Limay
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 61/100 · confidence: low· Better served than 44 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Limay (INSEE 78335) is in Yvelines (78), part of CU Grand Paris Seine et Oise. Population 17,885 (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 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/78335-limay
Vitality score
Vitality score 61/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: low (sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette); sources disagree on Pharmacy).
Better served than 44 % of the 1,348 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 | 0.45 | 25 | 11.34 |
| Social | 0.75 | 20 | 15.09 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.45 | 10 | 4.48 |
| Public & culture | 0.12 | 5 | 0.59 |
| Population trend | 0.91 | 10 | 9.13 |
| Housing mix | 0.99 | 5 | 4.94 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
9 × Bakery (boulangerie) (L EPI D OR · BOULANGERIE LOUISE · YOGANATHAN MAKINTHA · UN VRAI DELICE · LES 3 MINES). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE DAVID). [3,4]
5 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (FRANPRIX · OULAYA · SUPERETTE DE LA GARE · LIMAY MARKET · O'BOUCHER PRIMEUR). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR · 3A MARKET). [3,4]
32 × Restaurant (VILLA ROMANA · SIVE I · A LA MARMITE · DIVAN SOLEIL · PIZZA AMERICA). [3,4]
6 × Café / bar (CAFE DE L'AVENIR · PRESTATION DE SERVICE , MACHINE DE DISTRIBUTION DE · TABAC LE PONT DE LIMAY · BRASSERIE DE LA GARE). [4]
6 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOL MATE FERDINAND BUISSON · EC MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE PAULINE KERGOMARD · ECOL MATE MONTESSORI · ECOL MATE JEAN MACE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUB LE BOIS AUX MOINES). [3]
8 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE FERDINAND BUISSON · ECOLE PRIMAIRE JULES FERRY · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN MACE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN ZAY · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LE BOIS AUX MOINES). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE ALBERT THIERRY · COLLEGE GALILEE). [3]
7 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JEAN-MARIE BRIET, MÉDECIN · CHRISTIAN DOZOLME, MÉDECIN · CHRISTINE RIBAT-MARCHAND, MÉDECIN · OLIVIER NARDON, MÉDECIN · CAROLINE DELTENRE, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE CLEMENCEAU · CENTRE COMMERCIAL CARREFOUR · PHARMACIE DU CENTRE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
3 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF GUY MOQUET · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DES FOSSES ROUGES · COMPLEXE SPORTIF AUGUSTE DELAUNE). [3]
3 × Bank (CAISSE D EPARGNE ILE DE FRANCE · CIC LIMAY · CREDIT LYONNAIS). [3]
14 × Hairdresser (M.C.E · R S H · ERIKEL). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (CONFOTEL LIMAY). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Supermarket, 5 × Restaurant, 2 × Pharmacy, 1 × Bank, 5 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 9 | L EPI D OR · BOULANGERIE LOUISE · YOGANATHAN MAKINTHA · UN VRAI DELICE · LES 3 MINES | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | BOUCHERIE DAVID | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 5 | FRANPRIX · OULAYA · SUPERETTE DE LA GARE · LIMAY MARKET · O'BOUCHER PRIMEUR | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | CARREFOUR · 3A MARKET | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 32 | VILLA ROMANA · SIVE I · A LA MARMITE · DIVAN SOLEIL · PIZZA AMERICA | INSEE BPE 32 / INSEE SIRENE 62 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 6 | CAFE DE L'AVENIR · PRESTATION DE SERVICE , MACHINE DE DISTRIBUTION DE · TABAC LE PONT DE LIMAY · BRASSERIE DE LA GARE | INSEE SIRENE 6 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 6 | ECOL MATE FERDINAND BUISSON · EC MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE PAULINE KERGOMARD · ECOL MATE MONTESSORI · ECOL MATE JEAN MACE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUB LE BOIS AUX MOINES | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 8 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE FERDINAND BUISSON · ECOLE PRIMAIRE JULES FERRY · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN MACE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN ZAY · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LE BOIS AUX MOINES | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE ALBERT THIERRY · COLLEGE GALILEE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 7 | JEAN-MARIE BRIET, MÉDECIN · CHRISTIAN DOZOLME, MÉDECIN · CHRISTINE RIBAT-MARCHAND, MÉDECIN · OLIVIER NARDON, MÉDECIN · CAROLINE DELTENRE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | PHARMACIE CLEMENCEAU · CENTRE COMMERCIAL CARREFOUR · PHARMACIE DU CENTRE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [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 | MEDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 3 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF GUY MOQUET · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DES FOSSES ROUGES · COMPLEXE SPORTIF AUGUSTE DELAUNE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 3 | CAISSE D EPARGNE ILE DE FRANCE · CIC LIMAY · CREDIT LYONNAIS | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 14 | M.C.E · R S H · ERIKEL | INSEE BPE 14 / INSEE SIRENE 18 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | CONFOTEL LIMAY | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [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 16,128 (2012) → 17,885 (2023): 10.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 12,660 (1990) → 17,885 (2023): 41.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 7,146, of which 0.6 % second homes and 6.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Limay): 0.4 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Limay): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Limay): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Limay): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Limay): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 32 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the MAGNANVILLE weather station, 5.5 km away at 123 m; the village itself is at 28 m. [9]
The village sits 95 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.71 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at MAGNANVILLE, 5.5 km away at 123 m, over 30 summers. [9]
That station sits 95 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 647 mm of rain a year, spread over 116 days — about 5.6 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at MAGNANVILLE, 5.5 km away at 123 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)
sources disagree on Pharmacy
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 78335/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 78335/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 78335/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 78335/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 78335
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osny | 95 | 25 km E | 17,954 | 61.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Jouy-le-Moutier | 95 | 23 km E | 17,854 | 45.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bonneuil-sur-Marne | 94 | 60 km SE | 18,270 | 62.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Soisy-sous-Montmorency | 95 | 41 km E | 18,008 | 61.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Floirac | 33 | 494 km S | 18,300 | 51.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 81 % · humidity 64 % |
| Garches | 92 | 37 km SE | 17,743 | 47.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jouy-le-Moutier | 95 | 23 km E | 17,854 | 45.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Osny | 95 | 25 km E | 17,954 | 61.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Garches | 92 | 37 km SE | 17,743 | 47.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Soisy-sous-Montmorency | 95 | 41 km E | 18,008 | 61.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bonneuil-sur-Marne | 94 | 60 km SE | 18,270 | 62.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Floirac | 33 | 494 km S | 18,300 | 51.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 81 % · 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 Limay'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osny | 95 | 25 km E | 17,954 | 61.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Jouy-le-Moutier | 95 | 23 km E | 17,854 | 45.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bonneuil-sur-Marne | 94 | 60 km SE | 18,270 | 62.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Soisy-sous-Montmorency | 95 | 41 km E | 18,008 | 61.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Garches | 92 | 37 km SE | 17,743 | 47.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Avion | 62 | 177 km NE | 17,435 | 58.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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