Rochefort-sur-Loire
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 56.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 85 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Rochefort-sur-Loire (INSEE 49259) is in Maine-et-Loire (49), part of CC Loire Layon Aubance. Population 2,333 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/49259-rochefort-sur-loire
Vitality score
Vitality score 56.3/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 85 % of the 8,636 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 | 0.39 | 25 | 9.75 |
| Social | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.63 | 10 | 6.29 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 0.74 | 10 | 7.43 |
| Housing mix | 0.89 | 5 | 4.46 |
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]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LOGIHUIT · MIAINA LES BOCAUX D'AINA · ACROPOLIS). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (AU RESTO · PIZZA FOOD TRUCK). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (LE PRESSOIR). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN BOUHIER · ECOLE PRIVEE SAINT JOSEPH). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PIERRE-EDOUARD MARCHAND, MÉDECIN · VINCENT-RAPHAEL CAYROL, MÉDECIN · EMILIE FRIOU, MÉDECIN · MARION LOQUAIS, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE LOIRE ET COTEAUX). [3,4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE ROCHEFORT-SUR-LOIRE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF JEAN FOUILLET). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (SALON LOIRE COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (SEASONOVA CAMPING LES PLAGES DE LOIRE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Post office / agence postale. [4,3]
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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | LOGIHUIT · MIAINA LES BOCAUX D'AINA · ACROPOLIS | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 | 2 | AU RESTO · PIZZA FOOD TRUCK | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | LE PRESSOIR | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN BOUHIER · ECOLE PRIVEE SAINT JOSEPH | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | PIERRE-EDOUARD MARCHAND, MÉDECIN · VINCENT-RAPHAEL CAYROL, MÉDECIN · EMILIE FRIOU, MÉDECIN · MARION LOQUAIS, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE LOIRE ET COTEAUX | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE ROCHEFORT-SUR-LOIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF JEAN FOUILLET | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | SALON LOIRE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | SEASONOVA CAMPING LES PLAGES DE LOIRE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 2,274 (2012) → 2,333 (2023): 2.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,877 (1990) → 2,333 (2023): 24.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,096, of which 5.4 % second homes and 8.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Rochefort-sur-Loire): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Rochefort-sur-Loire): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Rochefort-sur-Loire): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Rochefort-sur-Loire): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Rochefort-sur-Loire): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 21 days a year at or above 30 °C and 36 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the BEAULIEU-S-LAY weather station, 6.8 km away at 78 m; the village itself is at 33 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at BEAUCOUZE, 14 km away at 50 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 665 mm of rain a year, spread over 110 days — about 6 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at BEAULIEU-S-LAY, 6.8 km away at 78 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49259/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49259/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49259/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49259/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 49259
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grièges | 01 | 436 km E | 1,910 | 52.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 62 % · winter 96 % |
| Hédé-Bazouges | 35 | 135 km NW | 2,267 | 62.9 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Collonges | 01 | 518 km E | 2,398 | 53.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 16 % · humidity 86 % |
| Creully sur Seulles | 14 | 215 km N | 2,261 | 56.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Colpo | 56 | 170 km W | 2,296 | 54.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Beaulieu-sous-la-Roche | 85 | 105 km SW | 2,421 | 55.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaulieu-sous-la-Roche | 85 | 105 km SW | 2,421 | 55.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Hédé-Bazouges | 35 | 135 km NW | 2,267 | 62.9 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Colpo | 56 | 170 km W | 2,296 | 54.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Creully sur Seulles | 14 | 215 km N | 2,261 | 56.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Grièges | 01 | 436 km E | 1,910 | 52.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 62 % · winter 96 % |
| Collonges | 01 | 518 km E | 2,398 | 53.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 16 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Rochefort-sur-Loire'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nalliers | 85 | 103 km S | 2,389 | 58.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Peaugres | 07 | 473 km SE | 2,385 | 62.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mommenheim | 67 | 636 km E | 2,340 | 52.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Possonnière | 49 | 3.3 km NW | 2,501 | 53.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Prahecq | 79 | 124 km S | 2,252 | 52.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bellevigne-les-Châteaux | 49 | 47 km E | 3,435 | 40.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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