Moisdon-la-Rivière
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 50.9/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 74 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Moisdon-la-Rivière (INSEE 44099) is in Loire-Atlantique (44), part of CC Châteaubriant-Derval. Population 1,990 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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/44099-moisdon-la-riviere
Vitality score
Vitality score 50.9/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 74 % of the 9,663 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.54 |
| Social | 0.39 | 20 | 7.87 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.63 | 10 | 6.29 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.6 | 10 | 5.99 |
| Housing mix | 0.85 | 5 | 4.26 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LES GOURMANDISE DU DON). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (MELFRED DISTRIBUTION · LA PLACE DU MARCHE). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LES FORGES). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE AU FIL DES MOTS · SERVICES ADMINISTRATIFS). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (DENIS DUMAY, MÉDECIN · SYLVAIN GIROUX, MÉDECIN · ROMAIN JOURNE, MÉDECIN · SAMUEL VAILLANT, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (MOISDON LA RIVIERE RP). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE MOISDON-LA-RIVIÈRE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
2 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL ATLANTIQUE VENDEE · PR EMPLOI PERS CCM MOISDON LA RIVIERE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (HAREL MARIE-CHRISTINE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | LES GOURMANDISE DU DON | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | MELFRED DISTRIBUTION · LA PLACE DU MARCHE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 1 | LES FORGES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE AU FIL DES MOTS · SERVICES ADMINISTRATIFS | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | DENIS DUMAY, MÉDECIN · SYLVAIN GIROUX, MÉDECIN · ROMAIN JOURNE, MÉDECIN · SAMUEL VAILLANT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [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 | MOISDON LA RIVIERE RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE MOISDON-LA-RIVIÈRE | 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 | 2 | CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL ATLANTIQUE VENDEE · PR EMPLOI PERS CCM MOISDON LA RIVIERE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 1 | HAREL MARIE-CHRISTINE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 1,945 (2012) → 1,990 (2023): 2.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,810 (1990) → 1,990 (2023): 9.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,008, of which 7.4 % second homes and 9.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Moisdon-la-Rivière): 0.5 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Moisdon-la-Rivière): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Moisdon-la-Rivière): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Issé): 5.8 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Moisdon-la-Rivière): 0.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 12 days a year at or above 30 °C and 42 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the SOUDAN weather station, 15 km away at 77 m; the village itself is at 63 m. [10]
An average of 820 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at JOUE-SUR-ERDRE, 12 km away at 42 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44099/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44099/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44099/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44099/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 44099
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 44075
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inguiniel | 56 | 148 km W | 2,188 | 57.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 79 % · winter 97 % |
| Bazouges-la-Pérouse | 35 | 91 km N | 1,877 | 51.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 85 % |
| Bréhan | 56 | 110 km NW | 2,306 | 43.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 77 % |
| Le Teilleul | 50 | 109 km N | 1,706 | 39 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 96 % |
| Ploumoguer | 29 | 264 km W | 2,074 | 49.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 49 % |
| Abbaretz | 44 | 14 km SW | 2,073 | 51.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 96 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbaretz | 44 | 14 km SW | 2,073 | 51.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 96 % |
| Bazouges-la-Pérouse | 35 | 91 km N | 1,877 | 51.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 85 % |
| Le Teilleul | 50 | 109 km N | 1,706 | 39 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 96 % |
| Bréhan | 56 | 110 km NW | 2,306 | 43.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 77 % |
| Inguiniel | 56 | 148 km W | 2,188 | 57.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 79 % · winter 97 % |
| Ploumoguer | 29 | 264 km W | 2,074 | 49.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 49 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
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