Le Puy-Notre-Dame
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 38.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 56 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Le Puy-Notre-Dame (INSEE 49253) is in Maine-et-Loire (49), part of CA Saumur Val de Loire. Population 1,084 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 38.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 56 % of the 13,841 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 | 0.13 | 25 | 3.28 |
| Social | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.32 | 10 | 3.2 |
| Housing mix | 0.77 | 5 | 3.87 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (IL ETATI UNE FOUEE). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (LE VARIETE · LES BARQUES). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LA BONNE AVENTURE). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (FREDERIC DELAVIGNE, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA COLLEGIALE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LE PUY NOTRE DAME RP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE LE PUY-NOTRE-DAME). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (STADE MUNICIPAL PAUL BOIVIN). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (COIFFURE CELINE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (LE CHAI DE LA PALEINE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 2 | IL ETATI UNE FOUEE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | LE VARIETE · LES BARQUES | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LA BONNE AVENTURE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | FREDERIC DELAVIGNE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE LA COLLEGIALE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LE PUY NOTRE DAME RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE LE PUY-NOTRE-DAME | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | STADE MUNICIPAL PAUL BOIVIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 2 | COIFFURE CELINE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | LE CHAI DE LA PALEINE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Sunday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 1,232 (2012) → 1,084 (2023): -12 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,322 (1990) → 1,084 (2023): -18 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 679, of which 11.3 % second homes and 13.7 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Puy-Notre-Dame): 0.6 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Vaudelnay): 2.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
GP (Le Puy-Notre-Dame): 0.4 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Le Puy-Notre-Dame): 0.6 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Le Puy-Notre-Dame): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 19 days a year at or above 30 °C and 33 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the MONT-BELLAY-INRAE weather station, 6.7 km away at 58 m; the village itself is at 95 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at MONT-BELLAY-INRAE, 6.7 km away at 58 m, over 24 summers. [11]
An average of 622 mm of rain a year, spread over 107 days — about 5.8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MONT.-BELLAY, 6.2 km away at 49 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49253/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-07— https://data.datatourisme.fr/49/3cc52799-14d4-3371-9ef2-79c59ed0f9ca— “Le dimanche matin de 10h à 12h30, place de la Collégiale, des producteurs locaux et artisanaux : fromager, charcutier, maraîcher et volailler sont présents sur le marché.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49253/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49253/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49253/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 49253
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 49364
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grésy-sur-Isère | 73 | 525 km E | 1,195 | 44 | Partly served | no figures |
| Verzenay | 51 | 396 km NE | 991 | 53 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villeneuve-sur-Allier | 03 | 269 km E | 1,024 | 38.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 65 % · humidity 100 % |
| Hiersac | 16 | 163 km S | 1,142 | 44 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 79 % |
| Montenay | 53 | 139 km N | 1,291 | 36 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Marmagne | 71 | 349 km E | 1,283 | 42.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montenay | 53 | 139 km N | 1,291 | 36 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hiersac | 16 | 163 km S | 1,142 | 44 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 79 % |
| Villeneuve-sur-Allier | 03 | 269 km E | 1,024 | 38.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 65 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marmagne | 71 | 349 km E | 1,283 | 42.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
| Verzenay | 51 | 396 km NE | 991 | 53 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Grésy-sur-Isère | 73 | 525 km E | 1,195 | 44 | Partly served | no figures |
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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 Puy-Notre-Dame'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaulieu-sur-Layon | 49 | 34 km NW | 1,345 | 51.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rouziers-de-Touraine | 37 | 79 km NE | 1,362 | 45.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Breil-sur-Mérize | 72 | 112 km NE | 1,552 | 46.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Courson-les-Carrières | 89 | 286 km E | 900 | 62.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Coulombiers | 86 | 78 km SE | 1,155 | 39.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Savennières | 49 | 43 km NW | 1,349 | 41.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
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