Soulaines-sur-Aubance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 29.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 19 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Soulaines-sur-Aubance (INSEE 49338) is in Maine-et-Loire (49), part of CU Angers Loire Métropole. Population 1,329 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 29.1/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 19 % of the 12,474 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 | 0.13 | 25 | 3.28 |
| Social | 0.2 | 20 | 3.93 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 0.79 | 10 | 7.88 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.76 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE FOURNIL DE L'AUBANCE). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (O'SAKURA SUSHI). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE NICOLAS CONDORCET). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SOULAINES-SUR-AUBANCE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (HALLE DE SPORT). [3]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LE FOURNIL DE L'AUBANCE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 1 | O'SAKURA SUSHI | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE NICOLAS CONDORCET | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 DE SOULAINES-SUR-AUBANCE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | HALLE DE SPORT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 1,194 (2012) → 1,329 (2023): 11.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,032 (1990) → 1,329 (2023): 28.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 575, of which 2.4 % second homes and 3.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Soulaines-sur-Aubance): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Melaine-sur-Aubance): 2.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Mozé-sur-Louet): 2.4 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Mozé-sur-Louet): 2.4 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Soulaines-sur-Aubance): 0.1 km to the north-east (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. [11]
Measured at the BEAULIEU-S-LAY weather station, 8.4 km away at 78 m; the village itself is at 51 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at MARTIGNE-BRIAND, 14 km away at 73 m, over 21 summers. [11]
An average of 652 mm of rain a year, spread over 106 days — about 6.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at BRISSAC-QUINCE, 6.6 km away at 60 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49338/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49338/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49338/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49338/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 49338
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 49308
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 49222
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uzein | 64 | 441 km S | 1,326 | 37.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 21 % |
| Myans | 73 | 539 km E | 1,318 | 34.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 45 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Lieux-lès-Lavaur | 81 | 438 km SE | 1,269 | 31.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 91 % · humidity 64 % |
| Malafretaz | 01 | 446 km E | 1,257 | 41.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mercuer | 07 | 484 km SE | 1,325 | 30.2 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Copponex | 74 | 524 km E | 1,340 | 34 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 46 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Lieux-lès-Lavaur | 81 | 438 km SE | 1,269 | 31.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 91 % · humidity 64 % |
| Uzein | 64 | 441 km S | 1,326 | 37.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 21 % |
| Malafretaz | 01 | 446 km E | 1,257 | 41.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mercuer | 07 | 484 km SE | 1,325 | 30.2 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Copponex | 74 | 524 km E | 1,340 | 34 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 46 % · humidity 86 % |
| Myans | 73 | 539 km E | 1,318 | 34.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 45 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Soulaines-sur-Aubance'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blaison-Saint-Sulpice | 49 | 12 km E | 1,337 | 33 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chuisnes | 28 | 176 km NE | 1,126 | 30.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Voivres-lès-le-Mans | 72 | 77 km NE | 1,345 | 38.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Escoutoux | 63 | 356 km SE | 1,369 | 32.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Berry-Bouy | 18 | 214 km E | 1,168 | 32.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Taponnat-Fleurignac | 16 | 190 km S | 1,593 | 28.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
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