La Baule-Escoublac
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 66.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 69 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Baule-Escoublac (INSEE 44055) is in Loire-Atlantique (44), part of CA de la Presqu'île de Guérande Atlantique (Cap Atlantique). Population 16,912 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [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 66.5/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 69 % of the 1,420 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 | 0.65 | 25 | 16.33 |
| Social | 0.99 | 20 | 19.73 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.76 | 10 | 7.55 |
| Public & culture | 0.26 | 5 | 1.28 |
| Population trend | 0.64 | 10 | 6.39 |
| 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]
11 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SYMARTIN · CHOCOLATERIE DE BEUSSENT LA CHELLE · IGLOO · CHRISTOPHE ROUSSEL PATISSIER C HOCO · YUMMY). [3,4]
5 × Butcher (boucherie) (CHARCYTERIE BODIN · LA BAULE TRAITEUR · BOUCHERIE LE COZ · BOUCHERIE BIO DE LA PRESQU'ILE · TERRE ET MER). [3,4]
11 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LA FRAISERAIE · L'EPICURIEN · L'EPICERIE DE LA FORET · EPICERIE BAULOISE · L'EPICERIE 151). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (LIDL · CASINO#TOUTPRES · LABAULEDIS). [3,4]
2 × Fishmonger (CONSERVERIE LA PERLE DES DIEUX · L'OCEAN GOURMAND). [3,4]
86 × Restaurant (LE PONTON · CIRO'S LA BAULE · LA CABANE BAULOISE · LE GULF STREAM · SARL LONDON TAVERN). [3,4]
29 × Café / bar (MATIN · LE BISTROT DES HALLES · LE THEATRE · LE NUAGE · L'HACIENDA). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE PAUL MINOT). [3]
6 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LE BOIS ROBIN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LES PLEIADES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE TANCHOUX - LES ERABLES · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE PAUL MINOT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVE ST JOSEPH DDEC). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE GRAND AIR · COLLEGE ERIC TABARLY). [3]
21 × GP (médecin généraliste) (HELENE SPONCHIADO, MÉDECIN · GAELLE LE FLAO-BERTHO, MÉDECIN · MERRIEL BURON-NADAL, MÉDECIN · SANDRINE LEFRANCOIS, MÉDECIN · FLORENCE ALSEDA, MÉDECIN). [3]
7 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE D ESCOUBLAC · PHARMACIE FRANCHOT THOMAS · PHARMACIE MONNIER · PHARMACIE DE LA VICTOIRE · PHARMACIE TREANTON). [3,4]
4 × Post office / agence postale (LA BAULE LES PALMIERS RP · ESCOUBLAC AP · LA BAULE GUEZY AP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE HENRI QUEFFÉLEC). [3]
1 × Cinema (GULF STREAM). [3]
4 × Gym / sports hall (LYCEE COLLEGE GRAND AIR · COMPLEXE SPORTIF ALAIN BURBAN ESCOUBLAC · COMPLEXE SPORTIF MAUD FONTENOY · COMPLEXE SPORTIF JEAN GAILLARDON LES SALINES). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (BAIE DE LA BAULE). [3]
14 × Bank (AGENCE DE LA BAULE · BASE DE VIE LA BAULE · SOCIETE GENERALE · LA BAULE DE TASSIGNY · BNP PARIBAS). [3]
33 × Hairdresser (LE GUENNIC MICHELE · ANITA L'APPARTEMENT · SARL NOUVELLE VAGUE · MAGALI COIFFURE A DOMICILE · AZELINE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
21 × Hotel (HOTEL ROYAL · CASTEL MARIE-LOUISE · HOTEL HERMITAGE · HOTEL LA CONCORDE · LE LUTETIA & SPA). [3,4]
4 × Campsite (CAMPING L'EDEN · LA ROSERAIE · LES AJONCS D'OR · CAMPING LES OLLIVAUD). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 5 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Supermarket, 16 × Restaurant, 5 × Hairdresser, 2 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 11 | SYMARTIN · CHOCOLATERIE DE BEUSSENT LA CHELLE · IGLOO · CHRISTOPHE ROUSSEL PATISSIER C HOCO · YUMMY | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 5 | CHARCYTERIE BODIN · LA BAULE TRAITEUR · BOUCHERIE LE COZ · BOUCHERIE BIO DE LA PRESQU'ILE · TERRE ET MER | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 11 | LA FRAISERAIE · L'EPICURIEN · L'EPICERIE DE LA FORET · EPICERIE BAULOISE · L'EPICERIE 151 | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 17 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 3 | LIDL · CASINO#TOUTPRES · LABAULEDIS | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 2 | CONSERVERIE LA PERLE DES DIEUX · L'OCEAN GOURMAND | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 86 | LE PONTON · CIRO'S LA BAULE · LA CABANE BAULOISE · LE GULF STREAM · SARL LONDON TAVERN | INSEE BPE 86 / INSEE SIRENE 116 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 29 | MATIN · LE BISTROT DES HALLES · LE THEATRE · LE NUAGE · L'HACIENDA | INSEE SIRENE 29 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE PAUL MINOT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 6 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LE BOIS ROBIN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LES PLEIADES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE TANCHOUX - LES ERABLES · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE PAUL MINOT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVE ST JOSEPH DDEC | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE GRAND AIR · COLLEGE ERIC TABARLY | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 21 | HELENE SPONCHIADO, MÉDECIN · GAELLE LE FLAO-BERTHO, MÉDECIN · MERRIEL BURON-NADAL, MÉDECIN · SANDRINE LEFRANCOIS, MÉDECIN · FLORENCE ALSEDA, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 21 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 7 | PHARMACIE D ESCOUBLAC · PHARMACIE FRANCHOT THOMAS · PHARMACIE MONNIER · PHARMACIE DE LA VICTOIRE · PHARMACIE TREANTON | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 4 | LA BAULE LES PALMIERS RP · ESCOUBLAC AP · LA BAULE GUEZY AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE HENRI QUEFFÉLEC | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | GULF STREAM | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 4 | LYCEE COLLEGE GRAND AIR · COMPLEXE SPORTIF ALAIN BURBAN ESCOUBLAC · COMPLEXE SPORTIF MAUD FONTENOY · COMPLEXE SPORTIF JEAN GAILLARDON LES SALINES | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 1 | BAIE DE LA BAULE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 14 | AGENCE DE LA BAULE · BASE DE VIE LA BAULE · SOCIETE GENERALE · LA BAULE DE TASSIGNY · BNP PARIBAS | INSEE BPE 14 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 33 | LE GUENNIC MICHELE · ANITA L'APPARTEMENT · SARL NOUVELLE VAGUE · MAGALI COIFFURE A DOMICILE · AZELINE | INSEE BPE 33 / INSEE SIRENE 43 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 21 | HOTEL ROYAL · CASTEL MARIE-LOUISE · HOTEL HERMITAGE · HOTEL LA CONCORDE · LE LUTETIA & SPA | INSEE BPE 21 / INSEE SIRENE 36 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 4 | CAMPING L'EDEN · LA ROSERAIE · LES AJONCS D'OR · CAMPING LES OLLIVAUD | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5,6]
Trajectory
Population 15,474 (2012) → 16,912 (2023): 9.3 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 14,845 (1990) → 16,912 (2023): 13.9 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 24,237, of which 59.5 % second homes and 2.9 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Baule-Escoublac): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Food shop (La Baule-Escoublac): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [10]
GP (La Baule-Escoublac): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (La Baule-Escoublac): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Primary school (La Baule-Escoublac): 0.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 5 days a year at or above 30 °C and 16 days at or below 0 °C, over 25 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the GUERANDE weather station, 2.9 km away at 4 m; the village itself is at 6 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at GUERANDE, 2.9 km away at 4 m, over 25 summers. [11]
An average of 677 mm of rain a year, spread over 110 days — about 6.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at GUERANDE, 2.9 km away at 4 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44055/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-10— https://data.datatourisme.fr/49/d4908923-0d22-3f8b-9be7-37d1f4a5498c— “Marché quartier Lajarrige La Baule”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2026-10— https://data.datatourisme.fr/49/3fb04de4-f63b-3a1b-afb8-abb1b6aaf25a— “Marché quartier du Guezy La Baule”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44055/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44055/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44055/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 44055
- 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-Maxime | 83 | 833 km SE | 14,118 | 66.6 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 78 % · humidity 0 % |
| Argelès-sur-Mer | 66 | 677 km SE | 10,616 | 68.8 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 99 % · humidity 0 % |
| Royan | 17 | 212 km SE | 19,425 | 72.4 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 91 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Luz | 64 | 437 km S | 14,857 | 72 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 0 % |
| Mauguio | 34 | 644 km SE | 16,522 | 73.5 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 21 % · winter 93 % · humidity 14 % |
| Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer | 83 | 781 km SE | 11,658 | 60.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 80 % · humidity 50 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royan | 17 | 212 km SE | 19,425 | 72.4 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 91 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Luz | 64 | 437 km S | 14,857 | 72 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 0 % |
| Mauguio | 34 | 644 km SE | 16,522 | 73.5 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 21 % · winter 93 % · humidity 14 % |
| Argelès-sur-Mer | 66 | 677 km SE | 10,616 | 68.8 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 99 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer | 83 | 781 km SE | 11,658 | 60.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 80 % · humidity 50 % |
| Sainte-Maxime | 83 | 833 km SE | 14,118 | 66.6 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 78 % · 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 La Baule-Escoublac'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinard | 35 | 152 km N | 10,772 | 59.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montivilliers | 76 | 316 km NE | 15,478 | 56.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hazebrouck | 59 | 525 km NE | 21,912 | 73.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Quimperlé | 29 | 109 km NW | 12,469 | 66.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Landerneau | 29 | 190 km NW | 16,363 | 67.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Relecq-Kerhuon | 29 | 195 km NW | 11,897 | 45.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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