Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 46.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 25 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines (INSEE 78537) is in Yvelines (78), part of CA Rambouillet Territoires. Population 5,875 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [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/78537-saint-arnoult-en-yvelines
Vitality score
Vitality score 46.2/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 25 % of the 4,023 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 | 0.31 | 25 | 7.68 |
| Social | 0.58 | 20 | 11.57 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.51 | 10 | 5.13 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.51 | 10 | 5.11 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.75 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SAVEURS GOURMANDES · L'AUTRE BOULANGERIE... · LA BOULANGE D'ELISE ET ALEX). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (AUCHAN SUPERMARCHE · SUPER U). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (LE CELLIER A FROMAGES). [4]
11 × Restaurant (MDM · C.B.M · BRICOT MARIE FRANCOISE · EREN BABA). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE FLASH). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOL MATE GUHERMONT · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JEU DE PAUME). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE CAMESCASSE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE GUHERMONT). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE GEORGES BRASSENS). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ANNE-MARIE BLAVAT, MÉDECIN · FREDERIC LACHAUSSEE, MÉDECIN · SYLVAIN IMBS, MÉDECIN · CLAUDE JOBERT-RUFF, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA MARTINIERE · PHARMACIE SIMONOFF). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE LES YEUX D'ELSA SAINT-ARNOULT-EN-YVELINES). [3]
1 × Cinema (LE CRATERE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
4 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE ILE-DE-FRANCE · CIC SAINT ARNOULT EN YVELINES · SOCIETE GENERALE · BNP PARIBAS). [3]
10 × Hairdresser (L HAIR NOUVELLE · ATELIER SAINT-ARNOULT · NIKOLIC DANIELA · CHRISTINE COIFF). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (LA PLAGE AUX CHAMPS). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | SAVEURS GOURMANDES · L'AUTRE BOULANGERIE... · LA BOULANGE D'ELISE ET ALEX | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Supermarket | 2 | AUCHAN SUPERMARCHE · SUPER U | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | LE CELLIER A FROMAGES | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 11 | MDM · C.B.M · BRICOT MARIE FRANCOISE · EREN BABA | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 18 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE FLASH | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOL MATE GUHERMONT · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JEU DE PAUME | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE CAMESCASSE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE GUHERMONT | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE GEORGES BRASSENS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | ANNE-MARIE BLAVAT, MÉDECIN · FREDERIC LACHAUSSEE, MÉDECIN · SYLVAIN IMBS, MÉDECIN · CLAUDE JOBERT-RUFF, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE DE LA MARTINIERE · PHARMACIE SIMONOFF | 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 MUNICIPALE LES YEUX D'ELSA SAINT-ARNOULT-EN-YVELINES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LE CRATERE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 4 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE ILE-DE-FRANCE · CIC SAINT ARNOULT EN YVELINES · SOCIETE GENERALE · BNP PARIBAS | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 10 | L HAIR NOUVELLE · ATELIER SAINT-ARNOULT · NIKOLIC DANIELA · CHRISTINE COIFF | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | LA PLAGE AUX CHAMPS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 6,128 (2012) → 5,875 (2023): -4.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 5,811 (1990) → 5,875 (2023): 1.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,831, of which 2.5 % second homes and 7.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines): 0.4 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines): 0 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 55 days at or below 0 °C, over 15 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the SAINT-ARNOULT weather station, 0.7 km away at 138 m; the village itself is at 115 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at ORCEMONT, 10.8 km away at 164 m, over 11 summers. [9]
An average of 684 mm of rain a year, spread over 117 days — about 5.8 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at SAINT-ARNOULT, 0.7 km away at 138 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
What property sold for
325 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 322,700 € — 2,903 € per m² of built surface. [10]
87 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 161,000 € — 2,894 € per m². [10]
The median across Yvelines is 3,657 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [10]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 78537/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 78537/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 78537/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 78537/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 78537
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierrefeu-du-Var | 83 | 677 km SE | 6,084 | 56.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 80 % · humidity 79 % |
| Villers-le-Lac | 25 | 391 km SE | 5,292 | 55.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 74 % · winter 9 % |
| Véretz | 37 | 159 km SW | 4,644 | 40.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Herrlisheim | 67 | 438 km E | 4,694 | 45.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 88 % · humidity 79 % |
| Clarensac | 30 | 556 km S | 4,386 | 44.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 66 % · humidity 57 % |
| Roye | 80 | 140 km NE | 5,833 | 65.9 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roye | 80 | 140 km NE | 5,833 | 65.9 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Véretz | 37 | 159 km SW | 4,644 | 40.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villers-le-Lac | 25 | 391 km SE | 5,292 | 55.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 74 % · winter 9 % |
| Herrlisheim | 67 | 438 km E | 4,694 | 45.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 88 % · humidity 79 % |
| Clarensac | 30 | 556 km S | 4,386 | 44.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 66 % · humidity 57 % |
| Pierrefeu-du-Var | 83 | 677 km SE | 6,084 | 56.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 80 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fismes | 51 | 151 km NE | 5,850 | 59.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Jœuf | 54 | 306 km E | 6,392 | 53.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montchanin | 71 | 277 km SE | 4,976 | 48.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Blainville-sur-l'Eau | 54 | 328 km E | 3,893 | 44.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bogny-sur-Meuse | 08 | 250 km NE | 4,889 | 48.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fontenay-Trésigny | 77 | 70 km E | 5,994 | 62.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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