Sainte-Foy
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 43.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 42 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sainte-Foy (INSEE 85214) is in Vendée (85), part of CA Les Sables d'Olonne Agglomération. Population 2,717 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/85214-sainte-foy
Vitality score
Vitality score 43.7/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 42 % of the 7,755 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 | 0.26 | 25 | 6.56 |
| Social | 0.39 | 20 | 7.87 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.89 | 5 | 4.43 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (L'INSTANT BOUILLON). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DU MARRONNIER · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT JOSEPH). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINTE FOY RP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE PAGE À PAGE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE OMNISPORTS). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (A CHACUN SON STYLE · COIFFURE ESTHETICA). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING AU PRÉ DE L'ETANG). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 2 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 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 | L'INSTANT BOUILLON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DU MARRONNIER · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT JOSEPH | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | SAINTE FOY RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE PAGE À PAGE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLE OMNISPORTS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 2 | A CHACUN SON STYLE · COIFFURE ESTHETICA | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING AU PRÉ DE L'ETANG | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 1,855 (2012) → 2,717 (2023): 46.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 823 (1990) → 2,717 (2023): 230.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,274, of which 5.7 % second homes and 4.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Mathurin): 3.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Talmont-Saint-Hilaire): 3.6 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Mathurin): 3.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Grosbreuil): 4.3 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Sainte-Foy): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 8 days a year at or above 30 °C and 18 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the CHATEAU-D'OLONNE weather station, 8.7 km away at 27 m; the village itself is at 27 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at CHATEAU-D'OLONNE, 8.7 km away at 27 m, over 21 summers. [12]
An average of 741 mm of rain a year, spread over 116 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at CHATEAU-D'OLONNE, 8.7 km away at 27 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85214/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85214/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85214/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85214/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 85250
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 85288
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 85103
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 85214
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villages du Lac de Paladru | 38 | 570 km E | 2,598 | 54.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vay | 44 | 112 km N | 2,120 | 50.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 74 % · winter 55 % |
| Pédernec | 22 | 258 km NW | 1,893 | 44.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 73 % · humidity 79 % |
| Les Touches | 44 | 101 km N | 2,638 | 47.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rives-du-Couesnon | 35 | 195 km N | 2,927 | 55 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montréverd | 85 | 48 km NE | 3,857 | 46.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 77 % · winter 74 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montréverd | 85 | 48 km NE | 3,857 | 46.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 77 % · winter 74 % |
| Les Touches | 44 | 101 km N | 2,638 | 47.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vay | 44 | 112 km N | 2,120 | 50.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 74 % · winter 55 % |
| Rives-du-Couesnon | 35 | 195 km N | 2,927 | 55 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pédernec | 22 | 258 km NW | 1,893 | 44.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 73 % · humidity 79 % |
| Villages du Lac de Paladru | 38 | 570 km E | 2,598 | 54.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
Sort and compare these on the full list →
…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 Sainte-Foy'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rives-du-Couesnon | 35 | 195 km N | 2,927 | 55 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Plougoumelen | 56 | 155 km NW | 2,664 | 59.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Hanvec | 29 | 273 km NW | 2,025 | 48.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Guyomard | 56 | 151 km NW | 1,468 | 46.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Corsept | 44 | 87 km N | 2,594 | 51.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Morbecque | 59 | 554 km NE | 2,573 | 54.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/85214-sainte-foy