Fontenay-le-Comte
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 63/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 62 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Fontenay-le-Comte (INSEE 85092) is in Vendée (85), part of CC du Pays de Fontenay-Vendée. Population 14,059 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 63/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 62 % of the 1,762 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 | 0.56 | 25 | 13.9 |
| Social | 0.87 | 20 | 17.37 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.67 | 10 | 6.73 |
| Public & culture | 0.17 | 5 | 0.85 |
| Population trend | 0.47 | 10 | 4.73 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.69 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
11 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE FOURNIL VENDEEN · LA LUTINE · FOURNIL DU TALMEUNIER · CARRE CHOCOLAT - LE PHARE DES GOURMANDS). [3,4]
4 × Butcher (boucherie) (LES SAVEURS D'ANTAN · AL ANDALUS · LA PETITE BOUCHERIE). [3,4]
6 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (AU PAYS BIO · AU GRAIN DE RIZ · SUPER ASIE · EPICERIE BIO LOCAL VRAC · KANAB DISKAN EXPLOITATION (K.D.E). [3,4]
5 × Supermarket (CENTRE LECLERC · LIDL · ALDI MARCHE · FONTENAY DISTRIBUTION · MONOPRIX). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (CHEZ LE SABLAIS). [3,4]
37 × Restaurant (L'ENTRACTE · EIRL CAIZERGUES PATRICK · ATEAPICK · SARL PAILLOTTE · LE RELAIS). [3,4]
11 × Café / bar (L'ARLEQUIN · THAG BAR GALLERY · BAR DES MOULINS · CASA NOSTRA · LE LITTLE PUB). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LES JACOBINS). [3]
6 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE FLORENCE ARTHAUD · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LES CORDELIERS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LES JACOBINS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE BOURON-MASSE · GROUPE SCOLAIRE PUBLIC RENE JAULIN). [3]
3 × Collège (COLLEGE FRANCOIS VIETE · COLLEGE ANDRE TIRAQUEAU · COLLEGE PRIVE ST JOSEPH). [3]
10 × GP (médecin généraliste) (VALÉRIE BILLIET, MÉDECIN · CAMELIA IONESCU, MÉDECIN · ANAÏS GUERIN, MÉDECIN · ROMAIN CROUE, MÉDECIN · THOMAS LAMBERT, MÉDECIN). [3]
8 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU PORTEAU · PHARMACIE VERHAEGHE GRILLO · PHARMACIE PRINCIPALE · PHARMACIE DES MOULINS · PHARMACIE JADEAU). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (FONTENAY LE COMTE CHARZAIS AP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE JIM-DANDURAND). [3]
1 × Cinema (CINEMA LE RENAISSANCE). [3]
5 × Gym / sports hall (LA PLAINE DES SPORTS · SALLE BEL AIR · COMPLEXE SPORTIF CHAMIRAUD · HALLE DES SPORTS DES MOULINS · CENTRE MILITAIRE DE FORMATION PROFESSIONNELLE). [3]
10 × Bank (CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRIC MUT FONTENAY · AGENCE DE FONTENAY LE COMTE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL ATLANTIQUE VENDEE · FONTENAY LE COMTE). [3]
18 × Hairdresser (COIFFURE PARENTHESE · LE GENTLEMAN · FREDONIA · SALON D'CARACTERE). [3,4]
5 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
3 × Hotel (HÔTEL LE RABELAIS · HÔTEL FONTARABIE · P'TIT DEJ HOTEL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Supermarket, 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Gym / sports hall, 5 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 11 | LE FOURNIL VENDEEN · LA LUTINE · FOURNIL DU TALMEUNIER · CARRE CHOCOLAT - LE PHARE DES GOURMANDS | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 4 | LES SAVEURS D'ANTAN · AL ANDALUS · LA PETITE BOUCHERIE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 6 | AU PAYS BIO · AU GRAIN DE RIZ · SUPER ASIE · EPICERIE BIO LOCAL VRAC · KANAB DISKAN EXPLOITATION (K.D.E | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 5 | CENTRE LECLERC · LIDL · ALDI MARCHE · FONTENAY DISTRIBUTION · MONOPRIX | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | CHEZ LE SABLAIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 37 | L'ENTRACTE · EIRL CAIZERGUES PATRICK · ATEAPICK · SARL PAILLOTTE · LE RELAIS | INSEE BPE 37 / INSEE SIRENE 56 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 11 | L'ARLEQUIN · THAG BAR GALLERY · BAR DES MOULINS · CASA NOSTRA · LE LITTLE PUB | INSEE SIRENE 11 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LES JACOBINS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 6 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE FLORENCE ARTHAUD · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LES CORDELIERS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LES JACOBINS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE BOURON-MASSE · GROUPE SCOLAIRE PUBLIC RENE JAULIN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Collège | 3 | COLLEGE FRANCOIS VIETE · COLLEGE ANDRE TIRAQUEAU · COLLEGE PRIVE ST JOSEPH | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 10 | VALÉRIE BILLIET, MÉDECIN · CAMELIA IONESCU, MÉDECIN · ANAÏS GUERIN, MÉDECIN · ROMAIN CROUE, MÉDECIN · THOMAS LAMBERT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 10 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 8 | PHARMACIE DU PORTEAU · PHARMACIE VERHAEGHE GRILLO · PHARMACIE PRINCIPALE · PHARMACIE DES MOULINS · PHARMACIE JADEAU | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | FONTENAY LE COMTE CHARZAIS AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MEDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE JIM-DANDURAND | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | CINEMA LE RENAISSANCE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 5 | LA PLAINE DES SPORTS · SALLE BEL AIR · COMPLEXE SPORTIF CHAMIRAUD · HALLE DES SPORTS DES MOULINS · CENTRE MILITAIRE DE FORMATION PROFESSIONNELLE | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 10 | CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRIC MUT FONTENAY · AGENCE DE FONTENAY LE COMTE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL ATLANTIQUE VENDEE · FONTENAY LE COMTE | INSEE BPE 10 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 18 | COIFFURE PARENTHESE · LE GENTLEMAN · FREDONIA · SALON D'CARACTERE | INSEE BPE 18 / INSEE SIRENE 22 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 5 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 3 | HÔTEL LE RABELAIS · HÔTEL FONTARABIE · P'TIT DEJ HOTEL | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Wednesday, Saturday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 14,044 (2012) → 14,059 (2023): 0.1 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 14,456 (1990) → 14,059 (2023): -2.7 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 8,227, of which 3.1 % second homes and 11.8 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Fontenay-le-Comte): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Fontenay-le-Comte): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Fontenay-le-Comte): 0.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Fontenay-le-Comte): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Fontenay-le-Comte): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
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. [10]
Measured at the FONTENAY weather station, 2.8 km away at 20 m; the village itself is at 9 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at FONTENAY, 2.8 km away at 20 m, over 21 summers. [10]
An average of 874 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at FONTENAY LE COM, 1.8 km away at 35 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85092/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-04— https://data.datatourisme.fr/49/5b9e1df0-4886-3eb9-9dd8-e61192d89aa0— “Le Marché de Fontenay-le-Comte : Tous les samedis matin et mercredis matin.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85092/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85092/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85092/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 85092
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bollène | 84 | 497 km SE | 14,024 | 58.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Castelsarrasin | 82 | 309 km SE | 14,343 | 59.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 81 % · humidity 64 % |
| Moissac | 82 | 301 km SE | 13,419 | 61.2 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 81 % · humidity 64 % |
| La Flèche | 72 | 148 km N | 14,947 | 65.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Graulhet | 81 | 372 km SE | 13,129 | 55.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 82 % · humidity 64 % |
| Châteaudun | 28 | 240 km NE | 12,830 | 63.3 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Flèche | 72 | 148 km N | 14,947 | 65.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Châteaudun | 28 | 240 km NE | 12,830 | 63.3 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Moissac | 82 | 301 km SE | 13,419 | 61.2 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 81 % · humidity 64 % |
| Castelsarrasin | 82 | 309 km SE | 14,343 | 59.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 81 % · humidity 64 % |
| Graulhet | 81 | 372 km SE | 13,129 | 55.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 82 % · humidity 64 % |
| Bollène | 84 | 497 km SE | 14,024 | 58.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 97 % · 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 Fontenay-le-Comte'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Herbiers | 85 | 48 km N | 16,521 | 64.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Amboise | 37 | 172 km NE | 12,937 | 62.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aizenay | 85 | 68 km NW | 10,365 | 48.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Doué-en-Anjou | 49 | 91 km NE | 11,029 | 57.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Monts | 37 | 142 km NE | 8,080 | 47.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chinon | 37 | 111 km NE | 8,144 | 71.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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