Moreilles
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 37.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 83 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Moreilles (INSEE 85149) is in Vendée (85), part of CC Sud Vendée Littoral. Population 407 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/85149-moreilles
Vitality score
Vitality score 37.9/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 83 % of the 18,000 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.87 | 5 | 4.33 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SICARD). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (ADMR 85 MARPA). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SOEUR EMMANUELLE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | SICARD | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | ADMR 85 MARPA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SOEUR EMMANUELLE | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 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 366 (2012) → 407 (2023): 11.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 224 (1990) → 407 (2023): 81.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 209, of which 6.7 % second homes and 6.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Moreilles): 0.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Chaillé-les-Marais): 5.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Champagné-les-Marais): 5.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Champagné-les-Marais): 5.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Moreilles): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
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. [11]
Measured at the SAINTE GEMME LA PLAINE_SAPC weather station, 3.6 km away at 3 m; the village itself is at 4 m. [11]
An average of 777 mm of rain a year, spread over 115 days — about 6.8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at SAINTE GEMME LA PLAINE_SAPC, 3.6 km away at 3 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 — 85149/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85149/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85149/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85149/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 85149
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 85042
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 85049
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campagne-lès-Guines | 62 | 538 km NE | 407 | 32.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 64 % · winter 73 % |
| Vendranges | 42 | 405 km E | 390 | 38.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 100 % · winter 66 % |
| Boubiers | 60 | 382 km NE | 382 | 38.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 79 % · winter 73 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Vaux | 71 | 444 km E | 387 | 34.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 70 % |
| La Salle | 88 | 632 km E | 401 | 37.3 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 26 % |
| Ève | 60 | 410 km NE | 411 | 31.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 82 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boubiers | 60 | 382 km NE | 382 | 38.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 79 % · winter 73 % |
| Vendranges | 42 | 405 km E | 390 | 38.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 100 % · winter 66 % |
| Ève | 60 | 410 km NE | 411 | 31.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 82 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Vaux | 71 | 444 km E | 387 | 34.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 70 % |
| Campagne-lès-Guines | 62 | 538 km NE | 407 | 32.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 64 % · winter 73 % |
| La Salle | 88 | 632 km E | 401 | 37.3 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 26 % |
Elsewhere
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