Bouchemaine
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 48.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 32 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bouchemaine (INSEE 49035) is in Maine-et-Loire (49), part of CU Angers Loire Métropole. Population 6,580 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [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/49035-bouchemaine
Vitality score
Vitality score 48.3/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 32 % of the 3,625 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 | 0.2 | 25 | 5.12 |
| Social | 0.6 | 20 | 11.91 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.5 | 10 | 4.99 |
| Public & culture | 0.31 | 5 | 1.54 |
| Population trend | 0.63 | 10 | 6.35 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.79 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE FOURNIL DE PRUNIERS · MAISON BECAM). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (COCCINELLE). [3,4]
14 × Restaurant (MONKEY - MONKEY BAR - MONKEY BAR RESTAURATION · MAGNOLIA · LE NOE · PIZZA ANGELA · FRITES BONNEL). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (L'ESCALE). [4]
4 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LE CHATEAU · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LE PETIT VIVIER · ECOLE PRIVEE MIXTE NOTRE DAME · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE LOUIS ET ZELIE MARTIN). [3]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (THIBAUT PY, MÉDECIN · ANNE-CECILE VETILLARD, MÉDECIN · PIERRE MAYAUD, MÉDECIN · CHRISTINE CHEVALIER, MÉDECIN · VIRGINIE GRANDVILLE-MONSSEAUX, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE BOUCHEMAINE). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (BOUCHEMAINE PRUNIERS RP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE BOUCHEMAINE LES BOITES À CULTURE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU PETIT VIVIER). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (EN APARTE · LE SALON). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL LE CHATEAU). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | LE FOURNIL DE PRUNIERS · MAISON BECAM | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | COCCINELLE | 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 | 14 | MONKEY - MONKEY BAR - MONKEY BAR RESTAURATION · MAGNOLIA · LE NOE · PIZZA ANGELA · FRITES BONNEL | INSEE BPE 14 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | L'ESCALE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 4 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LE CHATEAU · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LE PETIT VIVIER · ECOLE PRIVEE MIXTE NOTRE DAME · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE LOUIS ET ZELIE MARTIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | THIBAUT PY, MÉDECIN · ANNE-CECILE VETILLARD, MÉDECIN · PIERRE MAYAUD, MÉDECIN · CHRISTINE CHEVALIER, MÉDECIN · VIRGINIE GRANDVILLE-MONSSEAUX, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE BOUCHEMAINE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | BOUCHEMAINE PRUNIERS RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE BOUCHEMAINE LES BOITES À CULTURE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU PETIT VIVIER | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 4 | EN APARTE · LE SALON | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 5 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL LE CHATEAU | 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 6,459 (2012) → 6,580 (2023): 1.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 5,799 (1990) → 6,580 (2023): 13.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,970, of which 2.1 % second homes and 6.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bouchemaine): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Bouchemaine): 2.7 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Bouchemaine): 0.5 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Bouchemaine): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Bouchemaine): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 23 days a year at or above 30 °C and 17 days at or below 0 °C, over 11 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the ANGERS VILLE weather station, 5.1 km away at 35 m; the village itself is at 19 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at BEAUCOUZE, 6.4 km away at 50 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 690 mm of rain a year, spread over 112 days — about 6.2 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at ANGERS VILLE, 5.1 km away at 35 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
What property sold for
308 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 352,850 € — 2,855 € per m² of built surface. [10]
22 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 179,500 € — 2,744 € per m². [10]
The median across Maine-et-Loire is 1,797 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [10]
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 — 49035/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49035/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49035/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49035/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 49035
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sillingy | 74 | 533 km E | 5,826 | 59.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 23 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cranves-Sales | 74 | 543 km E | 7,762 | 56.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 4 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chavanoz | 38 | 478 km E | 5,126 | 43.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 85 % · winter 45 % |
| Vaugneray | 69 | 444 km SE | 6,304 | 58.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 47 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pluneret | 56 | 179 km W | 6,262 | 59.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tourrette-Levens | 06 | 734 km SE | 4,624 | 46.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 93 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pluneret | 56 | 179 km W | 6,262 | 59.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vaugneray | 69 | 444 km SE | 6,304 | 58.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 47 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chavanoz | 38 | 478 km E | 5,126 | 43.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 85 % · winter 45 % |
| Sillingy | 74 | 533 km E | 5,826 | 59.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 23 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cranves-Sales | 74 | 543 km E | 7,762 | 56.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 4 % · humidity 86 % |
| Tourrette-Levens | 06 | 734 km SE | 4,624 | 46.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 93 % · humidity 64 % |
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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 Bouchemaine'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Gemmes-sur-Loire | 49 | 4.0 km E | 3,685 | 37.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Garennes sur Loire | 49 | 10 km E | 4,663 | 56.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| L'Isle-d'Espagnac | 16 | 205 km S | 5,682 | 51.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ruelle-sur-Touvre | 16 | 204 km S | 7,408 | 56.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mûrs-Erigné | 49 | 6.0 km SE | 6,408 | 59.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Magnac-sur-Touvre | 16 | 206 km S | 3,255 | 32.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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