Venansault
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 46.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 31 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Venansault (INSEE 85300) is in Vendée (85), part of CA La Roche-sur-Yon - Agglomération. Population 4,757 (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/85300-venansault
Vitality score
Vitality score 46.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 31 % of the 4,877 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 | 0.22 | 25 | 5.53 |
| Social | 0.5 | 20 | 9.98 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.43 | 10 | 4.27 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.99 | 5 | 4.93 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE MOULU). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (FERME DES COWBOYS). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LES JARDINS DU PUYRAJOUX). [3,4]
6 × Restaurant (LE GUYON · LA CREPERIE LIBRE · LES CREPES DE BOUBOU · LUCKY85 · L'ENTRE-DEUX). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LE SABLEAU). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LA FONTAINE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE LOUIS CHAIGNE). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (AURORE BRANCHU, MÉDECIN · LIONEL MANDIN, MÉDECIN · BÉRENGÈRE GALLOT, MÉDECIN · IGOR MOSKALYK, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE VENANSAULT). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (VENANSAULT RP). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE VENANSAULT). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
9 × Hairdresser (LOIC COIFFURE A DOMICILE · KARINE COIFFURE · MON REFLET · SARL AQUAZ). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Bank.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | BOULANGERIE MOULU | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | FERME DES COWBOYS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | LES JARDINS DU PUYRAJOUX | 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 | 6 | LE GUYON · LA CREPERIE LIBRE · LES CREPES DE BOUBOU · LUCKY85 · L'ENTRE-DEUX | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LE SABLEAU | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LA FONTAINE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE LOUIS CHAIGNE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | AURORE BRANCHU, MÉDECIN · LIONEL MANDIN, MÉDECIN · BÉRENGÈRE GALLOT, MÉDECIN · IGOR MOSKALYK, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE VENANSAULT | 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 | VENANSAULT RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE VENANSAULT | 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 | 9 | LOIC COIFFURE A DOMICILE · KARINE COIFFURE · MON REFLET · SARL AQUAZ | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [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
Monthly market (reported, unverified): Wednesday 17h à 21h Place de l'Ilot des Arts (seasonal). See the source for which week of the month. [5]
Trajectory
Population 4,580 (2012) → 4,757 (2023): 3.9 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 3,163 (1990) → 4,757 (2023): 50.4 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,993, of which 0.7 % second homes and 3.6 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Venansault): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Venansault): 1.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Venansault): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Venansault): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Venansault): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 33 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LA ROCHE SUR YON weather station, 10.2 km away at 88 m; the village itself is at 56 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LA ROCHE SUR YON, 10.2 km away at 88 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 878 mm of rain a year, spread over 121 days — about 7.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LA ROCHE SUR YON, 10.2 km away at 88 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85300/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.venansault.com/— “Le 1er mercredi de chaque mois de 17h à 21h (sauf en août), Place de l'Ilot des Arts”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85300/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85300/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85300/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 85300
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sadirac | 33 | 228 km SE | 4,769 | 49.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 95 % · humidity 71 % |
| Sainte-Soulle | 17 | 67 km SE | 5,034 | 49.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 77 % · humidity 64 % |
| Bages | 66 | 572 km SE | 4,560 | 47 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 77 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Savin | 38 | 539 km E | 4,323 | 50.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Marcellin-en-Forez | 42 | 457 km E | 5,116 | 53.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 84 % · humidity 0 % |
| Le Lion-d'Angers | 49 | 121 km NE | 5,390 | 61.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Soulle | 17 | 67 km SE | 5,034 | 49.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 77 % · humidity 64 % |
| Le Lion-d'Angers | 49 | 121 km NE | 5,390 | 61.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sadirac | 33 | 228 km SE | 4,769 | 49.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 95 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Marcellin-en-Forez | 42 | 457 km E | 5,116 | 53.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 84 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Savin | 38 | 539 km E | 4,323 | 50.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bages | 66 | 572 km SE | 4,560 | 47 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 77 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Venansault'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Lion-d'Angers | 49 | 121 km NE | 5,390 | 61.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Écouflant | 49 | 120 km NE | 4,749 | 50.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cerizay | 79 | 66 km E | 4,793 | 45.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villers-Bretonneux | 80 | 463 km NE | 4,647 | 54.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dompierre-sur-Yon | 85 | 11 km NE | 4,625 | 51 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Guerche-de-Bretagne | 35 | 141 km N | 4,554 | 61.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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