La Limouzinière
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 38.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 30 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Limouzinière (INSEE 44083) is in Loire-Atlantique (44), part of CC Grand Lieu Communauté. Population 2,459 (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/44083-la-limouziniere
Vitality score
Vitality score 38.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 30 % of the 8,348 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 | 0.13 | 25 | 3.28 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.99 | 5 | 4.93 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (VIVAL LA LIMOUZINIERE). [4,3]
2 × Restaurant (LE PAPA OURS). [4,3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE GASTON CHAISSAC · ECOLE PRIVEE MIXTE SAINT JOSEPH DDEC). [4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA LIMOUZINIERE MAEL RP). [4]
1 × Library (ESPACE JEAN DE LA FONTAINE). [4]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [4]
2 × Hairdresser (INSTANT R · LES CISEAUX D'AMELIE). [4,3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | VIVAL LA LIMOUZINIERE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,3] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Restaurant | 2 | LE PAPA OURS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [4,3] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE GASTON CHAISSAC · ECOLE PRIVEE MIXTE SAINT JOSEPH DDEC | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA LIMOUZINIERE MAEL RP | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 1 | ESPACE JEAN DE LA FONTAINE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 2 | INSTANT R · LES CISEAUX D'AMELIE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,3] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 2,231 (2012) → 2,459 (2023): 10.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,279 (1990) → 2,459 (2023): 92.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,018, of which 0.7 % second homes and 7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Corcoué-sur-Logne): 1.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (La Limouzinière): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Colomban): 2.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Corcoué-sur-Logne): 3.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (La Limouzinière): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 11 days a year at or above 30 °C and 33 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST-MEME-LE-TENU weather station, 14.3 km away at 4 m; the village itself is at 22 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, 14.3 km away at 4 m, over 21 summers. [11]
An average of 908 mm of rain a year, spread over 127 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST-PHILBERT, 6 km away at 18 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
158 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 216,150 € — 1,951 € per m² of built surface. [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
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44083/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44083/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44083/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44083/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 44156
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 44083
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 44155
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montbartier | 82 | 409 km SE | 1,789 | 32.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 81 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Gelais | 79 | 114 km SE | 2,220 | 38.2 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Melaine-sur-Aubance | 49 | 93 km NE | 2,216 | 41.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Valros | 34 | 555 km SE | 1,685 | 36.8 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 18 % · winter 86 % · humidity 43 % |
| Belcodène | 13 | 688 km SE | 2,009 | 43 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
| Maisdon-sur-Sèvre | 44 | 20 km NE | 3,095 | 31.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maisdon-sur-Sèvre | 44 | 20 km NE | 3,095 | 31.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Melaine-sur-Aubance | 49 | 93 km NE | 2,216 | 41.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Gelais | 79 | 114 km SE | 2,220 | 38.2 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montbartier | 82 | 409 km SE | 1,789 | 32.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 81 % · humidity 79 % |
| Valros | 34 | 555 km SE | 1,685 | 36.8 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 18 % · winter 86 % · humidity 43 % |
| Belcodène | 13 | 688 km SE | 2,009 | 43 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 58 % · 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 La Limouzinière'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maisdon-sur-Sèvre | 44 | 20 km NE | 3,095 | 31.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Yzernay | 49 | 68 km E | 1,855 | 41.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainte-Reine-de-Bretagne | 44 | 68 km NW | 2,484 | 45.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Castine-en-Plaine | 14 | 252 km N | 1,774 | 31.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Hilaire-de-Chaléons | 44 | 24 km NW | 2,422 | 54.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Étienne-de-Mer-Morte | 44 | 13 km SW | 1,782 | 30.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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