Essarts-en-Bocage
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 57.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 68 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Essarts-en-Bocage (INSEE 85084) is in Vendée (85), part of CC du Pays de Saint-Fulgent - Les Essarts. Population 6,851 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2016-01-01 from 3 former communes: Boulogne (85030), L'Oie (85165), Sainte-Florence (85212). [3]
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/85084-essarts-en-bocage
Vitality score
Vitality score 57.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 68 % of the 3,502 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 | 0.25 | 25 | 6.24 |
| Social | 0.73 | 20 | 14.58 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.61 | 10 | 6.1 |
| Public & culture | 0.37 | 5 | 1.87 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.85 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA TRESSE DOREE). [4,5]
3 × Supermarket (LIDL · ARKEDIS · STRATECODIS). [4,5]
7 × Restaurant (AU BON ACCUEIL · SORESTAR · L'ECHANGEUR · LE P'TIT BOULONNAIS · LE KIOSQUE A PIZZA). [4,5]
4 × Café / bar (LE CASTEL · LE BARBANDA · LE CAPPUCCINO · LE CANTER). [5]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE GASTON CHAISSAC). [4]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE GASTON CHAISSAC · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE R.P.I.D LA MERLATIERE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE DAME). [4]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE GEORGES CLEMENCEAU · COLLEGE PRIVE ST PIERRE). [4]
7 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CLAIRE DUFRESNOY, MÉDECIN · OLIVIER ROBIC, MÉDECIN · AMANDINE LEBOEUF, MÉDECIN · ANNE-CLAIRE TRICHET, MÉDECIN · THOMAS FRIBAULT, MÉDECIN). [4]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE BEVILLON · PHARMACIE RAMBAUD). [4,5]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [4]
3 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DES ESSARTS · MÉDIATHÈQUE DE BOULOGNE · MÉDIATHÈQUE DE L'OIE). [4]
3 × Gym / sports hall (COLLEGE SAINT PIERRE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF · COMPLEXE SPORTIF LES ESSARTS). [4]
6 × Bank (CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN · CAISSE LOCAL CREDI AGRIC MUT LES ESSARTS · AGENCE LES ESSARTS · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL ATLANTIQUE VENDEE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DES ESSARTS). [4]
5 × Hairdresser (CREA'STEPH · LAETI CISEAUX COIFFURE · AMANDINE COIFFURE · L'ARTISTE BARBER). [4,5]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LE PATIS). [4,5]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Restaurant, 3 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [5]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LA TRESSE DOREE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| Supermarket | 3 | LIDL · ARKEDIS · STRATECODIS | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 7 | AU BON ACCUEIL · SORESTAR · L'ECHANGEUR · LE P'TIT BOULONNAIS · LE KIOSQUE A PIZZA | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 4 | LE CASTEL · LE BARBANDA · LE CAPPUCCINO · LE CANTER | INSEE SIRENE 4 [5] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE GASTON CHAISSAC | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE GASTON CHAISSAC · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE R.P.I.D LA MERLATIERE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE DAME | INSEE BPE 3 [4] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE GEORGES CLEMENCEAU · COLLEGE PRIVE ST PIERRE | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 7 | CLAIRE DUFRESNOY, MÉDECIN · OLIVIER ROBIC, MÉDECIN · AMANDINE LEBOEUF, MÉDECIN · ANNE-CLAIRE TRICHET, MÉDECIN · THOMAS FRIBAULT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 7 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE BEVILLON · PHARMACIE RAMBAUD | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 3 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DES ESSARTS · MÉDIATHÈQUE DE BOULOGNE · MÉDIATHÈQUE DE L'OIE | INSEE BPE 3 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 3 | COLLEGE SAINT PIERRE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF · COMPLEXE SPORTIF LES ESSARTS | INSEE BPE 3 [4] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 6 | CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN · CAISSE LOCAL CREDI AGRIC MUT LES ESSARTS · AGENCE LES ESSARTS · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL ATLANTIQUE VENDEE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DES ESSARTS | INSEE BPE 6 [4] |
| Hairdresser | 5 | CREA'STEPH · LAETI CISEAUX COIFFURE · AMANDINE COIFFURE · L'ARTISTE BARBER | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 3 / INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING LE PATIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 5,972 (2012) → 6,851 (2023): 14.7 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 4,430 (1990) → 6,851 (2023): 54.7 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,992, of which 1.5 % second homes and 6 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Essarts-en-Bocage): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Essarts-en-Bocage): 0.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Essarts-en-Bocage): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Essarts-en-Bocage): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Essarts-en-Bocage): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
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. [10]
Measured at the ST-FULGENT_SAPC weather station, 8.9 km away at 62 m; the village itself is at 90 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, 13.8 km away at 88 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 817 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST-FULGENT_SAPC, 8.9 km away at 62 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 — 85084/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85084/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85084/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85084/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 85084
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grandchamp-des-Fontaines | 44 | 72 km NW | 7,062 | 53.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mignaloux-Beauvoir | 86 | 128 km E | 5,229 | 41.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montval-sur-Loir | 72 | 161 km NE | 5,641 | 56.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 88 % |
| Mouilleron-le-Captif | 85 | 18 km W | 5,273 | 45.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Plédran | 22 | 218 km NW | 6,933 | 50.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Monnaie | 37 | 173 km NE | 4,833 | 46.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mouilleron-le-Captif | 85 | 18 km W | 5,273 | 45.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Grandchamp-des-Fontaines | 44 | 72 km NW | 7,062 | 53.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mignaloux-Beauvoir | 86 | 128 km E | 5,229 | 41.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montval-sur-Loir | 72 | 161 km NE | 5,641 | 56.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 88 % |
| Monnaie | 37 | 173 km NE | 4,833 | 46.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Plédran | 22 | 218 km NW | 6,933 | 50.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 70 % · 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 Essarts-en-Bocage'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grandchamp-des-Fontaines | 44 | 72 km NW | 7,062 | 53.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mouilleron-le-Captif | 85 | 18 km W | 5,273 | 45.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Monnaie | 37 | 173 km NE | 4,833 | 46.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bellevigny | 85 | 15 km W | 6,240 | 54.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Feytiat | 87 | 224 km SE | 6,176 | 55.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Naintré | 86 | 130 km E | 5,964 | 46.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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