La Bernerie-en-Retz
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 47.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 42 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Bernerie-en-Retz (INSEE 44012) is in Loire-Atlantique (44), part of CA Pornic Agglo Pays de Retz. Population 3,536 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 47.3/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 42 % of the 6,223 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 | 0.28 | 25 | 6.97 |
| Social | 0.81 | 20 | 16.14 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.37 | 10 | 3.74 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| 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]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (DCIP · BOULANGERIE O'DELICES). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (POLOUBINSKI). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR CITY). [3,4]
16 × Restaurant (RS LA BERNERIE EN RETZ · GRAIN-GALETTE · LE SUD · AGUILLE-BARBELION · L'ESPERANZA). [3,4]
4 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE RENE-GUY CADOU). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ALAIN PALOMBA, MÉDECIN · ANNE LE MOING-PELON, MÉDECIN · MARION FABRE, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA BERNERIE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE OLYMPE DE GOUGES). [3]
1 × Cinema (SALLE JEANNE D ARC). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE OMNISPORTS DES GRANDS PRES). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (GRANDE PLAGE). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (RETZ LATITUDE · NOMELIE BEAUTE · LES CISEAUX D'OHANA). [3,4]
3 × Hotel (TERRE DE JADE - CHÂTEAU DE LA GRESSIÈRE · HOTEL DE NANTES · LE GRAND LARGE). [3,4]
4 × Campsite (CAMPING LES ECUREUILS · CAMPING LE CLOS DU MOULIN · CAMPING LE POTEAU · CAMPING LA GOËLETTE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 4 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | DCIP · BOULANGERIE O'DELICES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | POLOUBINSKI | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | CARREFOUR CITY | 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 | 16 | RS LA BERNERIE EN RETZ · GRAIN-GALETTE · LE SUD · AGUILLE-BARBELION · L'ESPERANZA | INSEE BPE 16 / INSEE SIRENE 26 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 4 | INSEE SIRENE 4 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE RENE-GUY CADOU | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | ALAIN PALOMBA, MÉDECIN · ANNE LE MOING-PELON, MÉDECIN · MARION FABRE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE LA BERNERIE | 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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE OLYMPE DE GOUGES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | SALLE JEANNE D ARC | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLE OMNISPORTS DES GRANDS PRES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 1 | GRANDE PLAGE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 4 | RETZ LATITUDE · NOMELIE BEAUTE · LES CISEAUX D'OHANA | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 3 | TERRE DE JADE - CHÂTEAU DE LA GRESSIÈRE · HOTEL DE NANTES · LE GRAND LARGE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 4 | CAMPING LES ECUREUILS · CAMPING LE CLOS DU MOULIN · CAMPING LE POTEAU · CAMPING LA GOËLETTE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 2,603 (2012) → 3,536 (2023): 35.8 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,828 (1990) → 3,536 (2023): 93.4 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 4,153, of which 54.6 % second homes and 2 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Bernerie-en-Retz): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (La Bernerie-en-Retz): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (La Bernerie-en-Retz): 0.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (La Bernerie-en-Retz): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (La Bernerie-en-Retz): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 10 days a year at or above 30 °C and 18 days at or below 0 °C, over 16 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the PORNIC weather station, 3.4 km away at 21 m; the village itself is at 11 m. [10]
An average of 752 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at PORNIC, 3.4 km away at 21 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44012/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-10— https://data.datatourisme.fr/49/ec673449-a4d6-3350-8cf7-b2c74822ce72— “Marché de la Bernerie-en-Retz”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44012/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44012/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44012/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 44012
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda | 66 | 633 km SE | 3,529 | 55.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 0 % · winter 95 % |
| Bray-Dunes | 59 | 554 km NE | 4,189 | 48.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 79 % · winter 96 % |
| Bénodet | 29 | 179 km NW | 3,849 | 57.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 96 % |
| Trégastel | 22 | 222 km NW | 2,524 | 59.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 80 % |
| Deauville | 14 | 298 km NE | 3,539 | 62.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 93 % |
| La Flotte | 17 | 113 km SE | 3,150 | 57.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 99 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Flotte | 17 | 113 km SE | 3,150 | 57.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 99 % |
| Bénodet | 29 | 179 km NW | 3,849 | 57.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 96 % |
| Trégastel | 22 | 222 km NW | 2,524 | 59.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 80 % |
| Deauville | 14 | 298 km NE | 3,539 | 62.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 93 % |
| Bray-Dunes | 59 | 554 km NE | 4,189 | 48.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 79 % · winter 96 % |
| Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda | 66 | 633 km SE | 3,529 | 55.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 0 % · winter 95 % |
Elsewhere
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