Chantonnay
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 63.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 82 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Chantonnay (INSEE 85051) is in Vendée (85), part of CC Pays de Chantonnay. Population 8,557 (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/85051-chantonnay
Vitality score
Vitality score 63.1/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 82 % of the 2,865 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 | 0.43 | 25 | 10.64 |
| Social | 0.76 | 20 | 15.17 |
| Education | 0.83 | 10 | 8.26 |
| Health | 0.58 | 10 | 5.8 |
| Public & culture | 0.53 | 5 | 2.64 |
| Population trend | 0.65 | 10 | 6.47 |
| Housing mix | 0.93 | 5 | 4.65 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE FOURNIL VENDEEN · CHOCOLAT GELENCSER · L'ATELIER DU CARAMEL). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (AU BOUT DE L'ART). [3,4]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (L'INSTANT THE · MTM DISTRIBUTION). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (LIDL · CHANTONNAY DISTRIBUTION · DEUX LAYS DISTRIBUTION - DLD). [3,4]
18 × Restaurant (LE GARDE MANGER · EURL KETMANY · TRUCK PIZZA · O'BON APPETIT). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (LE VINCENNES · BLUE BAYOU · LA MINUTE BLONDE CHANTO). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LA FONTAINE). [3]
7 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LOUIS REMONDET · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE... · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE L'EOLIERE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DU HAMEAU DE PUYBELLIARD · ECOLE PRIVEE DE GARCONS SAINT-JOSEPH). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE RENE COUZINET · COLLEGE PRIVE ST JOSEPH). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (DOMINIQUE REMY, MÉDECIN · BÉNÉDICTE REMY, MÉDECIN · DENIS PHELIPEAU, MÉDECIN · HÉLÈNE BOULESTREAU-GRASSET, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE CLEMENCEAU · PHARMACIE DU CENTRE · PHARMACIE DU MOULINET). [3,4]
3 × Post office / agence postale (CHANTONNAY PUYBELLIARD AP · CHANTONNAY ST PHILBERT PT CHARR. AP · LA POSTE). [3]
3 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE CHANTONNAY · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAINT-PHILBERT-DU-PONT-CHARRAULT · RÉSEAU INTERCOMMUNAL PAYS-DE-CHANTONNAY). [3]
1 × Cinema (CINE LUMIERE). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE MUNICIPAL LA CHARLERE · COMPLEXE CLEMENCEAU). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (BASE DE LOISIRS TOUCHEGRAY MOULIN NEUF). [3]
7 × Bank (CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN · CAISS LOCAL CREDI AGRIC MUT CHANTONNAY · AGENCE CHANTONNAY · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL ATLANTIQUE VENDEE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE CHANTONNAY). [3]
8 × Hairdresser (PASCAL COSTE · VIVA LA VIE · GNAC · AMB COIFFURE). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
3 × Hotel (LE MOULIN NEUF · LE LOGIS DES CHOUANS · LE VINCENNES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 3 × Restaurant, 2 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | LE FOURNIL VENDEEN · CHOCOLAT GELENCSER · L'ATELIER DU CARAMEL | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | AU BOUT DE L'ART | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | L'INSTANT THE · MTM DISTRIBUTION | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 3 | LIDL · CHANTONNAY DISTRIBUTION · DEUX LAYS DISTRIBUTION - DLD | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 18 | LE GARDE MANGER · EURL KETMANY · TRUCK PIZZA · O'BON APPETIT | INSEE BPE 18 / INSEE SIRENE 25 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | LE VINCENNES · BLUE BAYOU · LA MINUTE BLONDE CHANTO | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LA FONTAINE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 7 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LOUIS REMONDET · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE... · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE L'EOLIERE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DU HAMEAU DE PUYBELLIARD · ECOLE PRIVEE DE GARCONS SAINT-JOSEPH | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE RENE COUZINET · COLLEGE PRIVE ST JOSEPH | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | DOMINIQUE REMY, MÉDECIN · BÉNÉDICTE REMY, MÉDECIN · DENIS PHELIPEAU, MÉDECIN · HÉLÈNE BOULESTREAU-GRASSET, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | PHARMACIE CLEMENCEAU · PHARMACIE DU CENTRE · PHARMACIE DU MOULINET | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 3 | CHANTONNAY PUYBELLIARD AP · CHANTONNAY ST PHILBERT PT CHARR. AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Library | 3 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE CHANTONNAY · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAINT-PHILBERT-DU-PONT-CHARRAULT · RÉSEAU INTERCOMMUNAL PAYS-DE-CHANTONNAY | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | CINE LUMIERE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | COMPLEXE MUNICIPAL LA CHARLERE · COMPLEXE CLEMENCEAU | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 1 | BASE DE LOISIRS TOUCHEGRAY MOULIN NEUF | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 7 | CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN · CAISS LOCAL CREDI AGRIC MUT CHANTONNAY · AGENCE CHANTONNAY · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL ATLANTIQUE VENDEE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE CHANTONNAY | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 8 | PASCAL COSTE · VIVA LA VIE · GNAC · AMB COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 3 | LE MOULIN NEUF · LE LOGIS DES CHOUANS · LE VINCENNES | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Tuesday, Saturday 8h00 à 13h00 Halles, au cœur du centre-ville. [5]
Trajectory
Population 8,306 (2012) → 8,557 (2023): 3 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 7,458 (1990) → 8,557 (2023): 14.7 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 4,346, of which 3.5 % second homes and 8 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Chantonnay): 0.7 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Chantonnay): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Chantonnay): 0.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Chantonnay): 0.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Chantonnay): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 24 days a year at or above 30 °C and 39 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CHANTONNAY weather station, 0.7 km away at 93 m; the village itself is at 57 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at POUZAUGES SA, 18.9 km away at 153 m, over 20 summers. [10]
That station sits 96 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 895 mm of rain a year, spread over 124 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CHANTONNAY, 0.7 km away at 93 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 — 85051/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.ville-chantonnay.fr/foires-marches/— “Toute l'année, le mardi et le samedi matin, de 8h00 à 13h00”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85051/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85051/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85051/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 85051
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ergué-Gabéric | 29 | 267 km NW | 8,606 | 63.9 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 76 % · humidity 86 % |
| Questembert | 56 | 151 km NW | 8,133 | 70 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 97 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu | 44 | 60 km NW | 9,400 | 66.4 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Nort-sur-Erdre | 44 | 90 km N | 9,570 | 64.4 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rosporden | 29 | 253 km NW | 7,550 | 61.8 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 93 % · humidity 79 % |
| Hasparren | 64 | 368 km S | 7,626 | 69.5 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 74 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu | 44 | 60 km NW | 9,400 | 66.4 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Nort-sur-Erdre | 44 | 90 km N | 9,570 | 64.4 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Questembert | 56 | 151 km NW | 8,133 | 70 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 97 % · humidity 79 % |
| Rosporden | 29 | 253 km NW | 7,550 | 61.8 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 93 % · humidity 79 % |
| Ergué-Gabéric | 29 | 267 km NW | 8,606 | 63.9 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 76 % · humidity 86 % |
| Hasparren | 64 | 368 km S | 7,626 | 69.5 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 74 % |
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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 Chantonnay'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brissac Loire Aubance | 49 | 87 km NE | 10,878 | 60.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Melle | 79 | 87 km SE | 5,752 | 58 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Neuville-de-Poitou | 86 | 99 km E | 5,513 | 59.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Longué-Jumelles | 49 | 105 km NE | 6,564 | 58.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Créon | 33 | 220 km S | 4,950 | 57.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire | 16 | 152 km SE | 4,726 | 60.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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