Saint-Léger-sous-Cholet
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 39.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 21 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Léger-sous-Cholet (INSEE 49299) is in Maine-et-Loire (49), part of CA Cholet Agglomération. Population 3,106 (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/49299-saint-leger-sous-cholet
Vitality score
Vitality score 39.1/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 21 % of the 6,926 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 | 0.2 | 25 | 5.12 |
| Social | 0.37 | 20 | 7.49 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.31 | 10 | 3.07 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.76 | 10 | 7.57 |
| Housing mix | 0.99 | 5 | 4.97 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (MAISON BOULAY · FOURNIL DE SAINT LEGER). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (LA FERME DE CHEZ NOUS). [3]
3 × Restaurant (LA PIZZA GOURMANDE · L'ARDOISE BLEUE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE SAINT LEGER). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DES BOIS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT CHARLES). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JEANNE NGO NGEMHE, MÉDECIN · FREDERIC KASTNER, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE SAINT LEGEOISE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT LEGER SOUS CHOLET LPAC AP). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE SAINT-LÉGER-SOUS-CHOLET). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
1 × Bank (CREDIT MUTUEL D ANJOU). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (BRUNEA). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [4,3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | MAISON BOULAY · FOURNIL DE SAINT LEGER | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | LA FERME DE CHEZ NOUS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| 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 | 3 | LA PIZZA GOURMANDE · L'ARDOISE BLEUE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE SAINT LEGER | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DES BOIS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT CHARLES | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | JEANNE NGO NGEMHE, MÉDECIN · FREDERIC KASTNER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE SAINT LEGEOISE | 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 | SAINT LEGER SOUS CHOLET LPAC AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE SAINT-LÉGER-SOUS-CHOLET | 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 | 1 | CREDIT MUTUEL D ANJOU | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 2 | BRUNEA | INSEE BPE 2 / 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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Sunday 8H00 A 12H30 PLACE DU 14 DÉCEMBRE 1863. [5]
Trajectory
Population 2,552 (2012) → 3,106 (2023): 21.7 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 2,470 (1990) → 3,106 (2023): 25.7 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,260, of which 0.3 % second homes and 2 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Léger-sous-Cholet): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Saint-Léger-sous-Cholet): 1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Léger-sous-Cholet): 0.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Léger-sous-Cholet): 0.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Léger-sous-Cholet): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
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, 3.1 km away at 134 m; the village itself is at 116 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at CHOLET, 3.1 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, 3.1 km away at 134 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 — 49299/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://saintlegersouscholet.fr/page/marche— “TOUS LES DIMANCHES DE 8H00 A 12H30 - MARCHÉ”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49299/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49299/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49299/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 49299
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feucherolles | 78 | 292 km NE | 3,043 | 41.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Treize-Septiers | 85 | 27 km SW | 3,416 | 40.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 91 % |
| Nieuil-l'Espoir | 86 | 124 km SE | 2,631 | 55.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ploudaniel | 29 | 300 km NW | 3,732 | 43 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Romagné | 35 | 141 km N | 2,438 | 54.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Beaurepaire | 85 | 24 km SW | 2,385 | 54.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 91 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaurepaire | 85 | 24 km SW | 2,385 | 54.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 91 % |
| Treize-Septiers | 85 | 27 km SW | 3,416 | 40.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 91 % |
| Nieuil-l'Espoir | 86 | 124 km SE | 2,631 | 55.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Romagné | 35 | 141 km N | 2,438 | 54.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Feucherolles | 78 | 292 km NE | 3,043 | 41.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ploudaniel | 29 | 300 km NW | 3,732 | 43 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 82 % · 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-Léger-sous-Cholet'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romagné | 35 | 141 km N | 2,438 | 54.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Salomé | 59 | 471 km NE | 3,182 | 34.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Maulévrier | 49 | 16 km SE | 3,172 | 49.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Christophe-du-Bois | 49 | 8.0 km S | 2,828 | 53.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Coutiches | 59 | 480 km NE | 3,436 | 46.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Briollay | 49 | 60 km NE | 3,225 | 45.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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