Gaillan-en-Médoc
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 58.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 89 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Gaillan-en-Médoc (INSEE 33177) is in Gironde (33), part of CC Médoc Coeur de Presqu'île. Population 2,385 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [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/33177-gaillan-en-medoc
Vitality score
Vitality score 58.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 89 % of the 8,518 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 | 15.02 |
| Social | 0.81 | 20 | 16.14 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.85 | 10 | 8.45 |
| Housing mix | 0.83 | 5 | 4.14 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA FERME DES 20 PAINS · LE FOURNIL GIRONDIN · IFT ARTISANS BOULANGERS). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (CHARCUTERIE BOUCHERIE DEJEANS PASCAL · BOUCHERIE DU MEDOC). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (NETTO). [3,4]
8 × Restaurant (KIOSQUE A PIZZAS · O' P'TIT EN K D'ALEX · LA CASITA · CHEZPAPYJEFF < LE GAILLANAI > · CHAI PAUPIETTE). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (L'ATTABLEE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE GEORGES MANDEL). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (GAILLAN EN MEDOC AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE DE GAILLAN-EN-MÉDOC). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (STADE MUNICIPAL). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (STUDIO ORIGIN). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | LA FERME DES 20 PAINS · LE FOURNIL GIRONDIN · IFT ARTISANS BOULANGERS | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | CHARCUTERIE BOUCHERIE DEJEANS PASCAL · BOUCHERIE DU MEDOC | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | NETTO | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 8 | KIOSQUE A PIZZAS · O' P'TIT EN K D'ALEX · LA CASITA · CHEZPAPYJEFF < LE GAILLANAI > · CHAI PAUPIETTE | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | L'ATTABLEE | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE GEORGES MANDEL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | GAILLAN EN MEDOC AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE DE GAILLAN-EN-MÉDOC | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | STADE MUNICIPAL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | STUDIO ORIGIN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Monday All Mondays in July and August (seasonal). [5]
Trajectory
Population 2,084 (2012) → 2,385 (2023): 14.4 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,773 (1990) → 2,385 (2023): 34.5 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,358, of which 8.6 % second homes and 9.6 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Gaillan-en-Médoc): 1.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Gaillan-en-Médoc): 1.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Lesparre-Médoc): 1.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Lesparre-Médoc): 1.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Gaillan-en-Médoc): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 37 days at or below 0 °C, over 15 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LESPARRE MEDOC weather station, 3.1 km away at 14 m; the village itself is at 8 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 5 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at VENDAYS-MONTALIVE, 14.2 km away at 6 m, over 23 summers. [11]
An average of 847 mm of rain a year, spread over 125 days — about 6.8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LESPARRE MEDOC, 3.1 km away at 14 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
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 — 33177/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.gaillanenmedoc.org/infos/agenda/— “Tous les lundis : Marché gourmand par le Comité des Fêtes”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 33177/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 33177/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 33177/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 33177
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 33240
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valorbiquet | 14 | 429 km N | 2,439 | 45.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 67 % · winter 93 % |
| Saint-Sorlin-en-Valloire | 26 | 462 km E | 2,251 | 57.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 93 % · humidity 79 % |
| Plourhan | 22 | 395 km N | 2,155 | 47.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 66 % · humidity 71 % |
| Veyrac | 87 | 173 km E | 2,137 | 45.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Gragnague | 31 | 272 km SE | 2,553 | 57.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chef-Boutonne | 79 | 111 km NE | 2,371 | 59.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chef-Boutonne | 79 | 111 km NE | 2,371 | 59.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Veyrac | 87 | 173 km E | 2,137 | 45.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Gragnague | 31 | 272 km SE | 2,553 | 57.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Plourhan | 22 | 395 km N | 2,155 | 47.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 66 % · humidity 71 % |
| Valorbiquet | 14 | 429 km N | 2,439 | 45.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 67 % · winter 93 % |
| Saint-Sorlin-en-Valloire | 26 | 462 km E | 2,251 | 57.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 93 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Gaillan-en-Médoc'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coursac | 24 | 127 km E | 2,380 | 46.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Vigen | 87 | 181 km E | 2,310 | 64.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Huismes | 37 | 232 km NE | 1,498 | 38.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Pardoux-Soutiers | 79 | 148 km N | 1,869 | 45.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Beaumontois en Périgord | 24 | 149 km SE | 1,733 | 57.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rouillac | 16 | 86 km NE | 2,919 | 70.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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