Hourtin
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 53.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 59 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Hourtin (INSEE 33203) is in Gironde (33), part of CC Médoc Atlantique. Population 4,045 (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/33203-hourtin
Vitality score
Vitality score 53.1/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 59 % of the 5,583 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 | 0.34 | 25 | 8.55 |
| Social | 0.97 | 20 | 19.49 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.37 | 10 | 3.74 |
| Public & culture | 0.11 | 5 | 0.55 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.12 | 5 | 0.6 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE FOURNIL DU PORT · LES SAVEURS DU MEDOC). [3,4]
4 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (VRAC N'WINE · COSEPRO · LA BENARDERIE). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (ALDI MARCHE · SODILAC). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (POISSONERIE DIGNEAU). [3,4]
27 × Restaurant (RESTO DE LA GARE · TISEB · RESTAURANT BAR LE GRILLON · POKE JACK COMPTOIR DE PIER). [3,4]
12 × Café / bar (COCKTAIL LADY BAR'S · LE CLUB 118 · LA CARAVELLE · SURFING CAT · ARDILLA CAFE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE J.G. TEYSSIER). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE JULES CHAMBRELENT). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ERIC BRUNET, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE CAUCHETEUX, MÉDECIN · FREDERIQUE PRADET, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE LAGRAVE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Cinema. [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COLLEGE J CHAMBRELENT). [3]
3 × Swimming pool (PLAGE D HOURTIN · CLUB VOILE HOURTIN MEDOC · HOURTIN PORT). [3]
5 × Hairdresser (CLAUDE 2 C · EQUILIBRE LE SALON / EQUILIBRE YOGA · L'ATELIER D'AMANDINE · M'COIFF BY MARION). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
2 × Hotel (HOTEL LES PINS · HÔTEL BAR RESTAURANT D'HOURTIN). [3,4]
9 × Campsite (LA MARIFLAUDE · AIRE NATURELLE L'ACACIA · CAMPING AIROTEL DE LA COTE D'ARGENT · CAMPING LES OURMES · CAMPING LES ECUREUILS). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Restaurant, 2 × Hairdresser, 1 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Nursery school (maternelle), Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | LE FOURNIL DU PORT · LES SAVEURS DU MEDOC | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 4 | VRAC N'WINE · COSEPRO · LA BENARDERIE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | ALDI MARCHE · SODILAC | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | POISSONERIE DIGNEAU | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 27 | RESTO DE LA GARE · TISEB · RESTAURANT BAR LE GRILLON · POKE JACK COMPTOIR DE PIER | INSEE BPE 27 / INSEE SIRENE 46 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 12 | COCKTAIL LADY BAR'S · LE CLUB 118 · LA CARAVELLE · SURFING CAT · ARDILLA CAFE | INSEE SIRENE 12 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE J.G. TEYSSIER | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE JULES CHAMBRELENT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | ERIC BRUNET, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE CAUCHETEUX, MÉDECIN · FREDERIQUE PRADET, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE LAGRAVE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COLLEGE J CHAMBRELENT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 3 | PLAGE D HOURTIN · CLUB VOILE HOURTIN MEDOC · HOURTIN PORT | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 5 | CLAUDE 2 C · EQUILIBRE LE SALON / EQUILIBRE YOGA · L'ATELIER D'AMANDINE · M'COIFF BY MARION | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 2 | HOTEL LES PINS · HÔTEL BAR RESTAURANT D'HOURTIN | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 9 | LA MARIFLAUDE · AIRE NATURELLE L'ACACIA · CAMPING AIROTEL DE LA COTE D'ARGENT · CAMPING LES OURMES · CAMPING LES ECUREUILS | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 3,318 (2012) → 4,045 (2023): 21.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 2,072 (1990) → 4,045 (2023): 95.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 4,035, of which 44 % second homes and 5.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Hourtin): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Hourtin): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Hourtin): 0.6 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Hourtin): 0.6 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Hourtin): 0.6 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 25 days a year at or above 30 °C and 36 days at or below 0 °C, over 16 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the HOURTIN weather station, 0.2 km away at 17 m; the village itself is at 18 m. [9]
An average of 881 mm of rain a year, spread over 125 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at HOURTIN, 0.2 km away at 17 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 — 33203/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 33203/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 33203/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 33203/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 33203
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trébeurden | 22 | 442 km NW | 3,821 | 47 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 38 % · winter 72 % |
| Plouhinec | 29 | 409 km NW | 3,919 | 40.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 38 % · winter 78 % |
| Plobannalec-Lesconil | 29 | 381 km NW | 3,718 | 47.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 51 % · winter 78 % |
| Audierne | 29 | 412 km NW | 3,727 | 58.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 38 % · winter 74 % |
| Penmarch | 29 | 385 km NW | 5,508 | 61.1 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 38 % · winter 59 % |
| Les Rousses | 39 | 570 km E | 3,740 | 48.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 44 % · winter 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plobannalec-Lesconil | 29 | 381 km NW | 3,718 | 47.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 51 % · winter 78 % |
| Penmarch | 29 | 385 km NW | 5,508 | 61.1 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 38 % · winter 59 % |
| Plouhinec | 29 | 409 km NW | 3,919 | 40.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 38 % · winter 78 % |
| Audierne | 29 | 412 km NW | 3,727 | 58.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 38 % · winter 74 % |
| Trébeurden | 22 | 442 km NW | 3,821 | 47 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 38 % · winter 72 % |
| Les Rousses | 39 | 570 km E | 3,740 | 48.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 44 % · winter 0 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/33203-hourtin