Nozay
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 53.8/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 60 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Nozay (INSEE 44113) is in Loire-Atlantique (44), part of CC de Nozay. Population 4,292 (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/44113-nozay
Vitality score
Vitality score 53.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Bakery (boulangerie)).
Better served than 60 % of the 5,335 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 | 0.32 | 25 | 8.08 |
| Social | 0.7 | 20 | 14.09 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.47 | 10 | 4.67 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.91 | 10 | 9.07 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.74 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA VALSE DES PAINS). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (LA TRANCHE BLEUE). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (EPICERIE COOPERATIVE DE NOZAY). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (CEMUBA · CARREFOUR CONTACT). [3,4]
6 × Restaurant (COSA BELLA · RESTAURANT LA PIERRE BLEUE · LE 137 · ET PATES & VOUS · FACTORY). [3,4]
4 × Café / bar (LE YEARLING · WINE BEER). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LA PIERRE BLEUE · ECOLE SAINTE MARIE DDEC). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE JEAN MERMOZ · COLLEGE PRIVE ST JOSEPH). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CAROLINE LEGROS, MÉDECIN · SIGRID CAMION, MÉDECIN · AUDREY BLEUZEN, MÉDECIN · THOMAS BUJOLI, MÉDECIN · JEAN-MICHEL KALLAH, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DES ARCADES). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE TOURNEPAGE). [3]
1 × Cinema (LE NOZEK). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (ESPACE SPORTIF DE LA CHESNAIE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU PRE SAINT PIERRE). [3]
4 × Bank (AGENCE DE NOZAY · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL ATLANTIQUE VENDEE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL NOZAY-DERVAL · PR EMPLOI PERSONNEL CCM DE NOZAY). [3]
6 × Hairdresser (MC COIFFURE · UNE PAUSE NOZAY · POM MECANIK · BULLES DE COULEURS · HAIR STYL'5). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 3 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LA VALSE DES PAINS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | LA TRANCHE BLEUE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | EPICERIE COOPERATIVE DE NOZAY | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 3 | CEMUBA · CARREFOUR CONTACT | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 6 | COSA BELLA · RESTAURANT LA PIERRE BLEUE · LE 137 · ET PATES & VOUS · FACTORY | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 4 | LE YEARLING · WINE BEER | INSEE SIRENE 4 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LA PIERRE BLEUE · ECOLE SAINTE MARIE DDEC | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE JEAN MERMOZ · COLLEGE PRIVE ST JOSEPH | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | CAROLINE LEGROS, MÉDECIN · SIGRID CAMION, MÉDECIN · AUDREY BLEUZEN, MÉDECIN · THOMAS BUJOLI, MÉDECIN · JEAN-MICHEL KALLAH, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DES ARCADES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE TOURNEPAGE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LE NOZEK | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | ESPACE SPORTIF DE LA CHESNAIE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU PRE SAINT PIERRE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 4 | AGENCE DE NOZAY · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL ATLANTIQUE VENDEE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL NOZAY-DERVAL · PR EMPLOI PERSONNEL CCM DE NOZAY | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 6 | MC COIFFURE · UNE PAUSE NOZAY · POM MECANIK · BULLES DE COULEURS · HAIR STYL'5 | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Thursday, Saturday matin place Christian de Grandmaison and route de Marsac-sur-Don. [5]
Trajectory
Population 3,894 (2012) → 4,292 (2023): 10.2 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 3,050 (1990) → 4,292 (2023): 40.7 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,072, of which 2.6 % second homes and 8.2 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Nozay): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Nozay): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Nozay): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Nozay): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Nozay): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 12 days a year at or above 30 °C and 37 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the DERVAL weather station, 14.9 km away at 43 m; the village itself is at 52 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at NORT-SUR-ERDRE, 17.7 km away at 13 m, over 21 summers. [10]
An average of 885 mm of rain a year, spread over 125 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at NOZAY, 1.5 km away at 44 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
256 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 195,000 € — 1,851 € per m² of built surface. [11]
39 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 120,000 € — 1,622 € per m². [11]
The median across Loire-Atlantique is 2,768 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [11]
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
sources disagree on Bakery (boulangerie)
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44113/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.nozay44.fr/le-marche/— “le jeudi matin, place Christian de Grandmaison (charcuterie, crêpes, galettes, fruits et poissons) le samedi matin, route de Marsac-sur-Don (galettes, charcuterie, légumes et plants, pain bio, fromages, miel, fruits et poissons)”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44113/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44113/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44113/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 44113
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maîche | 25 | 635 km E | 4,254 | 55.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Torigny-les-Villes | 50 | 170 km N | 4,444 | 56.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Yvré-l'Évêque | 72 | 150 km E | 4,181 | 45.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Plomelin | 29 | 193 km W | 4,239 | 41.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Just-Malmont | 43 | 518 km SE | 4,239 | 48.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 47 % · humidity 86 % |
| Solesmes | 59 | 475 km NE | 4,142 | 52.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yvré-l'Évêque | 72 | 150 km E | 4,181 | 45.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Torigny-les-Villes | 50 | 170 km N | 4,444 | 56.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Plomelin | 29 | 193 km W | 4,239 | 41.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Solesmes | 59 | 475 km NE | 4,142 | 52.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Just-Malmont | 43 | 518 km SE | 4,239 | 48.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 47 % · humidity 86 % |
| Maîche | 25 | 635 km E | 4,254 | 55.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
Sort and compare these on the full list →
…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 Nozay'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solesmes | 59 | 475 km NE | 4,142 | 52.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Laurent-du-Pont | 38 | 613 km E | 4,490 | 56.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Retiers | 35 | 43 km NE | 4,566 | 54.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Allaire | 56 | 41 km W | 3,955 | 47.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pipriac | 35 | 36 km NW | 3,859 | 55.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Trait | 76 | 279 km NE | 4,704 | 54.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/44113-nozay