Lacanau
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 68.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 96 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Lacanau (INSEE 33214) is in Gironde (33), part of CC Médoc Atlantique. Population 5,739 (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/33214-lacanau
Vitality score
Vitality score 68.6/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 96 % of the 4,099 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 | 0.62 | 25 | 15.61 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 19.93 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.66 | 10 | 6.56 |
| Public & culture | 0.46 | 5 | 2.3 |
| 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]
7 × Bakery (boulangerie) (L'ATELIER DU PAIN · LA GRANGE AUX PAINS DE LACANAU · SARL AU PAIN CANAULAIS · BOULANGERIE DAMIEN · LES GOURMANDISES DE LACANAU). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (LE COCHON GOURMET). [3,4]
7 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (PREDIS · PETIT CASINO · P.L.P · L'EPICERIE ZERO GACHIS · ETXE PEIO). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (COSTAL · U EXPRESS · CANAUBIS). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (LA FROMAGE AILES). [4]
3 × Fishmonger (FAMILLE LABOUDIGUE · LE TRAMAIL). [3,4]
90 × Restaurant (COMPLEXE CAFETERIA DES ALLEES · MULLIGAN · EL TACO). [3,4]
20 × Café / bar (CAFE DE LA PLAGE BEFORE · SUNSET YAKAYALE · SEA GATE · LA BRULERIE DE L'OCEAN · LA PAYOTTE). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOL PRIM ANTONIA GUITARD · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LACANAU VILLE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE DE LACANAU). [3]
10 × GP (médecin généraliste) (RENE BENHAIM, MÉDECIN · PIERRE LAFITTE, MÉDECIN · THIERRY PARADIS, MÉDECIN · LAURA CHAMAYOU, MÉDECIN · LUDOVIC MARTIAL, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE L OCEAN · PHARMACIE DE LACANAU). [3,4]
3 × Post office / agence postale (LACANAU OCEAN LPR RP · LACANAU OCEAN LPA OT AP · LA POSTE). [3]
2 × Library (LUDO-MÉDIATHÈQUE DE LACANAU VILLE · LUDO-MÉDIATHÈQUE DE LACANAU OCÉAN). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (COSEC · COMPLEXE SPORTIF LA COUSTEYRE). [3]
3 × Swimming pool (BAIGNADES AMENAGEES OCEAN · BAIGNADES AMENAGEES LAC · PLAGE OCEANE SUD). [3]
1 × Bank (SOCIETE GENERALE). [3]
6 × Hairdresser (ALTERNATIF · TEIXEIRA FERREIRA MARIA · VANILLA.B · POP UP BEAUTY). [3,4]
4 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
4 × Hotel (LE MOUTCHICO · HOTEL COTE D'ARGENT · HOTEL VITALPARC LACANAU · LA BAIGNOIRE). [3,4]
7 × Campsite (CAMPING YELLOH VILLAGE LES GRANDS PINS · CAMPING AIROTEL L'OCEAN · CAMPING DE L'ERMITAGE · CAMPING DE TALARIS · CAMPING GCU LACANAU). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Butcher (boucherie), 2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 17 × Restaurant, 2 × Hairdresser, 3 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 7 | L'ATELIER DU PAIN · LA GRANGE AUX PAINS DE LACANAU · SARL AU PAIN CANAULAIS · BOULANGERIE DAMIEN · LES GOURMANDISES DE LACANAU | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | LE COCHON GOURMET | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 7 | PREDIS · PETIT CASINO · P.L.P · L'EPICERIE ZERO GACHIS · ETXE PEIO | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 3 | COSTAL · U EXPRESS · CANAUBIS | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | LA FROMAGE AILES | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 3 | FAMILLE LABOUDIGUE · LE TRAMAIL | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 90 | COMPLEXE CAFETERIA DES ALLEES · MULLIGAN · EL TACO | INSEE BPE 90 / INSEE SIRENE 142 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 20 | CAFE DE LA PLAGE BEFORE · SUNSET YAKAYALE · SEA GATE · LA BRULERIE DE L'OCEAN · LA PAYOTTE | INSEE SIRENE 20 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOL PRIM ANTONIA GUITARD · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LACANAU VILLE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE DE LACANAU | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 10 | RENE BENHAIM, MÉDECIN · PIERRE LAFITTE, MÉDECIN · THIERRY PARADIS, MÉDECIN · LAURA CHAMAYOU, MÉDECIN · LUDOVIC MARTIAL, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 10 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE DE L OCEAN · PHARMACIE DE LACANAU | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 3 | LACANAU OCEAN LPR RP · LACANAU OCEAN LPA OT AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Library | 2 | LUDO-MÉDIATHÈQUE DE LACANAU VILLE · LUDO-MÉDIATHÈQUE DE LACANAU OCÉAN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | COSEC · COMPLEXE SPORTIF LA COUSTEYRE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 3 | BAIGNADES AMENAGEES OCEAN · BAIGNADES AMENAGEES LAC · PLAGE OCEANE SUD | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Bank | 1 | SOCIETE GENERALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 6 | ALTERNATIF · TEIXEIRA FERREIRA MARIA · VANILLA.B · POP UP BEAUTY | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 4 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 4 | LE MOUTCHICO · HOTEL COTE D'ARGENT · HOTEL VITALPARC LACANAU · LA BAIGNOIRE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 21 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 7 | CAMPING YELLOH VILLAGE LES GRANDS PINS · CAMPING AIROTEL L'OCEAN · CAMPING DE L'ERMITAGE · CAMPING DE TALARIS · CAMPING GCU LACANAU | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Wednesday, Saturday mercredi matin (Océan), samedi matin (Ville), vendredi soir (Océan, nocturne) Lacanau Océan: parking du Mail (Escoure), rue Adjudant Guittard, parking du Foirail, front de mer; Lacanau Ville: Halles de la Gaité (seasonal). [5]
Trajectory
Population 4,493 (2012) → 5,739 (2023): 27.7 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 2,405 (1990) → 5,739 (2023): 138.6 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 10,080, of which 70.2 % second homes and 1.3 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Lacanau): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Lacanau): 0.4 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Lacanau): 0.5 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Lacanau): 0.7 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Lacanau): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). [9]
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. [10]
Measured at the LACANAU weather station, 5.5 km away at 16 m; the village itself is at 18 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 7 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LE TEMPLE, 16.7 km away at 43 m, over 12 summers. [10]
An average of 947 mm of rain a year, spread over 128 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LACANAU, 5.5 km away at 16 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 — 33214/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.lacanau.fr/mes-demarches/informations-et-numeros-utiles/— “Toute l'année le mercredi matin , marché au parking du Mail qui jouxte l'Escoure. Du 7 juin au 7 septembre, le marché s'agrandit et s'installe rue Adjudant Guittard et sur le parking du Foirail . En juillet et en août, s'ajoute le Marché Nocturne le vendredi soir sur le front de mer. Marché de Lacanau Ville Toute l'année, le samedi matin , avenue de la Libération, aux Halles de la Gaité .”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 33214/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 33214/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 33214/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 33214
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bretignolles-sur-Mer | 85 | 193 km N | 5,344 | 59.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 99 % · humidity 71 % |
| Quiberon | 56 | 320 km NW | 4,876 | 61.4 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 46 % · winter 77 % |
| Carnac | 56 | 328 km NW | 4,194 | 61.2 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 62 % · winter 99 % |
| Neufchâtel-Hardelot | 62 | 659 km N | 4,115 | 56.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 86 % · humidity 57 % |
| Le Barcarès | 66 | 410 km SE | 6,109 | 62 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 7 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Monts | 85 | 216 km N | 8,868 | 73.8 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 93 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bretignolles-sur-Mer | 85 | 193 km N | 5,344 | 59.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 99 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Monts | 85 | 216 km N | 8,868 | 73.8 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 93 % · humidity 71 % |
| Quiberon | 56 | 320 km NW | 4,876 | 61.4 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 46 % · winter 77 % |
| Carnac | 56 | 328 km NW | 4,194 | 61.2 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 62 % · winter 99 % |
| Le Barcarès | 66 | 410 km SE | 6,109 | 62 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 7 % |
| Neufchâtel-Hardelot | 62 | 659 km N | 4,115 | 56.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 86 % · humidity 57 % |
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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 Lacanau'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Créon | 33 | 62 km E | 4,950 | 57.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Morlaàs | 64 | 193 km S | 4,374 | 58.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Jonzac | 17 | 73 km NE | 3,602 | 54.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ribérac | 24 | 115 km E | 3,734 | 58.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sadirac | 33 | 57 km E | 4,769 | 49.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cavignac | 33 | 56 km E | 2,372 | 73.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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