La Flotte
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 57.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 81 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Flotte (INSEE 17161) is in Charente-Maritime (17), part of CC de l'Ile de Ré. Population 3,150 (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/17161-la-flotte
Vitality score
Vitality score 57.3/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 81 % of the 6,844 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 | 0.6 | 25 | 14.93 |
| Social | 0.86 | 20 | 17.12 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.37 | 10 | 3.74 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.78 | 10 | 7.85 |
| 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) (LA CHOCOLATIERE · JFL LA FLOTTE · AU PAIN DU PECHEUR · MAISON ACCARIAS). [3,4]
4 × Butcher (boucherie) (CHARCUTERIE RETAISE · LA TETE DE L'ART). [3,4]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LES CONFITURES DU CLOCHER · LE PANIER GOURMAND · O'DOCK). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (SEDALISE). [3,4]
2 × Fishmonger (LES HUITRES DE L'ABBAYE · RE ALIZES). [3,4]
27 × Restaurant (LA FIANCEE DU PIRATE - LE PUB DES 5 · LA CROISETTE · LE POSEIDON · LE NAUTIC · SCHILLA). [3,4]
5 × Café / bar (LA MARTINIERE · LA CERVOISERIE · LE BISTROT POINT BAR · LE BARRE). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE DE LA FLOTTE). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE DE LA FLOTTE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE EC. PRIMAIRE SAINTE CATHERINE). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (LOÏC MARLAND, MÉDECIN · FABRICE CUVELIER, MÉDECIN · ALAIN DAUTHY, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA FLOTTE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE POUR TOUS). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (ECOLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (PLAGE). [3]
3 × Bank (CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL 17-79 · BNP PARIBAS). [3]
5 × Hairdresser (MARINE COIFFURE SARL · SABRINA COIFFURE · BEAUTY HAIR BY LILY). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
3 × Hotel (HOTEL HIPPOCAMPE · LA GALIOTE · HR HÔTEL & SPA MARIN). [3,4]
5 × Campsite (CAMPING L'ILE BLANCHE · CAMPING LES PEUPLIERS · FLOWER CAMPING BEL AIR · GCU DE LA FLOTTE EN RE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Supermarket, 6 × Restaurant, 1 × Hotel, 1 × Campsite.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | LA CHOCOLATIERE · JFL LA FLOTTE · AU PAIN DU PECHEUR · MAISON ACCARIAS | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 4 | CHARCUTERIE RETAISE · LA TETE DE L'ART | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | LES CONFITURES DU CLOCHER · LE PANIER GOURMAND · O'DOCK | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | SEDALISE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 2 | LES HUITRES DE L'ABBAYE · RE ALIZES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 27 | LA FIANCEE DU PIRATE - LE PUB DES 5 · LA CROISETTE · LE POSEIDON · LE NAUTIC · SCHILLA | INSEE BPE 27 / INSEE SIRENE 33 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 5 | LA MARTINIERE · LA CERVOISERIE · LE BISTROT POINT BAR · LE BARRE | INSEE SIRENE 5 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE DE LA FLOTTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE DE LA FLOTTE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE EC. PRIMAIRE SAINTE CATHERINE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | LOÏC MARLAND, MÉDECIN · FABRICE CUVELIER, MÉDECIN · ALAIN DAUTHY, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE LA FLOTTE | 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 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE POUR TOUS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | ECOLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 1 | PLAGE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 3 | CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL 17-79 · BNP PARIBAS | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 5 | MARINE COIFFURE SARL · SABRINA COIFFURE · BEAUTY HAIR BY LILY | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 3 | HOTEL HIPPOCAMPE · LA GALIOTE · HR HÔTEL & SPA MARIN | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 5 | CAMPING L'ILE BLANCHE · CAMPING LES PEUPLIERS · FLOWER CAMPING BEL AIR · GCU DE LA FLOTTE EN RE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 2,863 (2012) → 3,150 (2023): 10 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 2,452 (1990) → 3,150 (2023): 28.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,431, of which 53.9 % second homes and 0.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Flotte): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (La Flotte): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (La Flotte): 0.9 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (La Flotte): 1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (La Flotte): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
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. [9]
Measured at the COUARDE SUR MER weather station, 7 km away at 3 m; the village itself is at 6 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 5 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at LA ROCHELLE-ILE DE RE, 10.3 km away at 20 m, over 25 summers. [9]
An average of 698 mm of rain a year, spread over 113 days — about 6.2 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at COUARDE SUR MER, 7 km away at 3 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17161/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17161/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17161/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17161/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17161
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Quay-Portrieux | 22 | 296 km N | 3,224 | 44.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 92 % · humidity 71 % |
| Le Croisic | 44 | 153 km NW | 4,056 | 56.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda | 66 | 521 km SE | 3,529 | 55.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 96 % · humidity 57 % |
| Trégastel | 22 | 335 km NW | 2,524 | 59.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 81 % · humidity 71 % |
| Port-Vendres | 66 | 539 km SE | 4,018 | 48 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 78 % · humidity 0 % |
| Mers-les-Bains | 80 | 476 km NE | 2,540 | 59.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 84 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Croisic | 44 | 153 km NW | 4,056 | 56.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Quay-Portrieux | 22 | 296 km N | 3,224 | 44.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 92 % · humidity 71 % |
| Trégastel | 22 | 335 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 | 476 km NE | 2,540 | 59.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 84 % · humidity 71 % |
| Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda | 66 | 521 km SE | 3,529 | 55.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 96 % · humidity 57 % |
| Port-Vendres | 66 | 539 km SE | 4,018 | 48 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 78 % · 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 La Flotte'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 Croisic | 44 | 153 km NW | 4,056 | 56.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Batz-sur-Mer | 44 | 150 km NW | 2,892 | 62 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Bois-Plage-en-Ré | 17 | 5.1 km W | 2,125 | 62.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Martin-de-Ré | 17 | 3.6 km NW | 2,355 | 58.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Pouliguen | 44 | 147 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 | 107 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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