Le Lion-d'Angers
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 61.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 81 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Le Lion-d'Angers (INSEE 49176) is in Maine-et-Loire (49), part of CC des Vallées du Haut-Anjou. Population 5,390 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2016-01-01 from 1 former commune: Andigné (49005). [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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/49176-le-lion-d-angers
Vitality score
Vitality score 61.1/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 81 % of the 4,377 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 | 0.38 | 25 | 9.52 |
| Social | 0.72 | 20 | 14.46 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.63 | 10 | 6.29 |
| Public & culture | 0.31 | 5 | 1.54 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.83 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BONCY A.C · LE FOURNIL DE LA GROSSE PIERRE). [4,5]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (TETES DE COCHON · BOUCHERIE MENARD). [4,5]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SCG). [4,5]
10 × Restaurant (PIZZERIA MADONA · ROTISSERIE MOLLIERE · LAETIZIA PIZZA · LA MADONA · CAPEC). [4,5]
3 × Café / bar (L'AFTER WORK · NUANCES TERROIRS · LE GLOBE). [5]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PRIVEE PETIT D'HOMME · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE EDMOND GIRARD). [4]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE EDMOND GIRARD · ECOLE PRIVEE PRIMAIRE · ECOLE PRIVEE MIXTE). [4]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE VAL D OUDON · COLLEGE PRIVE). [4]
8 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ELODIE LECOU, MÉDECIN · THIERRY JAVELOT, MÉDECIN · JULIEN DESNOS, MÉDECIN · BERTRAND FOURMAULT, MÉDECIN · CAROLE FERRON, MÉDECIN). [4]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA MAIRIE · PHARMACIE DU HAUT ANJOU). [4,5]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [4]
2 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DU LION D'ANGERS HERVÉ BAZIN · BIBLIOTHÈQUE D'ANDIGNÉ). [4]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF LUCIEN MERIGNAC). [4]
5 × Bank (CREDIT MUTUEL D ANJOU · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE BRETAGNE - PAYS DE LOIRE · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRI MUTUEL ANJOU MAIN · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DU LION D'ANGERS). [4]
4 × Hairdresser (ARMONY). [4,5]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING DU LION D'ANGERS). [4,5]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket. [4,5]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | BONCY A.C · LE FOURNIL DE LA GROSSE PIERRE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | TETES DE COCHON · BOUCHERIE MENARD | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | SCG | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 10 | PIZZERIA MADONA · ROTISSERIE MOLLIERE · LAETIZIA PIZZA · LA MADONA · CAPEC | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 3 | L'AFTER WORK · NUANCES TERROIRS · LE GLOBE | INSEE SIRENE 3 [5] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PRIVEE PETIT D'HOMME · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE EDMOND GIRARD | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE EDMOND GIRARD · ECOLE PRIVEE PRIMAIRE · ECOLE PRIVEE MIXTE | INSEE BPE 3 [4] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE VAL D OUDON · COLLEGE PRIVE | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 8 | ELODIE LECOU, MÉDECIN · THIERRY JAVELOT, MÉDECIN · JULIEN DESNOS, MÉDECIN · BERTRAND FOURMAULT, MÉDECIN · CAROLE FERRON, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 8 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE DE LA MAIRIE · PHARMACIE DU HAUT ANJOU | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 2 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DU LION D'ANGERS HERVÉ BAZIN · BIBLIOTHÈQUE D'ANDIGNÉ | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF LUCIEN MERIGNAC | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 5 | CREDIT MUTUEL D ANJOU · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE BRETAGNE - PAYS DE LOIRE · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRI MUTUEL ANJOU MAIN · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DU LION D'ANGERS | INSEE BPE 5 [4] |
| Hairdresser | 4 | ARMONY | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING DU LION D'ANGERS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Friday 8h30 à 13h place Charles de Gaulle, rue du marché et rue Clémenceau. [6]
Trajectory
Population 4,268 (2012) → 5,390 (2023): 26.3 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 3,362 (1990) → 5,390 (2023): 60.3 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,390, of which 1.7 % second homes and 5 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Lion-d'Angers): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Le Lion-d'Angers): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [10]
GP (Le Lion-d'Angers): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Le Lion-d'Angers): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Le Lion-d'Angers): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 29 days at or below 0 °C, over 14 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the SEGRE_SAPC weather station, 13.3 km away at 25 m; the village itself is at 26 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at BEAUCOUZE, 18.1 km away at 50 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 714 mm of rain a year, spread over 117 days — about 6.1 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LE LION D'ANG., 2.2 km away at 52 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [6]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49176/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.leliondangers.fr/marche-de-la-ville/— “Le marché a lieu chaque vendredi matin de 8h30 à 13h , place Charles de Gaulle, rue du marché et rue Clémenceau.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49176/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49176/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49176/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 49176
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Soulle | 17 | 162 km S | 5,034 | 49.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 82 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Marcellin-en-Forez | 42 | 442 km SE | 5,116 | 53.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 78 % · humidity 0 % |
| Piolenc | 84 | 571 km SE | 5,718 | 63.4 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sadirac | 33 | 317 km S | 4,769 | 49.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 100 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Cannat | 13 | 645 km SE | 6,097 | 54.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Puy-Sainte-Réparade | 13 | 650 km SE | 5,935 | 56.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 62 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Soulle | 17 | 162 km S | 5,034 | 49.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 82 % · humidity 64 % |
| Sadirac | 33 | 317 km S | 4,769 | 49.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 100 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Marcellin-en-Forez | 42 | 442 km SE | 5,116 | 53.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 78 % · humidity 0 % |
| Piolenc | 84 | 571 km SE | 5,718 | 63.4 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Cannat | 13 | 645 km SE | 6,097 | 54.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Puy-Sainte-Réparade | 13 | 650 km SE | 5,935 | 56.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 62 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Le Lion-d'Angers'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venansault | 85 | 121 km SW | 4,757 | 46.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pouzauges | 85 | 94 km S | 5,668 | 52.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aÿ-Champagne | 51 | 383 km NE | 5,103 | 59.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aixe-sur-Vienne | 87 | 248 km SE | 5,890 | 55.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Écommoy | 72 | 77 km E | 4,868 | 58.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cerizay | 79 | 90 km S | 4,793 | 45.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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