Loiré
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 49.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 87 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Loiré (INSEE 49178) is in Maine-et-Loire (49), part of CC Anjou Bleu Communauté. Population 900 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/49178-loire
Vitality score
Vitality score 49.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 87 % of the 14,967 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.79 | 20 | 15.82 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.7 | 10 | 7.05 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.73 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (API LOIRE). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (LIZY · AU GOUT DU JOUR). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE STE-MARIE A). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LOIRE AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE LOIRÉ). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | API LOIRE | 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 | 3 | LIZY · AU GOUT DU JOUR | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE STE-MARIE A | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LOIRE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE LOIRÉ | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 914 (2012) → 900 (2023): -1.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 747 (1990) → 900 (2023): 20.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 445, of which 2.7 % second homes and 13 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Chazé-sur-Argos): 6.5 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Loiré): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Candé): 7.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Candé): 7.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Loiré): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 11 days a year at or above 30 °C and 34 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ANGRIE weather station, 5.9 km away at 65 m; the village itself is at 43 m. [11]
An average of 717 mm of rain a year, spread over 115 days — about 6.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ANGRIE, 5.9 km away at 65 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
70 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 122,500 € — 982 € per m² of built surface. [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
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49178/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49178/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49178/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49178/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 49089
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 49178
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 49054
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malves-en-Minervois | 11 | 554 km SE | 888 | 50.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 13 % · winter 82 % |
| Les Cerqueux | 49 | 73 km S | 897 | 48.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 97 % |
| Le Pin | 44 | 13 km W | 868 | 48.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 89 % |
| Clessé | 71 | 459 km E | 829 | 46.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 90 % · winter 78 % |
| Verzé | 71 | 455 km E | 875 | 51.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 69 % · winter 45 % |
| Lasbordes | 11 | 535 km SE | 846 | 46.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 36 % · winter 84 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Pin | 44 | 13 km W | 868 | 48.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 89 % |
| Les Cerqueux | 49 | 73 km S | 897 | 48.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 97 % |
| Verzé | 71 | 455 km E | 875 | 51.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 69 % · winter 45 % |
| Clessé | 71 | 459 km E | 829 | 46.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 90 % · winter 78 % |
| Lasbordes | 11 | 535 km SE | 846 | 46.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 36 % · winter 84 % |
| Malves-en-Minervois | 11 | 554 km SE | 888 | 50.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 13 % · winter 82 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
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