Saint-Julien-des-Landes
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 48.6/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 66 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Julien-des-Landes (INSEE 85236) is in Vendée (85), part of CC du Pays des Achards. Population 2,085 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 48.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 66 % of the 9,340 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 | 0.51 | 20 | 10.26 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.2 | 10 | 1.97 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.84 | 5 | 4.19 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (MAISON LOUIS MARCEL). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SUP'AIR ETRES). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (RESTO'LANDES · L' ARDOISE DU TATOUE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE SAINT JULIEN). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LA FARANDOLE DES COULEURS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE STE MARIE). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE SAINT JULIEN). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT JULIEN DES LANDES RP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAINT-JULIEN-DES-LANDES). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (COIF MOD). [3,4]
4 × Campsite (LA GARANGEOIRE · VILLAGE DE LA GUYONNIÈRE (5*) · ECG - CHÂTEAU LA FORÊT · CAMPING LA BRETONNIERE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | MAISON LOUIS MARCEL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | SUP'AIR ETRES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 2 | RESTO'LANDES · L' ARDOISE DU TATOUE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE SAINT JULIEN | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LA FARANDOLE DES COULEURS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE STE MARIE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE SAINT JULIEN | 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 | SAINT JULIEN DES LANDES RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAINT-JULIEN-DES-LANDES | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | COIF MOD | INSEE BPE 1 / 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 | 4 | LA GARANGEOIRE · VILLAGE DE LA GUYONNIÈRE (5*) · ECG - CHÂTEAU LA FORÊT · CAMPING LA BRETONNIERE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 1,528 (2012) → 2,085 (2023): 36.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,075 (1990) → 2,085 (2023): 94 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,037, of which 8.1 % second homes and 5.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Julien-des-Landes): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Julien-des-Landes): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Les Achards): 4.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Julien-des-Landes): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Julien-des-Landes): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 25 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LA MOTHE ACHARD weather station, 6.4 km away at 58 m; the village itself is at 60 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at CHATEAU-D'OLONNE, 18.1 km away at 27 m, over 21 summers. [10]
An average of 923 mm of rain a year, spread over 126 days — about 7.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LA MOTHE ACHARD, 6.4 km away at 58 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85236/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85236/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85236/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85236/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 85236
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 85152
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Mages | 30 | 531 km SE | 2,106 | 53.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marcilly-en-Villette | 45 | 309 km NE | 2,180 | 43.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 55 % |
| Plouider | 29 | 292 km NW | 1,809 | 40.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 72 % · humidity 79 % |
| Martigné-sur-Mayenne | 53 | 190 km NE | 1,902 | 48.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 66 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Boissière-de-Montaigu | 85 | 53 km NE | 2,311 | 50.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 80 % |
| Availles-en-Châtellerault | 86 | 175 km E | 1,730 | 45.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Boissière-de-Montaigu | 85 | 53 km NE | 2,311 | 50.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 80 % |
| Availles-en-Châtellerault | 86 | 175 km E | 1,730 | 45.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Martigné-sur-Mayenne | 53 | 190 km NE | 1,902 | 48.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 66 % · humidity 86 % |
| Plouider | 29 | 292 km NW | 1,809 | 40.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 72 % · humidity 79 % |
| Marcilly-en-Villette | 45 | 309 km NE | 2,180 | 43.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 55 % |
| Les Mages | 30 | 531 km SE | 2,106 | 53.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
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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-Julien-des-Landes'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vairé | 85 | 5.4 km SW | 1,960 | 43.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Pierre-du-Chemin | 85 | 78 km E | 1,354 | 44.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chars | 95 | 391 km NE | 2,006 | 44.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Froidfond | 85 | 26 km N | 2,208 | 44 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Feneu | 49 | 134 km NE | 2,212 | 51.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vignoc | 35 | 179 km N | 2,329 | 48.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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