Viroflay
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 58.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 35 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Viroflay (INSEE 78686) is in Yvelines (78), part of CA Versailles Grand Parc (CAVGP). Population 17,237 (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/78686-viroflay
Vitality score
Vitality score 58.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 35 % of the 1,397 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 | 12.73 |
| Social | 0.77 | 20 | 15.33 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.56 | 10 | 5.58 |
| Public & culture | 0.12 | 5 | 0.59 |
| Population trend | 0.67 | 10 | 6.73 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.76 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
8 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE BERRIGAUD CHRISTIAN · MAISON MACOUIN · LES DECOUVERTES GOURMANDES · LA PAUSE GOURMANDE · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE LES SAVEURS). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE DE LA POSTE · BOUCHERIE DE LA GARE · BOUCHERIE DES 3 GARES). [3,4]
7 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (VIVAL · COMPAGNIE DES MAITRES FROMAGERS · K.U.G.A.N. 2 · COLOCATERRE). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (MARCHE U SUPERMARCHE U · CARREFOUR CITY). [3,4]
24 × Restaurant (VIAL · LES VOYAGEURS · ROJ · YOTSUBA). [3,4]
7 × Café / bar (LA ROTONDE · LA BRIZ CAFE · LA BOISSONNERIE BAR · AUBERGE DES ARCADES · L'EUROPE). [4]
3 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOL MATE LE COTEAU · ECOL MATE LAMARTINE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LE COLOMBIER). [3]
4 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE L'AULNETTE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE CAMILLE COROT · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LES ARCADES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ST FRANCOIS D'ASSISE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE JEAN RACINE). [3]
13 × GP (médecin généraliste) (LUCIE HAZET, MÉDECIN · MILENE TAN, MÉDECIN · LAURE MICHEL, MÉDECIN · CORINNE BOYER, MÉDECIN · VALERIE SCHMID-GALLON, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE BIHR · SELARL PHARMACIE DU MARCHE · SELARL PHARMACIE DES TROIS GARES). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE-AUDITORIUM). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (CENTRE OMNISPORTS GAILLON). [3]
8 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE ILE-DE-FRANCE · CIC - VIROFLAY · BANQUE POPULAIRE VAL DE FRANCE · SOCIETE GENERALE · BNP PARIBAS). [3]
14 × Hairdresser (GONCALVES DEOLINDA · LE BRONNEC ET MERILLOU · ELISABETH ET PAULA · LES CISEAUX VOYAGEURS). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Supermarket, 7 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Bank, 2 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 8 | LE BERRIGAUD CHRISTIAN · MAISON MACOUIN · LES DECOUVERTES GOURMANDES · LA PAUSE GOURMANDE · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE LES SAVEURS | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | BOUCHERIE DE LA POSTE · BOUCHERIE DE LA GARE · BOUCHERIE DES 3 GARES | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 7 | VIVAL · COMPAGNIE DES MAITRES FROMAGERS · K.U.G.A.N. 2 · COLOCATERRE | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | MARCHE U SUPERMARCHE U · CARREFOUR CITY | 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 | 24 | VIAL · LES VOYAGEURS · ROJ · YOTSUBA | INSEE BPE 24 / INSEE SIRENE 41 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 7 | LA ROTONDE · LA BRIZ CAFE · LA BOISSONNERIE BAR · AUBERGE DES ARCADES · L'EUROPE | INSEE SIRENE 7 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 3 | ECOL MATE LE COTEAU · ECOL MATE LAMARTINE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LE COLOMBIER | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 4 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE L'AULNETTE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE CAMILLE COROT · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LES ARCADES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ST FRANCOIS D'ASSISE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE JEAN RACINE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 13 | LUCIE HAZET, MÉDECIN · MILENE TAN, MÉDECIN · LAURE MICHEL, MÉDECIN · CORINNE BOYER, MÉDECIN · VALERIE SCHMID-GALLON, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 13 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | PHARMACIE BIHR · SELARL PHARMACIE DU MARCHE · SELARL PHARMACIE DES TROIS GARES | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [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 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE-AUDITORIUM | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | CENTRE OMNISPORTS GAILLON | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 8 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE ILE-DE-FRANCE · CIC - VIROFLAY · BANQUE POPULAIRE VAL DE FRANCE · SOCIETE GENERALE · BNP PARIBAS | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 14 | GONCALVES DEOLINDA · LE BRONNEC ET MERILLOU · ELISABETH ET PAULA · LES CISEAUX VOYAGEURS | INSEE BPE 14 / INSEE SIRENE 16 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 15,678 (2012) → 17,237 (2023): 9.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 14,689 (1990) → 17,237 (2023): 17.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 8,100, of which 2.4 % second homes and 6.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Viroflay): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Viroflay): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Viroflay): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Viroflay): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Viroflay): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 11 days a year at or above 30 °C and 30 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the VILLACOUBLAY weather station, 3.8 km away at 174 m; the village itself is at 116 m. [9]
The village sits 58 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 VILLACOUBLAY, 3.8 km away at 174 m, over 30 summers. [9]
That station sits 58 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 684 mm of rain a year, spread over 116 days — about 5.9 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at VERSAILLES, 2.7 km away at 157 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 78686/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 78686/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 78686/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 78686/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 78686
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boissy-Saint-Léger | 94 | 26 km E | 17,325 | 56.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire | 37 | 192 km SW | 17,029 | 58.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Clayes-sous-Bois | 78 | 14 km W | 16,804 | 56.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Pré-Saint-Gervais | 93 | 19 km NE | 16,993 | 60.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle | 45 | 101 km S | 16,768 | 53.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
| Balma | 31 | 580 km S | 17,772 | 60.8 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 96 % · humidity 50 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Clayes-sous-Bois | 78 | 14 km W | 16,804 | 56.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Pré-Saint-Gervais | 93 | 19 km NE | 16,993 | 60.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Boissy-Saint-Léger | 94 | 26 km E | 17,325 | 56.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle | 45 | 101 km S | 16,768 | 53.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire | 37 | 192 km SW | 17,029 | 58.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Balma | 31 | 580 km S | 17,772 | 60.8 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 96 % · humidity 50 % |
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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 Viroflay'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Clayes-sous-Bois | 78 | 14 km W | 16,804 | 56.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Pré-Saint-Gervais | 93 | 19 km NE | 16,993 | 60.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Garches | 92 | 5.0 km N | 17,743 | 47.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Orsay | 91 | 11 km S | 16,498 | 61.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Limay | 78 | 39 km NW | 17,885 | 61 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Noisiel | 77 | 34 km E | 16,053 | 49.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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