Mimizan
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 71.6/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 98 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Mimizan (INSEE 40184) is in Landes (40), part of CC de Mimizan. Population 7,673 (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/40184-mimizan
Vitality score
Vitality score 71.6/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)).
Better served than 98 % of the 3,174 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 | 0.8 | 25 | 20.07 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 19.95 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.63 | 10 | 6.29 |
| Public & culture | 0.31 | 5 | 1.54 |
| Population trend | 0.64 | 10 | 6.44 |
| Housing mix | 0.05 | 5 | 0.26 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
10 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SARL MIVIELLE · RIGOUIN · BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · RENDEZ-VOUS GOURMAND · FARINE ET CHOCOLAT). [3,4]
5 × Butcher (boucherie) (CHEZ JEAN PAUL · SOCIETE ROGER ROQUEBERT ET COMPAGNIE · BOUCHERIE DES ORMES · EURL DUCASSE MAXIME). [3,4]
6 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (DISTRIBUTION CASINO FRANCE · SDU · DUNE STORE · LABEL NATURE). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (PLAGECO DISTRIBUTION · ALDI MARCHE · CHAMPION). [3,4]
3 × Fishmonger (LE HADDOCK). [3,4]
89 × Restaurant (LE GRAND LARGE · A LA DESIRADE · LE BISTROT DE LA MER). [3,4]
21 × Café / bar (HAVANA CAFE · CAYOK CAFE · A NOSTE · ESSENCE-CIEL · UNDER BEACH). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
4 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE BEL AIR · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PLAGE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE BOURG · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE ECOLE TERRE DES POSSIBLES). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE JACQUES PREVERT · ECOLE SECONDAIRE PRIVEE TERRE DES POSSIBLES). [3]
8 × GP (médecin généraliste) (THIERRY VIGOUROUX, MÉDECIN · VINCENT COMTE, MÉDECIN · JUSTINE FOURTENS, MÉDECIN · TRISTAN PETIT, MÉDECIN · DENIS VIGNEAU, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (SELAS GRANDE PHARMACIE DE MIMIZAN · PHARMACIE DES PINS). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (MIMIZAN PLAGE BURALISTE LPR RP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE DE MIMIZAN). [3]
1 × Cinema (LE PARNASSE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (STADE DU MOULIN NEUF). [3]
7 × Bank (CEP DE MIMIZAN · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRI MUTUEL AQUITAINE · CIC SUD OUEST · BNP PARIBAS · BANQUE POPULAIRE AQUITAINE CENTRE ATLANTIQUE). [3]
14 × Hairdresser (MARC COIFFEUR · ELO'COIFF · JULIE COIFF · GAELLE COIFFURE · DOG & COIFF). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
9 × Hotel (HÔTEL SINGLE FIN HÔTEL & LODGE · HOTEL DU LAC · BELLEVUE · HOTEL ATLANTIS · LE PAVILLON NOIR). [3,4]
6 × Campsite (CEVEO · CAMPING VAGUES OCÉANES MARINA-LANDES · CAMPING DE LA PLAGE SIBLU · CAMPING DU LAC SIBLU · CAMPING LA LANDE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 19 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 2 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 10 | SARL MIVIELLE · RIGOUIN · BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · RENDEZ-VOUS GOURMAND · FARINE ET CHOCOLAT | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 5 | CHEZ JEAN PAUL · SOCIETE ROGER ROQUEBERT ET COMPAGNIE · BOUCHERIE DES ORMES · EURL DUCASSE MAXIME | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 6 | DISTRIBUTION CASINO FRANCE · SDU · DUNE STORE · LABEL NATURE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 3 | PLAGECO DISTRIBUTION · ALDI MARCHE · CHAMPION | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 3 | LE HADDOCK | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 89 | LE GRAND LARGE · A LA DESIRADE · LE BISTROT DE LA MER | INSEE BPE 89 / INSEE SIRENE 150 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 21 | HAVANA CAFE · CAYOK CAFE · A NOSTE · ESSENCE-CIEL · UNDER BEACH | INSEE SIRENE 21 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 4 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE BEL AIR · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PLAGE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE BOURG · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE ECOLE TERRE DES POSSIBLES | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE JACQUES PREVERT · ECOLE SECONDAIRE PRIVEE TERRE DES POSSIBLES | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 8 | THIERRY VIGOUROUX, MÉDECIN · VINCENT COMTE, MÉDECIN · JUSTINE FOURTENS, MÉDECIN · TRISTAN PETIT, MÉDECIN · DENIS VIGNEAU, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | SELAS GRANDE PHARMACIE DE MIMIZAN · PHARMACIE DES PINS | 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 | MIMIZAN PLAGE BURALISTE LPR RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MEDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE DE MIMIZAN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LE PARNASSE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | STADE DU MOULIN NEUF | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 7 | CEP DE MIMIZAN · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRI MUTUEL AQUITAINE · CIC SUD OUEST · BNP PARIBAS · BANQUE POPULAIRE AQUITAINE CENTRE ATLANTIQUE | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 14 | MARC COIFFEUR · ELO'COIFF · JULIE COIFF · GAELLE COIFFURE · DOG & COIFF | INSEE BPE 14 / INSEE SIRENE 17 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 9 | HÔTEL SINGLE FIN HÔTEL & LODGE · HOTEL DU LAC · BELLEVUE · HOTEL ATLANTIS · LE PAVILLON NOIR | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 21 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 6 | CEVEO · CAMPING VAGUES OCÉANES MARINA-LANDES · CAMPING DE LA PLAGE SIBLU · CAMPING DU LAC SIBLU · CAMPING LA LANDE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 7,030 (2012) → 7,673 (2023): 9.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 6,710 (1990) → 7,673 (2023): 14.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 8,350, of which 47.4 % second homes and 3.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Mimizan): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Mimizan): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Mimizan): 1.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Mimizan): 0.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Mimizan): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
No climate figures: the nearest weather station is more than 20 km away, too far to describe this commune.
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 40184/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 40184/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 40184/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 40184/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 40184
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Talmont-Saint-Hilaire | 85 | 254 km N | 8,492 | 66.2 | Served | no figures |
| Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron | 17 | 194 km N | 6,633 | 68.2 | Served | no figures |
| Vias | 34 | 386 km E | 5,952 | 66.9 | Served | no figures |
| Crozon | 29 | 515 km NW | 7,499 | 66.1 | Served | no figures |
| Cancale | 35 | 500 km N | 5,672 | 61.2 | Served | no figures |
| Calvi | 2B | 827 km E | 5,788 | 65.7 | Served | no figures |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron | 17 | 194 km N | 6,633 | 68.2 | Served | no figures |
| Talmont-Saint-Hilaire | 85 | 254 km N | 8,492 | 66.2 | Served | no figures |
| Vias | 34 | 386 km E | 5,952 | 66.9 | Served | no figures |
| Cancale | 35 | 500 km N | 5,672 | 61.2 | Served | no figures |
| Crozon | 29 | 515 km NW | 7,499 | 66.1 | Served | no figures |
| Calvi | 2B | 827 km E | 5,788 | 65.7 | Served | no figures |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
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