Saint-Pierre-du-Chemin
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 44.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 64 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Pierre-du-Chemin (INSEE 85264) is in Vendée (85), part of CC du Pays de la Châtaigneraie. Population 1,354 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 44.1/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 64 % of the 12,337 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 | 0.59 | 20 | 11.7 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.2 | 10 | 1.97 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.47 | 10 | 4.66 |
| Housing mix | 0.86 | 5 | 4.28 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (CHOUTEAU). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LE P'TIT PETRO'S). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (CHEZ JB · CREPERIE LEFEVRE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DES TUILERIES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SACRE COEUR). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DES THERMES). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT PIERRE DU CHEMIN RP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE SAINT-PIERRE-DU-CHEMIN MAGILIVRE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE OMNISPORTS). [3]
2 × Bank (CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL ST PIERRE DU CHEMIN). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (MAZARINE FALCCIA). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Hairdresser.
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 | CHOUTEAU | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | LE P'TIT PETRO'S | 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 | 3 | CHEZ JB · CREPERIE LEFEVRE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DES TUILERIES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SACRE COEUR | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DES THERMES | 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 PIERRE DU CHEMIN RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE SAINT-PIERRE-DU-CHEMIN MAGILIVRE | 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 | 2 | CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL ST PIERRE DU CHEMIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 1 | MAZARINE FALCCIA | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 1,350 (2012) → 1,354 (2023): 0.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,402 (1990) → 1,354 (2023): -3.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 677, of which 7.2 % second homes and 9.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Pierre-du-Chemin): 0 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Terval): 3.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (La Châtaigneraie): 6.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Saint-Pierre-du-Chemin): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Pierre-du-Chemin): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 12 days a year at or above 30 °C and 29 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the POUZAUGES SA weather station, 12.6 km away at 153 m; the village itself is at 226 m. [11]
The village sits 73 m above the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.71 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at POUZAUGES SA, 12.6 km away at 153 m, over 20 summers. [11]
That station sits 73 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 988 mm of rain a year, spread over 126 days — about 7.8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at CHATAIGNERAIE, 6.5 km away at 136 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85264/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85264/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85264/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85264/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 85264
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 85289
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 85059
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haute-Rivoire | 69 | 407 km E | 1,430 | 43.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 79 % · winter 28 % |
| L'Île-d'Elle | 85 | 45 km SW | 1,502 | 41.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dollon | 72 | 178 km NE | 1,427 | 39.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aube | 61 | 246 km N | 1,254 | 37.3 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Holnon | 02 | 456 km NE | 1,343 | 42.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tiffauges | 85 | 47 km NW | 1,544 | 49.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 85 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L'Île-d'Elle | 85 | 45 km SW | 1,502 | 41.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tiffauges | 85 | 47 km NW | 1,544 | 49.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 85 % |
| Dollon | 72 | 178 km NE | 1,427 | 39.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aube | 61 | 246 km N | 1,254 | 37.3 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Haute-Rivoire | 69 | 407 km E | 1,430 | 43.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 79 % · winter 28 % |
| Holnon | 02 | 456 km NE | 1,343 | 42.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 77 % · 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-Pierre-du-Chemin'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Germain-des-Prés | 49 | 80 km N | 1,388 | 45.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Augustin-des-Bois | 49 | 85 km N | 1,295 | 46.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Julien-des-Landes | 85 | 78 km W | 2,085 | 48.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villeperdue | 37 | 116 km NE | 1,126 | 43.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Reugny | 37 | 148 km NE | 1,759 | 51.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pleucadeuc | 56 | 173 km NW | 1,866 | 51.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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