Orvault
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 69.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 62 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Orvault (INSEE 44114) is in Loire-Atlantique (44), part of Nantes Métropole. Population 28,534 (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/44114-orvault
Vitality score
Vitality score 69.9/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 62 % of the 810 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 | 0.63 | 25 | 15.7 |
| Social | 0.81 | 20 | 16.25 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.72 | 10 | 7.21 |
| Public & culture | 0.35 | 5 | 1.77 |
| Population trend | 0.73 | 10 | 7.34 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.83 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
19 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SORIN · TRADEOZ ATLANTIC · CHOCOLATS ROLAND REAUTE · JAMET · AMANDY). [3,4]
4 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE PLAISANCE · BOUCHERIE DU PETIT CHANTILLY · EBO). [3,4]
7 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (ANSELDIS SARL · SAVEURS DE PAYS DE L'EST (DOR DE GUSTUL ROMANESC) · L'HEURE DU MARCHE ORVAULT · MARIN OLIVIER SASU). [3,4]
5 × Supermarket (CENTRE LECLERC GRAND-VAL ORVAULT · ACTION FRANCE · INTERMARCHE · CARREFOUR CITY · BON D'ICI). [3,4]
2 × Fishmonger (POISSONNERIE DU PETIT CHANTILLY · BCC MAREE). [3,4]
40 × Restaurant (SAPRENA · CRESCENDO · PIZZA'PAM · REPAS ET AIDE A DOMICILE 44 · PRESS'POMME). [3,4]
8 × Café / bar (LE CHANTILLY · BISTROT HOUBLON · CHOPE ET COMPAGNIE · AU PERE PEINARD · BLACK SHELTER ORVAULT). [4]
6 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LA FERRIERE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE BOIS-SAINT-LOUIS · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE PONT MARCHAND · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE EMILE GIBIER · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LE VIEUX CHENE). [3]
8 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE BOIS RAGUENET · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LA FERRIERE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE BOIS SAINT-LOUIS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE PONT-MARCHAND · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE EMILE GIBIER). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE JEAN ROSTAND). [3]
30 × GP (médecin généraliste) (FABIENNE YVON, MÉDECIN · FABRICE OUTIN, MÉDECIN · CORINNE BUSSET-ROLLAND, MÉDECIN · CHRISTINE ORTMANS-ROBERT, MÉDECIN · FRANCOIS-XAVIER RUFFIN, MÉDECIN). [3]
5 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA CHOLIERE · PHARMACIE DE LA FERRIERE · PHARMACIE GRAND VAL · PHARMACIE DE LA BUGALLIERE · PHARMACIE DU BOUT DES PAVES). [3,4]
3 × Post office / agence postale (ORVAULT LA BUGALLIERE RP · ORVAULT GARETTES RP · LA POSTE). [3]
4 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE LE PETIT CHANTILIRE · BIBLIOTHEQUE ASSOCIATIVE DE PLAISANCE · BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE ORMEDO · BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE LA BUGALLIÈRE TULITUJOU). [3]
6 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE DU BOIS RAGUENET · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE LA FREBAUDIERE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF ROGER PICAUD LA CHOLIERE · GYMNASE DE LA BUGALLIERE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE LA FERRIERE). [3]
17 × Bank (FACTOFRANCE · AGENCE D'ORVAULT · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE BRETAGNE - PAYS DE LOIRE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL ATLANTIQUE VENDEE · SOCIETE GENERALE). [3]
21 × Hairdresser (S.C.E. ORVAULT · PASSION COIFFURE · PICHON CHRYSTELLE). [3,4]
4 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
4 × Hotel (CONTACT HÔTEL DU PARC · HÔTEL ALBERT · THE ORIGINALS CITY HÔTEL AGORA NANTES OUEST · QUINTESSIA). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Butcher (boucherie), 3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Fishmonger, 8 × Restaurant, 3 × Pharmacy.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 19 | SORIN · TRADEOZ ATLANTIC · CHOCOLATS ROLAND REAUTE · JAMET · AMANDY | INSEE BPE 19 / INSEE SIRENE 21 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 4 | BOUCHERIE PLAISANCE · BOUCHERIE DU PETIT CHANTILLY · EBO | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 7 | ANSELDIS SARL · SAVEURS DE PAYS DE L'EST (DOR DE GUSTUL ROMANESC) · L'HEURE DU MARCHE ORVAULT · MARIN OLIVIER SASU | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 5 | CENTRE LECLERC GRAND-VAL ORVAULT · ACTION FRANCE · INTERMARCHE · CARREFOUR CITY · BON D'ICI | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 2 | POISSONNERIE DU PETIT CHANTILLY · BCC MAREE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 40 | SAPRENA · CRESCENDO · PIZZA'PAM · REPAS ET AIDE A DOMICILE 44 · PRESS'POMME | INSEE BPE 40 / INSEE SIRENE 61 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 8 | LE CHANTILLY · BISTROT HOUBLON · CHOPE ET COMPAGNIE · AU PERE PEINARD · BLACK SHELTER ORVAULT | INSEE SIRENE 8 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 6 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LA FERRIERE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE BOIS-SAINT-LOUIS · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE PONT MARCHAND · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE EMILE GIBIER · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LE VIEUX CHENE | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 8 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE BOIS RAGUENET · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LA FERRIERE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE BOIS SAINT-LOUIS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE PONT-MARCHAND · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE EMILE GIBIER | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE JEAN ROSTAND | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 30 | FABIENNE YVON, MÉDECIN · FABRICE OUTIN, MÉDECIN · CORINNE BUSSET-ROLLAND, MÉDECIN · CHRISTINE ORTMANS-ROBERT, MÉDECIN · FRANCOIS-XAVIER RUFFIN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 30 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 5 | PHARMACIE DE LA CHOLIERE · PHARMACIE DE LA FERRIERE · PHARMACIE GRAND VAL · PHARMACIE DE LA BUGALLIERE · PHARMACIE DU BOUT DES PAVES | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 3 | ORVAULT LA BUGALLIERE RP · ORVAULT GARETTES RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Library | 4 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE LE PETIT CHANTILIRE · BIBLIOTHEQUE ASSOCIATIVE DE PLAISANCE · BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE ORMEDO · BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE LA BUGALLIÈRE TULITUJOU | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 6 | COMPLEXE DU BOIS RAGUENET · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE LA FREBAUDIERE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF ROGER PICAUD LA CHOLIERE · GYMNASE DE LA BUGALLIERE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE LA FERRIERE | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 17 | FACTOFRANCE · AGENCE D'ORVAULT · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE BRETAGNE - PAYS DE LOIRE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL ATLANTIQUE VENDEE · SOCIETE GENERALE | INSEE BPE 17 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 21 | S.C.E. ORVAULT · PASSION COIFFURE · PICHON CHRYSTELLE | INSEE BPE 21 / INSEE SIRENE 30 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 4 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 4 | CONTACT HÔTEL DU PARC · HÔTEL ALBERT · THE ORIGINALS CITY HÔTEL AGORA NANTES OUEST · QUINTESSIA | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [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 24,761 (2012) → 28,534 (2023): 15.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 23,115 (1990) → 28,534 (2023): 23.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 13,314, of which 1.7 % second homes and 3.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Orvault): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Orvault): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Orvault): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Orvault): 1.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Orvault): 0.2 km to the north (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, 13.5 km away at 26 m; the village itself is at 43 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at NANTES-BOUGUENAIS, 13.5 km away at 26 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 965 mm of rain a year, spread over 130 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at VIGNEUX, 6.2 km away at 75 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 — 44114/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44114/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44114/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44114/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 44114
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire | 44 | 12 km SE | 28,596 | 61.1 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Plessis-Robinson | 92 | 334 km NE | 28,848 | 63.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sotteville-lès-Rouen | 76 | 311 km NE | 29,003 | 70.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Yerres | 91 | 346 km NE | 27,906 | 64.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fresnes | 94 | 337 km NE | 29,528 | 60 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montfermeil | 93 | 361 km NE | 28,703 | 65.9 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire | 44 | 12 km SE | 28,596 | 61.1 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sotteville-lès-Rouen | 76 | 311 km NE | 29,003 | 70.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Plessis-Robinson | 92 | 334 km NE | 28,848 | 63.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fresnes | 94 | 337 km NE | 29,528 | 60 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Yerres | 91 | 346 km NE | 27,906 | 64.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montfermeil | 93 | 361 km NE | 28,703 | 65.9 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 78 % · 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 Orvault'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Plessis-Robinson | 92 | 334 km NE | 28,848 | 63.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sotteville-lès-Rouen | 76 | 311 km NE | 29,003 | 70.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Yerres | 91 | 346 km NE | 27,906 | 64.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fresnes | 94 | 337 km NE | 29,528 | 60 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Taverny | 95 | 346 km NE | 27,593 | 66.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Champs-sur-Marne | 77 | 360 km NE | 27,451 | 63 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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