La Boissière-de-Montaigu
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 50.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 70 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Boissière-de-Montaigu (INSEE 85025) is in Vendée (85), part of CA Terres de Montaigu. Population 2,311 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/85025-la-boissiere-de-montaigu
Vitality score
Vitality score 50.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 70 % of the 8,696 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 | 0.26 | 25 | 6.56 |
| Social | 0.7 | 20 | 14.09 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.2 | 10 | 1.97 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.96 | 10 | 9.59 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.74 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SOPHAUR). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (PROXI). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (LE BOICERIA · L'AILE OU LA CUISSE). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (CAFE DU COMMERCE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE DAME DES BUIS). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE RABILLER CHATELIER). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA BOISSIERE DE MONTAIGU AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE LA BOISSIÈRE DE MONTAIGU). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (SALON TIFRANCK · P'TIT BOUT DE MECHES). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (ECG - CAMPING TOHAPI COEUR DE VENDÉE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | SOPHAUR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | PROXI | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 2 | LE BOICERIA · L'AILE OU LA CUISSE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | CAFE DU COMMERCE | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE DAME DES BUIS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE RABILLER CHATELIER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA BOISSIERE DE MONTAIGU AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE LA BOISSIÈRE DE MONTAIGU | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 2 | SALON TIFRANCK · P'TIT BOUT DE MECHES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | ECG - CAMPING TOHAPI COEUR DE VENDÉE | 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 2,200 (2012) → 2,311 (2023): 5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,584 (1990) → 2,311 (2023): 45.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,067, of which 2.6 % second homes and 5.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Boissière-de-Montaigu): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (La Boissière-de-Montaigu): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Montaigu-Vendée): 4.9 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (La Boissière-de-Montaigu): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (La Boissière-de-Montaigu): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 40 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LANDES-GENUSSON weather station, 5.3 km away at 100 m; the village itself is at 79 m. [10]
An average of 817 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 6.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LA GUYONNIERE, 4.5 km away at 69 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 — 85025/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85025/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85025/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85025/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 85025
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 85146
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcilly-en-Villette | 45 | 258 km E | 2,180 | 43.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 76 % |
| Saint-Martin-des-Noyers | 85 | 26 km S | 2,560 | 49.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 79 % · winter 99 % |
| Martigné-sur-Mayenne | 53 | 144 km N | 1,902 | 48.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 86 % |
| Saint-Julien-des-Landes | 85 | 53 km SW | 2,085 | 48.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 80 % |
| Les Mages | 30 | 515 km SE | 2,106 | 53.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 0 % · winter 93 % |
| Colpo | 56 | 156 km NW | 2,296 | 54.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 72 % · winter 88 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Martin-des-Noyers | 85 | 26 km S | 2,560 | 49.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 79 % · winter 99 % |
| Saint-Julien-des-Landes | 85 | 53 km SW | 2,085 | 48.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 80 % |
| Martigné-sur-Mayenne | 53 | 144 km N | 1,902 | 48.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 86 % |
| Colpo | 56 | 156 km NW | 2,296 | 54.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 72 % · winter 88 % |
| Marcilly-en-Villette | 45 | 258 km E | 2,180 | 43.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 76 % |
| Les Mages | 30 | 515 km SE | 2,106 | 53.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 0 % · winter 93 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
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