Carcans
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 70/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 99 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Carcans (INSEE 33097) is in Gironde (33), part of CC Médoc Atlantique. Population 2,415 (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 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/33097-carcans
Vitality score
Vitality score 70/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 99 % of the 8,444 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 | 0.65 | 25 | 16.2 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 19.93 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| 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]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AUX SAVEURS DU MEDOC). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (SAS EMERIAU · RIVERA). [3,4]
5 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (CLAMAT · SCOR · FROMAGIC · L'EPICERIE DE LA PLAGE · SML). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (CARDIS · HOLDIS). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (LA CAMBUSE LE GRENIER DES MARINS). [3,4]
34 × Restaurant (MULTI · LE PAIN GAULOIS · LES PIZZAS DE CHARLOTTE · SARL AUBERGE DU RESINIER · LES 4 PATES). [3,4]
10 × Café / bar (SUNSHINE BAR · LE CANTABRIA · LA BRASSERIE). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE RES'PAIX · GROUPE SCOLAIRE PIERRE VIGNEAU). [3]
1 × Collège (ECOLE SECONDAIRE PRIVEE RES'PAIX). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PHILIPPE DURAND, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE CARCANS). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (CARCANS MAUBUISSON AP · LA POSTE). [3]
2 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE DE CARCANS - MAUBUISSON · BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICPALE DE CARCANS ASSOCIATION LIRE). [3]
1 × Cinema (CENTRE CULTUREL DE L ESTRAN). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE OMNISPORT). [3]
4 × Swimming pool (MAISON DE LA GLISSE · LE POLE LE MONTAUT BA · BASE DE LOISIRS DE BOMBANNES · PLAGE DE LA CONCORDE). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (NOUVELLE VAGUE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
12 × Campsite (CAMPING DE MAUBUISSON · CAMPING LES MIMOSAS · CAMPING LE CAP DE VILLE · HUTTOPIA LAC DE CARCANS · CAMPING DE LA DUNE BLEUE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 7 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser, 1 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | AUX SAVEURS DU MEDOC | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | SAS EMERIAU · RIVERA | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 5 | CLAMAT · SCOR · FROMAGIC · L'EPICERIE DE LA PLAGE · SML | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | CARDIS · HOLDIS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | LA CAMBUSE LE GRENIER DES MARINS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 34 | MULTI · LE PAIN GAULOIS · LES PIZZAS DE CHARLOTTE · SARL AUBERGE DU RESINIER · LES 4 PATES | INSEE BPE 34 / INSEE SIRENE 62 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 10 | SUNSHINE BAR · LE CANTABRIA · LA BRASSERIE | INSEE SIRENE 10 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE RES'PAIX · GROUPE SCOLAIRE PIERRE VIGNEAU | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | ECOLE SECONDAIRE PRIVEE RES'PAIX | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | PHILIPPE DURAND, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE CARCANS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | CARCANS MAUBUISSON AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 2 | BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE DE CARCANS - MAUBUISSON · BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICPALE DE CARCANS ASSOCIATION LIRE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | CENTRE CULTUREL DE L ESTRAN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLE OMNISPORT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 4 | MAISON DE LA GLISSE · LE POLE LE MONTAUT BA · BASE DE LOISIRS DE BOMBANNES · PLAGE DE LA CONCORDE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 2 | NOUVELLE VAGUE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 3 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 12 | CAMPING DE MAUBUISSON · CAMPING LES MIMOSAS · CAMPING LE CAP DE VILLE · HUTTOPIA LAC DE CARCANS · CAMPING DE LA DUNE BLEUE | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 16 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 2,267 (2012) → 2,415 (2023): 6.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,503 (1990) → 2,415 (2023): 60.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 4,471, of which 71.9 % second homes and 2.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Carcans): 0.4 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Carcans): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Carcans): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Carcans): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Carcans): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 23 days a year at or above 30 °C and 24 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the LACANAU weather station, 11.3 km away at 16 m; the village itself is at 22 m. [9]
An average of 947 mm of rain a year, spread over 128 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at LACANAU, 11.3 km away at 16 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 — 33097/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 33097/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 33097/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 33097/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 33097
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notre-Dame-de-Monts | 85 | 212 km NW | 2,420 | 67.6 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 72 % · winter 93 % |
| L'Aiguillon-la-Presqu'île | 85 | 141 km N | 2,845 | 65.8 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 77 % · winter 99 % |
| Longeville-sur-Mer | 85 | 154 km N | 2,625 | 63.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 89 % |
| Barneville-Carteret | 50 | 482 km N | 2,223 | 63.7 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 44 % · winter 80 % |
| La Tranche-sur-Mer | 85 | 144 km N | 3,136 | 66 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 77 % · winter 99 % |
| Morzine | 74 | 615 km E | 2,658 | 77.7 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 46 % · winter 32 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L'Aiguillon-la-Presqu'île | 85 | 141 km N | 2,845 | 65.8 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 77 % · winter 99 % |
| La Tranche-sur-Mer | 85 | 144 km N | 3,136 | 66 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 77 % · winter 99 % |
| Longeville-sur-Mer | 85 | 154 km N | 2,625 | 63.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 89 % |
| Notre-Dame-de-Monts | 85 | 212 km NW | 2,420 | 67.6 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 72 % · winter 93 % |
| Barneville-Carteret | 50 | 482 km N | 2,223 | 63.7 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 44 % · winter 80 % |
| Morzine | 74 | 615 km E | 2,658 | 77.7 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 46 % · winter 32 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/33097-carcans