Sainte-Gemme-la-Plaine
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 46.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 59 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sainte-Gemme-la-Plaine (INSEE 85216) is in Vendée (85), part of CC Sud Vendée Littoral. Population 2,084 (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/85216-sainte-gemme-la-plaine
Vitality score
Vitality score 46.3/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 59 % of the 9,339 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 | 0.13 | 25 | 3.28 |
| Social | 0.66 | 20 | 13.11 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.7 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SARL BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE BLANCHET). [3,4]
5 × Restaurant (SAINTE GEMME RESTAURATION · LA MERE ELOTINE · LE BUS GOURMAND · ROTISSERIE RN 137 · MILLE SAVEURS). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE CAP'S). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT CHARLES). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINTGEMME LA PLAINE RP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE SAINTE-GEMME-LA-PLAINE). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE OMNISPORTS · LYCEE AGRICOLE DE LUCON PETRE). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (AUDACE COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Fishmonger.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 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 | SARL BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE BLANCHET | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| 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] | |
| Restaurant | 5 | SAINTE GEMME RESTAURATION · LA MERE ELOTINE · LE BUS GOURMAND · ROTISSERIE RN 137 · MILLE SAVEURS | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE CAP'S | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT CHARLES | INSEE BPE 2 [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 | SAINTGEMME LA PLAINE RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE SAINTE-GEMME-LA-PLAINE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | SALLE OMNISPORTS · LYCEE AGRICOLE DE LUCON PETRE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 3 | AUDACE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| 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 2,012 (2012) → 2,084 (2023): 3.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,350 (1990) → 2,084 (2023): 54.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 937, of which 3 % second homes and 4.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Sainte-Gemme-la-Plaine): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Luçon): 2.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Luçon): 4.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Luçon): 2.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Sainte-Gemme-la-Plaine): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 19 days a year at or above 30 °C and 29 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the SAINTE GEMME LA PLAINE_SAPC weather station, 4.6 km away at 3 m; the village itself is at 15 m. [10]
An average of 777 mm of rain a year, spread over 115 days — about 6.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at SAINTE GEMME LA PLAINE_SAPC, 4.6 km away at 3 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 — 85216/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85216/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85216/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85216/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 85216
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 85128
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ribaute-les-Tavernes | 30 | 489 km SE | 2,040 | 44.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 80 % |
| Coëtmieux | 22 | 250 km NW | 1,869 | 48 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 54 % · winter 85 % |
| Thairé | 17 | 46 km S | 1,897 | 36.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 99 % |
| Trévé | 22 | 230 km NW | 1,681 | 40 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 62 % · winter 97 % |
| Erbrée | 35 | 180 km N | 1,703 | 36.9 | Few services | no figures |
| Dieupentale | 82 | 346 km SE | 1,655 | 41.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 59 % · winter 77 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thairé | 17 | 46 km S | 1,897 | 36.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 99 % |
| Erbrée | 35 | 180 km N | 1,703 | 36.9 | Few services | no figures |
| Trévé | 22 | 230 km NW | 1,681 | 40 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 62 % · winter 97 % |
| Coëtmieux | 22 | 250 km NW | 1,869 | 48 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 54 % · winter 85 % |
| Dieupentale | 82 | 346 km SE | 1,655 | 41.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 59 % · winter 77 % |
| Ribaute-les-Tavernes | 30 | 489 km SE | 2,040 | 44.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 80 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
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