Vaudelnay
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 27.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 21 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Vaudelnay (INSEE 49364) is in Maine-et-Loire (49), part of CA Saumur Val de Loire. Population 1,122 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/49364-vaudelnay
Vitality score
Vitality score 27.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 21 % of the 13,656 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 | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.58 | 10 | 5.82 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.62 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LE PETIT DEPANNEUR DE VAUDELNAY). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE NAUTILUS). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LES ARCADES). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (VAUDELNAY AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE VAUDELNAY A LIVRE OUVERT). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (NOLWENN · APPARENCE COIFFURE · LE SALON). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | LE PETIT DEPANNEUR DE VAUDELNAY | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE NAUTILUS | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LES ARCADES | 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 | 1 | VAUDELNAY AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE VAUDELNAY A LIVRE OUVERT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 4 | NOLWENN · APPARENCE COIFFURE · LE SALON | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Saturday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 1,210 (2012) → 1,122 (2023): -7.3 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,037 (1990) → 1,122 (2023): 8.2 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 557, of which 3.8 % second homes and 9.3 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Puy-Notre-Dame): 2.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Vaudelnay): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
GP (Le Puy-Notre-Dame): 2.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Le Puy-Notre-Dame): 2.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Vaudelnay): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
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 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the MONT-BELLAY-INRAE weather station, 5.1 km away at 58 m; the village itself is at 57 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at MONT-BELLAY-INRAE, 5.1 km away at 58 m, over 24 summers. [11]
An average of 622 mm of rain a year, spread over 107 days — about 5.8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MONT.-BELLAY, 4.2 km away at 49 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49364/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-07— https://data.datatourisme.fr/49/afa5e18a-359f-3888-98a0-db6ed64060d2— “Le samedi matin de 10h à 12h, dans le centre du village, trois commerçants sont présents : primeur, boucher-charcutier, fromager.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49364/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49364/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49364/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 49253
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 49364
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Gonnery | 56 | 224 km NW | 1,087 | 37.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Copechagnière | 85 | 92 km W | 1,046 | 32.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Pierre-Brouck | 59 | 453 km N | 989 | 38 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 69 % · winter 91 % |
| Pannecé | 44 | 87 km NW | 1,439 | 32.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 93 % |
| Coësmes | 35 | 124 km NW | 1,426 | 35.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Betz | 60 | 325 km NE | 1,100 | 32.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pannecé | 44 | 87 km NW | 1,439 | 32.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 93 % |
| La Copechagnière | 85 | 92 km W | 1,046 | 32.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Coësmes | 35 | 124 km NW | 1,426 | 35.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Gonnery | 56 | 224 km NW | 1,087 | 37.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Betz | 60 | 325 km NE | 1,100 | 32.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Pierre-Brouck | 59 | 453 km N | 989 | 38 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 69 % · winter 91 % |
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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 Vaudelnay'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Copechagnière | 85 | 92 km W | 1,046 | 32.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Méral | 53 | 108 km NW | 1,053 | 34.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Rémy | 79 | 89 km S | 1,105 | 37.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montilliers | 49 | 23 km W | 1,222 | 24.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Berchères-les-Pierres | 28 | 191 km NE | 1,000 | 24.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sérigné | 85 | 86 km SW | 1,048 | 24.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
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