Biganos
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 58/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 50 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Biganos (INSEE 33051) is in Gironde (33), part of CA du Bassin d'Arcachon Nord (COBAN). Population 11,431 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [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/33051-biganos
Vitality score
Vitality score 58/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 50 % of the 2,146 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 | 0.46 | 25 | 11.44 |
| Social | 0.69 | 20 | 13.86 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.61 | 10 | 6.11 |
| Public & culture | 0.17 | 5 | 0.85 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.79 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
11 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · LE FOURNIL DES BOIENS · LA TOQUE CUIVREE · L'AMARANTE · ANGE). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (GRAND FRAIS · JC GOURMET · LE PETIT BOIEN). [3,4]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (ALDI · HYPE STORE). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (LIDL · AUCHAN HYPERMARCHE · MIODIS). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (FROMAGERIE BOIENNE). [4]
1 × Fishmonger (LOU PEECH GERARD). [3,4]
39 × Restaurant (LAIGLE · MEUH · L'ENTRACTE · LE MILESIME · ASIE GOURMANDE BIGANOS). [3,4]
4 × Café / bar (LE TAGON · LA MINUTE BLONDE · LE KERB). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE MARCEL PAGNOL). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JULES FERRY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LAC VERT). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE JEAN ZAY). [3]
70 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CHRISTOPHE MASSEYS, MÉDECIN · ERIC LECOINTRE, MÉDECIN · HUGUES TROLY, MÉDECIN · SOPHIE PEREZ, MÉDECIN · PIERRE FLORIANT, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE JUDAIQUE · MEDICAL THIRY 33380). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (BIGANOS AUCHAN LPR RP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE BIGANOS). [3]
1 × Cinema (CENTRE CULTUREL). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (PLAINE DES SPORTS). [3]
7 × Bank (AGENCE BIGANOS · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRI MUTUEL AQUITAINE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL BIGANOS · CIC SUD OUEST · BIGANOS COTE D ARGENT). [3]
29 × Hairdresser (LAULY-COIFFURE · LE SALOO'N BY BENEDICTE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LE MARACHE VACANCES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 12 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 2 × Bank, 4 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 11 | BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · LE FOURNIL DES BOIENS · LA TOQUE CUIVREE · L'AMARANTE · ANGE | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | GRAND FRAIS · JC GOURMET · LE PETIT BOIEN | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | ALDI · HYPE STORE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 3 | LIDL · AUCHAN HYPERMARCHE · MIODIS | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | FROMAGERIE BOIENNE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 1 | LOU PEECH GERARD | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 39 | LAIGLE · MEUH · L'ENTRACTE · LE MILESIME · ASIE GOURMANDE BIGANOS | INSEE BPE 39 / INSEE SIRENE 62 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 4 | LE TAGON · LA MINUTE BLONDE · LE KERB | INSEE SIRENE 4 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE MARCEL PAGNOL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JULES FERRY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LAC VERT | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE JEAN ZAY | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 70 | CHRISTOPHE MASSEYS, MÉDECIN · ERIC LECOINTRE, MÉDECIN · HUGUES TROLY, MÉDECIN · SOPHIE PEREZ, MÉDECIN · PIERRE FLORIANT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 70 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE JUDAIQUE · MEDICAL THIRY 33380 | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | BIGANOS AUCHAN LPR RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE BIGANOS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | CENTRE CULTUREL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | PLAINE DES SPORTS | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 7 | AGENCE BIGANOS · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRI MUTUEL AQUITAINE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL BIGANOS · CIC SUD OUEST · BIGANOS COTE D ARGENT | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 29 | LAULY-COIFFURE · LE SALOO'N BY BENEDICTE | INSEE BPE 29 / INSEE SIRENE 34 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING LE MARACHE VACANCES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Sunday 8h à 13h grande place à proximité de la mairie et de la salle des fêtes. [5]
Trajectory
Population 9,855 (2012) → 11,431 (2023): 16 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 5,908 (1990) → 11,431 (2023): 93.5 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 5,398, of which 2.1 % second homes and 4.5 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Biganos): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Biganos): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Biganos): 0.5 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Biganos): 0.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Biganos): 0 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 29 days a year at or above 30 °C and 42 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LE BARP weather station, 13.4 km away at 55 m; the village itself is at 12 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 7 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at CAZAUX, 17.2 km away at 23 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 932 mm of rain a year, spread over 126 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at BIGANOS, 0.7 km away at 13 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 — 33051/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://villedebiganos.fr/biganos/marche-municipal/— “Il accueille tous les dimanches matin de 8h à 13h, une quarantaine de commerçants.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 33051/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 33051/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 33051/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 33051
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dourdan | 91 | 489 km NE | 11,415 | 59.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 89 % · humidity 57 % |
| Yvetot | 76 | 568 km N | 11,438 | 61.1 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 95 % · humidity 57 % |
| Tournon-sur-Rhône | 07 | 460 km E | 11,279 | 60.4 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 93 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saverne | 67 | 782 km NE | 11,460 | 54.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 91 % · humidity 64 % |
| Sassenage | 38 | 526 km E | 11,646 | 46.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chauny | 02 | 637 km NE | 11,596 | 62.6 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 100 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tournon-sur-Rhône | 07 | 460 km E | 11,279 | 60.4 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 93 % · humidity 79 % |
| Dourdan | 91 | 489 km NE | 11,415 | 59.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 89 % · humidity 57 % |
| Sassenage | 38 | 526 km E | 11,646 | 46.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Yvetot | 76 | 568 km N | 11,438 | 61.1 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 95 % · humidity 57 % |
| Chauny | 02 | 637 km NE | 11,596 | 62.6 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 100 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saverne | 67 | 782 km NE | 11,460 | 54.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 91 % · humidity 64 % |
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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 Biganos'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sassenage | 38 | 526 km E | 11,646 | 46.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Brignais | 69 | 464 km E | 12,503 | 59.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Belleville-en-Beaujolais | 69 | 476 km E | 14,016 | 64.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lourdes | 65 | 188 km SE | 13,266 | 68.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Neuville-sur-Saône | 69 | 475 km E | 7,812 | 73.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fonsorbes | 31 | 215 km SE | 12,954 | 50.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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