Saint-Leu-la-Forêt
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 59.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 41 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Leu-la-Forêt (INSEE 95563) is in Val-d'Oise (95), part of CA Val Parisis. Population 16,138 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/95563-saint-leu-la-foret
Vitality score
Vitality score 59.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 41 % of the 1,510 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 | 0.54 | 25 | 13.38 |
| Social | 0.75 | 20 | 14.93 |
| Education | 0.46 | 10 | 4.65 |
| Health | 0.57 | 10 | 5.7 |
| Public & culture | 0.17 | 5 | 0.85 |
| Population trend | 0.61 | 10 | 6.14 |
| 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]
11 × Bakery (boulangerie) (CHOCOLATERIE TARNAISE ET DISTRIBUTION · BOULANGERIE INES · GEXAR · LE P'TY PAPATISSIER · MAGOU SAVEURS). [3,4]
4 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE DE LA MAIRIE · BOUCHERIE DU COEUR · LA FORGE). [3,4]
5 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (CARREFOUR CITY · VS PETIT MARCHE · SANS SUPERFLU · THARMOLOJINY MARKET · O'CHAM). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (ALDI MARCHE). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (POISSONNERIE DU TROCADERO). [3,4]
27 × Restaurant (BE YOU · PITTORESQUE · SILAS PIZZA · BELLA ROMA). [3,4]
6 × Café / bar (LE BALTO · LE SAINT BERNARD · CHEZ CALOU). [4]
4 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE CADET ROUSSELLE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQ. JACQUES PREVERT · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE MARIE CURIE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LE VILLAGE). [3]
5 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE MARCEL PAGNOL · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE FOCH · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE MARIE CURIE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLI. JACQUES PREVERT · ECOLE PRIM PRIVEE INSTITUTION LE ROSAIRE). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE WANDA LANDOWSKA · COLLEGE PRIVE LE ROSAIRE). [3]
9 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PHILIPPE SOUBELET, MÉDECIN · NATHALIE FRANCIUS, MÉDECIN · CHRISTIAN BARILLON, MÉDECIN · LUCIA-MARINA IANCULESCU, MÉDECIN · DOMINIQUE GRASLAND, MÉDECIN). [3]
5 × Pharmacy (SELARL PHARMACIE ANTON · PHARMACIE SUZANNE · PHARMACIE DU CHEVAL ROUGE · PHARMACIE CENTRALE · PHARMACIE DE LA MAIRIE). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (MAG PRESSE ST LEU LA FORET LPR RP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE GEORGES-POMPIDOU). [3]
3 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF JEAN MOULIN · CENTRE DE LOISIRS ET SPORTIF LES DOURDAINS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE FOCH). [3]
4 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE ILE-DE-FRANCE · SOCIETE GENERALE · BNP PARIBAS · CREDIT LYONNAIS). [3]
12 × Hairdresser (B.J.S. FEELING · ALTER EGO). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 5 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 11 | CHOCOLATERIE TARNAISE ET DISTRIBUTION · BOULANGERIE INES · GEXAR · LE P'TY PAPATISSIER · MAGOU SAVEURS | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 15 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 4 | BOUCHERIE DE LA MAIRIE · BOUCHERIE DU COEUR · LA FORGE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 5 | CARREFOUR CITY · VS PETIT MARCHE · SANS SUPERFLU · THARMOLOJINY MARKET · O'CHAM | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | ALDI MARCHE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | POISSONNERIE DU TROCADERO | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 27 | BE YOU · PITTORESQUE · SILAS PIZZA · BELLA ROMA | INSEE BPE 27 / INSEE SIRENE 42 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 6 | LE BALTO · LE SAINT BERNARD · CHEZ CALOU | INSEE SIRENE 6 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 4 | ECOLE MATERNELLE CADET ROUSSELLE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQ. JACQUES PREVERT · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE MARIE CURIE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LE VILLAGE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 5 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE MARCEL PAGNOL · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE FOCH · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE MARIE CURIE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLI. JACQUES PREVERT · ECOLE PRIM PRIVEE INSTITUTION LE ROSAIRE | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE WANDA LANDOWSKA · COLLEGE PRIVE LE ROSAIRE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 9 | PHILIPPE SOUBELET, MÉDECIN · NATHALIE FRANCIUS, MÉDECIN · CHRISTIAN BARILLON, MÉDECIN · LUCIA-MARINA IANCULESCU, MÉDECIN · DOMINIQUE GRASLAND, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 5 | SELARL PHARMACIE ANTON · PHARMACIE SUZANNE · PHARMACIE DU CHEVAL ROUGE · PHARMACIE CENTRALE · PHARMACIE DE LA MAIRIE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | MAG PRESSE ST LEU LA FORET LPR RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE GEORGES-POMPIDOU | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 3 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF JEAN MOULIN · CENTRE DE LOISIRS ET SPORTIF LES DOURDAINS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE FOCH | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 4 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE ILE-DE-FRANCE · SOCIETE GENERALE · BNP PARIBAS · CREDIT LYONNAIS | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 12 | B.J.S. FEELING · ALTER EGO | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 19 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Wednesday, Saturday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 14,748 (2012) → 16,138 (2023): 9.4 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 14,489 (1990) → 16,138 (2023): 11.4 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 7,390, of which 0.7 % second homes and 7 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Leu-la-Forêt): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Saint-Leu-la-Forêt): 0 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Leu-la-Forêt): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Leu-la-Forêt): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Leu-la-Forêt): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 12 days a year at or above 30 °C and 36 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the VILLIERS-ADAM weather station, 4.9 km away at 156 m; the village itself is at 86 m. [10]
The village sits 70 m below 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 5 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at VILLIERS-ADAM, 4.9 km away at 156 m, over 15 summers. [10]
That station sits 70 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 715 mm of rain a year, spread over 119 days — about 6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at EAUBONNE, 3.3 km away at 57 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 — 95563/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.saint-leu-la-foret.fr/marche-municipal/— “ouvre ses portes deux jours par semaine, le mercredi et le samedi”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 95563/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 95563/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 95563/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 95563
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sin-le-Noble | 59 | 162 km N | 16,076 | 57.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 86 % |
| Vauréal | 95 | 16 km W | 16,079 | 59 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 96 % · humidity 71 % |
| Trélazé | 49 | 266 km SW | 16,333 | 65.5 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 74 % · humidity 79 % |
| Lucé | 28 | 86 km SW | 15,921 | 53.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Pierre-des-Corps | 37 | 214 km SW | 15,898 | 58.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 91 % · humidity 79 % |
| Port-de-Bouc | 13 | 659 km S | 15,802 | 64.7 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 80 % · humidity 50 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vauréal | 95 | 16 km W | 16,079 | 59 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 96 % · humidity 71 % |
| Lucé | 28 | 86 km SW | 15,921 | 53.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 71 % |
| Sin-le-Noble | 59 | 162 km N | 16,076 | 57.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 86 % |
| Saint-Pierre-des-Corps | 37 | 214 km SW | 15,898 | 58.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 91 % · humidity 79 % |
| Trélazé | 49 | 266 km SW | 16,333 | 65.5 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 74 % · humidity 79 % |
| Port-de-Bouc | 13 | 659 km S | 15,802 | 64.7 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 80 % · humidity 50 % |
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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-Leu-la-Forêt'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taverny | 95 | 1.5 km NW | 27,593 | 66.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Orvault | 44 | 347 km SW | 28,534 | 69.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Méry-sur-Oise | 95 | 6.6 km NW | 9,983 | 55.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Persan | 95 | 15 km N | 14,359 | 54.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bessancourt | 95 | 2.9 km NW | 8,869 | 55.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| L'Isle-Adam | 95 | 11 km N | 12,493 | 62.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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