Marsais-Sainte-Radégonde
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 21.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 28 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Marsais-Sainte-Radégonde (INSEE 85137) is in Vendée (85), part of CC du Pays de Fontenay-Vendée. Population 553 (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 21.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 28 % of the 17,476 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 | 0 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.67 | 10 | 6.69 |
| Housing mix | 0.76 | 5 | 3.78 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LOCA'L PIZZA). [3,4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE MARSAIS-SAINTE-RADÉGONDE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (MAGGY COIFFURE A DOMICILE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| 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 | 1 | LOCA'L PIZZA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE MARSAIS-SAINTE-RADÉGONDE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | MAGGY COIFFURE A DOMICILE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| 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 537 (2012) → 553 (2023): 3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 473 (1990) → 553 (2023): 16.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 294, of which 12.2 % second homes and 6.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (L'Hermenault): 2.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (L'Hermenault): 2.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (L'Hermenault): 2.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (L'Hermenault): 2.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (L'Hermenault): 2.6 km to the south-west (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. [9]
Measured at the FONTENAY weather station, 12.2 km away at 20 m; the village itself is at 69 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at FONTENAY, 12.2 km away at 20 m, over 21 summers. [9]
An average of 874 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at FONTENAY LE COM, 10.4 km away at 35 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85137/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85137/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85137/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85137/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 85110
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chessy-les-Prés | 10 | 398 km NE | 534 | 19.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 50 % · humidity 100 % |
| Estandeuil | 63 | 346 km E | 512 | 25.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chaumont | 74 | 528 km E | 555 | 27.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 55 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rouffiac | 17 | 99 km S | 519 | 28.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 64 % |
| Giel-Courteilles | 61 | 253 km N | 488 | 25.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 66 % · humidity 86 % |
| Combourtillé | 35 | 195 km N | 610 | 26.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 64 % · winter 97 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rouffiac | 17 | 99 km S | 519 | 28.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 64 % |
| Combourtillé | 35 | 195 km N | 610 | 26.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 64 % · winter 97 % |
| Giel-Courteilles | 61 | 253 km N | 488 | 25.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 66 % · humidity 86 % |
| Estandeuil | 63 | 346 km E | 512 | 25.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chessy-les-Prés | 10 | 398 km NE | 534 | 19.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 50 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chaumont | 74 | 528 km E | 555 | 27.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 55 % · 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 Marsais-Sainte-Radégonde'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bourdeau | 73 | 527 km E | 572 | 34.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Roche-Rigault | 86 | 94 km NE | 565 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Couesmes | 37 | 147 km NE | 543 | 19.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bouillé-Courdault | 85 | 22 km SE | 595 | 32.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Courchamps | 49 | 92 km NE | 533 | 33.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Compeyre | 12 | 408 km SE | 526 | 27.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
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