Aizenay
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 48.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 18 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Aizenay (INSEE 85003) is in Vendée (85), part of CC de Vie et Boulogne. Population 10,365 (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/85003-aizenay
Vitality score
Vitality score 48.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 18 % of the 2,359 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 | 0.32 | 25 | 8.08 |
| Social | 0.58 | 20 | 11.59 |
| Education | 0.31 | 10 | 3.13 |
| Health | 0.31 | 10 | 3.07 |
| Public & culture | 0.12 | 5 | 0.59 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.87 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
6 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BAR DES HALLES · GSTM.LEGEAI · NOVUS ANGELUS · LES FOURNEES DE LA VIE · PAINS EPI GATEAUX). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (STE D'EXPL DES ETABL ROIRAND). [3]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (PLACAS · MINI MARKET AIZENAY). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (LIDL · BALSAMINE). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (AU COEUR DU FROMAGE). [4]
1 × Fishmonger. [3,4]
15 × Restaurant (EHPAD CHARLES MARGUERITE · LA FORET - PRAUD FRERES · GRAND OUEST). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (LE SAINT BENOIST · LE CAFE DES ARTS · LE MOIRON). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LOUIS BUTON · ECOLE MATERNELLE PRIVEE SAINTE MARIE). [3]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LOUIS BUTON · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DE LA PENIERE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE ST JOSEPH). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE ALEXANDRE SOLJENITSYNE · COLLEGE PRIVE STE MARIE). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (LALAINA RAZAFINTSALAMA, MÉDECIN · MAXIME RICHARD, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE GUIOT, MÉDECIN · CAMILLE FERTRAY-ALLIER, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE THETIOT · PHARMACIE ALIX GRILLEAU). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHEQUE AIZENAY). [3]
1 × Cinema (ESPACE CULTUREL VILLENEUVE). [3]
3 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE LA GALERNE ET DU NOROIT · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DES GANNERIES · MAIRIE). [3]
7 × Bank (CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE BRETAGNE - PAYS DE LOIRE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL ATLANTIQUE VENDEE · SOCIETE GENERALE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL D'AIZENAY). [3]
9 × Hairdresser (ARTHEMIS · HAIR DU TEMPS · COIFF'AMBIANCE · LANDRY-COIFFURE.FR). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (LE SAINT BENOIST). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LA FORET). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 6 | BAR DES HALLES · GSTM.LEGEAI · NOVUS ANGELUS · LES FOURNEES DE LA VIE · PAINS EPI GATEAUX | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | STE D'EXPL DES ETABL ROIRAND | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | PLACAS · MINI MARKET AIZENAY | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | LIDL · BALSAMINE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | AU COEUR DU FROMAGE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 15 | EHPAD CHARLES MARGUERITE · LA FORET - PRAUD FRERES · GRAND OUEST | INSEE BPE 15 / INSEE SIRENE 18 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | LE SAINT BENOIST · LE CAFE DES ARTS · LE MOIRON | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LOUIS BUTON · ECOLE MATERNELLE PRIVEE SAINTE MARIE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LOUIS BUTON · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DE LA PENIERE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE ST JOSEPH | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE ALEXANDRE SOLJENITSYNE · COLLEGE PRIVE STE MARIE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | LALAINA RAZAFINTSALAMA, MÉDECIN · MAXIME RICHARD, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE GUIOT, MÉDECIN · CAMILLE FERTRAY-ALLIER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE THETIOT · PHARMACIE ALIX GRILLEAU | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [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 | MÉDIATHEQUE AIZENAY | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | ESPACE CULTUREL VILLENEUVE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 3 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE LA GALERNE ET DU NOROIT · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DES GANNERIES · MAIRIE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 7 | CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE BRETAGNE - PAYS DE LOIRE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL ATLANTIQUE VENDEE · SOCIETE GENERALE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL D'AIZENAY | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 9 | ARTHEMIS · HAIR DU TEMPS · COIFF'AMBIANCE · LANDRY-COIFFURE.FR | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | LE SAINT BENOIST | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING LA FORET | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Sunday 8h30 à 13h00 places de l'Église et de l'aire Buron. [5]
Trajectory
Population 8,494 (2012) → 10,365 (2023): 22 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 5,344 (1990) → 10,365 (2023): 94 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 4,541, of which 1.3 % second homes and 3.4 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Aizenay): 0 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Aizenay): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Aizenay): 0.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Aizenay): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Aizenay): 0.5 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 36 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the PALLUAU weather station, 7.7 km away at 51 m; the village itself is at 59 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LA ROCHE SUR YON, 17.7 km away at 88 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 922 mm of rain a year, spread over 127 days — about 7.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at PALLUAU, 7.7 km away at 51 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 — 85003/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.aizenay.fr/foire-et-marche/— “Le marché hebdomadaire s'installe tous les dimanches matin places de l'Église et de l'aire Buron de 8h30 à 13h00.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85003/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85003/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85003/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 85003
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auterive | 31 | 448 km SE | 10,456 | 57.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 88 % · humidity 57 % |
| Lançon-Provence | 13 | 633 km SE | 9,915 | 67.3 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 8 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Treillières | 44 | 66 km N | 10,600 | 40.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Châteaugiron | 35 | 146 km N | 10,845 | 60.7 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Loudéac | 22 | 182 km NW | 9,987 | 72.1 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lavaur | 81 | 432 km SE | 10,965 | 60.9 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 91 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treillières | 44 | 66 km N | 10,600 | 40.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Châteaugiron | 35 | 146 km N | 10,845 | 60.7 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Loudéac | 22 | 182 km NW | 9,987 | 72.1 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lavaur | 81 | 432 km SE | 10,965 | 60.9 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 91 % · humidity 64 % |
| Auterive | 31 | 448 km SE | 10,456 | 57.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 88 % · humidity 57 % |
| Lançon-Provence | 13 | 633 km SE | 9,915 | 67.3 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 8 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Aizenay'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treillières | 44 | 66 km N | 10,600 | 40.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Junien | 87 | 215 km SE | 11,415 | 60.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Monts | 37 | 181 km E | 8,080 | 47.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Verrières-en-Anjou | 49 | 122 km NE | 8,116 | 66.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Étienne-de-Montluc | 44 | 61 km N | 7,780 | 59.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chinon | 37 | 148 km E | 8,144 | 71.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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