Saint-Hilaire-de-Chaléons
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 54.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 81 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Hilaire-de-Chaléons (INSEE 44164) is in Loire-Atlantique (44), part of CA Pornic Agglo Pays de Retz. Population 2,422 (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/44164-saint-hilaire-de-chaleons
Vitality score
Vitality score 54.7/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 81 % of the 8,424 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 | 0.34 | 25 | 8.55 |
| Social | 0.86 | 20 | 17.29 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.75 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (FLO COEUR DELICE · BOULANGERIE SHDC). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (L'EPICERIE CHALEONNAISE). [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (IME LES BARBUSSIERES · RS ST HILAIRE DE CHALEONS · PASSE MOI L'SEL S.A.R.L · S&A). [3,4]
4 × Café / bar (LA CASA DO'RETZ). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE RAYMOND DEVOS). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT HILAIRE DE CHALEONS AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE LES MOTS PASSANTS). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE POLYVALENTE PIERRE LEDUC). [3]
5 × Hairdresser (LE REFLET · L'ARTISAN COIFFEUR · LE PETIT SALON DE SOLANNA). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL L ETOILE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | FLO COEUR DELICE · BOULANGERIE SHDC | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | L'EPICERIE CHALEONNAISE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 4 | IME LES BARBUSSIERES · RS ST HILAIRE DE CHALEONS · PASSE MOI L'SEL S.A.R.L · S&A | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 4 | LA CASA DO'RETZ | INSEE SIRENE 4 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE RAYMOND DEVOS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | SAINT HILAIRE DE CHALEONS AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE LES MOTS PASSANTS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLE POLYVALENTE PIERRE LEDUC | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 5 | LE REFLET · L'ARTISAN COIFFEUR · LE PETIT SALON DE SOLANNA | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL L ETOILE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 2,075 (2012) → 2,422 (2023): 16.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,333 (1990) → 2,422 (2023): 81.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,045, of which 2.5 % second homes and 5.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Hilaire-de-Chaléons): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Hilaire-de-Chaléons): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Sainte-Pazanne): 3.6 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Chaumes-en-Retz): 4.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Hilaire-de-Chaléons): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
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. [11]
Measured at the ST-MEME-LE-TENU weather station, 12.4 km away at 4 m; the village itself is at 12 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ST-MEME-LE-TENU, 12.4 km away at 4 m, over 21 summers. [11]
An average of 828 mm of rain a year, spread over 130 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at BOURGNEUF, 6.8 km away at 20 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44164/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44164/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44164/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44164/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 44164
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 44186
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 44005
- 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-Hilaire-de-Clisson | 44 | 42 km E | 2,423 | 46.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 99 % |
| Vignoc | 35 | 128 km N | 2,329 | 48.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Froidfond | 85 | 27 km S | 2,208 | 44 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Nazaire-d'Aude | 11 | 568 km SE | 2,118 | 50.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 82 % · humidity 0 % |
| La Motte | 22 | 142 km NW | 2,173 | 44.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Marles-en-Brie | 77 | 397 km NE | 1,898 | 46.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Froidfond | 85 | 27 km S | 2,208 | 44 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Hilaire-de-Clisson | 44 | 42 km E | 2,423 | 46.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 99 % |
| Vignoc | 35 | 128 km N | 2,329 | 48.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Motte | 22 | 142 km NW | 2,173 | 44.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Marles-en-Brie | 77 | 397 km NE | 1,898 | 46.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Nazaire-d'Aude | 11 | 568 km SE | 2,118 | 50.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 82 % · 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 Saint-Hilaire-de-Chaléons'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vignoc | 35 | 128 km N | 2,329 | 48.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Armel | 35 | 103 km N | 2,433 | 43.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Mathurin | 85 | 61 km S | 2,496 | 55.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vairé | 85 | 56 km S | 1,960 | 43.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Clément-de-la-Place | 49 | 97 km NE | 2,168 | 46.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Germain-en-Coglès | 35 | 152 km N | 2,096 | 41.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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