Luçon
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 68.7/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 93 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Luçon (INSEE 85128) is in Vendée (85), part of CC Sud Vendée Littoral. Population 9,417 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/85128-lucon
Vitality score
Vitality score 68.7/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Butcher (boucherie)).
Better served than 93 % of the 2,608 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 | 0.64 | 25 | 15.93 |
| Social | 0.98 | 20 | 19.59 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.79 | 10 | 7.91 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.53 | 10 | 5.35 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.58 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
8 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE FOURNIL VENDEEN · EURL OYA · BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · DOUCE & CRAQUANTE · L'ESCALE GOURMANDE). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (SAVEURS DE VENDEE). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SARL B.M.C · MILUE). [3,4]
7 × Supermarket (SOCIETE LUCONNAISE DE MAGASINS · LUDIS · LIDL · NETTO · ALDI MARCHE). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (CHEZ LE SABLAIS). [3,4]
24 × Restaurant (L'ONCLE SAM · LUCEST · EURL R.T.R · SARL LLB). [3,4]
13 × Café / bar (LE COMMERCE · CAFE DU COMMERCE · LE BOOTH · LE CENTRAL CAFE · LES 12 BRASSERIES). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN MOULIN · ECOLE DE LA SAINTE FAMILLE). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE ARNAUD BELTRAME · COLLEGE MIXTE STE URSULE). [3]
12 × GP (médecin généraliste) (THIERRY MEYSSONNIER, MÉDECIN · ADRIAAN DETAVERNIER, MÉDECIN · FLEUR KEUFER, MÉDECIN · PIERRE CLERC, MÉDECIN · CÉLINE LALANNE, MÉDECIN). [3]
4 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE RICHELIEU · PHARMACIE DES ACACIAS · SELARL PHARMACIE DES COMMEES · PHARMACIE GRAND SEMINAIRE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE PIERRE MENANTEAU). [3]
1 × Cinema (CINE TRISKELL). [3]
6 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU MOULIN ROUGET · COMPLEXE SPORTIFS DES COMMEES · COMPLEXE SPORTIF EMILE BEAUSSIRE · PLAINE DES SPORTS DU SOURDY · LYCEE ET COLLEGE STE URSULE). [3]
8 × Bank (CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN · AGENCE DE LUCON · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL ATLANTIQUE VENDEE · LUCON · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE LUCON). [3]
20 × Hairdresser (LE SALON DAVID HONDIER · SALON EXPRESSION · COIFFURE JLT 17). [3,4]
4 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (AU FIL DES SAISONS). [3,4]
2 × Campsite (APV DOMAINE LES GUIFETTES · CAMPING LA CLE DES CHAMPS). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 6 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 8 | LE FOURNIL VENDEEN · EURL OYA · BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · DOUCE & CRAQUANTE · L'ESCALE GOURMANDE | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | SAVEURS DE VENDEE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | SARL B.M.C · MILUE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 7 | SOCIETE LUCONNAISE DE MAGASINS · LUDIS · LIDL · NETTO · ALDI MARCHE | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | CHEZ LE SABLAIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 24 | L'ONCLE SAM · LUCEST · EURL R.T.R · SARL LLB | INSEE BPE 24 / INSEE SIRENE 40 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 13 | LE COMMERCE · CAFE DU COMMERCE · LE BOOTH · LE CENTRAL CAFE · LES 12 BRASSERIES | INSEE SIRENE 13 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN MOULIN · ECOLE DE LA SAINTE FAMILLE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE ARNAUD BELTRAME · COLLEGE MIXTE STE URSULE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 12 | THIERRY MEYSSONNIER, MÉDECIN · ADRIAAN DETAVERNIER, MÉDECIN · FLEUR KEUFER, MÉDECIN · PIERRE CLERC, MÉDECIN · CÉLINE LALANNE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 12 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 4 | PHARMACIE RICHELIEU · PHARMACIE DES ACACIAS · SELARL PHARMACIE DES COMMEES · PHARMACIE GRAND SEMINAIRE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE PIERRE MENANTEAU | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | CINE TRISKELL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 6 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU MOULIN ROUGET · COMPLEXE SPORTIFS DES COMMEES · COMPLEXE SPORTIF EMILE BEAUSSIRE · PLAINE DES SPORTS DU SOURDY · LYCEE ET COLLEGE STE URSULE | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 8 | CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN · AGENCE DE LUCON · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL ATLANTIQUE VENDEE · LUCON · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE LUCON | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 20 | LE SALON DAVID HONDIER · SALON EXPRESSION · COIFFURE JLT 17 | INSEE BPE 20 / INSEE SIRENE 24 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 4 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | AU FIL DES SAISONS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 2 | APV DOMAINE LES GUIFETTES · CAMPING LA CLE DES CHAMPS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Wednesday, Saturday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 9,437 (2012) → 9,417 (2023): -0.2 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 9,099 (1990) → 9,417 (2023): 3.5 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 5,745, of which 4.2 % second homes and 9.3 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Luçon): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Luçon): 0.4 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Luçon): 0.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Luçon): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Luçon): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 19 days a year at or above 30 °C and 29 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the SAINTE GEMME LA PLAINE_SAPC weather station, 4.1 km away at 3 m; the village itself is at 8 m. [10]
An average of 777 mm of rain a year, spread over 115 days — about 6.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at SAINTE GEMME LA PLAINE_SAPC, 4.1 km away at 3 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Butcher (boucherie)
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85128/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-06— https://data.datatourisme.fr/49/35afe7a0-796e-37db-9164-4098519fec78— “Marché hebdomadaire de Luçon : mercredi et samedi”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85128/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85128/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85128/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 85128
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redon | 35 | 150 km NW | 9,542 | 74.6 | Served | no figures |
| Monistrol-sur-Loire | 43 | 433 km E | 8,823 | 71.4 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 74 % · winter 0 % |
| Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe | 81 | 373 km SE | 9,719 | 70.2 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 36 % · winter 84 % |
| Carentan-les-Marais | 50 | 317 km N | 10,218 | 58.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 62 % · winter 88 % |
| Parthenay | 79 | 74 km E | 10,140 | 59.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 82 % |
| Reignier-Ésery | 74 | 573 km E | 8,464 | 61.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 64 % · winter 28 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parthenay | 79 | 74 km E | 10,140 | 59.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 82 % |
| Redon | 35 | 150 km NW | 9,542 | 74.6 | Served | no figures |
| Carentan-les-Marais | 50 | 317 km N | 10,218 | 58.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 62 % · winter 88 % |
| Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe | 81 | 373 km SE | 9,719 | 70.2 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 36 % · winter 84 % |
| Monistrol-sur-Loire | 43 | 433 km E | 8,823 | 71.4 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 74 % · winter 0 % |
| Reignier-Ésery | 74 | 573 km E | 8,464 | 61.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 64 % · winter 28 % |
Elsewhere
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