Vernantes
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 55.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 84 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Vernantes (INSEE 49368) is in Maine-et-Loire (49), part of CA Saumur Val de Loire. Population 2,004 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/49368-vernantes
Vitality score
Vitality score 55.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 84 % of the 9,623 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 | 0.26 | 25 | 6.56 |
| Social | 0.91 | 20 | 18.15 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.32 | 10 | 3.16 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.65 | 10 | 6.46 |
| Housing mix | 0.89 | 5 | 4.45 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LES CO PAINS DE VERNANTES). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
6 × Restaurant (ALAHMI VERNANTES · VERNANTES KEBAB · AU TEMPS DES FOUEES · H/R LE PELICAN · LE GOURMET - RESTO - BAR). [3,4]
4 × Café / bar (LE RITON BAR · CAFE DES AMIS · LE BALTO). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE EUGENE LIVET · ECOLE PRIVEE). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DES DEUX CLOCHERS). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (VERNANTES RP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE VERNANTES). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (LES CISEAUX D'OR). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (LOGIS HÔTEL LE PÉLICAN). [3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING DE LA GRANDE PATURE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LES CO PAINS DE VERNANTES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 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 | 6 | ALAHMI VERNANTES · VERNANTES KEBAB · AU TEMPS DES FOUEES · H/R LE PELICAN · LE GOURMET - RESTO - BAR | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 4 | LE RITON BAR · CAFE DES AMIS · LE BALTO | INSEE SIRENE 4 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE EUGENE LIVET · ECOLE PRIVEE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE DES DEUX CLOCHERS | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | VERNANTES RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE VERNANTES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 2 | LES CISEAUX D'OR | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | LOGIS HÔTEL LE PÉLICAN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING DE LA GRANDE PATURE | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market: Tuesday. [5,6]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Trajectory
Population 1,980 (2012) → 2,004 (2023): 1.2 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 1,749 (1990) → 2,004 (2023): 14.6 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,018, of which 5.5 % second homes and 12 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Vernantes): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Vernoil-le-Fourrier): 1.4 km to the east (straight line). [11]
GP (Vernoil-le-Fourrier): 1.2 km to the east (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (Brain-sur-Allonnes): 10.2 km to the south (straight line). [12]
Primary school (Vernantes): 0.4 km to the west (straight line). [10]
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, 18.4 km away at 69 m; the village itself is at 58 m. [13]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [13]
Humidity measured at FONTAINE-GUERIN, 19.9 km away at 41 m, over 21 summers. [13]
An average of 701 mm of rain a year, spread over 115 days — about 6.1 mm on a day it rains. [13]
Rainfall measured at VERNANTES, 2.9 km away at 41 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [13]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49368/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.vernantes.fr/— “Dès mardi 18 août, retrouvez v”
- DATAtourisme 2026-08— https://data.datatourisme.fr/49/64af6d12-819a-3855-b467-9f6c36d2fbab— “Un petit marché se tient tous les mardis après-midis de 16h à 19h, sur la place de la Mairie (3 exposants présents : boucher, fromages, légumes).”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49368/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49368/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49368/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 49368
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 49369
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 49041
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hénon | 22 | 232 km NW | 2,310 | 49.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Septème | 38 | 431 km SE | 2,186 | 46.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fégréac | 44 | 159 km W | 2,243 | 44.9 | Partly served | no figures |
| Le Lardin-Saint-Lazare | 24 | 268 km S | 1,672 | 49.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 57 % |
| Gaël | 35 | 189 km NW | 1,613 | 47 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Meilleraye-de-Bretagne | 44 | 111 km W | 1,606 | 48.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Meilleraye-de-Bretagne | 44 | 111 km W | 1,606 | 48.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fégréac | 44 | 159 km W | 2,243 | 44.9 | Partly served | no figures |
| Gaël | 35 | 189 km NW | 1,613 | 47 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 % |
| Hénon | 22 | 232 km NW | 2,310 | 49.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Lardin-Saint-Lazare | 24 | 268 km S | 1,672 | 49.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 57 % |
| Septème | 38 | 431 km SE | 2,186 | 46.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Vernantes'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rives-d'Autise | 85 | 121 km SW | 2,036 | 60.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mozé-sur-Louet | 49 | 46 km W | 2,031 | 43.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Pardoux-Soutiers | 79 | 95 km S | 1,869 | 45.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Garat | 16 | 197 km S | 2,105 | 45.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chaillé-les-Marais | 85 | 138 km SW | 1,924 | 51.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vouneuil-sur-Vienne | 86 | 84 km SE | 2,277 | 50.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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