La Tremblade
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 62.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 86 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Tremblade (INSEE 17452) is in Charente-Maritime (17), part of CA Royan Atlantique. Population 4,650 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-25 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/17452-la-tremblade
Vitality score
Vitality score 62.6/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 86 % of the 4,974 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 | 0.75 | 25 | 18.78 |
| Social | 0.93 | 20 | 18.65 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.51 | 10 | 5.13 |
| Public & culture | 0.31 | 5 | 1.54 |
| Population trend | 0.51 | 10 | 5.06 |
| Housing mix | 0.02 | 5 | 0.11 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
7 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LES EMBRUNS · UNE AFFAIRE DE GOUT · PRALINE & BERGAMOTE · LES DELICES DE LA TREMBLADE). [3,4]
5 × Butcher (boucherie) (CHARCUTERIE PIEUX · BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE DE LA SEUDRE · SEB ET DO). [3,4]
5 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (MALAUMA · RONCE MARKET · LA RONCOISE). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE · U EXPRESS). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (AU P'TIT FROMAGER CHARENTAIS). [4]
5 × Fishmonger (PECHERIE DE LA SEUDRE ATLANTIQUE · GAILLARD MARIE-FRANCE · LES P'TITES PECHERIES TREMBLADAISES · CHAGNOLEAU · CHEZ ANITA & MAX). [3,4]
37 × Restaurant (HIRSCH STEEVES · LA SIRENE DES MERS · SANCK LES OMBRAGES · CHEZ GABY · CHEZ LES GARCONS). [3,4]
8 × Café / bar (GILI CAFE · LE PRESQU'ILE · L'OREE DU BOIS · LE GAMBETTA · LE BORDEAUX). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE LA SABLIERE LA TREMBLADE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE EC. PRIMAIRE N.DAME-ST JOSEPH). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE FERNAND GARANDEAU). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (YVES TAVERNIER, MÉDECIN · FRANCOISE GUILLON, MÉDECIN · FREDERIC BENOIST, MÉDECIN · FRANCOIS CHAMORRO DE LA ROSA, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE FERRAND · PHARMACIE LE PAPE PHARMACIE DU CANTON). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (RONCE LES BAINS RP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
4 × Swimming pool (PLAGE DE LA BOUVERIE · PLAGE DE LA POINTE ESPAGNOLE · PLAGE DU GALON D OR · PLAGE DE LA COUBRE). [3]
7 × Bank (CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE LA TREMBLADE · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE · CAISSE D'EPARGNE AQUITAINE POITOU-C · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL 17-79). [3]
9 × Hairdresser (PATRICIA COIFFURE · L'APOLLON · URBAN'S COIFFURE · TCHIP COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
3 × Hotel (LA BELLE EPOQUE · LE HERON CENDRE · HOTEL LE GRAND CHALET- RESTAURANT LE BRISE LAMES). [3,4]
8 × Campsite (LA PIGNADE · CAMPING LES GENETS · CAMPING LES PINS · CAMPING LA COULUMIERE · CAMPING LE MUS DE LOUP). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 10 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 2 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 7 | LES EMBRUNS · UNE AFFAIRE DE GOUT · PRALINE & BERGAMOTE · LES DELICES DE LA TREMBLADE | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 5 | CHARCUTERIE PIEUX · BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE DE LA SEUDRE · SEB ET DO | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 5 | MALAUMA · RONCE MARKET · LA RONCOISE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | INTERMARCHE · U EXPRESS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | AU P'TIT FROMAGER CHARENTAIS | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 5 | PECHERIE DE LA SEUDRE ATLANTIQUE · GAILLARD MARIE-FRANCE · LES P'TITES PECHERIES TREMBLADAISES · CHAGNOLEAU · CHEZ ANITA & MAX | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 37 | HIRSCH STEEVES · LA SIRENE DES MERS · SANCK LES OMBRAGES · CHEZ GABY · CHEZ LES GARCONS | INSEE BPE 37 / INSEE SIRENE 64 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 8 | GILI CAFE · LE PRESQU'ILE · L'OREE DU BOIS · LE GAMBETTA · LE BORDEAUX | INSEE SIRENE 8 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE LA SABLIERE LA TREMBLADE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE EC. PRIMAIRE N.DAME-ST JOSEPH | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE FERNAND GARANDEAU | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | YVES TAVERNIER, MÉDECIN · FRANCOISE GUILLON, MÉDECIN · FREDERIC BENOIST, MÉDECIN · FRANCOIS CHAMORRO DE LA ROSA, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE FERRAND · PHARMACIE LE PAPE PHARMACIE DU CANTON | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | RONCE LES BAINS RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 4 | PLAGE DE LA BOUVERIE · PLAGE DE LA POINTE ESPAGNOLE · PLAGE DU GALON D OR · PLAGE DE LA COUBRE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Bank | 7 | CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE LA TREMBLADE · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE · CAISSE D'EPARGNE AQUITAINE POITOU-C · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL 17-79 | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 9 | PATRICIA COIFFURE · L'APOLLON · URBAN'S COIFFURE · TCHIP COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 3 | LA BELLE EPOQUE · LE HERON CENDRE · HOTEL LE GRAND CHALET- RESTAURANT LE BRISE LAMES | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 8 | LA PIGNADE · CAMPING LES GENETS · CAMPING LES PINS · CAMPING LA COULUMIERE · CAMPING LE MUS DE LOUP | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5,6]
Trajectory
Population 4,743 (2012) → 4,650 (2023): -2 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 4,623 (1990) → 4,650 (2023): 0.6 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 5,409, of which 48.9 % second homes and 4.4 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Tremblade): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Food shop (La Tremblade): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [10]
GP (La Tremblade): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (La Tremblade): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (La Tremblade): 0 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 10 days a year at or above 30 °C and 11 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the CHATEAU D'OLERON weather station, 11.3 km away at 3 m; the village itself is at 7 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 10 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at CHATEAU D'OLERON, 11.3 km away at 3 m, over 19 summers. [11]
An average of 774 mm of rain a year, spread over 117 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at CHATEAU D'OLERON, 11.3 km away at 3 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17452/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2025-06— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/709f209d-a778-3d18-9c95-035552f83b97— “Marché de Ronce-les-Bains”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2025-06— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/74f51386-f44a-35d3-bb26-a03071c7a74f— “Marché de La Tremblade”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17452/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17452/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17452/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17452
- 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 Plaine-sur-Mer | 44 | 172 km NW | 4,760 | 49.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 57 % |
| Pléneuf-Val-André | 22 | 330 km N | 3,988 | 58.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 77 % · humidity 36 % |
| Taninges | 74 | 599 km E | 3,491 | 52.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 32 % · humidity 71 % |
| Audierne | 29 | 360 km NW | 3,727 | 58.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 92 % · humidity 36 % |
| Aime-la-Plagne | 73 | 606 km E | 4,385 | 64.9 | Served | no figures |
| Sainte-Marie-la-Mer | 66 | 473 km SE | 4,952 | 57.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 96 % · humidity 29 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Plaine-sur-Mer | 44 | 172 km NW | 4,760 | 49.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 57 % |
| Pléneuf-Val-André | 22 | 330 km N | 3,988 | 58.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 77 % · humidity 36 % |
| Audierne | 29 | 360 km NW | 3,727 | 58.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 92 % · humidity 36 % |
| Sainte-Marie-la-Mer | 66 | 473 km SE | 4,952 | 57.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 96 % · humidity 29 % |
| Taninges | 74 | 599 km E | 3,491 | 52.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 32 % · humidity 71 % |
| Aime-la-Plagne | 73 | 606 km E | 4,385 | 64.9 | Served | no figures |
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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 Tremblade'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 Château-d'Oléron | 17 | 14 km N | 4,366 | 56.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron | 17 | 23 km NW | 6,633 | 68.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sanguinet | 40 | 143 km S | 4,741 | 53.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Marennes-Hiers-Brouage | 17 | 6.5 km NE | 6,163 | 60.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bourcefranc-le-Chapus | 17 | 8.6 km N | 3,486 | 49.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dolus-d'Oléron | 17 | 18 km NW | 3,199 | 51.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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