Les Achards
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 57.9/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 71 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Les Achards (INSEE 85152) is in Vendée (85), part of CC du Pays des Achards. Population 5,518 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2017-01-01 from 1 former commune: La Chapelle-Achard (85052). [3]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 57.9/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)).
Better served than 71 % of the 4,267 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 | 0.44 | 25 | 10.95 |
| Social | 0.73 | 20 | 14.64 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Public & culture | 0.31 | 5 | 1.54 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.6 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA MIE DE LA MOTHE · PICHERIT). [4,5]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (AU COUTEAU AZTEQUE). [4,5]
2 × Supermarket (LIDL · BREMODIS). [4,5]
11 × Restaurant (RIE DES ACHARDS · RESTAURANT DU STADE · L'ATELIER · SG LMA · CHEZ KARIM). [4,5]
3 × Café / bar (CAFE TABAC DES HALLES · LE DREAM BAR · LE QG). [5]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LE PRE AUX OISEAUX · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE MARGUERITE AUJARD · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE MARIE). [4]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE JACQUES LAURENT). [4]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ANNE-VALÉRIE MAJOR-HUSSON, MÉDECIN). [4]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DES ACHARDS). [4,5]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [4]
2 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE LA CHAPELLE ACHARD · MÉDIATHÈQUE DE LA MOTHE ACHARD). [4]
3 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF · COMPLEXE SPORTIF THIERRY OMEYER · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE LA CHAPELLE ACHARD). [4]
5 × Bank (CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL LA MOTHE ACHARD · CAISS LOCAL CREDI AGRIC MUT LA MOTHE ACH · AGENCE LA MOTHE ACHARD · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL ATLANTIQUE VENDEE). [4]
8 × Hairdresser (LE SALON · BAZIN 13 · STEF'COIFF). [4,5]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [4,5]
2 × Hotel (BRIT'HOTEL · LA CANTINE DU BRANDOIS). [4,5]
2 × Campsite (CAMPING LE PAVILLON · CAMPING LA BERGERIE). [4,5]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × Collège.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Nursery school (maternelle). [5,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | LA MIE DE LA MOTHE · PICHERIT | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [4,5] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | AU COUTEAU AZTEQUE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 3 / INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| Supermarket | 2 | LIDL · BREMODIS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| Restaurant | 11 | RIE DES ACHARDS · RESTAURANT DU STADE · L'ATELIER · SG LMA · CHEZ KARIM | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 15 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 3 | CAFE TABAC DES HALLES · LE DREAM BAR · LE QG | INSEE SIRENE 3 [5] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LE PRE AUX OISEAUX · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE MARGUERITE AUJARD · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE MARIE | INSEE BPE 3 [4] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE JACQUES LAURENT | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | ANNE-VALÉRIE MAJOR-HUSSON, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DES ACHARDS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 2 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE LA CHAPELLE ACHARD · MÉDIATHÈQUE DE LA MOTHE ACHARD | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 3 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF · COMPLEXE SPORTIF THIERRY OMEYER · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE LA CHAPELLE ACHARD | INSEE BPE 3 [4] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 5 | CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL LA MOTHE ACHARD · CAISS LOCAL CREDI AGRIC MUT LA MOTHE ACH · AGENCE LA MOTHE ACHARD · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL ATLANTIQUE VENDEE | INSEE BPE 5 [4] |
| Hairdresser | 8 | LE SALON · BAZIN 13 · STEF'COIFF | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Hotel | 2 | BRIT'HOTEL · LA CANTINE DU BRANDOIS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5] |
| Campsite | 2 | CAMPING LE PAVILLON · CAMPING LA BERGERIE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [6]
Trajectory
Population 4,683 (2012) → 5,518 (2023): 17.8 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 2,778 (1990) → 5,518 (2023): 98.6 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,474, of which 4 % second homes and 4.9 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Les Achards): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Les Achards): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [10]
GP (Les Achards): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Les Achards): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Les Achards): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
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, 2 km away at 58 m; the village itself is at 36 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at CHATEAU-D'OLONNE, 16.5 km away at 27 m, over 21 summers. [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, 2 km away at 58 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85152/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-04— https://data.datatourisme.fr/49/85797d0e-fc3f-3ab1-b76f-c3e75d9f7ce4— “Marché des Halles”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85152/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85152/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85152/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 85152
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nueil-les-Aubiers | 79 | 89 km NE | 5,483 | 45.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chazelles-sur-Lyon | 42 | 479 km E | 5,543 | 59.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 36 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pauillac | 33 | 173 km SE | 5,190 | 52.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 95 % · humidity 50 % |
| Mulsanne | 72 | 203 km NE | 5,244 | 47.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 82 % · humidity 86 % |
| Muzillac | 56 | 121 km NW | 5,089 | 64.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villette-d'Anthon | 38 | 529 km E | 5,268 | 50.7 | Partly served | no figures |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nueil-les-Aubiers | 79 | 89 km NE | 5,483 | 45.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Muzillac | 56 | 121 km NW | 5,089 | 64.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pauillac | 33 | 173 km SE | 5,190 | 52.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 95 % · humidity 50 % |
| Mulsanne | 72 | 203 km NE | 5,244 | 47.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 82 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chazelles-sur-Lyon | 42 | 479 km E | 5,543 | 59.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 36 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villette-d'Anthon | 38 | 529 km E | 5,268 | 50.7 | Partly served | no figures |
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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 Les Achards'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muzillac | 56 | 121 km NW | 5,089 | 64.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Mars-du-Désert | 44 | 85 km N | 5,523 | 44.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Ferrière | 85 | 29 km E | 5,454 | 49.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Gilles | 35 | 171 km N | 5,576 | 54 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villeneuve-en-Retz | 44 | 52 km NW | 5,120 | 61.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Chapelle-des-Marais | 44 | 102 km NW | 4,492 | 46 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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