Houilles
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 77.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 75 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Houilles (INSEE 78311) is in Yvelines (78), part of CA Saint Germain Boucles de Seine. Population 33,983 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Grands centres urbains (level 1). [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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/78311-houilles
Vitality score
Vitality score 77.7/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 75 % of the 673 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 | 0.85 | 25 | 21.34 |
| Social | 0.98 | 20 | 19.6 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.67 | 10 | 6.65 |
| Public & culture | 0.17 | 5 | 0.85 |
| Population trend | 0.65 | 10 | 6.46 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.84 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
19 × Bakery (boulangerie) (PEROT · ART DECO SUC · PAUSE DOUCEUR · AUX PLAISIRS SUCRES · B. G). [3,4]
11 × Butcher (boucherie) (EL HACHIMI SOUAAD · BOUCHERIE TIAGO · AUX FINS GOURMETS · BOUCHERIE DU CENTRE · BOUCHERIE EL BARAKA). [3,4]
19 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (FRANPRIX · ATLAS MARKET · L'EPICERIE DE LA GARE · ALIMENTATION GENERALE BATTI LARBI · LE MONDE EXOTIQUE). [3,4]
6 × Supermarket (AUCHAN SUPERMARCHE · GIFLONY · HOUDIS · SMJ DISTRIBUTION · KM PRESTIGES). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (FROMAGERIE LALLIAS). [4]
1 × Fishmonger (POISSONNERIE LA MERE LOUISE). [3,4]
54 × Restaurant (PIZZA PHONE PIZZA CONCEPT · SNACK GARE BAR RESTAURANT · LE VILLAGE · LA PALMERAIE). [3,4]
26 × Café / bar (LA RENAISSANTE · LE BAR BLANC · N.R.M.S. · LE MAXIMILIEN · TABAC DE LA MAIRIE). [4]
8 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE FERDINAND BUISSON · ECOL MATE S ALLENDE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQ LUCIEN WATERLOT · ECOLE MATERNELLE VICTOR SCHOELCHER · ECOLE MATERNELLE DETRAVES). [3]
8 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PAUL BREJEAT · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE FERDINAND BUISSON · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE MAURICE VELTER · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JULES GUESDE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE GUILLAUME ET JEAN DETRAVES). [3]
3 × Collège (COLLEGE GUY DE MAUPASSANT · COLLEGE LAMARTINE · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINTE THERESE). [3]
13 × GP (médecin généraliste) (STEPHANIE VERRECCHIA, MÉDECIN · BRIGITTE DERENNE, MÉDECIN · ROSELINE LATAPIE, MÉDECIN · FRANCK GONNET, MÉDECIN · REGIS SEREY, MÉDECIN). [3]
6 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DES FERMETTES · PHARMACIE DURAES · SELARL PHARMACIE DES BLANCHES · SELARL PHARMACIE LALAM · PHARMACIE DE LA GARE). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (HOUILLES GARE ATLAS MARKET RP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE HOUILLES JULES VERNE). [3]
4 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE JEAN BOUIN · GYMNASE JEAN GUIMIER · GYMNASE FRANCO BRONDANI · GYMNASE MICHELINE OSTERMEYER). [3]
12 × Bank (CCF HOUILLES · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE ILE-DE-FRANCE · BANQUE BCP · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE HOUILLES - HOTEL DE VILLE · HOUILLES). [3]
31 × Hairdresser (LYDIA COIFFURE A DOMICILE · SARL HOUILLES'COIFF · STUDIO MODE · MARIE C). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 18 × Restaurant, 2 × Pharmacy, 6 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 19 | PEROT · ART DECO SUC · PAUSE DOUCEUR · AUX PLAISIRS SUCRES · B. G | INSEE BPE 19 / INSEE SIRENE 23 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 11 | EL HACHIMI SOUAAD · BOUCHERIE TIAGO · AUX FINS GOURMETS · BOUCHERIE DU CENTRE · BOUCHERIE EL BARAKA | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 19 | FRANPRIX · ATLAS MARKET · L'EPICERIE DE LA GARE · ALIMENTATION GENERALE BATTI LARBI · LE MONDE EXOTIQUE | INSEE BPE 19 / INSEE SIRENE 36 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 6 | AUCHAN SUPERMARCHE · GIFLONY · HOUDIS · SMJ DISTRIBUTION · KM PRESTIGES | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | FROMAGERIE LALLIAS | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 1 | POISSONNERIE LA MERE LOUISE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 54 | PIZZA PHONE PIZZA CONCEPT · SNACK GARE BAR RESTAURANT · LE VILLAGE · LA PALMERAIE | INSEE BPE 54 / INSEE SIRENE 98 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 26 | LA RENAISSANTE · LE BAR BLANC · N.R.M.S. · LE MAXIMILIEN · TABAC DE LA MAIRIE | INSEE SIRENE 26 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 8 | ECOLE MATERNELLE FERDINAND BUISSON · ECOL MATE S ALLENDE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQ LUCIEN WATERLOT · ECOLE MATERNELLE VICTOR SCHOELCHER · ECOLE MATERNELLE DETRAVES | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 8 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PAUL BREJEAT · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE FERDINAND BUISSON · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE MAURICE VELTER · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JULES GUESDE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE GUILLAUME ET JEAN DETRAVES | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Collège | 3 | COLLEGE GUY DE MAUPASSANT · COLLEGE LAMARTINE · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINTE THERESE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 13 | STEPHANIE VERRECCHIA, MÉDECIN · BRIGITTE DERENNE, MÉDECIN · ROSELINE LATAPIE, MÉDECIN · FRANCK GONNET, MÉDECIN · REGIS SEREY, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 13 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 6 | PHARMACIE DES FERMETTES · PHARMACIE DURAES · SELARL PHARMACIE DES BLANCHES · SELARL PHARMACIE LALAM · PHARMACIE DE LA GARE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | HOUILLES GARE ATLAS MARKET RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE HOUILLES JULES VERNE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 4 | GYMNASE JEAN BOUIN · GYMNASE JEAN GUIMIER · GYMNASE FRANCO BRONDANI · GYMNASE MICHELINE OSTERMEYER | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 12 | CCF HOUILLES · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE ILE-DE-FRANCE · BANQUE BCP · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE HOUILLES - HOTEL DE VILLE · HOUILLES | INSEE BPE 12 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 31 | LYDIA COIFFURE A DOMICILE · SARL HOUILLES'COIFF · STUDIO MODE · MARIE C | INSEE BPE 31 / INSEE SIRENE 42 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 5 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 32,399 (2012) → 33,983 (2023): 4.9 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 29,650 (1990) → 33,983 (2023): 14.6 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 15,703, of which 1.6 % second homes and 5.4 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Houilles): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Houilles): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Houilles): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Houilles): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Houilles): 0 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 53 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ACHERES weather station, 8 km away at 31 m; the village itself is at 31 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ACHERES, 8 km away at 31 m, over 27 summers. [10]
An average of 663 mm of rain a year, spread over 117 days — about 5.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LE PECQ, 6.5 km away at 27 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 78311/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2024-01— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/9619b983-98f2-3cd0-a523-ee9991f66038— “Marché Halle couverte”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 78311/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 78311/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 78311/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 78311
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schiltigheim | 67 | 409 km E | 34,708 | 73.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Trappes | 78 | 21 km SW | 34,689 | 74.9 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Thiais | 94 | 23 km SE | 32,918 | 67.3 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 65 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villiers-sur-Marne | 94 | 28 km E | 33,162 | 72.1 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lens | 62 | 174 km N | 32,920 | 78 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Médard-en-Jalles | 33 | 499 km SW | 32,910 | 73.2 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 59 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trappes | 78 | 21 km SW | 34,689 | 74.9 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Thiais | 94 | 23 km SE | 32,918 | 67.3 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 65 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villiers-sur-Marne | 94 | 28 km E | 33,162 | 72.1 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lens | 62 | 174 km N | 32,920 | 78 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Schiltigheim | 67 | 409 km E | 34,708 | 73.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Médard-en-Jalles | 33 | 499 km SW | 32,910 | 73.2 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 59 % · humidity 64 % |
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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 Houilles'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schiltigheim | 67 | 409 km E | 34,708 | 73.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois | 91 | 33 km S | 35,438 | 77.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Herblay-sur-Seine | 95 | 7.6 km N | 31,779 | 72.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Creil | 60 | 43 km NE | 36,301 | 84.2 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Conflans-Sainte-Honorine | 78 | 10 km NW | 36,958 | 77.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chatou | 78 | 4.3 km SW | 30,598 | 65.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
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