Paulx
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 42.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 47 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Paulx (INSEE 44119) is in Loire-Atlantique (44), part of CC Sud Retz Atlantique. Population 2,054 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [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/44119-paulx
Vitality score
Vitality score 42.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 47 % of the 9,445 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 | 0.39 | 20 | 7.87 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.2 | 10 | 1.97 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.68 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [4,3]
1 × Restaurant. [4,3]
1 × Café / bar (ENTRE PAULX'TE). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LES PRES VERTS · ECOLE PRIVEE MIXTE DDEC). [4]
1 × Pharmacy. [4,3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (PAULX AP). [4]
1 × Library (BIBLIORÊVE). [4]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [4]
2 × Hairdresser (GOBIN MARIE-XAVIER). [4,3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Pharmacy.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste). [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] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | 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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,3] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | ENTRE PAULX'TE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [3] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LES PRES VERTS · ECOLE PRIVEE MIXTE DDEC | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4,3] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | PAULX AP | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIORÊVE | 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 | GOBIN MARIE-XAVIER | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,3] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] |
Market and village life
Monthly market (reported, unverified): Friday 16H à 19H30 en face de la mairie. See the source for which week of the month. [5]
Trajectory
Population 1,938 (2012) → 2,054 (2023): 6 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,311 (1990) → 2,054 (2023): 56.7 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 885, of which 3.2 % second homes and 4.9 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Marne): 4.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Paulx): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [10]
GP (Machecoul-Saint-Même): 6 km to the north-west (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (Machecoul-Saint-Même): 5.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Paulx): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
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. [12]
Measured at the ST-MEME-LE-TENU weather station, 5.2 km away at 4 m; the village itself is at 18 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at ST-MEME-LE-TENU, 5.2 km away at 4 m, over 21 summers. [12]
An average of 827 mm of rain a year, spread over 123 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at ST-MEME-LE-TENU, 5.2 km away at 4 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
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 — 44119/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE BPE 2025
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.paulx.fr/actualites/agenda/— “Le marché de Paulx a lieu le 1er vendredi de chaque mois en face de la mairie. DES producteurs locaux vous accueillent de 16H à 19H30.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44119/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44119/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44119/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 44090
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 44119
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 44087
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernantes | 49 | 145 km E | 2,004 | 55.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Septème | 38 | 543 km E | 2,186 | 46.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Val en Vignes | 79 | 107 km E | 2,020 | 40.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 64 % · winter 88 % |
| Teillé | 44 | 66 km NE | 1,824 | 44.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Aubin-des-Châteaux | 44 | 87 km N | 1,744 | 35.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 95 % |
| Hénon | 22 | 173 km NW | 2,310 | 49.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teillé | 44 | 66 km NE | 1,824 | 44.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Aubin-des-Châteaux | 44 | 87 km N | 1,744 | 35.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 95 % |
| Val en Vignes | 79 | 107 km E | 2,020 | 40.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 64 % · winter 88 % |
| Vernantes | 49 | 145 km E | 2,004 | 55.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Hénon | 22 | 173 km NW | 2,310 | 49.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Septème | 38 | 543 km E | 2,186 | 46.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 91 % · 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 Paulx'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Meilleraye-de-Bretagne | 44 | 72 km N | 1,606 | 48.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Touches | 44 | 59 km NE | 2,638 | 47.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Thuré | 86 | 169 km E | 2,765 | 42.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Renescure | 59 | 516 km NE | 2,113 | 51.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Beaumont Saint-Cyr | 86 | 168 km E | 2,908 | 56.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Chapelle-Fleurigné | 35 | 162 km N | 2,451 | 51.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
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