Vélizy-Villacoublay
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 64.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 54 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Vélizy-Villacoublay (INSEE 78640) is in Yvelines (78), part of CA Versailles Grand Parc (CAVGP). Population 23,011 (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/78640-velizy-villacoublay
Vitality score
Vitality score 64.9/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 54 % of the 1,036 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 | 0.51 | 25 | 12.71 |
| Social | 0.87 | 20 | 17.47 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.68 | 10 | 6.77 |
| Public & culture | 0.26 | 5 | 1.28 |
| Population trend | 0.61 | 10 | 6.1 |
| Housing mix | 0.91 | 5 | 4.53 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
12 × Bakery (boulangerie) (JEFF DE BRUGES MARTIAL · JEFF DE BRUGES - MARTIAL · JLJ BOULANGERIE CORNEAU · BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE DU MAIL · BOUCHERIE DU CENTRE). [3,4]
5 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (CARREFOUR CITY · BIOCOOP VELIZY · LES JARDINS DE VELIZY · GRAND FRAIS). [3,4]
6 × Supermarket (AUCHAN · CARREFOUR MARKET · PRINTEMPS · ACTION · CARREFOUR CITY). [3,4]
87 × Restaurant (RESTAURANT CHINOIS VIETNAMIEN VICTORIA · LA BRIOCHE DOREE · OKINAWA · FVDECONSEIL · LEON). [3,4]
11 × Café / bar (LE SAINT CLAIRE · L'AVIATION · 221B BAKER STREET · THE SIGNATURE BAR). [4]
6 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE EXELMANS · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE MOZART · ECOL MATE HENRI RABOURDIN · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JEAN MERMOZ · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE RENE DORME). [3]
8 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE JEAN MACE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE EXELMANS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE FRONVAL · ECOLE PRIMAIRE F. BUISSON · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE MOZART). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE ST EXUPERY · COLLEGE MARYSE BASTIE). [3]
14 × GP (médecin généraliste) (BENEDICTE MARTIN, MÉDECIN · JEAN-PIERRE CORDEL, MÉDECIN · CHRISTOPHE BERSON, MÉDECIN · CLAIRE MAGNE, MÉDECIN · CAMILLE GRANDGEORGE SERRALTA, MÉDECIN). [3]
6 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DELANE DUPRIET · PHARMACIE DE LA MAIRIE · LA PHARMACIE DU CENTRE · GRANDE PHARMACIE DU MAIL · PHARMACIE MOZART). [3,4]
4 × Post office / agence postale (VELIZY INTERMARCHE RP · VELIZY VILLACOUBLAY AP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE VÉLIZY-VILLACOUBLAY). [3]
1 × Cinema (UGC CINE CITE VELIZY). [3]
8 × Gym / sports hall (CENTRE MAURICE RAVEL · THALES · GYMNASE DES CRS · CENTRE ALBERT RICHET · CENTRE SPORTIF MOZART). [3]
8 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE ILE-DE-FRANCE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL VELIZY VILLACOUBLAY · BANQUE POPULAIRE VAL DE FRANCE · SOCIETE GENERALE · BNP PARIBAS). [3]
15 × Hairdresser (FRANCK PROVOST · SOREFICO · THE BARBER COMPANY · COPRI'ANN). [3,4]
4 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
5 × Hotel (MERCURE PARIS-VELIZY · IBIS STYLES PARIS VELIZY · HOTEL PARIS VELIZY · HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS VELIZY · B&B HOTELS). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 17 × Restaurant, 2 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 12 | JEFF DE BRUGES MARTIAL · JEFF DE BRUGES - MARTIAL · JLJ BOULANGERIE CORNEAU · BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 15 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | BOUCHERIE DU MAIL · BOUCHERIE DU CENTRE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 5 | CARREFOUR CITY · BIOCOOP VELIZY · LES JARDINS DE VELIZY · GRAND FRAIS | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 6 | AUCHAN · CARREFOUR MARKET · PRINTEMPS · ACTION · CARREFOUR CITY | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 87 | RESTAURANT CHINOIS VIETNAMIEN VICTORIA · LA BRIOCHE DOREE · OKINAWA · FVDECONSEIL · LEON | INSEE BPE 87 / INSEE SIRENE 141 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 11 | LE SAINT CLAIRE · L'AVIATION · 221B BAKER STREET · THE SIGNATURE BAR | INSEE SIRENE 11 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 6 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE EXELMANS · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE MOZART · ECOL MATE HENRI RABOURDIN · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JEAN MERMOZ · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE RENE DORME | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 8 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE JEAN MACE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE EXELMANS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE FRONVAL · ECOLE PRIMAIRE F. BUISSON · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE MOZART | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE ST EXUPERY · COLLEGE MARYSE BASTIE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 14 | BENEDICTE MARTIN, MÉDECIN · JEAN-PIERRE CORDEL, MÉDECIN · CHRISTOPHE BERSON, MÉDECIN · CLAIRE MAGNE, MÉDECIN · CAMILLE GRANDGEORGE SERRALTA, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 14 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 6 | PHARMACIE DELANE DUPRIET · PHARMACIE DE LA MAIRIE · LA PHARMACIE DU CENTRE · GRANDE PHARMACIE DU MAIL · PHARMACIE MOZART | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 4 | VELIZY INTERMARCHE RP · VELIZY VILLACOUBLAY AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE VÉLIZY-VILLACOUBLAY | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | UGC CINE CITE VELIZY | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 8 | CENTRE MAURICE RAVEL · THALES · GYMNASE DES CRS · CENTRE ALBERT RICHET · CENTRE SPORTIF MOZART | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 8 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE ILE-DE-FRANCE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL VELIZY VILLACOUBLAY · BANQUE POPULAIRE VAL DE FRANCE · SOCIETE GENERALE · BNP PARIBAS | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 15 | FRANCK PROVOST · SOREFICO · THE BARBER COMPANY · COPRI'ANN | INSEE BPE 15 / INSEE SIRENE 21 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 4 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 5 | MERCURE PARIS-VELIZY · IBIS STYLES PARIS VELIZY · HOTEL PARIS VELIZY · HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS VELIZY · B&B HOTELS | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Wednesday, Saturday 8h00 à 13h30 (Mail and Mozart), 15h à 20h (Louvois) Avenue du Général de Gaulle, Avenue de Savoie, Place Louvois. [5]
Trajectory
Population 21,104 (2012) → 23,011 (2023): 9 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 20,725 (1990) → 23,011 (2023): 11 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 12,135, of which 4.7 % second homes and 8.1 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Vélizy-Villacoublay): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Vélizy-Villacoublay): 0.4 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Vélizy-Villacoublay): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Vélizy-Villacoublay): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Vélizy-Villacoublay): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 9 days a year at or above 30 °C and 34 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the VILLACOUBLAY weather station, 1.5 km away at 174 m; the village itself is at 179 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at VILLACOUBLAY, 1.5 km away at 174 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 664 mm of rain a year, spread over 113 days — about 5.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at VILLACOUBLAY, 1.5 km away at 174 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 78640/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.velizy-villacoublay.fr/page/les-marches-forains— “Les mercredis et samedis de 8h00 à 13h30”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 78640/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 78640/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 78640/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 78640
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Louis | 68 | 420 km E | 22,805 | 67 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 53 % · humidity 100 % |
| Maisons-Laffitte | 78 | 19 km N | 23,093 | 64.4 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tassin-la-Demi-Lune | 69 | 389 km SE | 23,200 | 66.7 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 15 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sèvres | 92 | 4.9 km N | 22,303 | 62.1 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gif-sur-Yvette | 91 | 9.9 km SW | 22,544 | 62.9 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Torcy | 77 | 35 km E | 22,810 | 60.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sèvres | 92 | 4.9 km N | 22,303 | 62.1 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gif-sur-Yvette | 91 | 9.9 km SW | 22,544 | 62.9 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Maisons-Laffitte | 78 | 19 km N | 23,093 | 64.4 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Torcy | 77 | 35 km E | 22,810 | 60.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tassin-la-Demi-Lune | 69 | 389 km SE | 23,200 | 66.7 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 15 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Louis | 68 | 420 km E | 22,805 | 67 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 53 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Vélizy-Villacoublay'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torcy | 77 | 35 km E | 22,810 | 60.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Madeleine | 59 | 218 km N | 21,790 | 63.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Loos | 59 | 212 km N | 22,567 | 65.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Neuilly-Plaisance | 93 | 25 km E | 21,941 | 66.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montigny-lès-Cormeilles | 95 | 23 km N | 22,457 | 61.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Longjumeau | 91 | 13 km SE | 21,996 | 64.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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