Les Ponts-de-Cé
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 53.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 27 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Les Ponts-de-Cé (INSEE 49246) is in Maine-et-Loire (49), part of CU Angers Loire Métropole. Population 13,149 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Grands centres urbains (level 1). [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/49246-les-ponts-de-ce
Vitality score
Vitality score 53.7/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 27 % of the 1,873 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 | 0.24 | 25 | 5.88 |
| Social | 0.78 | 20 | 15.56 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.64 | 10 | 6.37 |
| Public & culture | 0.17 | 5 | 0.85 |
| Population trend | 0.69 | 10 | 6.92 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.77 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (ALLARD SARL · SAS MAISON JANNEAU · LA FABRIQUE D ARTISAN PASSIONNE · ATELIER4286). [3,4]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SUPPRESSION DE LENSEIGNE · SODIKA 224 · SPEED MARKET). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (LEVGADA). [3,4]
17 × Restaurant (BUFFALO GRILL · RESTAURANT RUA IFEPSA · AUBERGE DU PONT DE SORGES · LE 76 · EN ROUGE ET LOIRE). [3,4]
9 × Café / bar (LE FONTENOY · NOW · CAFE DE LA CHESNAIE). [4]
6 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE RAYMOND RENARD · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE ANDRE MALRAUX · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JACQUES PREVERT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE RAOUL CORBIN · ECOLE PRIVEE ST MAURILLE). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE FRANCOIS VILLON · COLLEGE PRIVE ST LAUD). [3]
17 × GP (médecin généraliste) (VERONIQUE FOUCHIER-DURAND, MÉDECIN · LOUIS PECHON, MÉDECIN · SAMUEL GADENNE, MÉDECIN · GWENAELLE JAMES, MÉDECIN · NICOLAS GERBIER, MÉDECIN). [3]
4 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE SABIC MEILLEROUX · PHARMACIE MARTY · PHARMACIE DE LA CHESNAIE · PHARMACIE DE LA GUILLEBOTTE). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (LES PONTS DE CE RP LPR RP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DES PONTS- DE-CÉ ANTOINE DE SAINT-EXUPÉRY). [3]
1 × Cinema (CINEVILLE). [3]
5 × Gym / sports hall (LYCEE DE POUILLE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF FRANCOIS BERNARD · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU VAL DE LOUET · SALLE ANNEXE ATHLETIS · ATHLETIS). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (BAIGNADE DES PONTS DE CE). [3]
3 × Bank (CREDIT MUTUEL D ANJOU · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE BRETAGNE - PAYS DE LOIRE · AGENCE DES PONTS DE CE). [3]
12 × Hairdresser (SOYER MARYLENE · AIR · GORUCHON CLARISSE · 5TH AVENUE NYC). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
5 × Hotel (KYRIAD ANGERS SUD · LE BOSQUET · LA NUIT LA TABLE LE BISTROT · PREMIERE CLASSE · THE ORIGINALS CITY ANGERS SUD). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (SLOW VILLAGE LOIRE VALLÉE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 2 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Nursery school (maternelle). [4,3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | ALLARD SARL · SAS MAISON JANNEAU · LA FABRIQUE D ARTISAN PASSIONNE · ATELIER4286 | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | SUPPRESSION DE LENSEIGNE · SODIKA 224 · SPEED MARKET | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | LEVGADA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 17 | BUFFALO GRILL · RESTAURANT RUA IFEPSA · AUBERGE DU PONT DE SORGES · LE 76 · EN ROUGE ET LOIRE | INSEE BPE 17 / INSEE SIRENE 27 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 9 | LE FONTENOY · NOW · CAFE DE LA CHESNAIE | INSEE SIRENE 9 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 6 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE RAYMOND RENARD · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE ANDRE MALRAUX · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JACQUES PREVERT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE RAOUL CORBIN · ECOLE PRIVEE ST MAURILLE | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE FRANCOIS VILLON · COLLEGE PRIVE ST LAUD | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 17 | VERONIQUE FOUCHIER-DURAND, MÉDECIN · LOUIS PECHON, MÉDECIN · SAMUEL GADENNE, MÉDECIN · GWENAELLE JAMES, MÉDECIN · NICOLAS GERBIER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 17 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 4 | PHARMACIE SABIC MEILLEROUX · PHARMACIE MARTY · PHARMACIE DE LA CHESNAIE · PHARMACIE DE LA GUILLEBOTTE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | LES PONTS DE CE RP LPR RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DES PONTS- DE-CÉ ANTOINE DE SAINT-EXUPÉRY | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | CINEVILLE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 5 | LYCEE DE POUILLE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF FRANCOIS BERNARD · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU VAL DE LOUET · SALLE ANNEXE ATHLETIS · ATHLETIS | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 1 | BAIGNADE DES PONTS DE CE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 3 | CREDIT MUTUEL D ANJOU · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE BRETAGNE - PAYS DE LOIRE · AGENCE DES PONTS DE CE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 12 | SOYER MARYLENE · AIR · GORUCHON CLARISSE · 5TH AVENUE NYC | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 5 | KYRIAD ANGERS SUD · LE BOSQUET · LA NUIT LA TABLE LE BISTROT · PREMIERE CLASSE · THE ORIGINALS CITY ANGERS SUD | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | SLOW VILLAGE LOIRE VALLÉE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Friday, Sunday matin place du Maréchal-Leclerc (vendredi) et quartier de la Chesnaie, esplanade Gendron (dimanche). [5]
Trajectory
Population 11,975 (2012) → 13,149 (2023): 9.8 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 11,032 (1990) → 13,149 (2023): 19.2 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 6,730, of which 2.3 % second homes and 4.5 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Les Ponts-de-Cé): 1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Les Ponts-de-Cé): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Les Ponts-de-Cé): 0.9 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Les Ponts-de-Cé): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Les Ponts-de-Cé): 0 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 23 days a year at or above 30 °C and 17 days at or below 0 °C, over 11 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ANGERS VILLE weather station, 4.2 km away at 35 m; the village itself is at 22 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at BEAUCOUZE, 9.1 km away at 50 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 690 mm of rain a year, spread over 112 days — about 6.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ANGERS VILLE, 4.2 km away at 35 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 — 49246/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.lespontsdece.fr/la-ville/marches— “le vendredi matin : place du Maréchal-Leclerc le dimanche matin : quartier de la Chesnaie, esplanade Gendron”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49246/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49246/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49246/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 49246
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villebon-sur-Yvette | 91 | 249 km NE | 10,291 | 47.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Feyzin | 69 | 455 km SE | 10,304 | 46.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marquette-lez-Lille | 59 | 446 km NE | 12,622 | 52.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Roncq | 59 | 456 km NE | 14,075 | 55.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 69 % · winter 74 % |
| Saint-Germain-lès-Arpajon | 91 | 244 km NE | 11,623 | 40.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
| Méricourt | 62 | 413 km NE | 11,619 | 44 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 65 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Germain-lès-Arpajon | 91 | 244 km NE | 11,623 | 40.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villebon-sur-Yvette | 91 | 249 km NE | 10,291 | 47.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Méricourt | 62 | 413 km NE | 11,619 | 44 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 65 % · humidity 93 % |
| Marquette-lez-Lille | 59 | 446 km NE | 12,622 | 52.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Feyzin | 69 | 455 km SE | 10,304 | 46.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Roncq | 59 | 456 km NE | 14,075 | 55.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 69 % · winter 74 % |
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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 Les Ponts-de-Cé'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trélazé | 49 | 4.9 km NE | 16,333 | 65.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Barthélemy-d'Anjou | 49 | 5.3 km NE | 9,720 | 62.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bourg-la-Reine | 92 | 259 km NE | 21,019 | 60.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sceaux | 92 | 258 km NE | 20,884 | 59.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villeneuve-la-Garenne | 92 | 270 km NE | 26,021 | 58.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bois-Colombes | 92 | 265 km NE | 28,909 | 71.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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