Versailles
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Well served 89.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 80 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Versailles (INSEE 78646) is in Yvelines (78), part of CA Versailles Grand Parc (CAVGP). Population 84,095 (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/78646-versailles
Vitality score
Vitality score 89.6/100 — Well served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 80 % of the 233 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 | 0.98 | 25 | 24.42 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 19.99 |
| Education | 0.98 | 10 | 9.76 |
| Health | 0.96 | 10 | 9.64 |
| Public & culture | 0.65 | 5 | 3.27 |
| Population trend | 0.46 | 10 | 4.57 |
| Housing mix | 0.9 | 5 | 4.52 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
49 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE LAC JOYEUX · SOCIETE BIGOT · MAISON BIGOT · J.C.GAULUPEAU PATISSIER · LE BOULANGER DE SAINT-LOUIS). [3,4]
22 × Butcher (boucherie) (MARC IACONELLI SARL · BOUCHERIE ECONOMIQUE · LES DELICES DU PALAIS · LA BOUCHERIE DU CANTAL). [3,4]
45 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SARL SATDIS · LES ARTISANS DU MONDE · TERROIR TRADITION TRANSFORMATION · LE JARDIN DES HALLES). [3,4]
15 × Supermarket (SOCIETE ALIMENTAIRE VERSAILLES YVELINES · REINE 45 · CARREFOUR MARKET · ALDI MARCHE · CARREFOUR EXPRESS). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (FROMAGERIE ROYALE). [4]
2 × Fishmonger (SARL BELLUGEON · AU POISSON BLEU). [3,4]
305 × Restaurant (CHEZ PEDRO CAFE REST LE METEOR · SODEXO SPORTS ET LOISIRS · VIA VENETTO · TABAC DE LA GRILLE). [3,4]
57 × Café / bar (SLURP · CAFE DE LA POSTE · CHEZ LAZARE · LE SQUARE · MOELLEUX CAFE). [4]
15 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOL MATE HONORE DE BALZAC · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LES DAUPHINS · ECOLE MATERNELLE COMTESSE DE SEGUR · ECOLE MATERNELLE DUNOYER DE SEGONZAC · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LES LUTINS). [3]
30 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE WE LOVE MOMES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE BIENHEUREUX CHARLES DE FOUCAULD · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LA MARTINIERE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE COLONEL DE BANGE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PETITS BOIS-ALBERT THIERRY). [3]
10 × Collège (COLLEGE PIERRE DE NOLHAC · COLLEGE RAYMOND POINCARE · COLLEGE HOCHE · COLLEGE JEAN PHILIPPE RAMEAU · COLLEGE CLAGNY). [3]
81 × GP (médecin généraliste) (DOMINIQUE FRUCHAUD, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE DE KUYPER, MÉDECIN · ARNOLD AVIT, MÉDECIN · RAPHAEL AMAR, MÉDECIN · CHARLÈNE GIUILI-MAMOU, MÉDECIN). [3]
21 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE KUOCH KOK · PHARMACIE CLUZEL · SELARL PHARMACIE DE LA PLACE HOCHE · PHARMACIE MARTIN GERBAULT · PHARMACIE THOUVENIN). [3,4]
8 × Post office / agence postale (VERSAILLES SATORY FRANPRIX RP · VERSAILLES GLATIGNY PORTE VERTE RP · LA POSTE). [3]
9 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE L'HEURE JOYEUSE · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE L'UNIVERSITÉ OUVERTE · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE PETITS-BOIS · BIBLIOTHÈQUE VAUBAN · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DES PRÉS-AUX-BOIS). [3]
2 × Cinema (UGC CYRANO). [3]
20 × Gym / sports hall (5EME REGIMENT DE GENIE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF MONTBAURON · GYMNASE RICHARD MIQUE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE GENDARMERIE · GYMNASE DE LA SOURCE). [3]
39 × Bank (CAIXA GERAL DE DEPOSITOS · CCF VERSAILLES · MILLEIS BANQUE · CREDIT COOPERATIF · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE ILE-DE-FRANCE). [3]
76 × Hairdresser (HOCHE COIFFURE · C COMME AUTREFOIS · ALCO · JEAN LOUIS DAVID). [3,4]
7 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
14 × Hotel (HOTEL DES ROYS · HOTEL DU BERRY · HOTEL D'ANGLETERRE · HOTEL DU JEU DE PAUME · ROYAL HOTEL). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (HUTTOPIA VERSAILLES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 14 × Bakery (boulangerie), 5 × Butcher (boucherie), 8 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 2 × Supermarket, 1 × Fishmonger, 47 × Restaurant, 1 × Collège, 4 × Pharmacy, 5 × Bank, 6 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 49 | LE LAC JOYEUX · SOCIETE BIGOT · MAISON BIGOT · J.C.GAULUPEAU PATISSIER · LE BOULANGER DE SAINT-LOUIS | INSEE BPE 49 / INSEE SIRENE 65 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 22 | MARC IACONELLI SARL · BOUCHERIE ECONOMIQUE · LES DELICES DU PALAIS · LA BOUCHERIE DU CANTAL | INSEE BPE 22 / INSEE SIRENE 26 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 45 | SARL SATDIS · LES ARTISANS DU MONDE · TERROIR TRADITION TRANSFORMATION · LE JARDIN DES HALLES | INSEE BPE 45 / INSEE SIRENE 65 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 15 | SOCIETE ALIMENTAIRE VERSAILLES YVELINES · REINE 45 · CARREFOUR MARKET · ALDI MARCHE · CARREFOUR EXPRESS | INSEE BPE 15 / INSEE SIRENE 21 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | FROMAGERIE ROYALE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 2 | SARL BELLUGEON · AU POISSON BLEU | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 305 | CHEZ PEDRO CAFE REST LE METEOR · SODEXO SPORTS ET LOISIRS · VIA VENETTO · TABAC DE LA GRILLE | INSEE BPE 305 / INSEE SIRENE 443 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 57 | SLURP · CAFE DE LA POSTE · CHEZ LAZARE · LE SQUARE · MOELLEUX CAFE | INSEE SIRENE 57 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 15 | ECOL MATE HONORE DE BALZAC · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LES DAUPHINS · ECOLE MATERNELLE COMTESSE DE SEGUR · ECOLE MATERNELLE DUNOYER DE SEGONZAC · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LES LUTINS | INSEE BPE 15 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 30 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE WE LOVE MOMES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE BIENHEUREUX CHARLES DE FOUCAULD · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LA MARTINIERE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE COLONEL DE BANGE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PETITS BOIS-ALBERT THIERRY | INSEE BPE 30 [3] |
| Collège | 10 | COLLEGE PIERRE DE NOLHAC · COLLEGE RAYMOND POINCARE · COLLEGE HOCHE · COLLEGE JEAN PHILIPPE RAMEAU · COLLEGE CLAGNY | INSEE BPE 10 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 81 | DOMINIQUE FRUCHAUD, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE DE KUYPER, MÉDECIN · ARNOLD AVIT, MÉDECIN · RAPHAEL AMAR, MÉDECIN · CHARLÈNE GIUILI-MAMOU, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 81 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 21 | PHARMACIE KUOCH KOK · PHARMACIE CLUZEL · SELARL PHARMACIE DE LA PLACE HOCHE · PHARMACIE MARTIN GERBAULT · PHARMACIE THOUVENIN | INSEE BPE 21 / INSEE SIRENE 35 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 8 | VERSAILLES SATORY FRANPRIX RP · VERSAILLES GLATIGNY PORTE VERTE RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Library | 9 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE L'HEURE JOYEUSE · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE L'UNIVERSITÉ OUVERTE · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE PETITS-BOIS · BIBLIOTHÈQUE VAUBAN · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DES PRÉS-AUX-BOIS | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Cinema | 2 | UGC CYRANO | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 20 | 5EME REGIMENT DE GENIE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF MONTBAURON · GYMNASE RICHARD MIQUE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE GENDARMERIE · GYMNASE DE LA SOURCE | INSEE BPE 20 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 39 | CAIXA GERAL DE DEPOSITOS · CCF VERSAILLES · MILLEIS BANQUE · CREDIT COOPERATIF · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE ILE-DE-FRANCE | INSEE BPE 39 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 76 | HOCHE COIFFURE · C COMME AUTREFOIS · ALCO · JEAN LOUIS DAVID | INSEE BPE 76 / INSEE SIRENE 98 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 7 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 14 | HOTEL DES ROYS · HOTEL DU BERRY · HOTEL D'ANGLETERRE · HOTEL DU JEU DE PAUME · ROYAL HOTEL | INSEE BPE 14 / INSEE SIRENE 40 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | HUTTOPIA VERSAILLES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 85,476 (2012) → 84,095 (2023): -1.6 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 87,837 (1990) → 84,095 (2023): -4.3 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 43,246, of which 4.8 % second homes and 7.9 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Versailles): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Versailles): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Versailles): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Versailles): 0.4 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Versailles): 0.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 11 days a year at or above 30 °C and 48 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the VERSAILLES- INRAE weather station, 2.9 km away at 121 m; the village itself is at 132 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at VERSAILLES- INRAE, 2.9 km away at 121 m, over 17 summers. [10]
An average of 684 mm of rain a year, spread over 116 days — about 5.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at VERSAILLES, 0.5 km away at 157 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 — 78646/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2021-07— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/5d9d3fe2-ae3a-34c3-9ba8-3ca19c8a427d— “Marché de Versailles”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 78646/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 78646/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 78646/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 78646
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Béziers | 34 | 613 km S | 81,545 | 90.6 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 66 % · humidity 14 % |
| Dunkerque | 59 | 249 km N | 86,263 | 88.5 | Well served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 55 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rueil-Malmaison | 92 | 9.3 km NE | 82,874 | 87.9 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pau | 64 | 642 km S | 80,441 | 89.8 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 65 % · humidity 14 % |
| Mérignac | 33 | 488 km SW | 78,090 | 88.3 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 66 % · humidity 64 % |
| Courbevoie | 92 | 14 km NE | 82,902 | 89.9 | Well served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rueil-Malmaison | 92 | 9.3 km NE | 82,874 | 87.9 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
| Courbevoie | 92 | 14 km NE | 82,902 | 89.9 | Well served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dunkerque | 59 | 249 km N | 86,263 | 88.5 | Well served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 55 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mérignac | 33 | 488 km SW | 78,090 | 88.3 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 66 % · humidity 64 % |
| Béziers | 34 | 613 km S | 81,545 | 90.6 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 66 % · humidity 14 % |
| Pau | 64 | 642 km S | 80,441 | 89.8 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 65 % · 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 Versailles'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Évry-Courcouronnes | 91 | 30 km SE | 66,919 | 84.6 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Metz | 57 | 298 km E | 122,572 | 90.9 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Corbeil-Essonnes | 91 | 33 km SE | 54,471 | 87.9 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Amiens | 80 | 122 km N | 136,449 | 91.4 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sartrouville | 78 | 16 km N | 52,763 | 77.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Mans | 72 | 168 km SW | 146,249 | 91.3 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
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