Couëron
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 59.8/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 37 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Couëron (INSEE 44047) is in Loire-Atlantique (44), part of Nantes Métropole. Population 24,103 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/44047-coueron
Vitality score
Vitality score 59.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)).
Better served than 37 % of the 982 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 | 0.31 | 25 | 7.68 |
| Social | 0.78 | 20 | 15.6 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.57 | 10 | 5.69 |
| Public & culture | 0.17 | 5 | 0.85 |
| Population trend | 0.98 | 10 | 9.77 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.91 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
7 × Bakery (boulangerie) (KRAMPOUEZH NAONED · BOULANGERIE JAMET · L'ARTISANE · ROBIN-GUERIF · CHEZ JULINE). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BREHIER TRAITEUR). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LE P'TIT POIDS). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (SUPER U · CARREFOUR MARKET). [3,4]
2 × Fishmonger (FRISSARD · POISSONNERIE ANGE DE MER). [3,4]
30 × Restaurant (SOCIETE D'EXPLOITATION LA RITOURNELLE · PIZZA SPEED · LA MAISON). [3,4]
7 × Café / bar (BAR LE SULKY · LE PARADIS · CAFE DE LA LIBERATION · LABEL PROMENADE). [4]
5 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE CHARLOTTE DIVET · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LEON BLUM · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JEAN MACE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LA METAIRIE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE ROSE ORAIN). [3]
8 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE MARCEL GOUZIL · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE PAUL BERT · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE ARISTIDE BRIAND · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LOUISE MICHEL · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE ANNE FRANK). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE PAUL LANGEVIN · COLLEGE PRIVE STE PHILOMENE). [3]
14 × GP (médecin généraliste) (STEPHANIE AUDRAIN-CHARTIER, MÉDECIN · FRANCK GUEDON, MÉDECIN · GEORGES CHARLOTTE, MÉDECIN · EMILIE DELEUZE, MÉDECIN · SYLVIE GAUTHIER, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA LIBERATION · PHARMACIE CHAMINANT · GRANDE PHARMACIE DE COUERON). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (COUERON SNC MOUILLARD LPR RP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE VICTOR-JARA). [3]
4 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF PAUL LANGEVIN · COMPLEXE SPORTIF LEO LAGRANGE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF JULES BOULLERY · GYMNASE PIERRE MOISAN). [3]
7 × Bank (AGENCE DE COUERON · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL ATLANTIQUE VENDEE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE COUERON LA CHABOSSIERE · BANQUE CIC OUEST · BANQUE POPULAIRE GRAND OUEST). [3]
22 × Hairdresser (ETONNAMMENT BELLE). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (IBIS BUDGET). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 4 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 7 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 4 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 7 | KRAMPOUEZH NAONED · BOULANGERIE JAMET · L'ARTISANE · ROBIN-GUERIF · CHEZ JULINE | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BREHIER TRAITEUR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | LE P'TIT POIDS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | SUPER U · CARREFOUR MARKET | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 2 | FRISSARD · POISSONNERIE ANGE DE MER | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 30 | SOCIETE D'EXPLOITATION LA RITOURNELLE · PIZZA SPEED · LA MAISON | INSEE BPE 30 / INSEE SIRENE 40 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 7 | BAR LE SULKY · LE PARADIS · CAFE DE LA LIBERATION · LABEL PROMENADE | INSEE SIRENE 7 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 5 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE CHARLOTTE DIVET · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LEON BLUM · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JEAN MACE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LA METAIRIE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE ROSE ORAIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 8 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE MARCEL GOUZIL · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE PAUL BERT · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE ARISTIDE BRIAND · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LOUISE MICHEL · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE ANNE FRANK | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE PAUL LANGEVIN · COLLEGE PRIVE STE PHILOMENE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 14 | STEPHANIE AUDRAIN-CHARTIER, MÉDECIN · FRANCK GUEDON, MÉDECIN · GEORGES CHARLOTTE, MÉDECIN · EMILIE DELEUZE, MÉDECIN · SYLVIE GAUTHIER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 14 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | PHARMACIE DE LA LIBERATION · PHARMACIE CHAMINANT · GRANDE PHARMACIE DE COUERON | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | COUERON SNC MOUILLARD LPR RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE VICTOR-JARA | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 4 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF PAUL LANGEVIN · COMPLEXE SPORTIF LEO LAGRANGE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF JULES BOULLERY · GYMNASE PIERRE MOISAN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 7 | AGENCE DE COUERON · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL ATLANTIQUE VENDEE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE COUERON LA CHABOSSIERE · BANQUE CIC OUEST · BANQUE POPULAIRE GRAND OUEST | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 22 | ETONNAMMENT BELLE | INSEE BPE 22 / INSEE SIRENE 27 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | IBIS BUDGET | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 19,765 (2012) → 24,103 (2023): 21.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 16,319 (1990) → 24,103 (2023): 47.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 10,800, of which 0.9 % second homes and 4.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Couëron): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Couëron): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Couëron): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Couëron): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Couëron): 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, 11.3 km away at 26 m; the village itself is at 18 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at NANTES-BOUGUENAIS, 11.3 km away at 26 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 891 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 7.3 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at PELLERIN(LE), 7.6 km away at 4 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44047/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44047/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44047/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44047/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 44047
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Suzanne | 974 | 9,493 km SE | 25,551 | 77.2 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 62 % · humidity 0 % |
| Les Pennes-Mirabeau | 13 | 696 km SE | 22,537 | 70 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vertou | 44 | 20 km E | 26,227 | 65.1 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Petit-Bourg | 971 | 6,432 km W | 24,665 | 74.3 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 62 % · humidity 0 % |
| Bouguenais | 44 | 9.0 km SE | 20,530 | 60.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Remire-Montjoly | 973 | 6,725 km SW | 27,723 | 68 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bouguenais | 44 | 9.0 km SE | 20,530 | 60.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vertou | 44 | 20 km E | 26,227 | 65.1 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Pennes-Mirabeau | 13 | 696 km SE | 22,537 | 70 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Petit-Bourg | 971 | 6,432 km W | 24,665 | 74.3 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 62 % · humidity 0 % |
| Remire-Montjoly | 973 | 6,725 km SW | 27,723 | 68 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 62 % · humidity 0 % |
| Sainte-Suzanne | 974 | 9,493 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 Couëron'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bouguenais | 44 | 9.0 km SE | 20,530 | 60.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Chapelle-sur-Erdre | 44 | 17 km NE | 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 | 194 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 | 305 km NE | 10,617 | 44.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Challans | 85 | 42 km S | 22,943 | 70 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Couzeix | 87 | 271 km SE | 10,195 | 43.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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