Montaigu-Vendée
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 75.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 86 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Montaigu-Vendée (INSEE 85146) is in Vendée (85), part of CA Terres de Montaigu. Population 21,134 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2019-01-01 from 4 former communes: Boufféré (85027), La Guyonnière (85107), Saint-Georges-de-Montaigu (85217), Saint-Hilaire-de-Loulay (85224). [3]
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/85146-montaigu-vendee
Vitality score
Vitality score 75.5/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 86 % of the 1,137 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 | 0.59 | 25 | 14.74 |
| Social | 0.93 | 20 | 18.57 |
| Education | 0.71 | 10 | 7.13 |
| Health | 0.66 | 10 | 6.56 |
| Public & culture | 0.46 | 5 | 2.32 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.87 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
12 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA GOURMANDINE · SARL ROBIN BOULANGER PATISSIER · LA TRESSE DOREE). [4,5]
5 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUJET DISTRIBUTION · ART DECOUPE · BOUCHERIE TRAITEUR DURIVUM · BOUCHERIE BIO DE MONTAIGU). [4,5]
4 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (STEPHLO · DOL'MAINES · EPICERIE ET CAVE DES MAINES · SERONY). [4,5]
6 × Supermarket (SOCIETE DE DISTRIBUTION DU NORD VENDEE · LIDL · CODIM · ALDI MARCHE · ACTION). [4,5]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (FROMAGERIE DU BOCAGE). [5]
30 × Restaurant (LE PETIT ST GEORGES · SARL LA DIGUE · LA GETIERE · PACHAMAMA). [4,5]
17 × Café / bar (KEY WEST · CHEZ TOTO · LE CENTRAL · LE VENTRE A CHOUX · L'ENTREMOUSSE). [5]
10 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JACQUES PREVERT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE AMIRAL DU CHAFFAULT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LES JARDINS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LES MAINES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LES PETITS CAILLOUX). [4]
4 × Collège (COLLEGE JULES FERRY · COLLEGE MICHEL RAGON · COLLEGE PRIVE VILLEBOIS MAREUIL · COLLEGE PRIVE MERE TERESA). [4]
20 × GP (médecin généraliste) (KOROTOUMOU SANOGO, MÉDECIN · YVES OSHO, MÉDECIN · LUCIE BARTHELEMY, MÉDECIN · ALINE CHATAIGNER, MÉDECIN · VIRGINIE EZANNO, MÉDECIN). [4]
4 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE GABORIAU THOUZEAU · FOX PHARMA · PHARMACIE DES MAINES · PHARMACIE DES JARDINS). [4,5]
5 × Post office / agence postale (BOUFFERE RP · LA GUYONNIERE RP · SAINT GEORGES DE MONTAIGU RP · SAINT HILAIRE DE LOULAY RP · LA POSTE). [4]
5 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE DE MONTAIGU MÉDIATHÈQUE CALLIOPÉ · BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE BOUFFÉRÉ LA BOÎTE À LIVRES · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE LA GUYONNIÈRE LE PETIT PRINCE · BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE SAINT-HILAIRE-DE-LOULAY · BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE SAINT-GEORGES-DE-MONTAIGU BIBLIOTHÈQUE DU PRIEURÉ). [4]
6 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF MAX BOSSIS · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU GRAND LOGIS · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE SAINT HILAIRE DE LOULAY · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE LA GUYONNIERE · COMPLEXE LEONARD DE VINCI). [4]
10 × Bank (CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN · CAISS LOCAL CREDI AGRIC MUT MONTAIGU · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE BRETAGNE - PAYS DE LOIRE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL ATLANTIQUE VENDEE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE MONTAIGU). [4]
29 × Hairdresser (LECLAIR VLADIMIR · DURAND FABIOLA · SARL \ ART' LINEA). [4,5]
6 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [4]
4 × Hotel (LES VOYAGEURS · RESTAURANT LE PONT DE SENARD · HOTEL SAINT JAMES · HÔTEL-RESTAURANT LE RELAX). [4,5]
2 × Campsite (FLOWER CAMPING LE LAC DE LA CHAUSSELIÈRE · EARL ELEVAGE DE LA MAISON NEUVE). [4,5]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 6 × Restaurant, 1 × Nursery school (maternelle), 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 2 × Pharmacy, 1 × Bank, 6 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 12 | LA GOURMANDINE · SARL ROBIN BOULANGER PATISSIER · LA TRESSE DOREE | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 16 [4,5] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 5 | BOUJET DISTRIBUTION · ART DECOUPE · BOUCHERIE TRAITEUR DURIVUM · BOUCHERIE BIO DE MONTAIGU | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [4,5] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 4 | STEPHLO · DOL'MAINES · EPICERIE ET CAVE DES MAINES · SERONY | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [4,5] |
| Supermarket | 6 | SOCIETE DE DISTRIBUTION DU NORD VENDEE · LIDL · CODIM · ALDI MARCHE · ACTION | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [4,5] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | FROMAGERIE DU BOCAGE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [5] |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 30 | LE PETIT ST GEORGES · SARL LA DIGUE · LA GETIERE · PACHAMAMA | INSEE BPE 30 / INSEE SIRENE 46 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 17 | KEY WEST · CHEZ TOTO · LE CENTRAL · LE VENTRE A CHOUX · L'ENTREMOUSSE | INSEE SIRENE 17 [5] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 10 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JACQUES PREVERT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE AMIRAL DU CHAFFAULT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LES JARDINS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LES MAINES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LES PETITS CAILLOUX | INSEE BPE 10 [4] |
| Collège | 4 | COLLEGE JULES FERRY · COLLEGE MICHEL RAGON · COLLEGE PRIVE VILLEBOIS MAREUIL · COLLEGE PRIVE MERE TERESA | INSEE BPE 4 [4] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 20 | KOROTOUMOU SANOGO, MÉDECIN · YVES OSHO, MÉDECIN · LUCIE BARTHELEMY, MÉDECIN · ALINE CHATAIGNER, MÉDECIN · VIRGINIE EZANNO, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 20 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 4 | PHARMACIE GABORIAU THOUZEAU · FOX PHARMA · PHARMACIE DES MAINES · PHARMACIE DES JARDINS | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [4,5] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 5 | BOUFFERE RP · LA GUYONNIERE RP · SAINT GEORGES DE MONTAIGU RP · SAINT HILAIRE DE LOULAY RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 5 [4] |
| Library | 5 | MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE DE MONTAIGU MÉDIATHÈQUE CALLIOPÉ · BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE BOUFFÉRÉ LA BOÎTE À LIVRES · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE LA GUYONNIÈRE LE PETIT PRINCE · BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE SAINT-HILAIRE-DE-LOULAY · BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE SAINT-GEORGES-DE-MONTAIGU BIBLIOTHÈQUE DU PRIEURÉ | INSEE BPE 5 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 6 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF MAX BOSSIS · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU GRAND LOGIS · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE SAINT HILAIRE DE LOULAY · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE LA GUYONNIERE · COMPLEXE LEONARD DE VINCI | INSEE BPE 6 [4] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 10 | CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN · CAISS LOCAL CREDI AGRIC MUT MONTAIGU · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE BRETAGNE - PAYS DE LOIRE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL ATLANTIQUE VENDEE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE MONTAIGU | INSEE BPE 10 [4] |
| Hairdresser | 29 | LECLAIR VLADIMIR · DURAND FABIOLA · SARL \ ART' LINEA | INSEE BPE 29 / INSEE SIRENE 39 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 6 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] |
| Hotel | 4 | LES VOYAGEURS · RESTAURANT LE PONT DE SENARD · HOTEL SAINT JAMES · HÔTEL-RESTAURANT LE RELAX | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5] |
| Campsite | 2 | FLOWER CAMPING LE LAC DE LA CHAUSSELIÈRE · EARL ELEVAGE DE LA MAISON NEUVE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 19,383 (2012) → 21,134 (2023): 9 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 13,736 (1990) → 21,134 (2023): 53.9 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 9,687, of which 1.3 % second homes and 3.9 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Montaigu-Vendée): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Montaigu-Vendée): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Montaigu-Vendée): 0.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Montaigu-Vendée): 0.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Montaigu-Vendée): 0.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 37 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ROCHESERVIERE weather station, 13 km away at 43 m; the village itself is at 37 m. [10]
An average of 817 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 6.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LA GUYONNIERE, 5.8 km away at 69 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85146/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85146/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85146/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85146/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 85146
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digne-les-Bains | 04 | 669 km SE | 17,979 | 71.7 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 18 % · winter 15 % |
| Sarreguemines | 57 | 667 km NE | 20,143 | 70.9 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 46 % |
| Challans | 85 | 45 km W | 22,943 | 70 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 82 % |
| Lannion | 22 | 253 km NW | 20,315 | 76.1 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 59 % · winter 66 % |
| Thouars | 79 | 83 km E | 13,891 | 62.6 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 74 % · winter 96 % |
| Romorantin-Lanthenay | 41 | 235 km E | 18,373 | 67.2 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 59 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Challans | 85 | 45 km W | 22,943 | 70 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 82 % |
| Thouars | 79 | 83 km E | 13,891 | 62.6 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 74 % · winter 96 % |
| Romorantin-Lanthenay | 41 | 235 km E | 18,373 | 67.2 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 59 % |
| Lannion | 22 | 253 km NW | 20,315 | 76.1 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 59 % · winter 66 % |
| Sarreguemines | 57 | 667 km NE | 20,143 | 70.9 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 46 % |
| Digne-les-Bains | 04 | 669 km SE | 17,979 | 71.7 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 18 % · winter 15 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
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