Saumur
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 78.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 84 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saumur (INSEE 49328) is in Maine-et-Loire (49), part of CA Saumur Val de Loire. Population 26,241 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/49328-saumur
Vitality score
Vitality score 78.3/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 84 % of the 893 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 | 0.79 | 25 | 19.87 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 19.95 |
| Education | 0.88 | 10 | 8.81 |
| Health | 0.83 | 10 | 8.32 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.61 |
| Population trend | 0.37 | 10 | 3.71 |
| Housing mix | 0.86 | 5 | 4.3 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
22 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE NANTILLY · PATISSERIE LA DUCHESSE ANNE). [3,4]
7 × Butcher (boucherie) (GIRARDEAU TRAITEUR · TRAITEUR DU PORTAIL LOUIS · BOUCHERIE DES PONTS · EYSA · BOUCHERIE DE ST HILAIRE). [3,4]
16 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LA MAISON PAVLOVNA · LOIRE NATURE DISTRIBUTION · LE PALAIS FRUITIER · NADIF DISTRIBUTION · ANTES). [3,4]
12 × Supermarket (LIDL · CONVIDIS · LOUTIN · INTERMARCHE · ALDI MARCHE). [3,4]
2 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (COIN FROMAGE · FROMAGERIE DU PUITS NEUF). [4]
1 × Fishmonger (L'OCEAN). [3,4]
108 × Restaurant (CHURRASCO SAINT NICOLAS · REF INTERNE 845408 · LE CHIANTI · BAR BRASSERIE LE MAUPASSANT · SARL NOEL). [3,4]
43 × Café / bar (LE BERGERAC · LE MARYLAND · LA BULLE · LE SAINT MICHEL · L'ANNEXE SAUMUR). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LA COCCINELLE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LE PETIT POUCET). [3]
17 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LE DOLMEN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LES VIOLETTES · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LOUIS PERGAUD · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE MAREMAILLETTE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN DE LA FONTAINE). [3]
7 × Collège (COLLEGE PIERRE MENDES FRANCE · COLLEGE HONORE DE BALZAC · COLLEGE BENJAMIN DELESSERT · COLLEGE YOLANDE D ANJOU · COLLEGE PRIVE STE ANNE). [3]
24 × GP (médecin généraliste) (AURORE BEL AYCHE, MÉDECIN · VIVIEN GAUTIER, MÉDECIN · THIERRY BONNAUD, MÉDECIN · DOROTHEE FABLET, MÉDECIN · NATHALIE EHKIRCH, MÉDECIN). [3]
10 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE AUBINEAU · PHARMACIE BASCK · PHARMACIE MASSON BELLION · PHARMACIE GUYOT OLIVIER · PHARMACIE DU THOUET). [3,4]
6 × Post office / agence postale (DAMPIERRE SUR LOIRE AP · ST HILAIRE ST FLORENT AP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE COMMUNAUTAIRE DE SAUMUR SAUMUR VAL DE LOIRE - MÉDIATHÈQUE DE SAUMUR). [3]
1 × Cinema (LE GRAND PALACE). [3]
12 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE DE L EAABC · GYMNASE DU VIGNEAU · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU CLOS COUTARD · LYCEE DUPLESSIS MORNAY COLLEGE YOLANDE D ANJOU · LYCEE PUBLIC CARNOT BERTIN). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (BASE DE LOISIRS ILE MILLOCHEAU). [3]
14 × Bank (CREDIT MUTUEL D'ANJOU · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE BRETAGNE - PAYS DE LOIRE · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRI MUTUEL ANJOU MAIN · SOCIETE GENERALE). [3]
46 × Hairdresser (HAIRCOIF · SARL HERVE MAHAU). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
16 × Hotel (CAMPANILE SAUMUR · HÔTEL LE LONDRES · PREMIÈRE CLASSE SAUMUR · MERCURE HOTEL · HÔTEL SAINT PIERRE). [3,4]
2 × Campsite (FLOWER CAMPING L'ÎLE D'OFFARD · HUTTOPIA SAUMUR). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 4 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Supermarket, 11 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × Collège, 3 × Pharmacy, 3 × Bank, 5 × Hairdresser, 2 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 22 | BOULANGERIE NANTILLY · PATISSERIE LA DUCHESSE ANNE | INSEE BPE 22 / INSEE SIRENE 25 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 7 | GIRARDEAU TRAITEUR · TRAITEUR DU PORTAIL LOUIS · BOUCHERIE DES PONTS · EYSA · BOUCHERIE DE ST HILAIRE | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 16 | LA MAISON PAVLOVNA · LOIRE NATURE DISTRIBUTION · LE PALAIS FRUITIER · NADIF DISTRIBUTION · ANTES | INSEE BPE 16 / INSEE SIRENE 24 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 12 | LIDL · CONVIDIS · LOUTIN · INTERMARCHE · ALDI MARCHE | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 2 | COIN FROMAGE · FROMAGERIE DU PUITS NEUF | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 1 | L'OCEAN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 108 | CHURRASCO SAINT NICOLAS · REF INTERNE 845408 · LE CHIANTI · BAR BRASSERIE LE MAUPASSANT · SARL NOEL | INSEE BPE 108 / INSEE SIRENE 149 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 43 | LE BERGERAC · LE MARYLAND · LA BULLE · LE SAINT MICHEL · L'ANNEXE SAUMUR | INSEE SIRENE 43 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LA COCCINELLE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LE PETIT POUCET | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 17 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LE DOLMEN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LES VIOLETTES · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LOUIS PERGAUD · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE MAREMAILLETTE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN DE LA FONTAINE | INSEE BPE 17 [3] |
| Collège | 7 | COLLEGE PIERRE MENDES FRANCE · COLLEGE HONORE DE BALZAC · COLLEGE BENJAMIN DELESSERT · COLLEGE YOLANDE D ANJOU · COLLEGE PRIVE STE ANNE | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 24 | AURORE BEL AYCHE, MÉDECIN · VIVIEN GAUTIER, MÉDECIN · THIERRY BONNAUD, MÉDECIN · DOROTHEE FABLET, MÉDECIN · NATHALIE EHKIRCH, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 24 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 10 | PHARMACIE AUBINEAU · PHARMACIE BASCK · PHARMACIE MASSON BELLION · PHARMACIE GUYOT OLIVIER · PHARMACIE DU THOUET | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 6 | DAMPIERRE SUR LOIRE AP · ST HILAIRE ST FLORENT AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE COMMUNAUTAIRE DE SAUMUR SAUMUR VAL DE LOIRE - MÉDIATHÈQUE DE SAUMUR | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LE GRAND PALACE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 12 | GYMNASE DE L EAABC · GYMNASE DU VIGNEAU · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU CLOS COUTARD · LYCEE DUPLESSIS MORNAY COLLEGE YOLANDE D ANJOU · LYCEE PUBLIC CARNOT BERTIN | INSEE BPE 12 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 1 | BASE DE LOISIRS ILE MILLOCHEAU | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 14 | CREDIT MUTUEL D'ANJOU · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE BRETAGNE - PAYS DE LOIRE · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRI MUTUEL ANJOU MAIN · SOCIETE GENERALE | INSEE BPE 14 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 46 | HAIRCOIF · SARL HERVE MAHAU | INSEE BPE 46 / INSEE SIRENE 67 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 16 | CAMPANILE SAUMUR · HÔTEL LE LONDRES · PREMIÈRE CLASSE SAUMUR · MERCURE HOTEL · HÔTEL SAINT PIERRE | INSEE BPE 16 / INSEE SIRENE 21 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 2 | FLOWER CAMPING L'ÎLE D'OFFARD · HUTTOPIA SAUMUR | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday. [5,6,7,8]
Trajectory
Population 27,523 (2012) → 26,241 (2023): -4.7 % over 10 years. [9,1]
Population 30,131 (1990) → 26,241 (2023): -12.9 % over 30 years. [10,1]
Dwellings (2023): 16,196, of which 7 % second homes and 10.6 % vacant. [11]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saumur): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [12]
Food shop (Saumur): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [12]
GP (Saumur): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [12]
Pharmacy (Saumur): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [12]
Primary school (Saumur): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [12]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 24 days a year at or above 30 °C and 33 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [13]
Measured at the SAUMUR weather station, 0.9 km away at 69 m; the village itself is at 30 m. [13]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [13]
Humidity measured at MONT-BELLAY-INRAE, 15.3 km away at 58 m, over 24 summers. [13]
An average of 657 mm of rain a year, spread over 109 days — about 6 mm on a day it rains. [13]
Rainfall measured at SAUMUR, 0.9 km away at 69 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [13]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5,6,7,8]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49328/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-07— https://data.datatourisme.fr/49/bde9704e-3cdb-3434-ab41-5f62bda9bfe1— “Découvrez le grand marché du samedi dans le centre-ville de Saumur : un rendez-vous incontournable !”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2026-07— https://data.datatourisme.fr/49/6a68bcf5-230d-3726-aef3-56c9039bf6a6— “Le marché de Bagneux a lieu tous les dimanches matins.”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2026-07— https://data.datatourisme.fr/49/42efa441-d6c6-3cc3-8b7a-cbd4137a6100— “Le marché de Saint-Hilaire-Saint-Florent se tient le mercredi matin avec environ 5 exposants.”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2026-07— https://data.datatourisme.fr/49/c8174a00-e136-38b7-8c91-abf1f5e04440— “Le marché du quartier des Ponts a lieu le jeudi matin à Saumur.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49328/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49328/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49328/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 49328
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Challans | 85 | 144 km W | 22,943 | 70 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Moule | 971 | 6,527 km W | 23,014 | 71.7 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 55 % · humidity 0 % |
| Lannion | 22 | 300 km NW | 20,315 | 76.1 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sarreguemines | 57 | 568 km NE | 20,143 | 70.9 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 41 % · humidity 100 % |
| Concarneau | 29 | 296 km W | 20,845 | 74.6 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Rose | 971 | 6,553 km W | 17,700 | 71.4 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 55 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Challans | 85 | 144 km W | 22,943 | 70 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Concarneau | 29 | 296 km W | 20,845 | 74.6 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lannion | 22 | 300 km NW | 20,315 | 76.1 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sarreguemines | 57 | 568 km NE | 20,143 | 70.9 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 41 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Moule | 971 | 6,527 km W | 23,014 | 71.7 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 55 % · humidity 0 % |
| Sainte-Rose | 971 | 6,553 km W | 17,700 | 71.4 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 55 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Saumur'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontenay-le-Comte | 85 | 104 km SW | 14,059 | 63 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vertou | 44 | 106 km W | 26,227 | 65.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Auxerre | 89 | 280 km E | 35,097 | 78.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cognac | 16 | 175 km S | 18,532 | 67.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Doué-en-Anjou | 49 | 17 km SW | 11,029 | 57.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Millau | 12 | 428 km SE | 22,044 | 75 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
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