Doix lès Fontaines
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 39/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 40 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Doix lès Fontaines (INSEE 85080) is in Vendée (85), part of CC du Pays de Fontenay-Vendée. Population 1,779 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2016-01-01 from 1 former commune: Fontaines (85091). [3]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 39/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 40 % of the 10,382 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 | 0.13 | 25 | 3.28 |
| Social | 0.39 | 20 | 7.77 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.32 | 10 | 3.16 |
| Public & culture | 0.51 | 5 | 2.56 |
| Population trend | 0.57 | 10 | 5.66 |
| Housing mix | 0.89 | 5 | 4.44 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (GUITTON LA LUTINE). [4,5]
1 × Fishmonger (CS POISSONNERIE). [4,5]
3 × Restaurant (O BON POULET · LA FONTAINE DE DOIX). [4,5]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE L'OREE DU BOIS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE L'EAU VIVE). [4]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ILEANA-ADRIANA DANSOREAN, MÉDECIN · ALIN-GEORGIAN MARDAR, MÉDECIN). [4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (DOIX RP · FONTAINES AP). [4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE DOIX). [4]
3 × Hairdresser (BESOIN D HAIR · AINSI SOIT'TIF · AUX CISEAUX D'ANNE-CARO). [4,5]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette).
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Pharmacy. [4,5]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | GUITTON LA LUTINE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | CS POISSONNERIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Restaurant | 3 | O BON POULET · LA FONTAINE DE DOIX | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE L'OREE DU BOIS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE L'EAU VIVE | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | ILEANA-ADRIANA DANSOREAN, MÉDECIN · ALIN-GEORGIAN MARDAR, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | DOIX RP · FONTAINES AP | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE DOIX | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 3 | BESOIN D HAIR · AINSI SOIT'TIF · AUX CISEAUX D'ANNE-CARO | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 1,729 (2012) → 1,779 (2023): 2.9 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,669 (1990) → 1,779 (2023): 6.6 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 834, of which 5.6 % second homes and 8.4 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Doix lès Fontaines): 3.6 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Vix): 5.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
GP (Doix lès Fontaines): 3.6 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Vix): 5.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Montreuil): 2.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 21 days a year at or above 30 °C and 30 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the FONTENAY weather station, 6.5 km away at 20 m; the village itself is at 9 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at FONTENAY, 6.5 km away at 20 m, over 21 summers. [12]
An average of 826 mm of rain a year, spread over 119 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at FONTENAY, 6.5 km away at 20 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85080/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85080/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85080/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85080/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 85080
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 85303
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 85148
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Romain-de-Popey | 69 | 416 km E | 1,725 | 45.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 31 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cornillon-Confoux | 13 | 559 km SE | 1,667 | 40.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-André-de-Seignanx | 40 | 318 km S | 1,945 | 36.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Victurnien | 87 | 151 km E | 1,774 | 36.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Choisy | 74 | 530 km E | 1,731 | 32.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 19 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Martin-de-Hinx | 40 | 315 km S | 1,808 | 41 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Victurnien | 87 | 151 km E | 1,774 | 36.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Martin-de-Hinx | 40 | 315 km S | 1,808 | 41 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-André-de-Seignanx | 40 | 318 km S | 1,945 | 36.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Romain-de-Popey | 69 | 416 km E | 1,725 | 45.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 31 % · humidity 93 % |
| Choisy | 74 | 530 km E | 1,731 | 32.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 19 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cornillon-Confoux | 13 | 559 km SE | 1,667 | 40.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 89 % · 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 Doix lès Fontaines'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuffalun | 49 | 103 km N | 1,746 | 48.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Charbuy | 89 | 360 km NE | 1,868 | 40.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Félines | 07 | 445 km E | 1,934 | 50.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Marçay | 86 | 80 km E | 1,107 | 32.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mozé-sur-Louet | 49 | 109 km N | 2,031 | 43.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Celle-Lévescault | 86 | 76 km E | 1,383 | 45.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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