La Chaize-le-Vicomte
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 40.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 16 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Chaize-le-Vicomte (INSEE 85046) is in Vendée (85), part of CA La Roche-sur-Yon - Agglomération. Population 3,948 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/85046-la-chaize-le-vicomte
Vitality score
Vitality score 40.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 16 % of the 5,703 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 | 0.28 | 25 | 6.97 |
| Social | 0.2 | 20 | 3.93 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.37 | 10 | 3.74 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.93 | 5 | 4.63 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AUX DELICES D ANGELIQUE · MAISON PROVENDIER). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (SARL TESSIER). [3]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (CARREFOUR EXPRESS). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (RESTAURANT AU MOULIN ROUGE · RESTAURANT LA FOLIE). [3,4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE PIERRE PERRET · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ST-JOSEPH). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (FRANCK AMELINEAU, MÉDECIN · CLOTHILDE MILLET, MÉDECIN · ALAIN GUILLER, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (LA PHARMACIE VICOMTAISE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA CHAIZE LE VICOMTE RP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE LA CHAIZE-LE-VICOMTE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
2 × Bank (CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN · CAISSE CREDIT MUT LA CHAIZE LE VICOMTE). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (ECLA'TIFF · BO MIROIR). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | AUX DELICES D ANGELIQUE · MAISON PROVENDIER | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | SARL TESSIER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | CARREFOUR EXPRESS | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | RESTAURANT AU MOULIN ROUGE · RESTAURANT LA FOLIE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE PIERRE PERRET · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ST-JOSEPH | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | FRANCK AMELINEAU, MÉDECIN · CLOTHILDE MILLET, MÉDECIN · ALAIN GUILLER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | LA PHARMACIE VICOMTAISE | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA CHAIZE LE VICOMTE RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE LA CHAIZE-LE-VICOMTE | 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 | 2 | CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN · CAISSE CREDIT MUT LA CHAIZE LE VICOMTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 4 | ECLA'TIFF · BO MIROIR | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 3,501 (2012) → 3,948 (2023): 12.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 2,287 (1990) → 3,948 (2023): 72.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,685, of which 3.7 % second homes and 1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Chaize-le-Vicomte): 0.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (La Chaize-le-Vicomte): 0.4 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (La Chaize-le-Vicomte): 0.4 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (La Roche-sur-Yon): 8.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (La Chaize-le-Vicomte): 0.5 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 33 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LA ROCHE SUR YON weather station, 7.4 km away at 88 m; the village itself is at 87 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, 7.4 km away at 88 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 878 mm of rain a year, spread over 121 days — about 7.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LA ROCHE SUR YON, 7.4 km away at 88 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 — 85046/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85046/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85046/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85046/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 85046
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 85191
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Pallet | 44 | 52 km N | 3,413 | 44.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 99 % |
| Montbert | 44 | 45 km N | 3,388 | 41.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Frossay | 44 | 80 km NW | 3,307 | 39.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Martin-en-Haut | 69 | 465 km E | 3,942 | 62.4 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montady | 34 | 509 km SE | 3,990 | 50.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 86 % · humidity 50 % |
| Terranjou | 49 | 92 km NE | 3,871 | 59 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montbert | 44 | 45 km N | 3,388 | 41.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Pallet | 44 | 52 km N | 3,413 | 44.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 99 % |
| Frossay | 44 | 80 km NW | 3,307 | 39.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Terranjou | 49 | 92 km NE | 3,871 | 59 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Martin-en-Haut | 69 | 465 km E | 3,942 | 62.4 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montady | 34 | 509 km SE | 3,990 | 50.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 86 % · 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 La Chaize-le-Vicomte'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montbert | 44 | 45 km N | 3,388 | 41.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Terranjou | 49 | 92 km NE | 3,871 | 59 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Séguinière | 49 | 51 km NE | 4,248 | 48.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Colomban | 44 | 44 km NW | 3,500 | 38.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Iffendic | 35 | 171 km N | 4,609 | 50.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Talensac | 35 | 167 km N | 2,571 | 46.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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