Saint-Fulgent
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 41.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 20 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Fulgent (INSEE 85215) is in Vendée (85), part of CC du Pays de Saint-Fulgent - Les Essarts. Population 3,994 (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/85215-saint-fulgent
Vitality score
Vitality score 41.9/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 20 % of the 5,650 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 | 0.22 | 25 | 5.53 |
| Social | 0.47 | 20 | 9.35 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.86 | 10 | 8.62 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.9 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA TRESSE DOREE). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (CHARCUTERIE PAUL-ANTOINE). [3]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (FOUNEKE EXOTIQUE). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (ALPACOM). [3,4]
5 × Restaurant (RS ST FULGENT · LE QG · M250 · KAZA BANBAN). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (BAR DES SPORTS). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE VICTOR HUGO · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT MICHEL). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CELINE MARTIN, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (ESPACE SANTE DU BOCAGE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (ST FULGENT AP). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE SAINT-FULGENT LES MOTS PASSANTS). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
3 × Bank (CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL ATLANTIQUE VENDEE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE SAINT-FULGENT). [3]
5 × Hairdresser (COTE COULEUR · CALATHEA · AU FIL DE L'HAIR · LA SPHERE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (LES COLONNADES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 5 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LA TRESSE DOREE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | CHARCUTERIE PAUL-ANTOINE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | FOUNEKE EXOTIQUE | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | ALPACOM | 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 | 5 | RS ST FULGENT · LE QG · M250 · KAZA BANBAN | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | BAR DES SPORTS | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE VICTOR HUGO · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT MICHEL | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | CELINE MARTIN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | ESPACE SANTE DU BOCAGE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | ST FULGENT AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE SAINT-FULGENT LES MOTS PASSANTS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 3 | CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL ATLANTIQUE VENDEE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE SAINT-FULGENT | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 5 | COTE COULEUR · CALATHEA · AU FIL DE L'HAIR · LA SPHERE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | LES COLONNADES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 3,682 (2012) → 3,994 (2023): 8.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 2,932 (1990) → 3,994 (2023): 36.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,810, of which 1 % second homes and 5.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Fulgent): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Fulgent): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Fulgent): 0.4 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Fulgent): 0.9 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Fulgent): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 43 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the ST-FULGENT_SAPC weather station, 0.6 km away at 62 m; the village itself is at 75 m. [9]
An average of 817 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at ST-FULGENT_SAPC, 0.6 km away at 62 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 — 85215/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85215/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85215/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85215/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 85215
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Léger-de-Linières | 49 | 76 km NE | 3,866 | 49.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 84 % |
| Tinténiac | 35 | 172 km N | 3,939 | 55.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 69 % · winter 84 % |
| Châtelaudren-Plouagat | 22 | 232 km NW | 3,974 | 61.5 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 59 % · winter 62 % |
| Solesmes | 59 | 506 km NE | 4,142 | 52.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 74 % · winter 96 % |
| Yvré-l'Évêque | 72 | 169 km NE | 4,181 | 45.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 80 % |
| Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise | 69 | 454 km E | 3,785 | 52.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 47 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Léger-de-Linières | 49 | 76 km NE | 3,866 | 49.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 84 % |
| Yvré-l'Évêque | 72 | 169 km NE | 4,181 | 45.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 80 % |
| Tinténiac | 35 | 172 km N | 3,939 | 55.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 69 % · winter 84 % |
| Châtelaudren-Plouagat | 22 | 232 km NW | 3,974 | 61.5 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 59 % · winter 62 % |
| Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise | 69 | 454 km E | 3,785 | 52.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 47 % |
| Solesmes | 59 | 506 km NE | 4,142 | 52.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 74 % · winter 96 % |
Elsewhere
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