Écouflant
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 50.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 44 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Écouflant (INSEE 49129) is in Maine-et-Loire (49), part of CU Angers Loire Métropole. Population 4,749 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/49129-ecouflant
Vitality score
Vitality score 50.2/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 44 % of the 4,880 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 | 0.55 | 20 | 11.07 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.61 | 10 | 6.1 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.91 | 10 | 9.13 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.85 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE EVENTARD · LE FOURNIL D'ARNAUD). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (COCCIMARKET). [3,4]
5 × Restaurant (P J LES ARCADES · LA GUINGUETTE MAZETTE · SAVEURS DES MOULINS \ PANORAMIQUE · LE BISTROT DE L'INDUSTRIE · L'ARBRE A MAKIS). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (LE LION D'OR · LES GLYCINES). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE BELLE-BRANCHE). [3]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE BELLE BRANCHE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE GEORGE SAND · ECOLE STE JEANNE). [3]
7 × GP (médecin généraliste) (FABRICE LE PAPE, MÉDECIN · BERNARD LEBOT, MÉDECIN · VINCENT SIMON, MÉDECIN · VINCENT BAUJON, MÉDECIN · CAMILLE COLLIGNON, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE VULLIEMIN KASTNER · PHARMACIE D'ECOUFLANT). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE D'ECOUFLANT). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU BOURG · SALLE DES SPORTS SIMONE SIGNORET). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (PARC DE LOISIRS DES SABLIERES). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (LR. COIFFURE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie).
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | BOULANGERIE EVENTARD · LE FOURNIL D'ARNAUD | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | COCCIMARKET | 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 | 5 | P J LES ARCADES · LA GUINGUETTE MAZETTE · SAVEURS DES MOULINS \ PANORAMIQUE · LE BISTROT DE L'INDUSTRIE · L'ARBRE A MAKIS | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | LE LION D'OR · LES GLYCINES | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE BELLE-BRANCHE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE BELLE BRANCHE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE GEORGE SAND · ECOLE STE JEANNE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 7 | FABRICE LE PAPE, MÉDECIN · BERNARD LEBOT, MÉDECIN · VINCENT SIMON, MÉDECIN · VINCENT BAUJON, MÉDECIN · CAMILLE COLLIGNON, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE VULLIEMIN KASTNER · PHARMACIE D'ECOUFLANT | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE D'ECOUFLANT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU BOURG · SALLE DES SPORTS SIMONE SIGNORET | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 1 | PARC DE LOISIRS DES SABLIERES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 4 | LR. COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Tuesday 8h à 13h en face du centre commercial et de l'école George Sand à Eventard. [5]
Trajectory
Population 3,775 (2012) → 4,749 (2023): 25.8 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 3,361 (1990) → 4,749 (2023): 41.3 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,297, of which 1.5 % second homes and 6.5 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Écouflant): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Écouflant): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Écouflant): 0.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Écouflant): 0.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Écouflant): 0 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 31 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the BEAUCOUZE weather station, 8.4 km away at 50 m; the village itself is at 24 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at BEAUCOUZE, 8.4 km away at 50 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 698 mm of rain a year, spread over 112 days — about 6.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ANGERS_VILLE, 6.9 km away at 47 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49129/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.ecouflant.fr/ou-faire-son-marche/— “Tous les mardis matins a lieu un marché de 8h à 13h , en face du centre commercial et de l'école George Sand à Eventard.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49129/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49129/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49129/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 49129
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dompierre-sur-Yon | 85 | 109 km SW | 4,625 | 51 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Georges | 973 | 6,880 km SW | 4,915 | 49.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 58 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Philippe | 974 | 9,496 km SE | 5,082 | 62.3 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 58 % |
| Poulx | 30 | 556 km SE | 4,348 | 45.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 3 % · winter 91 % · humidity 79 % |
| Puget-Ville | 83 | 702 km SE | 4,610 | 49.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Quincieux | 69 | 443 km E | 3,679 | 43.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 84 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dompierre-sur-Yon | 85 | 109 km SW | 4,625 | 51 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Quincieux | 69 | 443 km E | 3,679 | 43.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 84 % · humidity 57 % |
| Poulx | 30 | 556 km SE | 4,348 | 45.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 3 % · winter 91 % · humidity 79 % |
| Puget-Ville | 83 | 702 km SE | 4,610 | 49.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Georges | 973 | 6,880 km SW | 4,915 | 49.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 58 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Philippe | 974 | 9,496 km SE | 5,082 | 62.3 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 58 % |
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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 Écouflant'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dompierre-sur-Yon | 85 | 109 km SW | 4,625 | 51 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Venansault | 85 | 120 km SW | 4,757 | 46.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nanteuil-le-Haudouin | 60 | 305 km NE | 4,258 | 49.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Lion-d'Angers | 49 | 18 km NW | 5,390 | 61.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Trémentines | 49 | 49 km SW | 3,101 | 35.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre | 79 | 90 km S | 5,121 | 49.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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