Martinet

Vendée · CC du Pays des Achards · INSEE 85138

A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.

Few services 28.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 19 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Martinet (INSEE 85138) is in Vendée (85), part of CC du Pays des Achards. Population 1,229 (2023). ^[1]

INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). ^[2]

Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.

Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/85138-martinet

Vitality score

Vitality score 28.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 19 % of the 13,069 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	0.2	20	3.93
Education	0.39	10	3.93
Health	0	10	0
Public & culture	0.39	5	1.97
Population trend	1	10	10
Housing mix	0.83	5	4.13

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 0 of 6

Eating out 0 of 1

Cafés and bars 1 of 1

Schools 1 of 3

Health 0 of 4

Public services 1 of 1

Culture 1 of 2

Sport 1 of 2

Everyday services 1 of 3

Lodging 1 of 2

One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. ^[3,4]

1 × Café / bar (LE BAR BU). ^[4]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT JOSEPH). ^[3]

1 × Post office / agence postale (MARTINET RP). ^[3]

1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE MARTINET). ^[3]

1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE OMNISPORTS). ^[3]

2 × Hairdresser (L'OR A DOMI CILS · K'HAIR BY L.). ^[3,4]

1 × Campsite (CAMPING DES OUCHES DU JAUNAY). ^[3,4]

Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.

Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. ^[3,4]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts

Type	Count	Names	Sources
Bakery (boulangerie)	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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]
Café / bar	1	LE BAR BU	INSEE SIRENE 1 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)	1	ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT JOSEPH	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	1	MARTINET RP	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Library	1	BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE MARTINET	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Cinema	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Gym / sports hall	1	SALLE OMNISPORTS	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Swimming pool	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Hairdresser	2	L'OR A DOMI CILS · K'HAIR BY L.	INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4]
Fuel station	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Hotel	0		INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Campsite	1	CAMPING DES OUCHES DU JAUNAY	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]

Market and village life

Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.

Trajectory

1968: 610 2023: 1,229 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 952 (2012) → 1,229 (2023): 29.1 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 557 (1990) → 1,229 (2023): 120.6 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 578, of which 8.7 % second homes and 6.2 % vacant. ^[7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

In the commune Primary school Bakery — 4.7 km SWPharmacy — 4.7 km SWFood shop — 4.8 km SWGP — 5.4 km E Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Saint-Julien-des-Landes): 4.7 km to the south-west (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (Saint-Julien-des-Landes): 4.8 km to the south-west (straight line). ^[8]

GP (Beaulieu-sous-la-Roche): 5.4 km to the east (straight line). ^[9]

Pharmacy (Saint-Julien-des-Landes): 4.7 km to the south-west (straight line). ^[8]

Primary school (Martinet): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). ^[10]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Days at or above 30 °C 13.4

Days at or below 0 °C 25.2

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 25 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[11]

Measured at the LA MOTHE ACHARD weather station, 7.1 km away at 58 m; the village itself is at 37 m. ^[11]

An average of 923 mm of rain a year, spread over 126 days — about 7.3 mm on a day it rains. ^[11]

Rainfall measured at LA MOTHE ACHARD, 7.1 km away at 58 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. ^[11]

Uncertainties

No specific uncertainties flagged.

References

INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85138/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85138/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85138/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85138/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 85236
INSEE BPE 2025 — 85016
INSEE BPE 2025 — 85138
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
Montilliers	49	106 km NE	1,222	24.5	Few services	Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 89 %
Moissat	63	400 km E	1,253	31.7	Few services	Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 54 % · winter 77 %
Villemontais	42	439 km E	1,042	27.2	Few services	Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 50 %
Les Villettes	43	480 km E	1,450	33.6	Few services	Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 45 %
Villers-en-Cauchies	59	544 km NE	1,151	25.5	Few services	Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 72 %
Parné-sur-Roc	53	166 km NE	1,378	29	Few services	Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 84 %

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
Montilliers	49	106 km NE	1,222	24.5	Few services	Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 89 %
Parné-sur-Roc	53	166 km NE	1,378	29	Few services	Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 84 %
Moissat	63	400 km E	1,253	31.7	Few services	Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 54 % · winter 77 %
Villemontais	42	439 km E	1,042	27.2	Few services	Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 50 %
Les Villettes	43	480 km E	1,450	33.6	Few services	Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 45 %
Villers-en-Cauchies	59	544 km NE	1,151	25.5	Few services	Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 72 %

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