Nantes
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Well served 96.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 92 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Nantes (INSEE 44109) is in Loire-Atlantique (44), part of Nantes Métropole. Population 327,734 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Grands centres urbains (level 1). [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/44109-nantes
Vitality score
Vitality score 96.4/100 — Well served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 92 % of the 26 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 | 1 | 25 | 24.98 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Education | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Health | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Public & culture | 0.82 | 5 | 4.11 |
| Population trend | 0.84 | 10 | 8.38 |
| Housing mix | 0.9 | 5 | 4.51 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
167 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE 44 · CROISSANTERINE NANTAISE · MAISON CARLI 1948 · PATISSERIE CARLI). [3,4]
47 × Butcher (boucherie) (GUILLOU BOUCHERIE GUEPIN · ALTAKWA · LE DOUGET STEPHANE · KLEIN D'ALSACE · PARTENAIRES DES VENTES ANIMEES). [3,4]
145 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (L ETOILE DES FES · ATABAY NECLA · NGUYEN PHU · CHLOROPHYLLE BEAUJOIRE). [3,4]
45 × Supermarket (SOCIETE DES RENARDIERES · SO.BO.DIS SOCIETE BOISSIERE DISTRIBUTION · LIDL · AVENIR DISTRIBUTION · CARREFOUR CONTACT). [3,4]
2 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (LA FROMAGERIE D'AMALTHEE · CROUTE FROMAGES). [4]
6 × Fishmonger (MAISON CHAUCHARD PERE & FILS · CONSERVERIE LA PERLE DES DIEUX). [3,4]
976 × Restaurant (SODEXO SPORTS ET LOISIRS · L ENTRECOTE · BRIOCHE DOREE · LA BRIOCHE DOREE · LA FRAISERAIE SAS). [3,4]
343 × Café / bar (PALM'S · PEPINS · B1 · LE TITANIC · UNIVERS SPEAKEASY). [4]
45 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LES AGENETS · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE PLESSIS CELLIER · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LE CHENE D'ARON · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JEAN ZAY 1 · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LA BEAUJOIRE). [3]
98 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE L'ATELIER DES ENFANTS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE AGENETS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE PLESSIS CELLIER · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE AMPERE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JACQUES TATI). [3]
31 × Collège (COLLEGE CHANTENAY · COLLEGE HECTOR BERLIOZ · COLLEGE LA COLINIERE · COLLEGE VICTOR HUGO · COLLEGE ARISTIDE BRIAND). [3]
384 × GP (médecin généraliste) (NADIA AMDAOUD, MÉDECIN · MAYLIS DUVAL, MÉDECIN · FREDERIC GUINE, MÉDECIN · JENNIFER BLITTE, MÉDECIN · ALAIN LAPRERIE, MÉDECIN). [3]
59 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE BLANCHER POLLET · PHARMACIE FERON COUSIN · PHARMACIE DE LA TORTIERE · PHARMACIE BREIL COUBERTIN · PHARMACIE DU ROND POINT DE RENNES). [3,4]
28 × Post office / agence postale (NANTES AUVIGNE RP · NANTES BUAT RP · NANTES SCHUMAN RP · NANTES MADELEINE LPR RP · NANTES MAYENCE RP). [3]
9 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DU BREIL MALVILLE · MÉDIATHÈQUE LISA BRESNER · BIBLIOTHEQUE DE LA MANUFACTURE · PATRIMOINE · MÉDIATHÈQUE JACQUES DEMY). [3]
5 × Cinema (CONCORDE · PATHE · KATORZA · LE CINEMATOGRAPHE · BONNE GARDE). [3]
79 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE COUBERTIN · COMPLEXE SPORTIF GASTON TURPIN · ASTA ASSOCIATION SPORTIVE DE TOUTES AIDES LES EPINETTES · CENTRE SPORTIF ET CULTUREL LAETITIA · CASERNE GOUZE). [3]
147 × Bank (TRANSAT · CREDIT AGRICOLE CORPORATE AND INVESTMENT BANK - CREDIT AGRICOLE CIB - CACIB · BANQUE DELUBAC & CIE · CCF · MILLEIS BANQUE). [3]
311 × Hairdresser (LE HERVET HENRI · SALON MICHEL · NEW WAVES SA · IN OUT). [3,4]
18 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
51 × Hotel (IBIS · HÔTEL DUQUESNE · LE PETIT DUQUESNE HOTEL · RESTAURANT LE BISTRONOME · IBIS NANTES CENTRE GARE SUD). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING DU PETIT PORT). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 22 × Bakery (boulangerie), 7 × Butcher (boucherie), 29 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 4 × Supermarket, 214 × Restaurant, 2 × Nursery school (maternelle), 5 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × Collège, 22 × Pharmacy, 10 × Bank, 53 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 167 | BOULANGERIE 44 · CROISSANTERINE NANTAISE · MAISON CARLI 1948 · PATISSERIE CARLI | INSEE BPE 167 / INSEE SIRENE 183 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 47 | GUILLOU BOUCHERIE GUEPIN · ALTAKWA · LE DOUGET STEPHANE · KLEIN D'ALSACE · PARTENAIRES DES VENTES ANIMEES | INSEE BPE 47 / INSEE SIRENE 54 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 145 | L ETOILE DES FES · ATABAY NECLA · NGUYEN PHU · CHLOROPHYLLE BEAUJOIRE | INSEE BPE 145 / INSEE SIRENE 225 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 45 | SOCIETE DES RENARDIERES · SO.BO.DIS SOCIETE BOISSIERE DISTRIBUTION · LIDL · AVENIR DISTRIBUTION · CARREFOUR CONTACT | INSEE BPE 45 / INSEE SIRENE 44 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 2 | LA FROMAGERIE D'AMALTHEE · CROUTE FROMAGES | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 6 | MAISON CHAUCHARD PERE & FILS · CONSERVERIE LA PERLE DES DIEUX | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 976 | SODEXO SPORTS ET LOISIRS · L ENTRECOTE · BRIOCHE DOREE · LA BRIOCHE DOREE · LA FRAISERAIE SAS | INSEE BPE 976 / INSEE SIRENE 1434 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 343 | PALM'S · PEPINS · B1 · LE TITANIC · UNIVERS SPEAKEASY | INSEE SIRENE 343 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 45 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LES AGENETS · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE PLESSIS CELLIER · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LE CHENE D'ARON · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JEAN ZAY 1 · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LA BEAUJOIRE | INSEE BPE 45 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 98 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE L'ATELIER DES ENFANTS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE AGENETS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE PLESSIS CELLIER · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE AMPERE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JACQUES TATI | INSEE BPE 98 [3] |
| Collège | 31 | COLLEGE CHANTENAY · COLLEGE HECTOR BERLIOZ · COLLEGE LA COLINIERE · COLLEGE VICTOR HUGO · COLLEGE ARISTIDE BRIAND | INSEE BPE 31 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 384 | NADIA AMDAOUD, MÉDECIN · MAYLIS DUVAL, MÉDECIN · FREDERIC GUINE, MÉDECIN · JENNIFER BLITTE, MÉDECIN · ALAIN LAPRERIE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 384 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 59 | PHARMACIE BLANCHER POLLET · PHARMACIE FERON COUSIN · PHARMACIE DE LA TORTIERE · PHARMACIE BREIL COUBERTIN · PHARMACIE DU ROND POINT DE RENNES | INSEE BPE 59 / INSEE SIRENE 95 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 28 | NANTES AUVIGNE RP · NANTES BUAT RP · NANTES SCHUMAN RP · NANTES MADELEINE LPR RP · NANTES MAYENCE RP | INSEE BPE 28 [3] |
| Library | 9 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DU BREIL MALVILLE · MÉDIATHÈQUE LISA BRESNER · BIBLIOTHEQUE DE LA MANUFACTURE · PATRIMOINE · MÉDIATHÈQUE JACQUES DEMY | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Cinema | 5 | CONCORDE · PATHE · KATORZA · LE CINEMATOGRAPHE · BONNE GARDE | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 79 | GYMNASE COUBERTIN · COMPLEXE SPORTIF GASTON TURPIN · ASTA ASSOCIATION SPORTIVE DE TOUTES AIDES LES EPINETTES · CENTRE SPORTIF ET CULTUREL LAETITIA · CASERNE GOUZE | INSEE BPE 79 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 147 | TRANSAT · CREDIT AGRICOLE CORPORATE AND INVESTMENT BANK - CREDIT AGRICOLE CIB - CACIB · BANQUE DELUBAC & CIE · CCF · MILLEIS BANQUE | INSEE BPE 147 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 311 | LE HERVET HENRI · SALON MICHEL · NEW WAVES SA · IN OUT | INSEE BPE 311 / INSEE SIRENE 422 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 18 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 18 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 51 | IBIS · HÔTEL DUQUESNE · LE PETIT DUQUESNE HOTEL · RESTAURANT LE BISTRONOME · IBIS NANTES CENTRE GARE SUD | INSEE BPE 51 / INSEE SIRENE 99 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING DU PETIT PORT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 291,604 (2012) → 327,734 (2023): 12.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 244,995 (1990) → 327,734 (2023): 33.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 196,038, of which 4.9 % second homes and 6.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Nantes): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Nantes): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Nantes): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Nantes): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Nantes): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 28 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the NANTES-BOUGUENAIS weather station, 8.6 km away at 26 m; the village itself is at 12 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at NANTES-BOUGUENAIS, 8.6 km away at 26 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 804 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at NANTES-DOULON, 2.6 km away at 13 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 — 44109/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44109/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44109/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44109/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 44109
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montpellier | 34 | 586 km SE | 310,240 | 98.1 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 91 % · humidity 14 % |
| Strasbourg | 67 | 710 km E | 293,771 | 94.5 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bordeaux | 33 | 275 km S | 267,991 | 95.9 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 88 % · humidity 79 % |
| Nice | 06 | 791 km SE | 357,737 | 92.5 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 64 % · humidity 0 % |
| Rennes | 35 | 100 km N | 230,890 | 94.6 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lille | 59 | 508 km NE | 238,246 | 95.3 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rennes | 35 | 100 km N | 230,890 | 94.6 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bordeaux | 33 | 275 km S | 267,991 | 95.9 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 88 % · humidity 79 % |
| Lille | 59 | 508 km NE | 238,246 | 95.3 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montpellier | 34 | 586 km SE | 310,240 | 98.1 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 91 % · humidity 14 % |
| Strasbourg | 67 | 710 km E | 293,771 | 94.5 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nice | 06 | 791 km SE | 357,737 | 92.5 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 64 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Nantes'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rennes | 35 | 100 km N | 230,890 | 94.6 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lille | 59 | 508 km NE | 238,246 | 95.3 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Denis | 93 | 348 km NE | 149,077 | 95 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tours | 37 | 170 km E | 139,259 | 92.9 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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