Tiffauges
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 49.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 75 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Tiffauges (INSEE 85293) is in Vendée (85), part of CC du Pays de Mortagne. Population 1,544 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/85293-tiffauges
Vitality score
Vitality score 49.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 75 % of the 11,409 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 | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.2 | 10 | 1.97 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.78 | 10 | 7.78 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.74 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE GRIGNON D'PAIN). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (A L'EX USINE). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (LE PRESBYTERE). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (CAFE DES SPORTS · AUBERGE DU DONJON). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JACQUES-YVES COUSTEAU · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE DAME). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE PRIVE ST NICOLAS). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DENECHERE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (TIFFAUGES AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE TIFFAUGES AU LIVRE OUVERT). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (SCAD · MP.CUT COIFFURE · LINELA COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (LE MANOIR DE LA BARBACANE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 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 | LE GRIGNON D'PAIN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | A L'EX USINE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | LE PRESBYTERE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | CAFE DES SPORTS · AUBERGE DU DONJON | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JACQUES-YVES COUSTEAU · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE DAME | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE PRIVE ST NICOLAS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DENECHERE | 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 | TIFFAUGES AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE TIFFAUGES AU LIVRE OUVERT | 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 | 4 | SCAD · MP.CUT COIFFURE · LINELA COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | LE MANOIR DE LA BARBACANE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 1,568 (2012) → 1,544 (2023): -1.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,208 (1990) → 1,544 (2023): 27.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 735, of which 2.6 % second homes and 4.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Tiffauges): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Tiffauges): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Les Landes-Genusson): 5.7 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Tiffauges): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Tiffauges): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 40 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LANDES-GENUSSON weather station, 5.2 km away at 100 m; the village itself is at 86 m. [10]
An average of 878 mm of rain a year, spread over 125 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LANDES-GENUSSON, 5.2 km away at 100 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 — 85293/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85293/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85293/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85293/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 85293
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 85119
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L'Île-d'Elle | 85 | 77 km S | 1,502 | 41.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 85 % |
| Availles-en-Châtellerault | 86 | 132 km E | 1,730 | 45.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 96 % |
| Haute-Rivoire | 69 | 447 km E | 1,430 | 43.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 90 % · winter 43 % |
| Holnon | 02 | 449 km NE | 1,343 | 42.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 77 % · winter 92 % |
| Martigné-sur-Mayenne | 53 | 136 km N | 1,902 | 48.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 86 % |
| Plouider | 29 | 297 km NW | 1,809 | 40.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 59 % · winter 51 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L'Île-d'Elle | 85 | 77 km S | 1,502 | 41.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 85 % |
| Availles-en-Châtellerault | 86 | 132 km E | 1,730 | 45.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 96 % |
| Martigné-sur-Mayenne | 53 | 136 km N | 1,902 | 48.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 86 % |
| Plouider | 29 | 297 km NW | 1,809 | 40.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 59 % · winter 51 % |
| Haute-Rivoire | 69 | 447 km E | 1,430 | 43.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 90 % · winter 43 % |
| Holnon | 02 | 449 km NE | 1,343 | 42.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 77 % · winter 92 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
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