Les Brouzils
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 50.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 63 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Les Brouzils (INSEE 85038) is in Vendée (85), part of CC du Pays de Saint-Fulgent - Les Essarts. Population 2,938 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [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/85038-les-brouzils
Vitality score
Vitality score 50.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 63 % of the 7,235 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 | 0.39 | 25 | 9.84 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.79 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (GUERY - SIAUDEAU). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (LFB ARTISAN). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (CASINO SHOP). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (CAFE DES SPORTS). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DES TILLEULS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE PIERRE MONNEREAU). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE PRIVE ND DE L'ESPERANCE). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (SERGE FOYOU KELOJOUO, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DES BROUZILS). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LES BROUZILS AP). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DES BROUZILS BROUZILIVRES). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (STADE PAUL GOURRAUD · MAIRIE). [3]
1 × Bank (CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (LE NID). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | GUERY - SIAUDEAU | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | LFB ARTISAN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | CASINO SHOP | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 2 | CAFE DES SPORTS | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DES TILLEULS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE PIERRE MONNEREAU | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE PRIVE ND DE L'ESPERANCE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | SERGE FOYOU KELOJOUO, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DES BROUZILS | 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 | LES BROUZILS AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DES BROUZILS BROUZILIVRES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | STADE PAUL GOURRAUD · MAIRIE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 2 | LE NID | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| 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 2,666 (2012) → 2,938 (2023): 10.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,951 (1990) → 2,938 (2023): 50.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,240, of which 2.1 % second homes and 4.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Les Brouzils): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Les Brouzils): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Les Brouzils): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Les Brouzils): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Les Brouzils): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 43 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the ST-FULGENT_SAPC weather station, 11.3 km away at 62 m; the village itself is at 66 m. [9]
An average of 868 mm of rain a year, spread over 123 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at SAINT FULGENT, 10.7 km away at 82 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 — 85038/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85038/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85038/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85038/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 85038
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rédené | 29 | 194 km NW | 3,043 | 48 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 69 % · winter 77 % |
| Saint-Branchs | 37 | 163 km E | 2,637 | 51.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 95 % |
| Richebourg | 62 | 507 km NE | 2,687 | 50.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 85 % · winter 84 % |
| Couffé | 44 | 56 km N | 2,535 | 58.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 93 % |
| Cléguérec | 56 | 190 km NW | 2,885 | 62.1 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 64 % · winter 99 % |
| Plumelec | 56 | 145 km NW | 2,754 | 68 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 69 % · winter 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Couffé | 44 | 56 km N | 2,535 | 58.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 93 % |
| Plumelec | 56 | 145 km NW | 2,754 | 68 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 69 % · winter 86 % |
| Saint-Branchs | 37 | 163 km E | 2,637 | 51.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 95 % |
| Cléguérec | 56 | 190 km NW | 2,885 | 62.1 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 64 % · winter 99 % |
| Rédené | 29 | 194 km NW | 3,043 | 48 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 69 % · winter 77 % |
| Richebourg | 62 | 507 km NE | 2,687 | 50.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 85 % · winter 84 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
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