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Mauges-sur-Loire

Maine-et-Loire · CA Mauges Communauté · INSEE 49244

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Served 73/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 84 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Mauges-sur-Loire (INSEE 49244) is in Maine-et-Loire (49), part of CA Mauges Communauté. Population 18,695 (2023). [1]

INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]

Commune nouvelle formed on 2015-12-15 from 10 former communes: Beausse (49024), Botz-en-Mauges (49034), Bourgneuf-en-Mauges (49039), La Chapelle-Saint-Florent (49075), Le Marillais (49190), Le Mesnil-en-Vallée (49204), Montjean-sur-Loire (49212), Saint-Florent-le-Vieil (49276), Saint-Laurent-de-la-Plaine (49295), Saint-Laurent-du-Mottay (49297). [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/49244-mauges-sur-loire

Vitality score

Vitality score 73/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Butcher (boucherie)).

Better served than 84 % of the 1,285 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.

ComponentValue (0–1)WeightContribution
Daily food0.512512.71
Social0.932018.54
Education0.86108.65
Health0.7106.96
Public & culture0.6953.45
Population trend0.7107.03
Housing mix0.9454.68

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 4 of 6
Eating out 1 of 1
Cafés and bars 1 of 1
Schools 2 of 3
Health 2 of 4
Public services 1 of 1
Culture 2 of 2
Sport 1 of 2
Everyday services 3 of 3
Lodging 2 of 2
One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]

11 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LES GOURMANDS DISENT · LES SAVEURS DU FOURNIL · MIE COEUR MIE PASSION). [4,5]

3 × Butcher (boucherie) (DILE · COTE ET VIANDES). [4,5]

5 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (VOTRE MARCHE GOURMAND · LE PETIT TEMPS CAS · HALL DIS · EPICERIE LA BEROUETTE · AU PANIER GOURMAND). [4,5]

3 × Supermarket (ISADIS · INTERMARCHE · CARREFOUR CONTACT). [4,5]

29 × Restaurant (CONGREGATION DE LA PROVIDENCE · LA COCOTTE DES MAUGES · FERME D'ELEVAGE FLORENTAISE · AL' PIZZA). [4,5]

17 × Café / bar (DUCHENE BOUT ST FLO · AU CAFE DES DELICES · LE CAPELLO · LA MARINE CAFE · BAR DE L'EQUIPE). [5]

16 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LES CHARMILLES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DU JARDIN EXTRAORDINAIRE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LE PETIT ANJOU · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE ROGER MERCIER · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE L'ORANGE BLEUE). [4]

3 × Collège (COLLEGE ANJOU-BRETAGNE · COLLEGE PRIVE ST JOSEPH · COLLEGE PRIVE MIXTE). [4]

21 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PIERRE BARBE, MÉDECIN · EMILIE BINIER, MÉDECIN · LISE-MARIE DUPONT, MÉDECIN · LUCILE BOURLOT, MÉDECIN · JEAN BIMIER, MÉDECIN). [4]

5 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA PROVIDENCE · PHARMACIE DUNAYE LEBRUN · PHARMACIE BROCHARD · PHARMACIE EVRE ET LOIRE · PHARMACIE UZUREAU). [4,5]

8 × Post office / agence postale (LE MESNIL EN VALLEE RP · SAINT FLORENT LE VIEIL A RP · SAINT LAURENT DE LA PLAINE RP · MONTJEAN SUR LOIRE RP · BOTZ EN MAUGES AP). [4]

11 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAINT-FLORENT-LE-VIEIL · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE BEAUSSE · BIBLIOTHÈQUE LE MARILLAIS · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE BOURGNEUF-EN-MAUGES · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE BOTZ-EN-MAUGES). [4]

3 × Cinema (CINE GLONNE · MONTJEAN CINEMA · GRAND ECRAN). [4]

9 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF SAINT LAURENT DE LA PLAINE · COLLEGE SAINT JOSEPH · COMPLEXE SPORTIF LE MESNIL EN VALLEE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF LA POMMERAYE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF BOTZ EN MAUGES). [4]

6 × Bank (CREDIT MUTUEL D ANJOU · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRI MUTUEL ANJOU MAIN · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL LA POMMERAYE · CCM ST FLORENT LE VIEIL). [4]

20 × Hairdresser (L'COIFF · VAL'HAIR Y). [4,5]

3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [4]

5 × Hotel (LE POISSON D'ARGENT · LE RELAIS DE LA BOULE D'OR · LES JARDINS DE L'ANJOU · AUBERGE DE LA LOIRE · HOSTELLERIE DE LA GABELLE). [4,5]

3 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL · CAMPING LA PROMENADE · CAMPING LA GUYONNIÈRE). [4,5]

Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Butcher (boucherie), 6 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 6 × Hairdresser.

Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [4]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts
TypeCountNamesSources
Bakery (boulangerie)11LES GOURMANDS DISENT · LES SAVEURS DU FOURNIL · MIE COEUR MIE PASSIONINSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [4,5]
Butcher (boucherie)3DILE · COTE ET VIANDESINSEE SIRENE 3 / INSEE BPE 0 [4,5]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)5VOTRE MARCHE GOURMAND · LE PETIT TEMPS CAS · HALL DIS · EPICERIE LA BEROUETTE · AU PANIER GOURMANDINSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [4,5]
Supermarket3ISADIS · INTERMARCHE · CARREFOUR CONTACTINSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5]
Cheese shop (fromagerie)0INSEE SIRENE 0 [5]
Fishmonger0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5]
Restaurant29CONGREGATION DE LA PROVIDENCE · LA COCOTTE DES MAUGES · FERME D'ELEVAGE FLORENTAISE · AL' PIZZAINSEE BPE 29 / INSEE SIRENE 45 [4,5]
Café / bar17DUCHENE BOUT ST FLO · AU CAFE DES DELICES · LE CAPELLO · LA MARINE CAFE · BAR DE L'EQUIPEINSEE SIRENE 17 [5]
Nursery school (maternelle)0INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Primary school (élémentaire)16ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LES CHARMILLES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DU JARDIN EXTRAORDINAIRE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LE PETIT ANJOU · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE ROGER MERCIER · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE L'ORANGE BLEUEINSEE BPE 16 [4]
Collège3COLLEGE ANJOU-BRETAGNE · COLLEGE PRIVE ST JOSEPH · COLLEGE PRIVE MIXTEINSEE BPE 3 [4]
GP (médecin généraliste)21PIERRE BARBE, MÉDECIN · EMILIE BINIER, MÉDECIN · LISE-MARIE DUPONT, MÉDECIN · LUCILE BOURLOT, MÉDECIN · JEAN BIMIER, MÉDECININSEE BPE 21 [4]
Pharmacy5PHARMACIE DE LA PROVIDENCE · PHARMACIE DUNAYE LEBRUN · PHARMACIE BROCHARD · PHARMACIE EVRE ET LOIRE · PHARMACIE UZUREAUINSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [4,5]
Nurse0INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Dentist0INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Post office / agence postale8LE MESNIL EN VALLEE RP · SAINT FLORENT LE VIEIL A RP · SAINT LAURENT DE LA PLAINE RP · MONTJEAN SUR LOIRE RP · BOTZ EN MAUGES APINSEE BPE 8 [4]
Library11BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAINT-FLORENT-LE-VIEIL · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE BEAUSSE · BIBLIOTHÈQUE LE MARILLAIS · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE BOURGNEUF-EN-MAUGES · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE BOTZ-EN-MAUGESINSEE BPE 11 [4]
Cinema3CINE GLONNE · MONTJEAN CINEMA · GRAND ECRANINSEE BPE 3 [4]
Gym / sports hall9COMPLEXE SPORTIF SAINT LAURENT DE LA PLAINE · COLLEGE SAINT JOSEPH · COMPLEXE SPORTIF LE MESNIL EN VALLEE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF LA POMMERAYE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF BOTZ EN MAUGESINSEE BPE 9 [4]
Swimming pool0INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Bank6CREDIT MUTUEL D ANJOU · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRI MUTUEL ANJOU MAIN · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL LA POMMERAYE · CCM ST FLORENT LE VIEILINSEE BPE 6 [4]
Hairdresser20L'COIFF · VAL'HAIR YINSEE BPE 20 / INSEE SIRENE 22 [4,5]
Fuel station3STATION SERVICEINSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Hotel5LE POISSON D'ARGENT · LE RELAIS DE LA BOULE D'OR · LES JARDINS DE L'ANJOU · AUBERGE DE LA LOIRE · HOSTELLERIE DE LA GABELLEINSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [4,5]
Campsite3CAMPING MUNICIPAL · CAMPING LA PROMENADE · CAMPING LA GUYONNIÈREINSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5]

Market and village life

Weekly market: Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday 8h à 13h30 place devant Cap Loire. [6,7,8,9]

Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.

Confirmed by two independent sources: Thursday. Reported by one source only: Wednesday, Saturday. [7,9]

Trajectory

1968: 13,995 2023: 18,695 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 18,153 (2012) → 18,695 (2023): 3 % over 10 years. [10,1]

Population 15,541 (1990) → 18,695 (2023): 20.3 % over 30 years. [11,1]

Dwellings (2023): 8,649, of which 3.2 % second homes and 6.1 % vacant. [12]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

2.5 km5 kmPrimary school — 0.6 km NW (Mauges-sur-Loire)GP — 0.6 km S (Mauges-sur-Loire)Food shop — 0.7 km S (Mauges-sur-Loire)
In the commune Bakery, Pharmacy Primary school — 0.6 km NWGP — 0.6 km SFood shop — 0.7 km S Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Mauges-sur-Loire): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [13]

Food shop (Mauges-sur-Loire): 0.7 km to the south (straight line). [13]

GP (Mauges-sur-Loire): 0.6 km to the south (straight line). [13]

Pharmacy (Mauges-sur-Loire): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [13]

Primary school (Mauges-sur-Loire): 0.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [13]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 33 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [14]

Measured at the LA POMMERAYE weather station, 1.2 km away at 91 m; the village itself is at 78 m. [14]

An average of 674 mm of rain a year, spread over 107 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [14]

Rainfall measured at LA POMMERAYE, 1.2 km away at 91 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [14]

Uncertainties

sources disagree on Butcher (boucherie)

References

  1. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49244/2023
  2. INSEE density grid 2026
  3. INSEE COG 2026
  4. INSEE BPE 2025
  5. INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
  6. Commune website 2026-10— https://www.mauges-sur-loire.fr/actualites/un-nouveau-lieu-pour-le-marche-de-montjean-sur-loire/— “À compter du 1er octobre, le marché hebdomadaire du jeudi à Montjean-sur-Loire aura lieu sur la place devant Cap Loire de 8h à 13h30.”
  7. DATAtourisme 2026-06— https://data.datatourisme.fr/49/ce4a2874-4cae-377b-8303-430f75fea784— “Chaque mercredi matin, venez flâner ou faire vos emplettes au marché de Saint-Florent-le-Vieil.”
  8. DATAtourisme 2026-10— https://data.datatourisme.fr/49/f0a7a6b1-107c-33c4-933f-6b00620b0124— “Chaque jeudi matin, venez faire vos emplettes au marché de Montjean-sur-Loire avec vue sur la Loire !”
  9. DATAtourisme 2026-02— https://data.datatourisme.fr/49/f12f3f8e-c49a-3e4a-8997-a6ea9c939948— “Chaque samedi matin, venez faire vos emplettes au marché de La Pommeraye.”
  10. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49244/2012
  11. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49244/1990
  12. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49244/logement/2023
  13. INSEE BPE 2025 — 49244
  14. 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.

CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Lamballe-Armor22175 km NW17,24167.9ServedCooler summers, similar winters.summer 74 % · winter 93 %
Montrevault-sur-Èvre4918 km SW15,72658.5Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 91 %
Segré-en-Anjou Bleu4937 km N17,66771.6ServedMuch the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 95 %
Orée d'Anjou4926 km W17,16267.7Servedno figures
Bressuire7963 km SE19,97073.2ServedMuch the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 92 %
Loire-Authion4941 km E16,76563.8ServedWarmer summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 100 %
Order by distance instead
CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Montrevault-sur-Èvre4918 km SW15,72658.5Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 91 %
Orée d'Anjou4926 km W17,16267.7Servedno figures
Segré-en-Anjou Bleu4937 km N17,66771.6ServedMuch the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 95 %
Loire-Authion4941 km E16,76563.8ServedWarmer summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 100 %
Bressuire7963 km SE19,97073.2ServedMuch the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 92 %
Lamballe-Armor22175 km NW17,24167.9ServedCooler summers, similar winters.summer 74 % · winter 93 %

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