Fontenay-Saint-Père
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 26/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 22 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Fontenay-Saint-Père (INSEE 78246) is in Yvelines (78), part of CU Grand Paris Seine et Oise. Population 949 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 26/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 22 % of the 14,647 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 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.52 | 10 | 5.24 |
| Housing mix | 0.85 | 5 | 4.25 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (O' BAYOU). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [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) | 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' BAYOU | 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 | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 990 (2012) → 949 (2023): -4.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 927 (1990) → 949 (2023): 2.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 465, of which 7.5 % second homes and 6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Limay): 3.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Guitrancourt): 1.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Guitrancourt): 2.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Limay): 3.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Fontenay-Saint-Père): 0 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 12 days a year at or above 30 °C and 39 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the MAGNANVILLE weather station, 9 km away at 123 m; the village itself is at 109 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at MAGNANVILLE, 9 km away at 123 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 721 mm of rain a year, spread over 123 days — about 5.9 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LAINVILLE, 4.8 km away at 150 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 — 78246/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 78246/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 78246/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 78246/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 78335
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 78296
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 78246
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kutzenhausen | 67 | 445 km E | 928 | 29.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Chapelle-Rablais | 77 | 106 km SE | 913 | 28.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chauffry | 77 | 107 km E | 994 | 29.7 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 82 % · humidity 79 % |
| Bézu-Saint-Germain | 02 | 121 km E | 991 | 34.9 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dannemois | 91 | 83 km SE | 865 | 35.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pougny | 01 | 449 km SE | 871 | 33.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 31 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dannemois | 91 | 83 km SE | 865 | 35.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Chapelle-Rablais | 77 | 106 km SE | 913 | 28.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chauffry | 77 | 107 km E | 994 | 29.7 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 82 % · humidity 79 % |
| Bézu-Saint-Germain | 02 | 121 km E | 991 | 34.9 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| Kutzenhausen | 67 | 445 km E | 928 | 29.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pougny | 01 | 449 km SE | 871 | 33.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 31 % · 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 Fontenay-Saint-Père'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 Chapelle-Rablais | 77 | 106 km SE | 913 | 28.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Pierre-de-Manneville | 76 | 72 km NW | 881 | 28.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lévignen | 60 | 87 km E | 1,014 | 26.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Beaufort | 59 | 207 km NE | 995 | 28.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pont-Noyelles | 80 | 113 km NE | 826 | 26.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Hargarten-aux-Mines | 57 | 354 km E | 1,073 | 20.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
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