Liez
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 27.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 71 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Liez (INSEE 85123) is in Vendée (85), part of CC Vendée, Sèvre, Autise. Population 302 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
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 27.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 71 % of the 17,879 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.87 | 10 | 8.67 |
| Housing mix | 0.67 | 5 | 3.34 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA MAIN A LA PATE). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LA MAIN A LA PATE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 263 (2012) → 302 (2023): 14.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 221 (1990) → 302 (2023): 36.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 175, of which 16.6 % second homes and 4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Liez): 0.8 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Maillezais): 2.7 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Maillezais): 2.9 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Maillezais): 2.8 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Liez): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
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, 10.5 km away at 20 m; the village itself is at 14 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at FONTENAY, 10.5 km away at 20 m, over 21 summers. [10]
An average of 826 mm of rain a year, spread over 119 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at FONTENAY, 10.5 km away at 20 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
31 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 150,000 € — 1,128 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Vendée is 2,125 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [11]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85123/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85123/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85123/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85123/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 85123
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 85133
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierrefiche | 12 | 357 km SE | 303 | 26.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 30 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chassant | 28 | 252 km NE | 299 | 23 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bénonces | 01 | 480 km E | 311 | 26 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Joudes | 71 | 465 km E | 352 | 21.8 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dennevy | 71 | 412 km E | 296 | 24.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Volksberg | 67 | 664 km NE | 353 | 23.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chassant | 28 | 252 km NE | 299 | 23 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pierrefiche | 12 | 357 km SE | 303 | 26.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 30 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dennevy | 71 | 412 km E | 296 | 24.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Joudes | 71 | 465 km E | 352 | 21.8 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bénonces | 01 | 480 km E | 311 | 26 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Volksberg | 67 | 664 km NE | 353 | 23.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 58 % · 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 Liez'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sermaise | 49 | 134 km N | 345 | 29.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Melz-sur-Seine | 77 | 388 km NE | 345 | 20.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Polisot | 10 | 428 km NE | 321 | 19 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Puy-de-Serre | 85 | 22 km N | 311 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Salles | 79 | 46 km E | 323 | 19.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Farges | 24 | 203 km SE | 311 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
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