Doué-en-Anjou
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 57.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 51 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Doué-en-Anjou (INSEE 49125) is in Maine-et-Loire (49), part of CA Saumur Val de Loire. Population 11,029 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2016-12-30 from 7 former communes: Brigné (49047), Concourson-sur-Layon (49104), Forges (49141), Meigné (49198), Montfort (49207), Saint-Georges-sur-Layon (49282), Les Verchers-sur-Layon (49365). [3]
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/49125-doue-en-anjou
Vitality score
Vitality score 57.9/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 51 % of the 2,219 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 | 0.45 | 25 | 11.16 |
| Social | 0.79 | 20 | 15.82 |
| Education | 0.58 | 10 | 5.83 |
| Health | 0.45 | 10 | 4.47 |
| Public & culture | 0.27 | 5 | 1.33 |
| Population trend | 0.59 | 10 | 5.94 |
| Housing mix | 0.93 | 5 | 4.64 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
10 × Bakery (boulangerie) (CHALISMAR · SABRINA ET HENRY - BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE SNACK ET DELICES · POITOU · L'ATELIER DU BOULANGER). [4,5]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (FERCHAUD). [4,5]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (DOUE MARKET · EPICERIE LAURETTE). [4,5]
3 × Supermarket (LIDL · MACANTI · INTERMARCHE). [4,5]
24 × Restaurant (SODEXO SPORTS ET LOISIRS · LA HALTE · SARL LES QUATRE SABOTS · RITA CARVALHO MARIE- JULIE). [4,5]
8 × Café / bar (BAR DE L'HOTEL DE VILLE · LE ROAD'BAR · LA CAPS' MALTEE · AUBERGE DU HAUT LAYON · LE VAGABIERE). [5]
7 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DE CONCOURSON-SUR-LAYON · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE SAINT-EXUPERY - PETIT PRIN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE QUARTIER DOUCES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE SOULANGER · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE DES HIRONDELLES). [4]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE LUCIEN MILLET · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT JOSEPH). [4]
12 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ANNE-LAURE MONTEILS, MÉDECIN · CAMILLE FRESNAIS, MÉDECIN · CÉLESTIN REMY, MÉDECIN · AURELIE MAUCOURT, MÉDECIN · FRANCOISE PATY-CHAUVEAU, MÉDECIN). [4]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU CENTRE). [4,5]
3 × Post office / agence postale (LES VERCHERS SUR LAYON RP · SAINT GEORGES SUR LAYON RP · LA POSTE). [4]
2 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE COMMUNAUTAIRE DE DOUÉ-EN-ANJOU · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAINT-GEORGES-SUR-LAYON). [4]
3 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE OMNISPORTS RENE DRANN · SALLE OMNISPORT RENE GOURAUD · SALLE HENRI CHATENAY). [4]
7 × Bank (CREDIT MUTUEL D'ANJOU · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRI MUTUEL ANJOU MAIN · BNP PARIBAS · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DOUE LA FONTAINE). [4]
13 × Hairdresser (STYL' COIFFURE · INTER PLANET'HAIR). [4,5]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [4,5]
1 × Hotel (HÔTEL DE LA SAULAIE). [4,5]
3 × Campsite (CAMPING LES GRESILLONS · CAMPING LES RIVES DU DOUET · LE DOMAINE DE LA VALLEE DES VIGNES). [4,5]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Restaurant, 2 × Pharmacy, 1 × Bank, 4 × Hairdresser, 2 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 10 | CHALISMAR · SABRINA ET HENRY - BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE SNACK ET DELICES · POITOU · L'ATELIER DU BOULANGER | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [4,5] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | FERCHAUD | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | DOUE MARKET · EPICERIE LAURETTE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Supermarket | 3 | LIDL · MACANTI · INTERMARCHE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 24 | SODEXO SPORTS ET LOISIRS · LA HALTE · SARL LES QUATRE SABOTS · RITA CARVALHO MARIE- JULIE | INSEE BPE 24 / INSEE SIRENE 35 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 8 | BAR DE L'HOTEL DE VILLE · LE ROAD'BAR · LA CAPS' MALTEE · AUBERGE DU HAUT LAYON · LE VAGABIERE | INSEE SIRENE 8 [5] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 7 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DE CONCOURSON-SUR-LAYON · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE SAINT-EXUPERY - PETIT PRIN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE QUARTIER DOUCES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE SOULANGER · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE DES HIRONDELLES | INSEE BPE 7 [4] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE LUCIEN MILLET · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT JOSEPH | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 12 | ANNE-LAURE MONTEILS, MÉDECIN · CAMILLE FRESNAIS, MÉDECIN · CÉLESTIN REMY, MÉDECIN · AURELIE MAUCOURT, MÉDECIN · FRANCOISE PATY-CHAUVEAU, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 12 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DU CENTRE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 3 | LES VERCHERS SUR LAYON RP · SAINT GEORGES SUR LAYON RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 3 [4] |
| Library | 2 | MÉDIATHÈQUE COMMUNAUTAIRE DE DOUÉ-EN-ANJOU · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAINT-GEORGES-SUR-LAYON | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 3 | SALLE OMNISPORTS RENE DRANN · SALLE OMNISPORT RENE GOURAUD · SALLE HENRI CHATENAY | INSEE BPE 3 [4] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 7 | CREDIT MUTUEL D'ANJOU · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRI MUTUEL ANJOU MAIN · BNP PARIBAS · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DOUE LA FONTAINE | INSEE BPE 7 [4] |
| Hairdresser | 13 | STYL' COIFFURE · INTER PLANET'HAIR | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 16 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Hotel | 1 | HÔTEL DE LA SAULAIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [4,5] |
| Campsite | 3 | CAMPING LES GRESILLONS · CAMPING LES RIVES DU DOUET · LE DOMAINE DE LA VALLEE DES VIGNES | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Monday. [6]
Trajectory
Population 10,942 (2012) → 11,029 (2023): 0.8 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 10,079 (1990) → 11,029 (2023): 9.4 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 5,530, of which 3.6 % second homes and 7.9 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Doué-en-Anjou): 0 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Doué-en-Anjou): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
GP (Doué-en-Anjou): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Doué-en-Anjou): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Doué-en-Anjou): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 19 days a year at or above 30 °C and 33 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the MONT-BELLAY-INRAE weather station, 12.3 km away at 58 m; the village itself is at 75 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at MONT-BELLAY-INRAE, 12.3 km away at 58 m, over 24 summers. [11]
An average of 650 mm of rain a year, spread over 109 days — about 6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST GEORGES S LA, 7.7 km away at 48 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
606 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 154,000 € — 1,433 € per m² of built surface. [12]
36 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 151,440 € — 1,131 € per m². [12]
The median across Maine-et-Loire is 1,797 € 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
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [6]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49125/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-07— https://data.datatourisme.fr/49/12831403-01f5-34bc-b928-25f3b28cf417— “Le marché propose, le lundi de 8h à 12h30, de nombreux produits aux douessins et aux touristes (produits frais, vêtements, mercerie, volailles vivantes…).”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49125/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49125/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49125/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 49125
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parthenay | 79 | 61 km S | 10,140 | 59.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Carentan-les-Marais | 50 | 245 km N | 10,218 | 58.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Redon | 35 | 145 km W | 9,542 | 74.6 | Served | no figures |
| Luçon | 85 | 107 km SW | 9,417 | 68.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 95 % |
| Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe | 81 | 410 km SE | 9,719 | 70.2 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 89 % · humidity 64 % |
| Monistrol-sur-Loire | 43 | 402 km SE | 8,823 | 71.4 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 4 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parthenay | 79 | 61 km S | 10,140 | 59.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Luçon | 85 | 107 km SW | 9,417 | 68.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 95 % |
| Redon | 35 | 145 km W | 9,542 | 74.6 | Served | no figures |
| Carentan-les-Marais | 50 | 245 km N | 10,218 | 58.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Monistrol-sur-Loire | 43 | 402 km SE | 8,823 | 71.4 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 4 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe | 81 | 410 km SE | 9,719 | 70.2 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 89 % · 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 Doué-en-Anjou'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parthenay | 79 | 61 km S | 10,140 | 59.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Junien | 87 | 171 km SE | 11,415 | 60.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Treillières | 44 | 103 km W | 10,600 | 40.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aizenay | 85 | 113 km SW | 10,365 | 48.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Beaufort-en-Anjou | 49 | 28 km N | 6,901 | 64 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fontenay-le-Comte | 85 | 91 km SW | 14,059 | 63 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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