Saint-Cyr-des-Gâts
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 22.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 32 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Cyr-des-Gâts (INSEE 85205) is in Vendée (85), part of CC du Pays de Fontenay-Vendée. Population 533 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 22.5/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 32 % of the 17,580 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 | 0 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.57 | 10 | 5.66 |
| Housing mix | 0.8 | 5 | 4.01 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE R.P.I.D L'HERMENAULT). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (ST CYR DES GATS RP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE SAINT-CYR-DES-GÂTS LE PETIT PRINCE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE R.P.I.D L'HERMENAULT | 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 | 1 | ST CYR DES GATS RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE SAINT-CYR-DES-GÂTS LE PETIT PRINCE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 520 (2012) → 533 (2023): 2.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 500 (1990) → 533 (2023): 6.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 282, of which 9.9 % second homes and 9.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (L'Hermenault): 5.8 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (L'Hermenault): 6 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (L'Hermenault): 5.7 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (L'Hermenault): 5.8 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Cyr-des-Gâts): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 19 days a year at or above 30 °C and 35 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the FONTENAY weather station, 15.6 km away at 20 m; the village itself is at 93 m. [10]
The village sits 73 m above the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.71 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at FONTENAY, 15.6 km away at 20 m, over 21 summers. [10]
That station sits 73 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 949 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 7.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ANTIGNY, 9.8 km away at 75 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 — 85205/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85205/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85205/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85205/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 85110
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 85205
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chanay | 01 | 516 km E | 574 | 26.3 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 15 % · humidity 86 % |
| Landouzy-la-Ville | 02 | 517 km NE | 503 | 20.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 49 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sonnac | 12 | 324 km SE | 519 | 25.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 56 % · winter 66 % |
| Eydoche | 38 | 496 km E | 543 | 28.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 41 % · humidity 86 % |
| Teillé | 72 | 197 km NE | 543 | 25.7 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 80 % |
| Trosly-Loire | 02 | 448 km NE | 541 | 20.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teillé | 72 | 197 km NE | 543 | 25.7 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 80 % |
| Sonnac | 12 | 324 km SE | 519 | 25.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 56 % · winter 66 % |
| Trosly-Loire | 02 | 448 km NE | 541 | 20.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Eydoche | 38 | 496 km E | 543 | 28.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 41 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chanay | 01 | 516 km E | 574 | 26.3 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 15 % · humidity 86 % |
| Landouzy-la-Ville | 02 | 517 km NE | 503 | 20.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 49 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Saint-Cyr-des-Gâts'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maillé | 37 | 124 km NE | 557 | 21.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Jaudonnière | 85 | 10 km NW | 670 | 25.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Secondin | 86 | 109 km E | 531 | 29.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Boëssé-le-Sec | 72 | 205 km NE | 515 | 27.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Marcilly-sur-Vienne | 37 | 121 km NE | 550 | 29.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Peyrus | 26 | 500 km E | 576 | 33.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
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