Nozay
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 46.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 30 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Nozay (INSEE 91458) is in Essonne (91), part of CA Communauté Paris-Saclay. Population 4,471 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Grands centres urbains (level 1). [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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/91458-nozay
Vitality score
Vitality score 46.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 30 % of the 5,116 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 | 0.28 | 25 | 6.97 |
| Social | 0.37 | 20 | 7.49 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.5 | 10 | 4.99 |
| 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]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE LIMOUSINE). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (NOZAY ADIS). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (EL YOUSSEFI ABDERRAHMAN · PIZZA ROMEO · MAA). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE VERSAILLES). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LES CLOZEAUX · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LE NOYER). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB LES VERTS PRES · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB PETIT GOBERT). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE LOUISE WEISS). [3]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MATHILDE SALMON, MÉDECIN · CAROLINE JACQUET, MÉDECIN · SYLVIE FERRANDI, MÉDECIN · INSAF BEN SALEM, MÉDECIN · MARIE-ANGE BONNET, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE NOZAY). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE FRANCIS HUSTER). [3]
3 × Gym / sports hall (COSEC · CENTRE SPORTIF PIERRE DUPUIS · LA HALLE DES SPORTS). [3]
1 × Bank (BNP PARIBAS). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (HAIR CLUB CENTER · ML COIFFURE DOMICILE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Pharmacy.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE LIMOUSINE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | NOZAY ADIS | 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 | 3 | EL YOUSSEFI ABDERRAHMAN · PIZZA ROMEO · MAA | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE VERSAILLES | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LES CLOZEAUX · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LE NOYER | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB LES VERTS PRES · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB PETIT GOBERT | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE LOUISE WEISS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | MATHILDE SALMON, MÉDECIN · CAROLINE JACQUET, MÉDECIN · SYLVIE FERRANDI, MÉDECIN · INSAF BEN SALEM, MÉDECIN · MARIE-ANGE BONNET, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE NOZAY | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE FRANCIS HUSTER | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 3 | COSEC · CENTRE SPORTIF PIERRE DUPUIS · LA HALLE DES SPORTS | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | BNP PARIBAS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 4 | HAIR CLUB CENTER · ML COIFFURE DOMICILE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [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
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Saturday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 4,757 (2012) → 4,471 (2023): -6 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 2,636 (1990) → 4,471 (2023): 69.6 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,906, of which 0.7 % second homes and 4 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Nozay): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Nozay): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Nozay): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (La Ville-du-Bois): 1.9 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Nozay): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 14 days a year at or above 30 °C and 55 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the FONTENAY-LES-B. weather station, 7.8 km away at 109 m; the village itself is at 164 m. [11]
The village sits 55 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 BRETIGNY_SAPC, 9 km away at 78 m, over 15 summers. [11]
That station sits 86 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 690 mm of rain a year, spread over 116 days — about 5.9 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at EPINAY-SUR-ORGE, 5.4 km away at 51 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 91458/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2023-05— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/0bd01cf8-df81-38fc-89a1-cbd05026d868— “Le samedi matin de 9h à 12h sous la halle sur le parking de la mairie, vous attend le marché.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 91458/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 91458/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 91458/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 91458
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 91665
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mandres-les-Roses | 94 | 23 km E | 4,922 | 52.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Barby | 73 | 445 km SE | 3,772 | 37.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Genis-les-Ollières | 69 | 373 km SE | 5,439 | 45.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Maurecourt | 78 | 40 km N | 4,454 | 43.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bavilliers | 90 | 360 km E | 4,678 | 41.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Champagne-au-Mont-d'Or | 69 | 372 km SE | 6,311 | 59.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mandres-les-Roses | 94 | 23 km E | 4,922 | 52.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Maurecourt | 78 | 40 km N | 4,454 | 43.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bavilliers | 90 | 360 km E | 4,678 | 41.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Champagne-au-Mont-d'Or | 69 | 372 km SE | 6,311 | 59.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Genis-les-Ollières | 69 | 373 km SE | 5,439 | 45.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Barby | 73 | 445 km SE | 3,772 | 37.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 70 % · 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 Nozay'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mandres-les-Roses | 94 | 23 km E | 4,922 | 52.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Maurecourt | 78 | 40 km N | 4,454 | 43.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bavilliers | 90 | 360 km E | 4,678 | 41.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Brou-sur-Chantereine | 77 | 38 km NE | 5,196 | 56.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Royat | 63 | 328 km S | 4,479 | 50.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chambourcy | 78 | 31 km NW | 5,847 | 51.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
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