Arcachon
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 65.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 79 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Arcachon (INSEE 33009) is in Gironde (33), part of CA Bassin d'Arcachon Sud (COBAS). Population 11,092 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/33009-arcachon
Vitality score
Vitality score 65.2/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 79 % of the 2,214 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 | 0.76 | 25 | 19.06 |
| Social | 0.94 | 20 | 18.81 |
| Education | 0.46 | 10 | 4.65 |
| Health | 0.76 | 10 | 7.63 |
| Public & culture | 0.17 | 5 | 0.85 |
| Population trend | 0.44 | 10 | 4.42 |
| 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]
21 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BRIOCHES DE LA LUNE · SARL FELTI · CTD · GUIGNARD · ECL). [3,4]
7 × Butcher (boucherie) (CHEZ TONY · MARCHES D'ARCACHON · L'OEUF A LA TOQUE). [3,4]
12 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (ABATILLES DISTRIBUTION · CASINO SHOP · MAISON LABORDE · COMPTOIR DU SUD · ETXE PEIO). [3,4]
4 × Supermarket (ALDI MARCHE · MONOPRIX · CARREFOUR EXPRESS · CALAO 7). [3,4]
4 × Fishmonger (POISSONNERIE DE L'AIGUILLON · SARL CHEZ LAURETTE · LE CRAKOI). [3,4]
120 × Restaurant (SOCIETE DES RESTAURANTS ITALIENS · ARCACHON 1900 · LA PLANCHA DU BASSIN · CREPERIE DU PETIT PORT · SOCIETE LE CAP). [3,4]
17 × Café / bar (CAFE JUSTIN · O DOM'P · LE COMPTOIR DU MOULLEAU · LE MAURESQUE · LE METROPOLITAIN). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE OSIRIS). [3]
5 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PAUL BERT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LES ABATILLES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LES MOUETTES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LE MOULLEAU · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE MARIE BARTETTE · COLLEGE PRIVE). [3]
23 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ANNETTE HAMBURGER, MÉDECIN · JEAN-MARC BELMONT, MÉDECIN · CLAIRE GAUTRAUD, MÉDECIN · CYRILLE FOUREAU, MÉDECIN · OLIVIER VIVES, MÉDECIN). [3]
7 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DES ABATILLES · PHARMACIE CENTRALE D ARCACHON · PHARMACIE DU PORT · PHARMACIE DUBO · PHARMACIE DU MOULLEAU). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (ARCACHON AIGUILLON CASINO LPR RP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE-LUDOTHÈQUE ARCACHON). [3]
1 × Cinema (GRAND ECRAN). [3]
4 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE DE GYMNASTIQUE · STADE MATEO PETIT · SALLE OMNISPORTS D ARCACHON · COSEC SALLE DES SPORTS). [3]
4 × Swimming pool (PLAGE PEREIRE · PLAGE D ARCACHON · PLAGE DU MOULEAU · PLAGE DES ABATILLES). [3]
8 × Bank (CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL D'ARCACHON · AGENCE ARCACHON · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRI MUTUEL AQUITAINE · SBCIC · SOCIETE GENERALE). [3]
29 × Hairdresser (TEMPO'HALLES · LES DEMOISELLES DE L'AIGUILLON · MARIBELLE COIFFURE · LE SALON 31). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
18 × Hotel (HOTEL LE NAUTIC · HOTEL POINT FRANCE · HOTEL VILLA LAMARTINE · GRAND HOTEL RICHELIEU · HOTEL LES VAGUES). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING D'ARCACHON). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Supermarket, 18 × Restaurant, 2 × Pharmacy, 1 × Bank, 7 × Hairdresser, 4 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 21 | BRIOCHES DE LA LUNE · SARL FELTI · CTD · GUIGNARD · ECL | INSEE BPE 21 / INSEE SIRENE 21 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 7 | CHEZ TONY · MARCHES D'ARCACHON · L'OEUF A LA TOQUE | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 12 | ABATILLES DISTRIBUTION · CASINO SHOP · MAISON LABORDE · COMPTOIR DU SUD · ETXE PEIO | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 22 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 4 | ALDI MARCHE · MONOPRIX · CARREFOUR EXPRESS · CALAO 7 | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 4 | POISSONNERIE DE L'AIGUILLON · SARL CHEZ LAURETTE · LE CRAKOI | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 120 | SOCIETE DES RESTAURANTS ITALIENS · ARCACHON 1900 · LA PLANCHA DU BASSIN · CREPERIE DU PETIT PORT · SOCIETE LE CAP | INSEE BPE 120 / INSEE SIRENE 167 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 17 | CAFE JUSTIN · O DOM'P · LE COMPTOIR DU MOULLEAU · LE MAURESQUE · LE METROPOLITAIN | INSEE SIRENE 17 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE OSIRIS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 5 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PAUL BERT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LES ABATILLES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LES MOUETTES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LE MOULLEAU · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE MARIE BARTETTE · COLLEGE PRIVE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 23 | ANNETTE HAMBURGER, MÉDECIN · JEAN-MARC BELMONT, MÉDECIN · CLAIRE GAUTRAUD, MÉDECIN · CYRILLE FOUREAU, MÉDECIN · OLIVIER VIVES, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 23 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 7 | PHARMACIE DES ABATILLES · PHARMACIE CENTRALE D ARCACHON · PHARMACIE DU PORT · PHARMACIE DUBO · PHARMACIE DU MOULLEAU | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | ARCACHON AIGUILLON CASINO LPR RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE-LUDOTHÈQUE ARCACHON | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | GRAND ECRAN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 4 | SALLE DE GYMNASTIQUE · STADE MATEO PETIT · SALLE OMNISPORTS D ARCACHON · COSEC SALLE DES SPORTS | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 4 | PLAGE PEREIRE · PLAGE D ARCACHON · PLAGE DU MOULEAU · PLAGE DES ABATILLES | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Bank | 8 | CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL D'ARCACHON · AGENCE ARCACHON · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRI MUTUEL AQUITAINE · SBCIC · SOCIETE GENERALE | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 29 | TEMPO'HALLES · LES DEMOISELLES DE L'AIGUILLON · MARIBELLE COIFFURE · LE SALON 31 | INSEE BPE 29 / INSEE SIRENE 34 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 18 | HOTEL LE NAUTIC · HOTEL POINT FRANCE · HOTEL VILLA LAMARTINE · GRAND HOTEL RICHELIEU · HOTEL LES VAGUES | INSEE BPE 18 / INSEE SIRENE 33 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING D'ARCACHON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 11,307 (2012) → 11,092 (2023): -1.9 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 11,770 (1990) → 11,092 (2023): -5.8 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 17,920, of which 61.9 % second homes and 1.2 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Arcachon): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Arcachon): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Arcachon): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Arcachon): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Arcachon): 0.4 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 10 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CAP-FERRET weather station, 7.3 km away at 8 m; the village itself is at 5 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 13 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at CAP-FERRET, 7.3 km away at 8 m, over 25 summers. [10]
An average of 779 mm of rain a year, spread over 118 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CAP-FERRET, 7.3 km away at 8 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 33009/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-09— https://data.datatourisme.fr/23/db856176-1e66-3dbd-a63b-f1c4dfca92c5— “Marché d'Arcachon”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 33009/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 33009/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 33009/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 33009
- 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-Cyprien | 66 | 406 km SE | 12,068 | 62.3 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 13 % · winter 93 % · humidity 50 % |
| Balaruc-les-Bains | 34 | 411 km E | 7,139 | 66.5 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 91 % · humidity 21 % |
| Le Grau-du-Roi | 30 | 442 km E | 8,588 | 76.6 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 93 % · humidity 43 % |
| Pornichet | 44 | 303 km N | 12,800 | 60.6 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 97 % · humidity 36 % |
| Palavas-les-Flots | 34 | 427 km E | 6,133 | 69.1 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Mandrier-sur-Mer | 83 | 596 km E | 6,000 | 55.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 88 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pornichet | 44 | 303 km N | 12,800 | 60.6 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 97 % · humidity 36 % |
| Saint-Cyprien | 66 | 406 km SE | 12,068 | 62.3 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 13 % · winter 93 % · humidity 50 % |
| Balaruc-les-Bains | 34 | 411 km E | 7,139 | 66.5 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 91 % · humidity 21 % |
| Palavas-les-Flots | 34 | 427 km E | 6,133 | 69.1 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Grau-du-Roi | 30 | 442 km E | 8,588 | 76.6 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 93 % · humidity 43 % |
| Saint-Mandrier-sur-Mer | 83 | 596 km E | 6,000 | 55.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 88 % · 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 Arcachon'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borgo | 2B | 884 km E | 10,311 | 50.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Andernos-les-Bains | 33 | 11 km NE | 12,710 | 67.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Biscarrosse | 40 | 30 km S | 15,836 | 65 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Gaude | 06 | 672 km E | 7,265 | 56.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Arès | 33 | 12 km N | 6,482 | 56.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Parentis-en-Born | 40 | 35 km S | 7,586 | 62.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
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