Lys-Haut-Layon
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 65/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 88 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Lys-Haut-Layon (INSEE 49373) is in Maine-et-Loire (49), part of CA Cholet Agglomération. Population 7,748 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2016-01-01 from 8 former communes: Les Cerqueux-sous-Passavant (49059), La Fosse-de-Tigné (49142), Nueil-sur-Layon (49232), Saint-Hilaire-du-Bois (49286), Tancoigné (49342), Tigné (49348), Trémont (49356), Le Voide (49379). [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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/49373-lys-haut-layon
Vitality score
Vitality score 65/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 88 % of the 3,149 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 | 0.47 | 25 | 11.83 |
| Social | 0.83 | 20 | 16.64 |
| Education | 0.78 | 10 | 7.77 |
| Health | 0.63 | 10 | 6.29 |
| Public & culture | 0.58 | 5 | 2.9 |
| Population trend | 0.53 | 10 | 5.29 |
| Housing mix | 0.91 | 5 | 4.56 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (POITOU · SARL GUICHARD). [4,5]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE-CHARCUTERIE PASCAL HAMELI · CHARCUTERIE GOURDON). [4,5]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SITIS · EURL BIEN AURELIEN). [4,5]
1 × Supermarket (VIVALDIS). [4,5]
12 × Restaurant (FLEUR DE SEL · LOIC ET NICOLE SOCHELEAU · RESTAURANT DU LYS · L'ETAPE GOURMANDE). [4,5]
5 × Café / bar (LA ROMA · BAR DU CENTRE · PALACE). [5]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE DE TIGNE). [4]
6 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE CAMILLE CLAUDEL · ECOLE PRIVEE SAINT JOSEPH · ECOLE PRIVEE MIXTE ST JOSEPH · ECOLE PRIVE SAINT JOSEPH · OGEC NOTRE DAME SAINT HILAIRE DU BOIS). [4]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE VALLEE DU LYS · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT JEAN). [4]
8 × GP (médecin généraliste) (THIERRY SCHAUPP, MÉDECIN · CAMILLE LECROC, MÉDECIN · FREDERIC DELAVIGNE, MÉDECIN · LYDIE CHAUVET-TIRE, MÉDECIN · MARTIN DUDOIGNON, MÉDECIN). [4]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE NEAU · SELARL PHARMACIE BISIAU). [4,5]
4 × Post office / agence postale (TIGNE RP · NUEIL SUR LAYON LPR RP · LES CERQUEUX SOUS PASSAVANT AP · LA POSTE). [4]
3 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DES CERQUEUX-PASSAVANT · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE TIGNÉ · MÉDIATHÈQUE DE VIHIERS). [4]
1 × Cinema (CINE'FIL). [4]
4 × Gym / sports hall (STADE DE LA LOGE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DES COURTILS · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU DOMINO · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE NUEIL). [4]
5 × 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 · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE VIHIERS). [4]
7 × Hairdresser (X AND J · LUMINANCE COIFFURE · LE SALON · THE BOX). [4,5]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [4]
2 × Campsite (CAMPING LE MOULIN D'EAU · CAMPING MUNICIPAL). [4,5]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Supermarket, 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | POITOU · SARL GUICHARD | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [4,5] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | BOUCHERIE-CHARCUTERIE PASCAL HAMELI · CHARCUTERIE GOURDON | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [4,5] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | SITIS · EURL BIEN AURELIEN | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5] |
| Supermarket | 1 | VIVALDIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 12 | FLEUR DE SEL · LOIC ET NICOLE SOCHELEAU · RESTAURANT DU LYS · L'ETAPE GOURMANDE | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 17 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 5 | LA ROMA · BAR DU CENTRE · PALACE | INSEE SIRENE 5 [5] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE DE TIGNE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 6 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE CAMILLE CLAUDEL · ECOLE PRIVEE SAINT JOSEPH · ECOLE PRIVEE MIXTE ST JOSEPH · ECOLE PRIVE SAINT JOSEPH · OGEC NOTRE DAME SAINT HILAIRE DU BOIS | INSEE BPE 6 [4] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE VALLEE DU LYS · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT JEAN | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 8 | THIERRY SCHAUPP, MÉDECIN · CAMILLE LECROC, MÉDECIN · FREDERIC DELAVIGNE, MÉDECIN · LYDIE CHAUVET-TIRE, MÉDECIN · MARTIN DUDOIGNON, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 8 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE NEAU · SELARL PHARMACIE BISIAU | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 4 | TIGNE RP · NUEIL SUR LAYON LPR RP · LES CERQUEUX SOUS PASSAVANT AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 4 [4] |
| Library | 3 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DES CERQUEUX-PASSAVANT · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE TIGNÉ · MÉDIATHÈQUE DE VIHIERS | INSEE BPE 3 [4] |
| Cinema | 1 | CINE'FIL | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Gym / sports hall | 4 | STADE DE LA LOGE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DES COURTILS · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU DOMINO · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE NUEIL | INSEE BPE 4 [4] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 5 | 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 · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE VIHIERS | INSEE BPE 5 [4] |
| Hairdresser | 7 | X AND J · LUMINANCE COIFFURE · LE SALON · THE BOX | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| Campsite | 2 | CAMPING LE MOULIN D'EAU · CAMPING MUNICIPAL | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Tuesday, Wednesday. [6,7]
Trajectory
Population 7,877 (2012) → 7,748 (2023): -1.6 % over 10 years. [8,1]
Population 7,532 (1990) → 7,748 (2023): 2.9 % over 30 years. [9,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,950, of which 4.4 % second homes and 9.9 % vacant. [10]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Lys-Haut-Layon): 0 km to the north (straight line). [11]
Food shop (Lys-Haut-Layon): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [11]
GP (Lys-Haut-Layon): 0.5 km to the east (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (Lys-Haut-Layon): 0.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Lys-Haut-Layon): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [11]
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. [12]
Measured at the MARTIGNE-BRIAND weather station, 14.1 km away at 73 m; the village itself is at 87 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at MARTIGNE-BRIAND, 14.1 km away at 73 m, over 21 summers. [12]
An average of 693 mm of rain a year, spread over 110 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at VIHIERS, 1.4 km away at 124 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [6,7]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49373/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-09— https://data.datatourisme.fr/49/d2b69931-342c-3208-8520-af09f4b1f571— “Marché Paysan de Vihiers - Le mardi.”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2026-08— https://data.datatourisme.fr/49/431cd0b9-ff2e-39ce-ba2d-f9a94d6d658b— “Marché de Vihiers - Le Mercredi.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49373/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49373/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 49373/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 49373
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loireauxence | 44 | 46 km NW | 7,587 | 62.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 93 % |
| Salles | 33 | 290 km S | 8,208 | 64.4 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 93 % · humidity 71 % |
| Divatte-sur-Loire | 44 | 62 km W | 7,252 | 63.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 96 % |
| Le Controis-en-Sologne | 41 | 151 km E | 6,860 | 73.9 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 69 % |
| Vallons-de-l'Erdre | 44 | 65 km NW | 6,692 | 59.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 93 % |
| Gennes-Val-de-Loire | 49 | 33 km NE | 8,429 | 68.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gennes-Val-de-Loire | 49 | 33 km NE | 8,429 | 68.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Loireauxence | 44 | 46 km NW | 7,587 | 62.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 93 % |
| Divatte-sur-Loire | 44 | 62 km W | 7,252 | 63.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 96 % |
| Vallons-de-l'Erdre | 44 | 65 km NW | 6,692 | 59.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 93 % |
| Le Controis-en-Sologne | 41 | 151 km E | 6,860 | 73.9 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 69 % |
| Salles | 33 | 290 km S | 8,208 | 64.4 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 93 % · humidity 71 % |
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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 Lys-Haut-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gennes-Val-de-Loire | 49 | 33 km NE | 8,429 | 68.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Herbignac | 44 | 139 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 | 122 km NW | 7,354 | 64.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Hauts-d'Anjou | 49 | 60 km N | 8,751 | 68.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Baugé-en-Anjou | 49 | 55 km NE | 11,712 | 58.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Gacilly | 56 | 139 km NW | 3,995 | 57 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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