Vallet
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 62.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 76 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Vallet (INSEE 44212) is in Loire-Atlantique (44), part of CC Sèvre et Loire. Population 9,495 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/44212-vallet
Vitality score
Vitality score 62.4/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 76 % of the 2,591 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 | 0.47 | 25 | 11.83 |
| Social | 0.69 | 20 | 13.82 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.75 | 10 | 7.49 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| 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]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (CARLI · BOULANGERIE LE TREIZE · LA TRESSE DOREE). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (SAMA · BOUCHERIE LAURENT). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (CARREFOUR EXPRESS). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (LIDL · CJV DISTRIBUTION). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (LA FROMAGERIE BLEUE). [4]
18 × Restaurant (BARDIVAL · DON QUICHOTTE · MMCF · VIET NAM). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (LE BACCHUS). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE PAUL ELUARD). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE PAUL ELUARD · ECOLE SAINTE MARIE DDEC). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE PIERRE ABELARD · COLLEGE PRIVE ST JOSEPH). [3]
14 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JULIE PANNETIER, MÉDECIN · VINCENT BOUCHEREAU, MÉDECIN · VERONIQUE GABORIAU, MÉDECIN · MARION LASSALLE-GERARD, MÉDECIN · MARYVONNE VILA, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DES FORGES · PHARMACIE DES VIGNES · PHARMACIE DABIN). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE DE VALLET MÉDIATHÈQUE DE VALLET). [3]
1 × Cinema (LE CEP). [3]
3 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU ROUAUD · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DES DORICES · SPORT INSIDE). [3]
6 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE BRETAGNE - PAYS DE LOIRE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL ATLANTIQUE VENDEE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE VALLET · BANQUE CIC OUEST · BANQUE POPULAIRE GRAND OUEST). [3]
9 × Hairdresser (O'KARA · ZEN ET JOLY · SALON NOUVEL HAIR · AJD'SENS · EVIDENCE COIFFURE). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
2 × Hotel (HOTEL CLAIR DE LIE RESTAURANT DE LA GARE · DON QUICHOTTE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Fishmonger, 4 × Restaurant, 2 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | CARLI · BOULANGERIE LE TREIZE · LA TRESSE DOREE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | SAMA · BOUCHERIE LAURENT | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | CARREFOUR EXPRESS | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | LIDL · CJV DISTRIBUTION | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | LA FROMAGERIE BLEUE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Restaurant | 18 | BARDIVAL · DON QUICHOTTE · MMCF · VIET NAM | INSEE BPE 18 / INSEE SIRENE 22 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | LE BACCHUS | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE PAUL ELUARD | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE PAUL ELUARD · ECOLE SAINTE MARIE DDEC | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE PIERRE ABELARD · COLLEGE PRIVE ST JOSEPH | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 14 | JULIE PANNETIER, MÉDECIN · VINCENT BOUCHEREAU, MÉDECIN · VERONIQUE GABORIAU, MÉDECIN · MARION LASSALLE-GERARD, MÉDECIN · MARYVONNE VILA, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 14 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | PHARMACIE DES FORGES · PHARMACIE DES VIGNES · PHARMACIE DABIN | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE DE VALLET MÉDIATHÈQUE DE VALLET | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LE CEP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 3 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU ROUAUD · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DES DORICES · SPORT INSIDE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 6 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE BRETAGNE - PAYS DE LOIRE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL ATLANTIQUE VENDEE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE VALLET · BANQUE CIC OUEST · BANQUE POPULAIRE GRAND OUEST | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 9 | O'KARA · ZEN ET JOLY · SALON NOUVEL HAIR · AJD'SENS · EVIDENCE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 2 | HOTEL CLAIR DE LIE RESTAURANT DE LA GARE · DON QUICHOTTE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market: Sunday 8h30 à 13h place Charles de Gaulle. [5,6]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Trajectory
Population 8,579 (2012) → 9,495 (2023): 10.7 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 6,116 (1990) → 9,495 (2023): 55.2 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 4,261, of which 1.4 % second homes and 3.2 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Vallet): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Vallet): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [10]
GP (Vallet): 0.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Vallet): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Vallet): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
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. [11]
Measured at the LE PALLET_SAPC weather station, 5.8 km away at 35 m; the village itself is at 53 m. [11]
An average of 777 mm of rain a year, spread over 117 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LE PALLET_SAPC, 5.8 km away at 35 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
515 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 250,000 € — 2,453 € per m² of built surface. [12]
41 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 167,000 € — 2,813 € per m². [12]
The median across Loire-Atlantique is 2,768 € per m², so this commune sits below 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 — 44212/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.vallet.fr/ville-de-vallet/la-ville-la-mairie/marche/— “Situé sur la place Charles de Gaulle tous les dimanches matins , au cœur de la vie valletaise, le marché accueille de 8h30 à 13h des commerçants très diversifiés”
- DATAtourisme 2025-09— https://data.datatourisme.fr/49/28299512-eca3-340a-ba2a-f006c0136d95— “Marché dimanche matin sur la place Charles de Gaulle avec près de 80 commerçants.”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44212/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44212/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44212/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 44212
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fillière | 74 | 589 km E | 10,075 | 60.4 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 22 % |
| Salles | 33 | 292 km S | 8,208 | 64.4 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 46 % · winter 92 % |
| Loireauxence | 44 | 31 km NE | 7,587 | 62.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 92 % |
| Lys-Haut-Layon | 49 | 55 km E | 7,748 | 65 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 99 % |
| Divatte-sur-Loire | 44 | 14 km NW | 7,252 | 63.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 95 % |
| Gennes-Val-de-Loire | 49 | 81 km E | 8,429 | 68.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 97 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Divatte-sur-Loire | 44 | 14 km NW | 7,252 | 63.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 95 % |
| Loireauxence | 44 | 31 km NE | 7,587 | 62.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 92 % |
| Lys-Haut-Layon | 49 | 55 km E | 7,748 | 65 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 99 % |
| Gennes-Val-de-Loire | 49 | 81 km E | 8,429 | 68.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 97 % |
| Salles | 33 | 292 km S | 8,208 | 64.4 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 46 % · winter 92 % |
| Fillière | 74 | 589 km E | 10,075 | 60.4 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 22 % |
Elsewhere
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