Le Bois-Plage-en-Ré
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 62.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 94 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Le Bois-Plage-en-Ré (INSEE 17051) is in Charente-Maritime (17), part of CC de l'Ile de Ré. Population 2,125 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [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/17051-le-bois-plage-en-re
Vitality score
Vitality score 62.2/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 94 % of the 9,192 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 | 0.68 | 25 | 16.96 |
| Social | 0.93 | 20 | 18.64 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.59 | 10 | 5.85 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.56 | 10 | 5.55 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AU PAIN MARIN · MAISON DES PAINS). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (SARL REGLIN CORAIN · LA BOUCHERIE LES 2 B · BOUCHERIE HB). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LES DELICES D ALICE). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR CONTACT). [3,4]
3 × Fishmonger (DE MER EN FISH · SARL B.J). [3,4]
14 × Restaurant (L AILE DE RE · LA MARTINIERE · LES BOISILLES · LA COULEE DOUCE · L'ENCAS DE RE). [3,4]
4 × Café / bar (LE CELTE · BOIS-PLAGE RESTAURANT). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PAUL LAIDET LE BOIS PLAGE EN RE). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (BENEDICTE RENARD, MÉDECIN · FRANCK BOUTIN, MÉDECIN · GUILLAUME GAZONNEAU, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU BOIS PLAGE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
2 × Swimming pool (PLAGE PETIT SERGENT · PLAGE DU GROS JONC). [3]
1 × Bank (BANQUE POPULAIRE AQUITAINE CENTRE ATLANTIQUE). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (SALON JANCYL · LES COIFFURES D'ORELIE · ADELINE COIFFURE A DOMICILE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
4 × Hotel (HOTEL RESTAURANT L OCEAN · LA VILLA HOTEL BIEN ETRE · LES BOIS FLOTTAIS - BISTROT COTE ET HOMARD · ELEGANCE SUITES HOTEL - ESH). [3,4]
12 × Campsite (CAMPING SUNELIA INTERLUDE · CAMPING LA BONNE ETOILE · CAMPING LES VARENNES · CAMPING LE VILLAGE DU SUROIT · CAMPING LES DUNES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 5 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 2 × Hotel, 1 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Primary school (élémentaire). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | AU PAIN MARIN · MAISON DES PAINS | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | SARL REGLIN CORAIN · LA BOUCHERIE LES 2 B · BOUCHERIE HB | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | LES DELICES D ALICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | CARREFOUR CONTACT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 3 | DE MER EN FISH · SARL B.J | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 14 | L AILE DE RE · LA MARTINIERE · LES BOISILLES · LA COULEE DOUCE · L'ENCAS DE RE | INSEE BPE 14 / INSEE SIRENE 23 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 4 | LE CELTE · BOIS-PLAGE RESTAURANT | INSEE SIRENE 4 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PAUL LAIDET LE BOIS PLAGE EN RE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | BENEDICTE RENARD, MÉDECIN · FRANCK BOUTIN, MÉDECIN · GUILLAUME GAZONNEAU, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DU BOIS PLAGE | 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 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 2 | PLAGE PETIT SERGENT · PLAGE DU GROS JONC | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Bank | 1 | BANQUE POPULAIRE AQUITAINE CENTRE ATLANTIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 3 | SALON JANCYL · LES COIFFURES D'ORELIE · ADELINE COIFFURE A DOMICILE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 4 | HOTEL RESTAURANT L OCEAN · LA VILLA HOTEL BIEN ETRE · LES BOIS FLOTTAIS - BISTROT COTE ET HOMARD · ELEGANCE SUITES HOTEL - ESH | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 12 | CAMPING SUNELIA INTERLUDE · CAMPING LA BONNE ETOILE · CAMPING LES VARENNES · CAMPING LE VILLAGE DU SUROIT · CAMPING LES DUNES | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday 8h30 à 13h00 (seasonal). [5]
Trajectory
Population 2,353 (2012) → 2,125 (2023): -9.7 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 2,014 (1990) → 2,125 (2023): 5.5 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,055, of which 62.9 % second homes and 2.6 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Bois-Plage-en-Ré): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Le Bois-Plage-en-Ré): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Le Bois-Plage-en-Ré): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Le Bois-Plage-en-Ré): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Le Bois-Plage-en-Ré): 0.5 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 9 days a year at or above 30 °C and 17 days at or below 0 °C, over 23 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the COUARDE SUR MER weather station, 2.1 km away at 3 m; the village itself is at 7 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 5 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LA ROCHELLE-ILE DE RE, 15.4 km away at 20 m, over 25 summers. [10]
An average of 698 mm of rain a year, spread over 113 days — about 6.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at COUARDE SUR MER, 2.1 km away at 3 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 — 17051/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.leboisplage.com/le-marche/— “En saison : d'avril à septembre Tous les jours de 8h30 à 13h00. Hors saison : d'octobre à mars Les mardis, jeudis, samedis et dimanches de 8h30 à 13h.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17051/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17051/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17051/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17051
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Flotte | 17 | 5.1 km E | 3,150 | 57.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Trégastel | 22 | 333 km NW | 2,524 | 59.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 81 % · humidity 71 % |
| Le Croisic | 44 | 150 km NW | 4,056 | 56.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Laroque-des-Albères | 66 | 533 km SE | 2,256 | 63.8 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 26 % · winter 97 % · humidity 36 % |
| Mers-les-Bains | 80 | 478 km NE | 2,540 | 59.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 84 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Martin-de-Ré | 17 | 2.6 km NE | 2,355 | 58.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Martin-de-Ré | 17 | 2.6 km NE | 2,355 | 58.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Flotte | 17 | 5.1 km E | 3,150 | 57.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Croisic | 44 | 150 km NW | 4,056 | 56.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Trégastel | 22 | 333 km NW | 2,524 | 59.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 81 % · humidity 71 % |
| Mers-les-Bains | 80 | 478 km NE | 2,540 | 59.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 84 % · humidity 71 % |
| Laroque-des-Albères | 66 | 533 km SE | 2,256 | 63.8 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 26 % · winter 97 % · humidity 36 % |
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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 Le Bois-Plage-en-Ré'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Flotte | 17 | 5.1 km E | 3,150 | 57.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Croisic | 44 | 150 km NW | 4,056 | 56.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Martin-de-Ré | 17 | 2.6 km NE | 2,355 | 58.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Batz-sur-Mer | 44 | 147 km NW | 2,892 | 62 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Pouliguen | 44 | 144 km NW | 4,173 | 56.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Aignan-Grandlieu | 44 | 106 km N | 3,996 | 45.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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