Fontenay-sous-Bois
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 78.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 55 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Fontenay-sous-Bois (INSEE 94033) is in Val-de-Marne (94), part of Métropole du Grand Paris. Population 53,757 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 78.7/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 55 % of the 407 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 | 0.77 | 25 | 19.29 |
| Social | 0.95 | 20 | 19.07 |
| Education | 0.85 | 10 | 8.47 |
| Health | 0.86 | 10 | 8.56 |
| Public & culture | 0.26 | 5 | 1.28 |
| Population trend | 0.54 | 10 | 5.36 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.89 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
22 × Bakery (boulangerie) (JEFF DE BRUGES · L EPI DU BOIS · ANEJJAR LAHCEN). [3,4]
4 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE LE MONT D OR · BOUCHERIE RUBLON · BOUCHERIE AMIRA · BOUCHERIE DE L'EGLISE). [3,4]
34 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (RATATOUILLE · ANTICA PIZZICHERIA · UNIPRICE · OLMANO). [3,4]
8 × Supermarket (LIDL · AUCHAN · L'ARC DES CIEUX · OPEN MARKET · CARREFOUR EXPRESS). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (LES FROMAGES DIVINS). [4]
119 × Restaurant (LE JOFFRE · WONG SHING · CHATEAUFORM' FRANCE · SARL BEKA · L'EMPEREUR DU POULET). [3,4]
19 × Café / bar (LE MAUCONSEIL · LA NOUVELLE ETOILE · LE SAINT-GERMAIN · A L'HABITUDE · GALAXIA 2 RESTAURANT FONTENAYSIEN). [4]
11 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE MOT · ECOL MATE PAUL LANGEVIN N°1 · ECOL MATE GPE ELISA LESOURD · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JEAN ZAY · ECOL MATE ROMAIN ROLLAND). [3]
15 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE BETH MENAHEM · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE APPLI PASTEUR A · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE HENRI WALLON B · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE HENRI WALLON A · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ROMAIN ROLLAND). [3]
3 × Collège (COLLEGE FREDERIC ET IRENE JOLIOT CURIE · COLLEGE VICTOR DURUY · COLLEGE JEAN MACE). [3]
27 × GP (médecin généraliste) (GERARD BOURDILA, MÉDECIN · SYLVAIN PAQUET, MÉDECIN · VIRGINIE RETOURNE-NIZET, MÉDECIN · ANAIS MOKRI, MÉDECIN · HELENE LARNICOL, MÉDECIN). [3]
11 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE RIGOLLOTS-REPUBLIQUE · PHARMACIE DU VILLAGE · PHARMACIE DES LARRIS · SELARL PHARMACIE KHIAT · PHARMACIE FRAYSSE). [3,4]
4 × Post office / agence postale (FONTENAY SOUS BOIS RPU LE VERDUN RP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE LOUIS ARAGON). [3]
1 × Cinema (LE KOSMOS). [3]
6 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE LEO LAGRANGE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF SALVADOR ALLENDE · GYMNASE JOLIOT CURIE · GYMNASE VICTOR DURUY · GYMNASE AUGUSTE DELAUNE). [3]
31 × Bank (CAIXA GERAL DE DEPOSITOS · AXA BANQUE FINANCEMENT · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE ILE-DE-FRANCE · CREDIT INDUSTRIEL ET COMMERCIAL · CIC). [3]
42 × Hairdresser (JOSE SAINT ROC). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
5 × Hotel (MERCURE PARIS VAL DE FONTENAY · HOTEL DU CHALET · ALL SEASONS · HOTEL RESIDENCE DE FONTENAY · MIJO'S). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 5 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 6 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Supermarket, 44 × Restaurant, 2 × Pharmacy, 9 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 22 | JEFF DE BRUGES · L EPI DU BOIS · ANEJJAR LAHCEN | INSEE BPE 22 / INSEE SIRENE 32 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 4 | BOUCHERIE LE MONT D OR · BOUCHERIE RUBLON · BOUCHERIE AMIRA · BOUCHERIE DE L'EGLISE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 34 | RATATOUILLE · ANTICA PIZZICHERIA · UNIPRICE · OLMANO | INSEE BPE 34 / INSEE SIRENE 43 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 8 | LIDL · AUCHAN · L'ARC DES CIEUX · OPEN MARKET · CARREFOUR EXPRESS | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | LES FROMAGES DIVINS | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 119 | LE JOFFRE · WONG SHING · CHATEAUFORM' FRANCE · SARL BEKA · L'EMPEREUR DU POULET | INSEE BPE 119 / INSEE SIRENE 190 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 19 | LE MAUCONSEIL · LA NOUVELLE ETOILE · LE SAINT-GERMAIN · A L'HABITUDE · GALAXIA 2 RESTAURANT FONTENAYSIEN | INSEE SIRENE 19 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 11 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE MOT · ECOL MATE PAUL LANGEVIN N°1 · ECOL MATE GPE ELISA LESOURD · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JEAN ZAY · ECOL MATE ROMAIN ROLLAND | INSEE BPE 11 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 15 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE BETH MENAHEM · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE APPLI PASTEUR A · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE HENRI WALLON B · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE HENRI WALLON A · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ROMAIN ROLLAND | INSEE BPE 15 [3] |
| Collège | 3 | COLLEGE FREDERIC ET IRENE JOLIOT CURIE · COLLEGE VICTOR DURUY · COLLEGE JEAN MACE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 27 | GERARD BOURDILA, MÉDECIN · SYLVAIN PAQUET, MÉDECIN · VIRGINIE RETOURNE-NIZET, MÉDECIN · ANAIS MOKRI, MÉDECIN · HELENE LARNICOL, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 27 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 11 | PHARMACIE RIGOLLOTS-REPUBLIQUE · PHARMACIE DU VILLAGE · PHARMACIE DES LARRIS · SELARL PHARMACIE KHIAT · PHARMACIE FRAYSSE | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 20 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 4 | FONTENAY SOUS BOIS RPU LE VERDUN RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MEDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE LOUIS ARAGON | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LE KOSMOS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 6 | GYMNASE LEO LAGRANGE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF SALVADOR ALLENDE · GYMNASE JOLIOT CURIE · GYMNASE VICTOR DURUY · GYMNASE AUGUSTE DELAUNE | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 31 | CAIXA GERAL DE DEPOSITOS · AXA BANQUE FINANCEMENT · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE ILE-DE-FRANCE · CREDIT INDUSTRIEL ET COMMERCIAL · CIC | INSEE BPE 31 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 42 | JOSE SAINT ROC | INSEE BPE 42 / INSEE SIRENE 57 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 5 | MERCURE PARIS VAL DE FONTENAY · HOTEL DU CHALET · ALL SEASONS · HOTEL RESIDENCE DE FONTENAY · MIJO'S | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 24 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday. [5,6]
Trajectory
Population 52,998 (2012) → 53,757 (2023): 1.4 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 51,868 (1990) → 53,757 (2023): 3.6 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 24,672, of which 1.1 % second homes and 5.9 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Fontenay-sous-Bois): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Fontenay-sous-Bois): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [10]
GP (Fontenay-sous-Bois): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Fontenay-sous-Bois): 0.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Fontenay-sous-Bois): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 31 days at or below 0 °C, over 24 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the JOINVILLE weather station, 4 km away at 37 m; the village itself is at 101 m. [11]
The village sits 64 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 ST-MAUR, 4.7 km away at 48 m, over 23 summers. [11]
That station sits 53 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 654 mm of rain a year, spread over 117 days — about 5.6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at JOINVILLE, 4 km away at 37 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. [5,6]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 94033/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-08— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/3b028374-43a0-340a-a190-3166be42e48d— “Le long du boulevard de Verdun jusqu’à la Place du 8 mai 1945, desservi par de nombreuses ligne de bus, le Marché de Verdun vous accueille pour deux sessions par semaine : le mardi matin de 8h à 13h et le samedi après midi de 15h à 18h.”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2026-08— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/b721d152-5a46-30bb-8cea-50bb3bf1614a— “A la sortie du RER A – Fontenay-sous-Bois, le Marché couvert Moreau David vous accueille pour deux sessions par semaine, sur la place du même nom, le mercredi matin de 8h à 13h et le dimanche matin de 8h à 13h.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 94033/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 94033/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 94033/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 94033
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Épinay-sur-Seine | 93 | 16 km NW | 52,833 | 81.3 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Corbeil-Essonnes | 91 | 26 km S | 54,471 | 87.9 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chelles | 77 | 9.0 km E | 54,620 | 85 | Well served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sartrouville | 78 | 25 km NW | 52,763 | 77.1 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vaulx-en-Velin | 69 | 388 km SE | 53,069 | 82.2 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sevran | 93 | 11 km N | 52,535 | 80.8 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelles | 77 | 9.0 km E | 54,620 | 85 | Well served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sevran | 93 | 11 km N | 52,535 | 80.8 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Épinay-sur-Seine | 93 | 16 km NW | 52,833 | 81.3 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sartrouville | 78 | 25 km NW | 52,763 | 77.1 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Corbeil-Essonnes | 91 | 26 km S | 54,471 | 87.9 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vaulx-en-Velin | 69 | 388 km SE | 53,069 | 82.2 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 86 % · 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 Fontenay-sous-Bois'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corbeil-Essonnes | 91 | 26 km S | 54,471 | 87.9 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sevran | 93 | 11 km N | 52,535 | 80.8 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gennevilliers | 92 | 16 km NW | 50,979 | 83.5 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bondy | 93 | 5.9 km N | 50,595 | 84.6 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bobigny | 93 | 6.7 km N | 56,927 | 85.6 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Herblain | 44 | 357 km SW | 50,973 | 79.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
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