La Roche-sur-Yon
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Well served 86.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 81 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Roche-sur-Yon (INSEE 85191) is in Vendée (85), part of CA La Roche-sur-Yon - Agglomération. Population 54,849 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [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/85191-la-roche-sur-yon
Vitality score
Vitality score 86.3/100 — Well served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 81 % of the 395 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 | 0.83 | 25 | 20.63 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 19.98 |
| Education | 0.94 | 10 | 9.44 |
| Health | 0.92 | 10 | 9.22 |
| Public & culture | 0.46 | 5 | 2.32 |
| Population trend | 0.71 | 10 | 7.13 |
| Housing mix | 0.93 | 5 | 4.63 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
38 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE FOURNIL VENDEEN · CHOCOLAT GELENCSER · TARTINE ET GOURMANDISE). [3,4]
6 × Butcher (boucherie) (AU BON GOUT · VIANDISSIME · SOS BOUCHER 85). [3,4]
25 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (BIOCOOP - CROQ'BIO · PETIT CASINO · STUDIO COMME J'AIME · U EXPRESS · ATLAS BOUCHERIE HALAL). [3,4]
11 × Supermarket (CTRE LECLERC · LIDL · OUDAIRIDIS · ROCHOUD · BIOCOOP - CROQ' BIO NORD). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (LE VENT DES FROMAGES). [4]
2 × Fishmonger (MON POISSONNIER). [3,4]
139 × Restaurant (RATIER ROSELYNE · LYCEE SAINT FRANCOIS D'ASSISE · AUX DELICES D'AGADIR · SOCIETE HOTELIERE LAFAYETTE · MC DONALD'S). [3,4]
48 × Café / bar (LE BOURBON · LE DIAMANT CLUB · CAFE LOUINEAU · LE HAVANNA CAFE · L'ORCHIDEE). [4]
13 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LA GENERAUDIERE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE L'ANGELMIERE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE MARIA MONTESSORI · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JEAN YOLE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE MARCEL PAGNOL). [3]
23 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE LES QUATRE SAISONS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LA GENERAUDIERE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE L'ANGELMIERE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN YOLE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE MARCEL PAGNOL). [3]
7 × Collège (COLLEGE NICOLAS HAXO · COLLEGE LES GONDOLIERS · COLLEGE EDOUARD HERRIOT · COLLEGE AUGUSTE ET JEAN RENOIR · COLLEGE SACRE-COEUR). [3]
48 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ISABELLE RIOUL, MÉDECIN · CATHERINE CANU, MÉDECIN · PATRICIA CHALOPIN-MESLÉ, MÉDECIN · JEAN-YVES DUTEAU, MÉDECIN · CLAIRE MICHELOT, MÉDECIN). [3]
15 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA POSTE · PHARMACIE DE L ATLANTIQUE · PHARMACIE DES OUDAIRIES · PHARMACIE DU VAL D ORNAY · PHARMACIE REGIONALE). [3,4]
5 × Post office / agence postale (LA ROCHE S YON LES JAULNIERES AP · LA ROCHE SUR YON LE BOURG AP · LA POSTE). [3]
5 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE BENJAMIN RABIER · 85 - BIBLIOTHEQUE DEPARTEMENTALE DE LA VENDEE · MÉDIATHÈQUE LÉOPOLD-SÉDAR-SENGHOR · MÉDIATHÈQUE ALAIN-SABAUD · CENTRE DE RESSOURCES FLORA TRISTAN). [3]
2 × Cinema (CINEVILLE · LE CONCORDE). [3]
20 × Gym / sports hall (GROUPE SCOLAIRE JEAN MOULIN · COMPLEXE DE L ANGELMIERE · GROUPE SCOLAIRE MARCEL PAGNOL · COMPLEXE LAENNEC · SALLE DE LA FYAGEC). [3]
37 × Bank (CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL ROCHE ALIENOR D'AQUITAINE · AGENCE DE THEATRE · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE BRETAGNE - PAYS DE LOIRE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL ATLANTIQUE VENDEE). [3]
68 × Hairdresser (RAYNEAU PAULIN · M COIFFEURS CREATEURS · STEPHANE CALANDREAU COIFFEUR). [3,4]
8 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
11 × Hotel (HÔTEL RESTAURANT BALLADINS · HOTEL LE POINT DU JOUR · MERCURE HÔTEL LA ROCHE SUR YON CENTRE · HÔTEL NAPOLÉON). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (PRL PARC DE LA CROIX DES FONTENELLES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 6 × Bakery (boulangerie), 3 × Butcher (boucherie), 3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 33 × Restaurant, 2 × Nursery school (maternelle), 1 × Pharmacy, 4 × Bank, 7 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 38 | LE FOURNIL VENDEEN · CHOCOLAT GELENCSER · TARTINE ET GOURMANDISE | INSEE BPE 38 / INSEE SIRENE 38 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 6 | AU BON GOUT · VIANDISSIME · SOS BOUCHER 85 | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 25 | BIOCOOP - CROQ'BIO · PETIT CASINO · STUDIO COMME J'AIME · U EXPRESS · ATLAS BOUCHERIE HALAL | INSEE BPE 25 / INSEE SIRENE 32 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 11 | CTRE LECLERC · LIDL · OUDAIRIDIS · ROCHOUD · BIOCOOP - CROQ' BIO NORD | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | LE VENT DES FROMAGES | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 2 | MON POISSONNIER | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 139 | RATIER ROSELYNE · LYCEE SAINT FRANCOIS D'ASSISE · AUX DELICES D'AGADIR · SOCIETE HOTELIERE LAFAYETTE · MC DONALD'S | INSEE BPE 139 / INSEE SIRENE 215 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 48 | LE BOURBON · LE DIAMANT CLUB · CAFE LOUINEAU · LE HAVANNA CAFE · L'ORCHIDEE | INSEE SIRENE 48 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 13 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LA GENERAUDIERE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE L'ANGELMIERE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE MARIA MONTESSORI · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JEAN YOLE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE MARCEL PAGNOL | INSEE BPE 13 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 23 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE LES QUATRE SAISONS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LA GENERAUDIERE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE L'ANGELMIERE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN YOLE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE MARCEL PAGNOL | INSEE BPE 23 [3] |
| Collège | 7 | COLLEGE NICOLAS HAXO · COLLEGE LES GONDOLIERS · COLLEGE EDOUARD HERRIOT · COLLEGE AUGUSTE ET JEAN RENOIR · COLLEGE SACRE-COEUR | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 48 | ISABELLE RIOUL, MÉDECIN · CATHERINE CANU, MÉDECIN · PATRICIA CHALOPIN-MESLÉ, MÉDECIN · JEAN-YVES DUTEAU, MÉDECIN · CLAIRE MICHELOT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 48 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 15 | PHARMACIE DE LA POSTE · PHARMACIE DE L ATLANTIQUE · PHARMACIE DES OUDAIRIES · PHARMACIE DU VAL D ORNAY · PHARMACIE REGIONALE | INSEE BPE 15 / INSEE SIRENE 18 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 5 | LA ROCHE S YON LES JAULNIERES AP · LA ROCHE SUR YON LE BOURG AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Library | 5 | MÉDIATHÈQUE BENJAMIN RABIER · 85 - BIBLIOTHEQUE DEPARTEMENTALE DE LA VENDEE · MÉDIATHÈQUE LÉOPOLD-SÉDAR-SENGHOR · MÉDIATHÈQUE ALAIN-SABAUD · CENTRE DE RESSOURCES FLORA TRISTAN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Cinema | 2 | CINEVILLE · LE CONCORDE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 20 | GROUPE SCOLAIRE JEAN MOULIN · COMPLEXE DE L ANGELMIERE · GROUPE SCOLAIRE MARCEL PAGNOL · COMPLEXE LAENNEC · SALLE DE LA FYAGEC | INSEE BPE 20 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 37 | CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL ROCHE ALIENOR D'AQUITAINE · AGENCE DE THEATRE · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE BRETAGNE - PAYS DE LOIRE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL ATLANTIQUE VENDEE | INSEE BPE 37 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 68 | RAYNEAU PAULIN · M COIFFEURS CREATEURS · STEPHANE CALANDREAU COIFFEUR | INSEE BPE 68 / INSEE SIRENE 91 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 8 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 11 | HÔTEL RESTAURANT BALLADINS · HOTEL LE POINT DU JOUR · MERCURE HÔTEL LA ROCHE SUR YON CENTRE · HÔTEL NAPOLÉON | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 16 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | PRL PARC DE LA CROIX DES FONTENELLES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 52,808 (2012) → 54,849 (2023): 3.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 45,219 (1990) → 54,849 (2023): 21.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 31,533, of which 3.7 % second homes and 6.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Roche-sur-Yon): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (La Roche-sur-Yon): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (La Roche-sur-Yon): 0.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (La Roche-sur-Yon): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (La Roche-sur-Yon): 0.3 km to the north-west (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. [9]
Measured at the LA ROCHE SUR YON weather station, 5.3 km away at 88 m; the village itself is at 71 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at LA ROCHE SUR YON, 5.3 km away at 88 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 878 mm of rain a year, spread over 121 days — about 7.3 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at LA ROCHE SUR YON, 5.3 km away at 88 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85191/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85191/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85191/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85191/logement/2023
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cholet | 49 | 60 km NE | 54,404 | 86.4 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Beauvais | 60 | 403 km NE | 55,550 | 86.9 | Well served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Quentin | 02 | 497 km NE | 52,813 | 83.2 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Abymes | 971 | 6,431 km W | 51,055 | 80.4 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 55 % · humidity 0 % |
| Niort | 79 | 83 km SE | 59,854 | 88.5 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Laval | 53 | 163 km N | 49,400 | 86.1 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cholet | 49 | 60 km NE | 54,404 | 86.4 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Niort | 79 | 83 km SE | 59,854 | 88.5 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Laval | 53 | 163 km N | 49,400 | 86.1 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Beauvais | 60 | 403 km NE | 55,550 | 86.9 | Well served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Quentin | 02 | 497 km NE | 52,813 | 83.2 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Abymes | 971 | 6,431 km W | 51,055 | 80.4 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 55 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Roche-sur-Yon'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cholet | 49 | 60 km NE | 54,404 | 86.4 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Laval | 53 | 163 km N | 49,400 | 86.1 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Compiègne | 60 | 440 km NE | 40,761 | 82.6 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Nazaire | 44 | 90 km NW | 74,568 | 89.1 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Thonon-les-Bains | 74 | 606 km E | 37,928 | 82.8 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Goussainville | 95 | 392 km NE | 31,301 | 76.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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