 | KARINE COIFFURE · MAUVAIS GARCON COIFFEUR MIXTE · NEC&M | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | L' ABREUVOIR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING LA PINDIERE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 5,606 (2012) → 6,585 (2023): 17.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 3,378 (1990) → 6,585 (2023): 94.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,758, of which 3.2 % second homes and 4.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Héric): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Héric): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Héric): 0.4 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Grandchamp-des-Fontaines): 6.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Héric): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 35 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the NORT-SUR-ERDRE weather station, 10.5 km away at 13 m; the village itself is at 36 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at NORT-SUR-ERDRE, 10.5 km away at 13 m, over 21 summers. [10]
An average of 769 mm of rain a year, spread over 117 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at NORT-SUR-ERDRE, 10.5 km away at 13 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44073/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44073/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44073/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44073/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 44073
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 44066
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legé | 44 | 59 km S | 4,817 | 50.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bellevigne-en-Layon | 49 | 88 km E | 5,922 | 63.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vigneux-de-Bretagne | 44 | 11 km SW | 6,692 | 57.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 78 % |
| Kervignac | 56 | 125 km W | 7,204 | 57.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Herbignac | 44 | 50 km W | 7,224 | 68.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chabanière | 69 | 522 km E | 4,323 | 42.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vigneux-de-Bretagne | 44 | 11 km SW | 6,692 | 57.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 78 % |
| Herbignac | 44 | 50 km W | 7,224 | 68.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Legé | 44 | 59 km S | 4,817 | 50.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bellevigne-en-Layon | 49 | 88 km E | 5,922 | 63.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Kervignac | 56 | 125 km W | 7,204 | 57.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chabanière | 69 | 522 km E | 4,323 | 42.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · 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 Héric'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legé | 44 | 59 km S | 4,817 | 50.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bellevigne-en-Layon | 49 | 88 km E | 5,922 | 63.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Herbignac | 44 | 50 km W | 7,224 | 68.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chabanière | 69 | 522 km E | 4,323 | 42.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Missillac | 44 | 39 km W | 5,709 | 49.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Verneuil-sur-Vienne | 87 | 274 km SE | 4,903 | 42.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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