La Meilleraie-Tillay
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 32.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 25 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Meilleraie-Tillay (INSEE 85140) is in Vendée (85), part of CC du Pays de Pouzauges. Population 1,485 (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 32.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 25 % of the 11,713 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 | 0.13 | 25 | 3.28 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.49 | 10 | 4.87 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.62 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LAUREDEVA). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (LE RELAIS FLEURI · ETS BENOIT GABALDA). [3,4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LA PIERRE BLEUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE JEANNE D'ARC). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA MEILLERAIE TILLAY AP). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE LA MEILLERAIE-TILLAY MÉDIATHÈQUE ANDRÉE CHEDID). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (ZEN POUR UN STYLE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Café / bar, 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) | 1 | LAUREDEVA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 2 | LE RELAIS FLEURI · ETS BENOIT GABALDA | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LA PIERRE BLEUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE JEANNE D'ARC | INSEE BPE 2 [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 | LA MEILLERAIE TILLAY AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE LA MEILLERAIE-TILLAY MÉDIATHÈQUE ANDRÉE CHEDID | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 2 | ZEN POUR UN STYLE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 1,580 (2012) → 1,485 (2023): -6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,504 (1990) → 1,485 (2023): -1.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 780, of which 3.8 % second homes and 7.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Pouzauges): 3.8 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (La Meilleraie-Tillay): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Pouzauges): 4.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Pouzauges): 3.6 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (La Meilleraie-Tillay): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 14 days a year at or above 30 °C and 25 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the POUZAUGES SA weather station, 2.9 km away at 153 m; the village itself is at 121 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at POUZAUGES SA, 2.9 km away at 153 m, over 20 summers. [10]
An average of 892 mm of rain a year, spread over 124 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at POUZAUGES SA, 2.9 km away at 153 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
92 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 125,500 € — 1,161 € 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 — 85140/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85140/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85140/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85140/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 85182
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 85140
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eurre | 26 | 503 km SE | 1,431 | 34 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vertheuil | 33 | 166 km S | 1,339 | 29.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 91 % · humidity 64 % |
| Pressins | 38 | 517 km E | 1,194 | 32.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 27 % · humidity 93 % |
| Boutigny-Prouais | 28 | 288 km NE | 1,704 | 32.3 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Sardos | 82 | 352 km SE | 1,120 | 35.5 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 99 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Lattier | 38 | 503 km E | 1,486 | 36.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 59 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vertheuil | 33 | 166 km S | 1,339 | 29.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 91 % · humidity 64 % |
| Boutigny-Prouais | 28 | 288 km NE | 1,704 | 32.3 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Sardos | 82 | 352 km SE | 1,120 | 35.5 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 99 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Lattier | 38 | 503 km E | 1,486 | 36.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 59 % · humidity 86 % |
| Eurre | 26 | 503 km SE | 1,431 | 34 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pressins | 38 | 517 km E | 1,194 | 32.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 27 % · 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 La Meilleraie-Tillay'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soulaire-et-Bourg | 49 | 96 km N | 1,467 | 33 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Girouard | 85 | 61 km W | 1,156 | 34.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Thorigny | 85 | 34 km SW | 1,275 | 34.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Just | 35 | 142 km NW | 1,107 | 27.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Trans-sur-Erdre | 44 | 91 km NW | 1,156 | 28.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Noizay | 37 | 152 km NE | 1,168 | 31.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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