Saint-Christophe-du-Bois
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 53.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 72 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Christophe-du-Bois (INSEE 49269) is in Maine-et-Loire (49), part of CA Cholet Agglomération. Population 2,828 (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/49269-saint-christophe-du-bois
Vitality score
Vitality score 53.2/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 72 % of the 7,474 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 | 0.34 | 25 | 8.55 |
| Social | 0.7 | 20 | 14.09 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.2 | 10 | 1.97 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.74 | 10 | 7.39 |
| Housing mix | 0.99 | 5 | 4.94 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (EMI · LE FOURNIL DE SAINT CHRISTOPHE). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (LA BOUCHERIE DU COIN). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (RS ST CHRISTOPHE DU BOIS · LE RELAIS DE LA BORDERIE). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar. [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE VICTOR SCHOELCHER · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ST-JOSEPH A). [3]
1 × Pharmacy. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT CHRISTOPHE DU BOIS RP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAINT-CHRISTOPHE-DU-BOIS ATTIR'LIRE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (OCEANE COIFFURE · SO.STUDIO COIFFURE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Pharmacy.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | EMI · LE FOURNIL DE SAINT CHRISTOPHE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | LA BOUCHERIE DU COIN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | RS ST CHRISTOPHE DU BOIS · LE RELAIS DE LA BORDERIE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE VICTOR SCHOELCHER · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ST-JOSEPH A | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | SAINT CHRISTOPHE DU BOIS RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAINT-CHRISTOPHE-DU-BOIS ATTIR'LIRE | 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 | 3 | OCEANE COIFFURE · SO.STUDIO COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 3 / 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 | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 2,607 (2012) → 2,828 (2023): 8.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 2,282 (1990) → 2,828 (2023): 23.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,211, of which 0.6 % second homes and 3.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Christophe-du-Bois): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Christophe-du-Bois): 0.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Mortagne-sur-Sèvre): 3.7 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Mortagne-sur-Sèvre): 3.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Christophe-du-Bois): 0.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 12 days a year at or above 30 °C and 33 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CHOLET weather station, 7.8 km away at 134 m; the village itself is at 98 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at CHOLET, 7.8 km away at 134 m, over 24 summers. [10]
An average of 769 mm of rain a year, spread over 115 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CHOLET, 7.8 km away at 134 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49269/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49269/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49269/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49269/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 49269
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 85151
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crevin | 35 | 115 km NW | 2,819 | 51.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nieuil-l'Espoir | 86 | 123 km SE | 2,631 | 55.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Yzan-de-Soudiac | 33 | 214 km S | 2,586 | 39.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 95 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Léger-sous-Cholet | 49 | 8.0 km N | 3,106 | 39.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Feucherolles | 78 | 299 km NE | 3,043 | 41.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Tessoualle | 49 | 7.8 km E | 3,167 | 43.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Tessoualle | 49 | 7.8 km E | 3,167 | 43.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Léger-sous-Cholet | 49 | 8.0 km N | 3,106 | 39.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Crevin | 35 | 115 km NW | 2,819 | 51.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nieuil-l'Espoir | 86 | 123 km SE | 2,631 | 55.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Yzan-de-Soudiac | 33 | 214 km S | 2,586 | 39.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 95 % · humidity 57 % |
| Feucherolles | 78 | 299 km NE | 3,043 | 41.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Saint-Christophe-du-Bois'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crevin | 35 | 115 km NW | 2,819 | 51.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Léger-sous-Cholet | 49 | 8.0 km N | 3,106 | 39.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Tessoualle | 49 | 7.8 km E | 3,167 | 43.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nesmy | 85 | 59 km SW | 3,100 | 38 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Romagné | 35 | 148 km N | 2,438 | 54.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Chapelle-Thouarault | 35 | 140 km NW | 2,304 | 38.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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