Bellevigne-en-Layon
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 63.3/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 86 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bellevigne-en-Layon (INSEE 49345) is in Maine-et-Loire (49), part of CC Loire Layon Aubance. Population 5,922 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2016-01-01 from 4 former communes: Champ-sur-Layon (49066), Faveraye-Mâchelles (49133), Faye-d'Anjou (49134), Rablay-sur-Layon (49256). [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/49345-bellevigne-en-layon
Vitality score
Vitality score 63.3/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 86 % of the 4,001 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 | 0.36 | 25 | 8.95 |
| Social | 0.77 | 20 | 15.4 |
| Education | 0.83 | 10 | 8.26 |
| Health | 0.43 | 10 | 4.27 |
| Public & culture | 0.71 | 5 | 3.57 |
| Population trend | 0.88 | 10 | 8.78 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.59 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (MAILLET BELLARD · LE FOURNIL CHAMPENAIS · BOULANGERIE CLOTEAU VINEAU · MYCHTO'L'FOURNIL). [4,5]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (EURL BOUCHERIE BAHUON). [4,5]
1 × Supermarket (SUPER U). [4,5]
5 × Restaurant (COLLEGE ST PAUL THOUARCE · LE MOULIN DU SAVETIER · KIYONO D ANJOU · LA TABLE DE LA BERGERIE). [4,5]
7 × Café / bar (BAR DU LAYON · FAYE DIVERS · LE ST JAME'S · AUBERGE DU LAYON). [5]
7 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JULES SPAL · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LA CLEF DES CHANTS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LES SABLONNETTES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT PIERRE A · ECOLE PRIVEE MIXTE ST JOSEPH). [4]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE LES FONTAINES · COLLEGE PRIVE ST PAUL). [4]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CLAIRE LESCENE, MÉDECIN · AURELIEN GIRAUD, MÉDECIN · ROLANDE RANDRIANTSOA, MÉDECIN · JONATHAN SAYSANA, MÉDECIN). [4]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE BELLEVIGNE EN LAYON). [4,5]
5 × Post office / agence postale (FAYE D ANJOU RP · FAVERAYE MACHELLES RP · CHAMP SUR LAYON AP · RABLAY SUR LAYON AP · THOUARCE AP). [4]
5 × Library (CCLLA - SERVICE LECTURE PUBLIQUE · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE THOUARCÉ · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE RABLAY-SUR-LAYON · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE FAYE-D'ANJOU · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE CHAMP-SUR-LAYON). [4]
1 × Cinema (CINEMA SAINT-LOUIS). [4]
4 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE DES SPORTS THOUARCE · SALLE DES SPORTS FAVERAYE MACHELLES · SALLE DU LAYON · SALLE POLYVALENTE CHAMP SUR LAYON). [4]
3 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL D'ANJOU · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRI MUTUEL ANJOU MAIN). [4]
4 × Hairdresser (URBAN COIFFURE · M AU NATUREL). [4,5]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL DE L'ECLUSE). [4,5]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Nursery school (maternelle). [4,5]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | MAILLET BELLARD · LE FOURNIL CHAMPENAIS · BOULANGERIE CLOTEAU VINEAU · MYCHTO'L'FOURNIL | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [4,5] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | EURL BOUCHERIE BAHUON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | SUPER U | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 5 | COLLEGE ST PAUL THOUARCE · LE MOULIN DU SAVETIER · KIYONO D ANJOU · LA TABLE DE LA BERGERIE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 7 | BAR DU LAYON · FAYE DIVERS · LE ST JAME'S · AUBERGE DU LAYON | INSEE SIRENE 7 [5] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 7 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JULES SPAL · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LA CLEF DES CHANTS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LES SABLONNETTES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT PIERRE A · ECOLE PRIVEE MIXTE ST JOSEPH | INSEE BPE 7 [4] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE LES FONTAINES · COLLEGE PRIVE ST PAUL | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | CLAIRE LESCENE, MÉDECIN · AURELIEN GIRAUD, MÉDECIN · ROLANDE RANDRIANTSOA, MÉDECIN · JONATHAN SAYSANA, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE BELLEVIGNE EN LAYON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 5 | FAYE D ANJOU RP · FAVERAYE MACHELLES RP · CHAMP SUR LAYON AP · RABLAY SUR LAYON AP · THOUARCE AP | INSEE BPE 5 [4] |
| Library | 5 | CCLLA - SERVICE LECTURE PUBLIQUE · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE THOUARCÉ · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE RABLAY-SUR-LAYON · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE FAYE-D'ANJOU · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE CHAMP-SUR-LAYON | INSEE BPE 5 [4] |
| Cinema | 1 | CINEMA SAINT-LOUIS | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Gym / sports hall | 4 | SALLE DES SPORTS THOUARCE · SALLE DES SPORTS FAVERAYE MACHELLES · SALLE DU LAYON · SALLE POLYVALENTE CHAMP SUR LAYON | INSEE BPE 4 [4] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 3 | CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL D'ANJOU · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRI MUTUEL ANJOU MAIN | INSEE BPE 3 [4] |
| Hairdresser | 4 | URBAN COIFFURE · M AU NATUREL | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL DE L'ECLUSE | 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 5,648 (2012) → 5,922 (2023): 4.9 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 4,296 (1990) → 5,922 (2023): 37.8 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,742, of which 4.1 % second homes and 4.6 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bellevigne-en-Layon): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Bellevigne-en-Layon): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Bellevigne-en-Layon): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Bellevigne-en-Layon): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Bellevigne-en-Layon): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 33 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MARTIGNE-BRIAND weather station, 5.4 km away at 73 m; the village itself is at 30 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at MARTIGNE-BRIAND, 5.4 km away at 73 m, over 21 summers. [10]
An average of 612 mm of rain a year, spread over 106 days — about 5.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MARTIGNE-BRIAND, 5.4 km away at 73 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49345/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49345/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49345/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49345/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 49345
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pluméliau-Bieuzy | 56 | 200 km NW | 4,632 | 49.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hillion | 22 | 213 km NW | 4,335 | 57.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mesnils-sur-Iton | 27 | 214 km NE | 6,078 | 55.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 65 % |
| Missillac | 44 | 127 km W | 5,709 | 49.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Plessé | 44 | 108 km W | 5,335 | 56.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 76 % |
| Héric | 44 | 88 km W | 6,585 | 56.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Héric | 44 | 88 km W | 6,585 | 56.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Plessé | 44 | 108 km W | 5,335 | 56.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 76 % |
| Missillac | 44 | 127 km W | 5,709 | 49.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pluméliau-Bieuzy | 56 | 200 km NW | 4,632 | 49.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hillion | 22 | 213 km NW | 4,335 | 57.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mesnils-sur-Iton | 27 | 214 km NE | 6,078 | 55.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 65 % |
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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 Bellevigne-en-Layon'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Héric | 44 | 88 km W | 6,585 | 56.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Verneuil-sur-Vienne | 87 | 201 km SE | 4,903 | 42.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Legé | 44 | 93 km SW | 4,817 | 50.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Herbignac | 44 | 138 km W | 7,224 | 68.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Guipry-Messac | 35 | 116 km NW | 7,354 | 64.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Martin-la-Pallu | 86 | 85 km SE | 5,713 | 46 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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