Loire-Authion
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 63.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 57 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Loire-Authion (INSEE 49307) is in Maine-et-Loire (49), part of CU Angers Loire Métropole. Population 16,765 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2016-01-01 from 6 former communes: Andard (49004), Bauné (49019), La Bohalle (49032), Brain-sur-l'Authion (49042), Corné (49106), La Daguenière (49117). [3]
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/49307-loire-authion
Vitality score
Vitality score 63.8/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 57 % of the 1,434 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 | 0.45 | 25 | 11.15 |
| Social | 0.67 | 20 | 13.31 |
| Education | 0.71 | 10 | 7.13 |
| Health | 0.65 | 10 | 6.45 |
| Public & culture | 0.58 | 5 | 2.92 |
| Population trend | 0.85 | 10 | 8.46 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.83 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
8 × Bakery (boulangerie) (MAISON BOISSON · AU P'TIT MOULIN · LATTE · MONNIER BIDAULT). [4,5]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (GERARD - LABARRE · BOUCHERIE ROYALE). [4,5]
4 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (PROXI SUPER · COLAISSEAU · A 2 PAS D'ELO · CARREFOUR EXPRESS). [4,5]
2 × Supermarket (CALPE · CARREFOUR CONTACT). [4,5]
13 × Restaurant (EN BOUCHE · LA CREPE DE SARAH'ZIN · REFLETS DE LOIRE · LE DAGUENAIS). [4,5]
6 × Café / bar (CAFE DE LA MAIRIE · L'ESCALE · LA GABARE). [5]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JOSEPH FROGER · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LE CHAT BOTTE). [4]
10 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE JOSEPH FROGER · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LOUISE MICHEL · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LES GOGANES · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE CHARLES PERRAULT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LES BATELIERS). [4]
14 × GP (médecin généraliste) (LAURENCE QUIGNON, MÉDECIN · FADY ACHKAR, MÉDECIN · CLAIRE COLIN, MÉDECIN · JENNIFER LABOUE, MÉDECIN · OLIVIER COUFFON, MÉDECIN). [4]
5 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE COUTELEAU · PHARMACIE DU VAL DE LOIRE · PHARMACIE D ANDARD · PHARMACIE DE L'AUTHION · PHARMACIE ANDEBAULT). [4,5]
7 × Post office / agence postale (LA DAGUENIERE RP · BAUNE AP · LA BOHALLE AP · ANDARD AP · LA POSTE). [4]
7 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE CORNÉ BOUQUINS PASSION · BIBLIOTHEQUE DE SAINT-MATHURIN-SUR-LOIRE MATHU'LU · MÉDIATHÈQUE DE BRAIN-SUR-L'AUTHION LES 4 VENT · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE LA BOHALLE ENTRE LOIRE ET AUTHION · MÉDIATHÈQUE D'ANDARD AU FIL DES PAGES). [4]
7 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE BERNARD LABROUSSE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF MUNICIPAL DE BAUNE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF LA BASCULE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF JEAN CHERRE · COMPLEXE MAURICE TROUILLARD SAINT MATHURIN SUR LOIRE). [4]
1 × Bank (CREDIT MUTUEL D ANJOU). [4]
23 × Hairdresser (LINEA · BRIN DE COIFFURE · 5TH AVENUE NYC · A VOTRE IMAGE). [4,5]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [4,5]
2 × Hotel (L'ESCALE · LRS - SEJOURS REPIT BRIANCON). [4,5]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING DU PORT CAROLINE). [4,5]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Restaurant, 2 × Hairdresser, 2 × Campsite.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 8 | MAISON BOISSON · AU P'TIT MOULIN · LATTE · MONNIER BIDAULT | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [4,5] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | GERARD - LABARRE · BOUCHERIE ROYALE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 4 | PROXI SUPER · COLAISSEAU · A 2 PAS D'ELO · CARREFOUR EXPRESS | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [4,5] |
| Supermarket | 2 | CALPE · CARREFOUR CONTACT | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 13 | EN BOUCHE · LA CREPE DE SARAH'ZIN · REFLETS DE LOIRE · LE DAGUENAIS | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 21 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 6 | CAFE DE LA MAIRIE · L'ESCALE · LA GABARE | INSEE SIRENE 6 [5] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JOSEPH FROGER · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LE CHAT BOTTE | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 10 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE JOSEPH FROGER · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LOUISE MICHEL · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LES GOGANES · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE CHARLES PERRAULT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LES BATELIERS | INSEE BPE 10 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 14 | LAURENCE QUIGNON, MÉDECIN · FADY ACHKAR, MÉDECIN · CLAIRE COLIN, MÉDECIN · JENNIFER LABOUE, MÉDECIN · OLIVIER COUFFON, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 14 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 5 | PHARMACIE COUTELEAU · PHARMACIE DU VAL DE LOIRE · PHARMACIE D ANDARD · PHARMACIE DE L'AUTHION · PHARMACIE ANDEBAULT | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [4,5] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 7 | LA DAGUENIERE RP · BAUNE AP · LA BOHALLE AP · ANDARD AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 7 [4] |
| Library | 7 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE CORNÉ BOUQUINS PASSION · BIBLIOTHEQUE DE SAINT-MATHURIN-SUR-LOIRE MATHU'LU · MÉDIATHÈQUE DE BRAIN-SUR-L'AUTHION LES 4 VENT · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE LA BOHALLE ENTRE LOIRE ET AUTHION · MÉDIATHÈQUE D'ANDARD AU FIL DES PAGES | INSEE BPE 7 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 7 | GYMNASE BERNARD LABROUSSE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF MUNICIPAL DE BAUNE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF LA BASCULE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF JEAN CHERRE · COMPLEXE MAURICE TROUILLARD SAINT MATHURIN SUR LOIRE | INSEE BPE 7 [4] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 1 | CREDIT MUTUEL D ANJOU | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Hairdresser | 23 | LINEA · BRIN DE COIFFURE · 5TH AVENUE NYC · A VOTRE IMAGE | INSEE BPE 23 / INSEE SIRENE 29 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Hotel | 2 | L'ESCALE · LRS - SEJOURS REPIT BRIANCON | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING DU PORT CAROLINE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 15,361 (2012) → 16,765 (2023): 9.1 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 12,451 (1990) → 16,765 (2023): 34.6 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 7,115, of which 1.7 % second homes and 3.5 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Loire-Authion): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Loire-Authion): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Loire-Authion): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Loire-Authion): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Loire-Authion): 0.1 km to the north (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 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the BLAISON-GOHIER weather station, 3.2 km away at 68 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 FONTAINE-GUERIN, 14.7 km away at 41 m, over 21 summers. [10]
An average of 658 mm of rain a year, spread over 107 days — about 6.1 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST MATHURIN S L, 1.9 km away at 20 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 — 49307/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49307/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49307/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49307/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 49307
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orée d'Anjou | 49 | 67 km W | 17,162 | 67.7 | Served | no figures |
| Segré-en-Anjou Bleu | 49 | 52 km NW | 17,667 | 71.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 95 % |
| Bressuire | 79 | 64 km S | 19,970 | 73.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chemillé-en-Anjou | 49 | 38 km SW | 21,999 | 66.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mios | 33 | 315 km S | 12,043 | 50.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 88 % · humidity 64 % |
| Montrevault-sur-Èvre | 49 | 57 km W | 15,726 | 58.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 91 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemillé-en-Anjou | 49 | 38 km SW | 21,999 | 66.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Segré-en-Anjou Bleu | 49 | 52 km NW | 17,667 | 71.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 95 % |
| Montrevault-sur-Èvre | 49 | 57 km W | 15,726 | 58.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 91 % |
| Bressuire | 79 | 64 km S | 19,970 | 73.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Orée d'Anjou | 49 | 67 km W | 17,162 | 67.7 | Served | no figures |
| Mios | 33 | 315 km S | 12,043 | 50.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 88 % · humidity 64 % |
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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 Loire-Authion'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bressuire | 79 | 64 km S | 19,970 | 73.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chemillé-en-Anjou | 49 | 38 km SW | 21,999 | 66.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Beaupréau-en-Mauges | 49 | 55 km SW | 23,989 | 70.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sèvremoine | 49 | 60 km SW | 25,797 | 74.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Brissac Loire Aubance | 49 | 11 km SW | 10,878 | 60.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nort-sur-Erdre | 44 | 89 km W | 9,570 | 64.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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