Saint-Hilaire-le-Vouhis
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 36/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 47 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Hilaire-le-Vouhis (INSEE 85232) is in Vendée (85), part of CC Pays de Chantonnay. Population 1,101 (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 36/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 47 % of the 13,749 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 | 0.63 | 20 | 12.58 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 0.84 | 10 | 8.44 |
| Housing mix | 0.93 | 5 | 4.66 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (CHEZ MI-NOUS). [3,4]
4 × Café / bar (AUX COEURS JOYEUX · AU P'TIT MOUSSE · LE ZAHME). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LES TILLEULS). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE SAINT-HILAIRE-LE-VOUHIS). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (L'UNIV'HAIR). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | CHEZ MI-NOUS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 4 | AUX COEURS JOYEUX · AU P'TIT MOUSSE · LE ZAHME | INSEE SIRENE 4 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LES TILLEULS | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE SAINT-HILAIRE-LE-VOUHIS | 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 | 1 | L'UNIV'HAIR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 1,002 (2012) → 1,101 (2023): 9.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 819 (1990) → 1,101 (2023): 34.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 498, of which 3.4 % second homes and 8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Martin-des-Noyers): 5.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Martin-des-Noyers): 5.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Sainte-Cécile): 6.4 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Martin-des-Noyers): 5.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Hilaire-le-Vouhis): 0 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 24 days a year at or above 30 °C and 39 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the CHANTONNAY weather station, 6.4 km away at 93 m; the village itself is at 99 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at LA ROCHE SUR YON, 19.2 km away at 88 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 895 mm of rain a year, spread over 124 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at CHANTONNAY, 6.4 km away at 93 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
76 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 143,750 € — 1,114 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Vendée is 2,125 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [12]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85232/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85232/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85232/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85232/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 85246
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 85202
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 85232
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Sève | 29 | 293 km NW | 1,077 | 33.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rebreuve-Ranchicourt | 62 | 497 km NE | 1,071 | 27.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Cassien | 38 | 537 km E | 1,154 | 30.5 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Carné | 22 | 205 km N | 1,167 | 37.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aureville | 31 | 410 km SE | 1,048 | 35.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 84 % · humidity 57 % |
| Montagnole | 73 | 557 km E | 1,038 | 32.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 22 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Carné | 22 | 205 km N | 1,167 | 37.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Sève | 29 | 293 km NW | 1,077 | 33.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aureville | 31 | 410 km SE | 1,048 | 35.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 84 % · humidity 57 % |
| Rebreuve-Ranchicourt | 62 | 497 km NE | 1,071 | 27.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Cassien | 38 | 537 km E | 1,154 | 30.5 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montagnole | 73 | 557 km E | 1,038 | 32.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 22 % · 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-Hilaire-le-Vouhis'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berry-Bouy | 18 | 264 km E | 1,168 | 32.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Étienne-la-Varenne | 69 | 447 km E | 784 | 44 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Claix | 16 | 155 km SE | 1,049 | 25.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Romain-d'Ay | 07 | 479 km E | 1,164 | 33.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Épercieux-Saint-Paul | 42 | 423 km E | 732 | 44.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Subdray | 18 | 263 km E | 967 | 37.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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