Saint-Fiacre-sur-Maine
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 32.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 32 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Fiacre-sur-Maine (INSEE 44159) is in Loire-Atlantique (44), part of CA Clisson Sèvre et Maine Agglo. Population 1,251 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 32.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 32 % of the 12,975 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 0.84 | 10 | 8.38 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.86 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (LE FIACRE). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DU CHAT PERCHE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT FIACRE SUR MAINE RP). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE PAUL BOUCHAUD). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (L'ALCOVE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie).
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 2 | LE FIACRE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DU CHAT PERCHE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | SAINT FIACRE SUR MAINE RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE PAUL BOUCHAUD | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | L'ALCOVE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 1,165 (2012) → 1,251 (2023): 7.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 935 (1990) → 1,251 (2023): 33.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 559, of which 1.4 % second homes and 6.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Fiacre-sur-Maine): 0.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (La Haie-Fouassière): 1.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Château-Thébaud): 2.1 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (La Haie-Fouassière): 2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Fiacre-sur-Maine): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 19 days a year at or above 30 °C and 36 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the HAIE-FOUASSIERE weather station, 3.2 km away at 20 m; the village itself is at 46 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at NANTES-BOUGUENAIS, 14.6 km away at 26 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 858 mm of rain a year, spread over 127 days — about 6.8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at HAIE-FOUASSIERE, 3.2 km away at 20 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
68 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 285,000 € — 2,811 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Loire-Atlantique is 2,768 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. [12]
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
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44159/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44159/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44159/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44159/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 44159
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 44070
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 44037
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Porquier | 82 | 403 km SE | 1,326 | 34.1 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 38 % · winter 89 % · humidity 71 % |
| Ardon | 45 | 257 km E | 1,203 | 34 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 66 % |
| Ohain | 59 | 519 km NE | 1,171 | 28.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 73 % · humidity 86 % |
| Blan | 81 | 483 km SE | 1,093 | 31.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 15 % · winter 76 % · humidity 43 % |
| Mondrepuis | 02 | 510 km NE | 1,028 | 33 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 64 % · humidity 86 % |
| Parisot | 81 | 450 km SE | 1,033 | 31.5 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 88 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ardon | 45 | 257 km E | 1,203 | 34 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 66 % |
| Saint-Porquier | 82 | 403 km SE | 1,326 | 34.1 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 38 % · winter 89 % · humidity 71 % |
| Parisot | 81 | 450 km SE | 1,033 | 31.5 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 88 % · humidity 79 % |
| Blan | 81 | 483 km SE | 1,093 | 31.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 15 % · winter 76 % · humidity 43 % |
| Mondrepuis | 02 | 510 km NE | 1,028 | 33 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 64 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ohain | 59 | 519 km NE | 1,171 | 28.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 73 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Saint-Fiacre-sur-Maine'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exideuil-sur-Vienne | 16 | 212 km SE | 1,035 | 27.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Boismé | 79 | 85 km SE | 1,176 | 27.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Alteckendorf | 67 | 695 km E | 857 | 37.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Chapelle-sur-Loire | 37 | 124 km E | 1,468 | 28.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Pin | 79 | 66 km SE | 1,091 | 28 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villiers-Charlemagne | 53 | 103 km NE | 1,109 | 37.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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