Montesson
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 50.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 13 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Montesson (INSEE 78418) is in Yvelines (78), part of CA Saint Germain Boucles de Seine. Population 14,549 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/78418-montesson
Vitality score
Vitality score 50.2/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 13 % of the 1,682 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 | 0.34 | 25 | 8.4 |
| Social | 0.6 | 20 | 12 |
| Education | 0.46 | 10 | 4.65 |
| Health | 0.51 | 10 | 5.13 |
| Public & culture | 0.17 | 5 | 0.85 |
| Population trend | 0.68 | 10 | 6.77 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.9 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (JEFF DE BRUGES -MARTIAL · BOULANGERIE LONARDO · AU POMPADOUR · LA FABRIQUE A PAIN). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (BIO ARTISANAL PARIS · BOUCHERIE DE L'AVENIR). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (BIOCOOP LA CHOUETTE · SUPERETTE DU SOIR). [3,4]
4 × Supermarket (LIDL · CARREFOUR · SOCIETE DISTRIBUTION ALIMENTAIRE SODIAC · CARREFOUR MARKET). [3,4]
31 × Restaurant (BUFFALO GRILL · LA BRIOCHE DOREE · D'ICI OU D'ASIE · SHVE · ADDUP). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (LE NARVAL · LE COCON). [4]
3 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOL MATE MARIE LAURENCIN · ECOL MATE PAUL PAINLEVE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE VICTOR HUGO). [3]
5 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE FERDINAND BUISSON · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PAUL ELUARD · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LOUIS PERGAUD · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN MOULIN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE STE ANNE). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE PABLO PICASSO · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINTE-ANNE). [3]
10 × GP (médecin généraliste) (THIERRY SEAILLES, MÉDECIN · MARTINE HERAULT LAUNE, MÉDECIN · FREDERIC BONFILS, MÉDECIN · PATRICK RUPIED, MÉDECIN · GOKTUG YUCEL, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE RICATTI · PHARMACIE DU CENTRE COMMERCIAL DE MONTESSON · SELARL PHARMACIE PRINCIPALE). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (MONTESSON CARREFOUR RP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE DE MONTESSON LOUIS ARAGON). [3]
4 × Gym / sports hall (COSEC · GYMNASE FERDINAND BUISSON · STADE ET GYMNASE LES MERLETTES · COLLEGE SAINTE ANNE). [3]
3 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE ILE-DE-FRANCE · BNP PARIBAS · CREDIT LYONNAIS). [3]
15 × Hairdresser (SARL STYL'78 · FRANCK PROVOST SALONS · PHELY SUN VISAGISTE · VALERY LACROIX COIFFURE). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL CAMPANILE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 5 × Restaurant, 2 × Pharmacy, 1 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | JEFF DE BRUGES -MARTIAL · BOULANGERIE LONARDO · AU POMPADOUR · LA FABRIQUE A PAIN | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | BIO ARTISANAL PARIS · BOUCHERIE DE L'AVENIR | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | BIOCOOP LA CHOUETTE · SUPERETTE DU SOIR | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 4 | LIDL · CARREFOUR · SOCIETE DISTRIBUTION ALIMENTAIRE SODIAC · CARREFOUR MARKET | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 31 | BUFFALO GRILL · LA BRIOCHE DOREE · D'ICI OU D'ASIE · SHVE · ADDUP | INSEE BPE 31 / INSEE SIRENE 45 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | LE NARVAL · LE COCON | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 3 | ECOL MATE MARIE LAURENCIN · ECOL MATE PAUL PAINLEVE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE VICTOR HUGO | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 5 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE FERDINAND BUISSON · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PAUL ELUARD · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LOUIS PERGAUD · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN MOULIN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE STE ANNE | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE PABLO PICASSO · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINTE-ANNE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 10 | THIERRY SEAILLES, MÉDECIN · MARTINE HERAULT LAUNE, MÉDECIN · FREDERIC BONFILS, MÉDECIN · PATRICK RUPIED, MÉDECIN · GOKTUG YUCEL, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 10 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | PHARMACIE RICATTI · PHARMACIE DU CENTRE COMMERCIAL DE MONTESSON · SELARL PHARMACIE PRINCIPALE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | MONTESSON CARREFOUR RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE DE MONTESSON LOUIS ARAGON | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 4 | COSEC · GYMNASE FERDINAND BUISSON · STADE ET GYMNASE LES MERLETTES · COLLEGE SAINTE ANNE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 3 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE ILE-DE-FRANCE · BNP PARIBAS · CREDIT LYONNAIS | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 15 | SARL STYL'78 · FRANCK PROVOST SALONS · PHELY SUN VISAGISTE · VALERY LACROIX COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 15 / INSEE SIRENE 19 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL CAMPANILE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market: Sunday 8h00 à 13h00 Place Paul Demange. [5,6]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Trajectory
Population 15,280 (2012) → 14,549 (2023): -4.8 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 12,365 (1990) → 14,549 (2023): 17.7 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 6,465, of which 1 % second homes and 6.2 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Montesson): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Montesson): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [10]
GP (Montesson): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Montesson): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Montesson): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). [10]
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. [11]
Measured at the ACHERES weather station, 8.5 km away at 31 m; the village itself is at 41 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ACHERES, 8.5 km away at 31 m, over 27 summers. [11]
An average of 663 mm of rain a year, spread over 117 days — about 5.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LE PECQ, 3.4 km away at 27 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 — 78418/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.montesson.fr/index.php/Le-March%C3%A9?idpage=677&afficheMenuContextuel=true— “Le marché de Montesson se tient tous les dimanches de 8h00 à 13h00 sur la Place Paul Demange.”
- DATAtourisme 2024-01— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/52bf08a4-645b-33e4-b39d-178994c5fd58— “Le marché de Montesson vous accueille tous les dimanches !”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 78418/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 78418/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 78418/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 78418
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billère | 64 | 654 km S | 14,384 | 54.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 58 % · humidity 14 % |
| Valenton | 94 | 30 km SE | 14,406 | 54.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Raincy | 93 | 27 km E | 14,735 | 62.3 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chenôve | 21 | 278 km SE | 14,244 | 55.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Illzach | 68 | 404 km E | 14,923 | 54.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Arnouville | 95 | 22 km NE | 15,023 | 70.1 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnouville | 95 | 22 km NE | 15,023 | 70.1 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Raincy | 93 | 27 km E | 14,735 | 62.3 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Valenton | 94 | 30 km SE | 14,406 | 54.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chenôve | 21 | 278 km SE | 14,244 | 55.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Illzach | 68 | 404 km E | 14,923 | 54.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Billère | 64 | 654 km S | 14,384 | 54.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 58 % · humidity 14 % |
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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 Montesson'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montataire | 60 | 44 km NE | 14,257 | 60.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Laxou | 54 | 294 km E | 14,771 | 54.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Andrésy | 78 | 11 km NW | 13,834 | 48.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fleury-Mérogis | 91 | 35 km SE | 13,721 | 44.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Vésinet | 78 | 1.9 km SW | 15,554 | 62.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lucé | 28 | 73 km SW | 15,921 | 53.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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