Mouilleron-le-Captif
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 45.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 25 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Mouilleron-le-Captif (INSEE 85155) is in Vendée (85), part of CA La Roche-sur-Yon - Agglomération. Population 5,273 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/85155-mouilleron-le-captif
Vitality score
Vitality score 45.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 25 % of the 4,461 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 | 25 | 6.24 |
| Social | 0.5 | 20 | 9.98 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.31 | 10 | 3.07 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| 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]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA PLANCHE · P'TIT BOUT DE CHOUX). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (CHENEGDIS). [3,4]
6 × Restaurant (MEUH! · O P'TIT REUNIONNAIS · CHEZ P'TIT LOUIS · L'INCONTOURNABLE VENDEEN · GREEN SUR MESURE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LES CRAYONS DE SOLEIL). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LES CRAYONS DE SOLEIL · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT JEAN BAPTISTE). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JÉRÔME COSSET, MÉDECIN · ANNE-SOPHIE RENOLLEAU, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE MOUILLERON). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (MOUILLERON LE CAPTIF RP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE MOUILLERON-LE-CAPTIF LA RÉCRÉ). [3]
3 × Gym / sports hall (VENDESPACE · ESPACE SPORTIF GASTON RENAUD · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DES NOUETTES). [3]
4 × Bank (CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL ATLANTIQUE VENDEE · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL MOUILLERON CAPTIF · BANQUE POPULAIRE GRAND OUEST). [3]
5 × Hairdresser (SABRINA · L'INSTANT'K · LAURA F COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
6 × Hotel (B&B LA ROCHE SUR YON · PREMIERE CLASSE · IBIS · ETAP HOTEL · IBIS STYLES). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING L'AMBOIS). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | LA PLANCHE · P'TIT BOUT DE CHOUX | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | CHENEGDIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 6 | MEUH! · O P'TIT REUNIONNAIS · CHEZ P'TIT LOUIS · L'INCONTOURNABLE VENDEEN · GREEN SUR MESURE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LES CRAYONS DE SOLEIL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LES CRAYONS DE SOLEIL · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT JEAN BAPTISTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | JÉRÔME COSSET, MÉDECIN · ANNE-SOPHIE RENOLLEAU, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE MOUILLERON | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | MOUILLERON LE CAPTIF RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE MOUILLERON-LE-CAPTIF LA RÉCRÉ | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 3 | VENDESPACE · ESPACE SPORTIF GASTON RENAUD · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DES NOUETTES | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 4 | CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL ATLANTIQUE VENDEE · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL MOUILLERON CAPTIF · BANQUE POPULAIRE GRAND OUEST | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 5 | SABRINA · L'INSTANT'K · LAURA F COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 6 | B&B LA ROCHE SUR YON · PREMIERE CLASSE · IBIS · ETAP HOTEL · IBIS STYLES | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING L'AMBOIS | 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
Population 4,803 (2012) → 5,273 (2023): 9.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 3,238 (1990) → 5,273 (2023): 62.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,345, of which 3.8 % second homes and 2.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Mouilleron-le-Captif): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Mouilleron-le-Captif): 1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Mouilleron-le-Captif): 1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (La Roche-sur-Yon): 4.6 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Mouilleron-le-Captif): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 33 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LA ROCHE SUR YON weather station, 6.1 km away at 88 m; the village itself is at 65 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LA ROCHE SUR YON, 6.1 km away at 88 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 878 mm of rain a year, spread over 121 days — about 7.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LA ROCHE SUR YON, 6.1 km away at 88 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 — 85155/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85155/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85155/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85155/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 85155
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 85191
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mignaloux-Beauvoir | 86 | 144 km E | 5,229 | 41.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montval-sur-Loir | 72 | 179 km NE | 5,641 | 56.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 99 % |
| Monnaie | 37 | 191 km NE | 4,833 | 46.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Marchiennes | 59 | 538 km NE | 4,507 | 49.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Beaumont-lès-Valence | 26 | 537 km E | 4,337 | 44.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rognonas | 13 | 581 km SE | 4,261 | 50.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 86 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mignaloux-Beauvoir | 86 | 144 km E | 5,229 | 41.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montval-sur-Loir | 72 | 179 km NE | 5,641 | 56.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 99 % |
| Monnaie | 37 | 191 km NE | 4,833 | 46.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Beaumont-lès-Valence | 26 | 537 km E | 4,337 | 44.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Marchiennes | 59 | 538 km NE | 4,507 | 49.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rognonas | 13 | 581 km SE | 4,261 | 50.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 86 % · humidity 71 % |
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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 Mouilleron-le-Captif'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monnaie | 37 | 191 km NE | 4,833 | 46.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Louverné | 53 | 166 km N | 4,344 | 46.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Essarts-en-Bocage | 85 | 18 km E | 6,851 | 57.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Grandchamp-des-Fontaines | 44 | 73 km N | 7,062 | 53.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ambazac | 87 | 235 km E | 5,556 | 48.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre | 79 | 66 km E | 5,121 | 49.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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