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Saint-Hilaire-de-Clisson

Loire-Atlantique · CA Clisson Sèvre et Maine Agglo · INSEE 44165

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Partly served 46.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 57 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Saint-Hilaire-de-Clisson (INSEE 44165) is in Loire-Atlantique (44), part of CA Clisson Sèvre et Maine Agglo. Population 2,423 (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/44165-saint-hilaire-de-clisson

Vitality score

Vitality score 46.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 57 % of the 8,416 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.

ComponentValue (0–1)WeightContribution
Daily food0.34258.55
Social0.39207.87
Education0.63106.32
Health0100
Public & culture0.3951.97
Population trend11010
Housing mix0.9854.9

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 2 of 6
Eating out 1 of 1
Cafés and bars 1 of 1
Schools 1 of 3
Health 0 of 4
Public services 1 of 1
Culture 1 of 2
Sport 1 of 2
Everyday services 1 of 3
Lodging 0 of 2
One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]

2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE FOURNIL DE LUDO · LOLI CAKE). [3,4]

1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (PROXI SUPER). [3,4]

1 × Restaurant (MAM' ROZ'ELLE). [3,4]

1 × Café / bar (L'AMI-TEMPS). [4]

2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE SIMONE VEIL · DDEC). [3]

1 × Post office / agence postale (ST HILAIRE DE CLISSON RP). [3]

1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE PLANÈTE LECTURE). [3]

1 × Gym / sports hall (SITE DE LA NOUE). [3]

4 × Hairdresser (STUDIO K). [3,4]

Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 2 × Restaurant, 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
TypeCountNamesSources
Bakery (boulangerie)2LE FOURNIL DE LUDO · LOLI CAKEINSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)1PROXI SUPERINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Supermarket0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Cheese shop (fromagerie)0INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Fishmonger0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Restaurant1MAM' ROZ'ELLEINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Café / bar1L'AMI-TEMPSINSEE SIRENE 1 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)2ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE SIMONE VEIL · DDECINSEE BPE 2 [3]
Collège0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Pharmacy0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Nurse0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Dentist0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Post office / agence postale1ST HILAIRE DE CLISSON RPINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Library1BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE PLANÈTE LECTUREINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Cinema0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Gym / sports hall1SITE DE LA NOUEINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Swimming pool0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Hairdresser4STUDIO KINSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4]
Fuel station0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Hotel0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Campsite0INSEE 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

1968: 991 2023: 2,423 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 2,112 (2012) → 2,423 (2023): 14.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]

Population 1,334 (1990) → 2,423 (2023): 81.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 975, of which 1 % second homes and 3.5 % vacant. [7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

2.5 km5 kmPharmacy — 3.4 km NE (Clisson)GP — 3.5 km NE (Clisson)
In the commune Bakery, Food shop, Primary school Pharmacy — 3.4 km NEGP — 3.5 km NE Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Saint-Hilaire-de-Clisson): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]

Food shop (Saint-Hilaire-de-Clisson): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]

GP (Clisson): 3.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]

Pharmacy (Clisson): 3.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]

Primary school (Saint-Hilaire-de-Clisson): 0.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 32 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]

Measured at the LE PALLET_SAPC weather station, 9.1 km away at 35 m; the village itself is at 38 m. [10]

An average of 827 mm of rain a year, spread over 123 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]

Rainfall measured at AIGREFEUILLE, 6.4 km away at 35 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]

Uncertainties

No specific uncertainties flagged.

References

  1. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44165/2023
  2. INSEE density grid 2026
  3. INSEE BPE 2025
  4. INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
  5. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44165/2012
  6. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44165/1990
  7. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44165/logement/2023
  8. INSEE BPE 2025 — 44165
  9. INSEE BPE 2025 — 44043
  10. 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.

CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Saint-Hilaire-de-Chaléons4442 km W2,42254.7Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 99 %
Vignoc35137 km N2,32948.1Partly servedCooler summers, similar winters.summer 79 % · winter 95 %
Froidfond8540 km SW2,20844Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 95 %
Saint-Nazaire-d'Aude11537 km SE2,11850.4Partly servedWarmer summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 84 %
Marles-en-Brie77363 km NE1,89846.6Partly servedSimilar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 70 %
La Motte22169 km NW2,17344.3Partly servedCooler summers, similar winters.summer 67 % · winter 86 %
Order by distance instead
CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Froidfond8540 km SW2,20844Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 95 %
Saint-Hilaire-de-Chaléons4442 km W2,42254.7Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 99 %
Vignoc35137 km N2,32948.1Partly servedCooler summers, similar winters.summer 79 % · winter 95 %
La Motte22169 km NW2,17344.3Partly servedCooler summers, similar winters.summer 67 % · winter 86 %
Marles-en-Brie77363 km NE1,89846.6Partly servedSimilar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 70 %
Saint-Nazaire-d'Aude11537 km SE2,11850.4Partly servedWarmer summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 84 %

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