Bouguenais
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 60.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 39 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bouguenais (INSEE 44020) is in Loire-Atlantique (44), part of Nantes Métropole. Population 20,530 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/44020-bouguenais
Vitality score
Vitality score 60.4/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 39 % of the 1,171 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.4 |
| Social | 0.72 | 20 | 14.41 |
| Education | 0.58 | 10 | 5.83 |
| Health | 0.64 | 10 | 6.37 |
| Public & culture | 0.17 | 5 | 0.85 |
| Population trend | 0.86 | 10 | 8.6 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.88 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
10 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LES SAVEURS D AUTREFOIS · BOULANGERIE LA CROIX JEANETTE · LA FOURNEE · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE LESOUT · KULANDA JULENE). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE DES FINS GOURMETS · SOBREDA). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LE BARAGOUDA). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (LIDL · JOMAGLADIS · CARREFOU EXPRESS). [3,4]
30 × Restaurant (LE JEAN-PAUL · ATLANTIQUE · MANCEAU ODILE). [3,4]
5 × Café / bar (LES ACACIAS · BIERES ET CHOPES · LE WESTAMINET). [4]
5 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE FOUGAN DE MER · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE FRANCOISE DOLTO · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE CELESTIN FREINET · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE CHATEAUBRIAND · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LA CROIX JEANNETTE). [3]
7 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE URBAIN LE VERRIER · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LA CROIX JEANNETTE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE FOUGAN DE MER · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE CHATEAUBRIAND · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN ZAY). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE MARIE MARVINGT). [3]
17 × GP (médecin généraliste) (SYLVIE LE QUELLENEC, MÉDECIN · BENEDICTE COURTAT-BAILLY, MÉDECIN · ANNE-SOPHIE FRECHE, MÉDECIN · MARINE LEGRAS, MÉDECIN · MARC LAGARDE, MÉDECIN). [3]
4 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA CROIX JEANNETTE · PHARMACIE DU BOURG · PHARMACIE GRANDE OUCHE · PHARMACIE DE LA CHAPELLE). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (BOUGUENAIS LES COUETS RP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE CONDORCET). [3]
1 × Cinema (LE BEAULIEU). [3]
4 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF DES BELIANS · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE LA CROIX JEANNETTE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE LA NEUSTRIE · GYMNASE DE LA GAGNERIE). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (SITE DE LA ROCHE BALLUE). [3]
6 × Bank (AGENCE BOUGUENAIS · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL ATLANTIQUE VENDEE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE BOUGUENAIS · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DES COUETS · POUR EMPLOI PERSONNEL CCM BOUGUENAIS). [3]
14 × Hairdresser (DUPE JEAN-BERNARD · PRO'COIFF A DOMICILE · BETTY COIFF' · TRICOIRE FLORE). [3,4]
4 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
3 × Hotel (OCEANIA · B & B HOTELS · ESCALE OCEANIA). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Fishmonger, 1 × Restaurant, 3 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 10 | LES SAVEURS D AUTREFOIS · BOULANGERIE LA CROIX JEANETTE · LA FOURNEE · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE LESOUT · KULANDA JULENE | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | BOUCHERIE DES FINS GOURMETS · SOBREDA | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | LE BARAGOUDA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 3 | LIDL · JOMAGLADIS · CARREFOU EXPRESS | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Restaurant | 30 | LE JEAN-PAUL · ATLANTIQUE · MANCEAU ODILE | INSEE BPE 30 / INSEE SIRENE 41 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 5 | LES ACACIAS · BIERES ET CHOPES · LE WESTAMINET | INSEE SIRENE 5 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 5 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE FOUGAN DE MER · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE FRANCOISE DOLTO · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE CELESTIN FREINET · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE CHATEAUBRIAND · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LA CROIX JEANNETTE | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 7 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE URBAIN LE VERRIER · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LA CROIX JEANNETTE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE FOUGAN DE MER · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE CHATEAUBRIAND · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN ZAY | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE MARIE MARVINGT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 17 | SYLVIE LE QUELLENEC, MÉDECIN · BENEDICTE COURTAT-BAILLY, MÉDECIN · ANNE-SOPHIE FRECHE, MÉDECIN · MARINE LEGRAS, MÉDECIN · MARC LAGARDE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 17 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 4 | PHARMACIE DE LA CROIX JEANNETTE · PHARMACIE DU BOURG · PHARMACIE GRANDE OUCHE · PHARMACIE DE LA CHAPELLE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | BOUGUENAIS LES COUETS RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MEDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE CONDORCET | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LE BEAULIEU | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 4 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF DES BELIANS · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE LA CROIX JEANNETTE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE LA NEUSTRIE · GYMNASE DE LA GAGNERIE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 1 | SITE DE LA ROCHE BALLUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 6 | AGENCE BOUGUENAIS · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL ATLANTIQUE VENDEE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE BOUGUENAIS · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DES COUETS · POUR EMPLOI PERSONNEL CCM BOUGUENAIS | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 14 | DUPE JEAN-BERNARD · PRO'COIFF A DOMICILE · BETTY COIFF' · TRICOIRE FLORE | INSEE BPE 14 / INSEE SIRENE 18 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 4 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 3 | OCEANIA · B & B HOTELS · ESCALE OCEANIA | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 18,382 (2012) → 20,530 (2023): 11.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 15,099 (1990) → 20,530 (2023): 36 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 9,329, of which 1.2 % second homes and 3.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bouguenais): 0.4 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Bouguenais): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Bouguenais): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Bouguenais): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Bouguenais): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 28 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the NANTES-BOUGUENAIS weather station, 3.3 km away at 26 m; the village itself is at 19 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at NANTES-BOUGUENAIS, 3.3 km away at 26 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 824 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at NANTES-BOUGUENAIS, 3.3 km away at 26 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 — 44020/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44020/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44020/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44020/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 44020
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Pennes-Mirabeau | 13 | 687 km SE | 22,537 | 70 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lamentin | 971 | 6,437 km W | 18,628 | 64.4 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 62 % · humidity 0 % |
| Couëron | 44 | 9.0 km NW | 24,103 | 59.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saran | 45 | 276 km E | 17,316 | 56 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 64 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cestas | 33 | 281 km S | 16,666 | 56 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 82 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sainte-Suzanne | 974 | 9,485 km SE | 25,551 | 77.2 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 62 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Couëron | 44 | 9.0 km NW | 24,103 | 59.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saran | 45 | 276 km E | 17,316 | 56 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 64 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cestas | 33 | 281 km S | 16,666 | 56 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 82 % · humidity 86 % |
| Les Pennes-Mirabeau | 13 | 687 km SE | 22,537 | 70 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lamentin | 971 | 6,437 km W | 18,628 | 64.4 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 62 % · humidity 0 % |
| Sainte-Suzanne | 974 | 9,485 km SE | 25,551 | 77.2 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 62 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Bouguenais'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Couëron | 44 | 9.0 km NW | 24,103 | 59.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Chapelle-sur-Erdre | 44 | 14 km N | 20,690 | 57.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montlouis-sur-Loire | 37 | 186 km E | 11,335 | 54.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Port-Jérôme-sur-Seine | 76 | 303 km NE | 10,617 | 44.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Couzeix | 87 | 262 km SE | 10,195 | 43.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Grand-Couronne | 76 | 311 km NE | 9,768 | 65.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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