Saint-Mars-du-Désert
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 44.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 21 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Mars-du-Désert (INSEE 44179) is in Loire-Atlantique (44), part of CC d'Erdre et Gesvres. Population 5,523 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/44179-saint-mars-du-desert
Vitality score
Vitality score 44.9/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 21 % of the 4,265 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 | 0.28 | 25 | 6.97 |
| Social | 0.46 | 20 | 9.21 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.37 | 10 | 3.74 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.9 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (EURL HAREL · O'DOUCEURS DE ST MARS). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket. [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (LE KIOSQUE A PIZZAS · TRADI'PIZZ). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (L'OASIS). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE PHILIPPE CORENTIN). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ST MARTIN). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ELISABETH DEPOUTOT, MÉDECIN · MARION BAYNAUD, MÉDECIN · FLAVIEN SARZEAUD, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE HILY). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (ST MARS DU DESERT AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE LES AMIS DU LIVRE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (POLE SPORTIF PHILIPPE TOUZOT). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (CREA'STYLE · PARENTHESE COIFFURE · AUX CISEAUX D'ELO · L'INEDIT). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire).
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | EURL HAREL · O'DOUCEURS DE ST MARS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 3 | LE KIOSQUE A PIZZAS · TRADI'PIZZ | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | L'OASIS | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE PHILIPPE CORENTIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ST MARTIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | ELISABETH DEPOUTOT, MÉDECIN · MARION BAYNAUD, MÉDECIN · FLAVIEN SARZEAUD, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE HILY | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | ST MARS DU DESERT AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE LES AMIS DU LIVRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | POLE SPORTIF PHILIPPE TOUZOT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 4 | CREA'STYLE · PARENTHESE COIFFURE · AUX CISEAUX D'ELO · L'INEDIT | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| 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 4,221 (2012) → 5,523 (2023): 30.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 3,127 (1990) → 5,523 (2023): 76.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,298, of which 1 % second homes and 5.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Mars-du-Désert): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Mars-du-Désert): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Mars-du-Désert): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Mars-du-Désert): 0.6 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Mars-du-Désert): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 35 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the NORT-SUR-ERDRE weather station, 10.5 km away at 13 m; the village itself is at 58 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at NORT-SUR-ERDRE, 10.5 km away at 13 m, over 21 summers. [9]
An average of 769 mm of rain a year, spread over 117 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at NORT-SUR-ERDRE, 10.5 km away at 13 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 — 44179/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44179/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44179/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44179/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 44179
- 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-Gilles | 35 | 93 km N | 5,576 | 54 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Ferrière | 85 | 73 km S | 5,454 | 49.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gan | 64 | 467 km S | 5,676 | 55.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 82 % · humidity 0 % |
| Mazé-Milon | 49 | 86 km E | 5,761 | 48.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Jonquières | 84 | 608 km SE | 5,201 | 54.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Barp | 33 | 311 km S | 5,806 | 55.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 91 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Ferrière | 85 | 73 km S | 5,454 | 49.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mazé-Milon | 49 | 86 km E | 5,761 | 48.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Gilles | 35 | 93 km N | 5,576 | 54 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Barp | 33 | 311 km S | 5,806 | 55.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 91 % · humidity 79 % |
| Gan | 64 | 467 km S | 5,676 | 55.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 82 % · humidity 0 % |
| Jonquières | 84 | 608 km SE | 5,201 | 54.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 92 % · 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 Saint-Mars-du-Désert'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 Ferrière | 85 | 73 km S | 5,454 | 49.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mazé-Milon | 49 | 86 km E | 5,761 | 48.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Truchtersheim | 67 | 685 km E | 4,398 | 54 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rives de l'Yon | 85 | 86 km S | 4,335 | 48 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nueil-les-Aubiers | 79 | 77 km SE | 5,483 | 45.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mulsanne | 72 | 138 km NE | 5,244 | 47.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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