Cholet
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Well served 86.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 82 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Cholet (INSEE 49099) is in Maine-et-Loire (49), part of CA Cholet Agglomération. Population 54,404 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/49099-cholet
Vitality score
Vitality score 86.4/100 — Well served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 82 % of the 401 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 | 0.93 | 25 | 23.19 |
| Social | 0.99 | 20 | 19.82 |
| Education | 0.94 | 10 | 9.36 |
| Health | 0.88 | 10 | 8.81 |
| Public & culture | 0.52 | 5 | 2.62 |
| Population trend | 0.49 | 10 | 4.87 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.8 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
37 × Bakery (boulangerie) (CHOCOLATERIE COSME · 1986 CAFE · CARLI · LA BRIOCHE GELINEAU · RONDE DES PAINS). [3,4]
21 × Butcher (boucherie) (SAUCISSON PASQUIER JEAN-CLAUDE · SARL BREMOND PERE ET FILS · LA TABLE DU FLEURON DES MAUGES · SOCIETE DE COMMERCIALISATION DES VIANDES - S.C.V). [3,4]
16 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (MAXIMO · BIOCOOP CHOLET NORD · SING HENG STORE · VIVECO SUPERETTE DE CHOLET · FRAIS ET FUTE). [3,4]
14 × Supermarket (LIDL · CRISFIL · PARVIMOINE · DYNALEC DIST · SUPER U). [3,4]
2 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (FROMAGERIE · LA FROMAGERIE DE CHOLET). [4]
2 × Fishmonger (POISSONS ET CRUSTACES · LABRIZ). [3,4]
132 × Restaurant (COUSCOUSSERIE KASBA TADLA · PAT A PAIN · LA LONGUE CHAUVIERE · CCI CHOLET · RESIDENCE LES HIRONDELLES). [3,4]
32 × Café / bar (LE REGENT · BEER'S CORNER · LE PETIT CAFE · LA VACHE A BIERES · LE BALAFON). [4]
11 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LA BRUYERE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE ANNE BRONTE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LA FONTAINE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE CHAMBORD · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE BUFFON). [3]
22 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE MOLIERE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE CHARLOTTE ET EMILY BRON · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LA BRUYERE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE CHAMBORD · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LA GIRARDIERE). [3]
8 × Collège (COLLEGE GEORGES CLEMENCEAU · COLLEGE COLBERT · COLLEGE REPUBLIQUE · COLLEGE JOACHIM DU BELLAY · COLLEGE TREMOLIERES). [3]
34 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MAÏTÉ OUBRAHAM, MÉDECIN · JEAN-PIERRE SOULARD, MÉDECIN · ANELISE GROSPERRIN, MÉDECIN · ERIC PIERRE LEMONNIER, MÉDECIN · EMMANUELLE FONTENEAU, MÉDECIN). [3]
12 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE BAILLIARD LAMBERT · PHARMACIE DES CALINS · PHARMACIE BERNARD PILARD · PHARMACIE DAULT LE CONNETABLE · LA GRANDE PHARMACIE). [3,4]
5 × Post office / agence postale (CHOLET MOCRAT RP · CHOLET PUY ST BONNET AP · LA POSTE). [3]
7 × Library (RELAIS-LECTURE TIRE-LIRE · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DU CAMPUS DE CHOLET BIBLIOTHÈQUE UNIVERSITAIRE · RELAIS-LECTURE M'LIRE · RELAIS-LECTURE LA MALLE À HISTOIRES · RELAIS-LECTURE HISTOIRE D'EN LIRE). [3]
1 × Cinema (CGR CHOLET). [3]
22 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE DARMAILLACQ · SALLE CHARLES PEGUY · COMPLEXE MOCRAT · EURESPACE · SALLE MUNICIPALE JEAN MACE). [3]
17 × Bank (CREDIT MUTUEL D ANJOU · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE BRETAGNE - PAYS DE LOIRE · AGENCE TRAVOT · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRI MUTUEL ANJOU MAIN · SOCIETE GENERALE). [3]
68 × Hairdresser (CHOLETCOIF · CREA'TIFS CALINS · COIFFURE MIXTE A DOMICILE · HANAE). [3,4]
9 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
14 × Hotel (BEST WESTERN HOTEL SAN BENEDETTO · CAMPANILE · LA VILLA DES LYS · HÔTEL LA GODINIÈRE · KYRIAD CHOLET). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING CAP FUN DU LAC DE RIBOU). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Bakery (boulangerie), 3 × Butcher (boucherie), 2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Supermarket, 31 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 4 × Pharmacy, 3 × Bank, 12 × Hairdresser, 2 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 37 | CHOCOLATERIE COSME · 1986 CAFE · CARLI · LA BRIOCHE GELINEAU · RONDE DES PAINS | INSEE BPE 37 / INSEE SIRENE 37 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 21 | SAUCISSON PASQUIER JEAN-CLAUDE · SARL BREMOND PERE ET FILS · LA TABLE DU FLEURON DES MAUGES · SOCIETE DE COMMERCIALISATION DES VIANDES - S.C.V | INSEE BPE 21 / INSEE SIRENE 23 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 16 | MAXIMO · BIOCOOP CHOLET NORD · SING HENG STORE · VIVECO SUPERETTE DE CHOLET · FRAIS ET FUTE | INSEE BPE 16 / INSEE SIRENE 28 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 14 | LIDL · CRISFIL · PARVIMOINE · DYNALEC DIST · SUPER U | INSEE BPE 14 / INSEE SIRENE 16 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 2 | FROMAGERIE · LA FROMAGERIE DE CHOLET | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 2 | POISSONS ET CRUSTACES · LABRIZ | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 132 | COUSCOUSSERIE KASBA TADLA · PAT A PAIN · LA LONGUE CHAUVIERE · CCI CHOLET · RESIDENCE LES HIRONDELLES | INSEE BPE 132 / INSEE SIRENE 187 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 32 | LE REGENT · BEER'S CORNER · LE PETIT CAFE · LA VACHE A BIERES · LE BALAFON | INSEE SIRENE 32 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 11 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LA BRUYERE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE ANNE BRONTE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LA FONTAINE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE CHAMBORD · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE BUFFON | INSEE BPE 11 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 22 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE MOLIERE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE CHARLOTTE ET EMILY BRON · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LA BRUYERE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE CHAMBORD · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LA GIRARDIERE | INSEE BPE 22 [3] |
| Collège | 8 | COLLEGE GEORGES CLEMENCEAU · COLLEGE COLBERT · COLLEGE REPUBLIQUE · COLLEGE JOACHIM DU BELLAY · COLLEGE TREMOLIERES | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 34 | MAÏTÉ OUBRAHAM, MÉDECIN · JEAN-PIERRE SOULARD, MÉDECIN · ANELISE GROSPERRIN, MÉDECIN · ERIC PIERRE LEMONNIER, MÉDECIN · EMMANUELLE FONTENEAU, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 34 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 12 | PHARMACIE BAILLIARD LAMBERT · PHARMACIE DES CALINS · PHARMACIE BERNARD PILARD · PHARMACIE DAULT LE CONNETABLE · LA GRANDE PHARMACIE | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 17 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 5 | CHOLET MOCRAT RP · CHOLET PUY ST BONNET AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Library | 7 | RELAIS-LECTURE TIRE-LIRE · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DU CAMPUS DE CHOLET BIBLIOTHÈQUE UNIVERSITAIRE · RELAIS-LECTURE M'LIRE · RELAIS-LECTURE LA MALLE À HISTOIRES · RELAIS-LECTURE HISTOIRE D'EN LIRE | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | CGR CHOLET | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 22 | SALLE DARMAILLACQ · SALLE CHARLES PEGUY · COMPLEXE MOCRAT · EURESPACE · SALLE MUNICIPALE JEAN MACE | INSEE BPE 22 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 17 | CREDIT MUTUEL D ANJOU · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE BRETAGNE - PAYS DE LOIRE · AGENCE TRAVOT · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRI MUTUEL ANJOU MAIN · SOCIETE GENERALE | INSEE BPE 17 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 68 | CHOLETCOIF · CREA'TIFS CALINS · COIFFURE MIXTE A DOMICILE · HANAE | INSEE BPE 68 / INSEE SIRENE 90 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 9 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 14 | BEST WESTERN HOTEL SAN BENEDETTO · CAMPANILE · LA VILLA DES LYS · HÔTEL LA GODINIÈRE · KYRIAD CHOLET | INSEE BPE 14 / INSEE SIRENE 45 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING CAP FUN DU LAC DE RIBOU | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5,6,7]
Trajectory
Population 54,181 (2012) → 54,404 (2023): 0.4 % over 10 years. [8,1]
Population 55,132 (1990) → 54,404 (2023): -1.3 % over 30 years. [9,1]
Dwellings (2023): 28,400, of which 2 % second homes and 5.9 % vacant. [10]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Cholet): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [11]
Food shop (Cholet): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [11]
GP (Cholet): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (Cholet): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Cholet): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 28 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the CHOLET weather station, 2.3 km away at 134 m; the village itself is at 80 m. [12]
The village sits 54 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.71 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at CHOLET, 2.3 km away at 134 m, over 24 summers. [12]
That station sits 54 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 769 mm of rain a year, spread over 115 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at CHOLET, 2.3 km away at 134 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49099/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-08— https://data.datatourisme.fr/49/8082bddd-2e59-3b75-a578-7b86fbc4a6e9— “Les Halles de Cholet”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2026-08— https://data.datatourisme.fr/49/7b761ed7-f0fd-3f26-a81d-bbc55e524325— “Marché des producteurs”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2026-10— https://data.datatourisme.fr/49/72bb2b9c-c4e7-3d2d-999c-fe0ab46b1745— “Marché permanent OUI SENIORS”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49099/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49099/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49099/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 49099
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beauvais | 60 | 343 km NE | 55,550 | 86.9 | Well served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Quentin | 02 | 436 km NE | 52,813 | 83.2 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Roche-sur-Yon | 85 | 60 km SW | 54,849 | 86.3 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Abymes | 971 | 6,480 km W | 51,055 | 80.4 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 62 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-André | 974 | 9,440 km SE | 58,885 | 87.9 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 62 % · humidity 0 % |
| Évreux | 27 | 266 km NE | 49,360 | 88.2 | Well served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Roche-sur-Yon | 85 | 60 km SW | 54,849 | 86.3 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Évreux | 27 | 266 km NE | 49,360 | 88.2 | Well served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Beauvais | 60 | 343 km NE | 55,550 | 86.9 | Well served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Quentin | 02 | 436 km NE | 52,813 | 83.2 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Abymes | 971 | 6,480 km W | 51,055 | 80.4 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 62 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-André | 974 | 9,440 km SE | 58,885 | 87.9 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 62 % · 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 Cholet'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 Roche-sur-Yon | 85 | 60 km SW | 54,849 | 86.3 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Laval | 53 | 113 km N | 49,400 | 86.1 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Nazaire | 44 | 104 km W | 74,568 | 89.1 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Thonon-les-Bains | 74 | 566 km E | 37,928 | 82.8 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Goussainville | 95 | 332 km NE | 31,301 | 76.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Armentières | 59 | 488 km NE | 26,998 | 72 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
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