Houdan
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 61.4/100 · confidence: low· Better served than 86 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Houdan (INSEE 78310) is in Yvelines (78), part of CC du Pays Houdanais (CCPH). Population 3,721 (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 2026-10-25 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 61.4/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: low (sources disagree on Butcher (boucherie); sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)).
Better served than 86 % of the 5,977 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 | 0.52 | 25 | 13.03 |
| Social | 0.85 | 20 | 17.08 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.46 | 10 | 4.61 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.78 | 10 | 7.78 |
| Housing mix | 0.93 | 5 | 4.63 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
6 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SARL LA FLUTE DE CHAUD PAIN · CHRIS&CHRIS · FBM METAIS · MAISON BOURGOGNE · BOULANGERIE DE CHARTRES). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE DES ARTS · BOUCHERIE CHAUVEAU). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (CARREFOUR EXPRESS · L'ESCALE BIO). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (FROMAGE & SAVEURS). [4]
21 × Restaurant (LA POULARDE DE HOUDAN · LE CAFE DE LA PAROISSE · LE BOSPHORE · LA COMEDIE). [3,4]
5 × Café / bar (LE RALLYE · LYS BOWL · LE BLOCK A SABLE · LE CELTIQUE). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE ARC EN CIEL). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE STE JEANNE D'ARC). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE FRANCOIS MAURIAC). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (HENRI HOLTZ, MÉDECIN · NASREDDINE DEKKICHE, MÉDECIN · NATHALIE TAVERNIER-BAUDUIN, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (SELAS GRANDE PHARMACIE DE HOUDAN · PHARMACIE DE L'EGLISE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE JEAN FERRAT). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COSEC). [3]
6 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE ILE-DE-FRANCE · CIC HOUDAN · BANQUE POPULAIRE VAL DE FRANCE · SOCIETE GENERALE · BNP PARIBAS). [3]
10 × Hairdresser (LEVEQUE REGINE · LE FOLL SANDRINE · CHRYSALIS COIFFURE · MON UNIV'HAIR). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL HAPY). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Restaurant, 2 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 6 | SARL LA FLUTE DE CHAUD PAIN · CHRIS&CHRIS · FBM METAIS · MAISON BOURGOGNE · BOULANGERIE DE CHARTRES | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | BOUCHERIE DES ARTS · BOUCHERIE CHAUVEAU | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | CARREFOUR EXPRESS · L'ESCALE BIO | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | FROMAGE & SAVEURS | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Restaurant | 21 | LA POULARDE DE HOUDAN · LE CAFE DE LA PAROISSE · LE BOSPHORE · LA COMEDIE | INSEE BPE 21 / INSEE SIRENE 38 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 5 | LE RALLYE · LYS BOWL · LE BLOCK A SABLE · LE CELTIQUE | INSEE SIRENE 5 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE ARC EN CIEL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE STE JEANNE D'ARC | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE FRANCOIS MAURIAC | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | HENRI HOLTZ, MÉDECIN · NASREDDINE DEKKICHE, MÉDECIN · NATHALIE TAVERNIER-BAUDUIN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | SELAS GRANDE PHARMACIE DE HOUDAN · PHARMACIE DE L'EGLISE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE JEAN FERRAT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COSEC | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 6 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE ILE-DE-FRANCE · CIC HOUDAN · BANQUE POPULAIRE VAL DE FRANCE · SOCIETE GENERALE · BNP PARIBAS | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 10 | LEVEQUE REGINE · LE FOLL SANDRINE · CHRYSALIS COIFFURE · MON UNIV'HAIR | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL HAPY | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market: Friday matins rue d'Epernon, à partir de l'arrière de l'église jusqu'au carrefour devant l'école. [5,6]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Trajectory
Population 3,381 (2012) → 3,721 (2023): 10.1 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 2,912 (1990) → 3,721 (2023): 27.8 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,091, of which 3.7 % second homes and 10.2 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Houdan): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Houdan): 0 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
GP (Houdan): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Houdan): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Houdan): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 12 days a year at or above 30 °C and 50 days at or below 0 °C, over 23 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ORGERUS weather station, 10.2 km away at 102 m; the village itself is at 108 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ORGERUS, 10.2 km away at 102 m, over 19 summers. [11]
An average of 552 mm of rain a year, spread over 107 days — about 5.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ORGERUS, 10.2 km away at 102 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Butcher (boucherie)
sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 78310/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.villehoudan.fr/venir-a-houdan/houdan-pratique/— “Le marché de Houdan a lieu tous les vendredis matins et se situe rue d'Epernon, à partir de l'arrière de l'église jusqu'au carrefour devant l'école.”
- DATAtourisme 2023-04— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/ec20a953-499d-3720-8a8a-2ed6970daa75— “Le marché de Houdan a lieu tous les vendredis matins et se situe rue d’Epernon, à partir de l’arrière de l’église jusqu’au carrefour devant l’école.”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 78310/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 78310/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 78310/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 78310
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canet | 34 | 595 km S | 3,619 | 48.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 73 % · humidity 57 % |
| Montastruc-la-Conseillère | 31 | 564 km S | 3,708 | 56 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 41 % · winter 89 % |
| La Chapelle-Heulin | 44 | 283 km SW | 3,467 | 44.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 81 % |
| Jonquières-Saint-Vincent | 30 | 597 km SE | 3,875 | 50.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 62 % · humidity 43 % |
| Cires-lès-Mello | 60 | 77 km NE | 3,978 | 42.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Thuit de l'Oison | 27 | 72 km NW | 3,827 | 40.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 91 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Thuit de l'Oison | 27 | 72 km NW | 3,827 | 40.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 91 % |
| Cires-lès-Mello | 60 | 77 km NE | 3,978 | 42.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Chapelle-Heulin | 44 | 283 km SW | 3,467 | 44.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 81 % |
| Montastruc-la-Conseillère | 31 | 564 km S | 3,708 | 56 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 41 % · winter 89 % |
| Canet | 34 | 595 km S | 3,619 | 48.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 73 % · humidity 57 % |
| Jonquières-Saint-Vincent | 30 | 597 km SE | 3,875 | 50.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 62 % · humidity 43 % |
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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 Houdan'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cires-lès-Mello | 60 | 77 km NE | 3,978 | 42.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Panissières | 42 | 392 km SE | 2,911 | 61.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Forges-les-Eaux | 76 | 92 km N | 3,642 | 56.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montmirail | 51 | 142 km E | 3,535 | 53.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Coye-la-Forêt | 60 | 75 km NE | 3,915 | 47.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Toury | 28 | 70 km S | 2,640 | 57.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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