Mesquer
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 55.5/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 84 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Mesquer (INSEE 44097) is in Loire-Atlantique (44), part of CA de la Presqu'île de Guérande Atlantique (Cap Atlantique). Population 2,171 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [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 55.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Bakery (boulangerie)).
Better served than 84 % of the 9,081 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 | 0.34 | 25 | 8.55 |
| Social | 0.96 | 20 | 19.17 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| 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]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LUMAMIE). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (CARREFOUR EXPRESS). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR CONTACT). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (SARL JANNOT). [3,4]
15 × Restaurant (LOLA · LE BELEM · ANSOYA · LE BAR A HUITRES · LA GRANGE AUX PIGEONS). [3,4]
5 × Café / bar (CAFE DU PORT · L'ARTIFICE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE HELENE CADOU). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CAROLINE NAUDIN, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA PRESQU'ILE). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (MESQUER AP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (PLAGE DE LANSERIA). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (SERVICE COIFFURE · SABRINA COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (LE RELAIS MARINE). [3,4]
6 × Campsite (CAMPING LE CHATEAU DU PETIT BOIS · CAMPING SOIR D'ETÉ · CAMPING LE WELCOME · CAMPING PRAD HEOL · CAMPING CGU). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Fishmonger, 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Nursery school (maternelle), Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LUMAMIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | CARREFOUR EXPRESS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | CARREFOUR CONTACT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | SARL JANNOT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 15 | LOLA · LE BELEM · ANSOYA · LE BAR A HUITRES · LA GRANGE AUX PIGEONS | INSEE BPE 15 / INSEE SIRENE 16 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 5 | CAFE DU PORT · L'ARTIFICE | INSEE SIRENE 5 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE HELENE CADOU | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | CAROLINE NAUDIN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE LA PRESQU'ILE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | MESQUER AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 1 | PLAGE DE LANSERIA | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 2 | SERVICE COIFFURE · SABRINA COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | LE RELAIS MARINE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 6 | CAMPING LE CHATEAU DU PETIT BOIS · CAMPING SOIR D'ETÉ · CAMPING LE WELCOME · CAMPING PRAD HEOL · CAMPING CGU | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 1,759 (2012) → 2,171 (2023): 23.4 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,372 (1990) → 2,171 (2023): 58.2 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,176, of which 62.2 % second homes and 3.2 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Mesquer): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Mesquer): 0.9 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Mesquer): 2.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Mesquer): 1.9 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Mesquer): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 11 days a year at or above 30 °C and 28 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the HERBIGNAC weather station, 9.8 km away at 22 m; the village itself is at 7 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at GUERANDE, 12.2 km away at 4 m, over 25 summers. [10]
An average of 803 mm of rain a year, spread over 119 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MESQUER, 0.7 km away at 3 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Bakery (boulangerie)
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44097/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-10— https://data.datatourisme.fr/49/a1f44452-7eb3-39e4-ae66-31458389b125— “Marché de Quimiac”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44097/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44097/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44097/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 44097
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jullouville | 50 | 166 km NE | 2,394 | 55.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 78 % |
| Gassin | 83 | 845 km SE | 2,687 | 49.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Groix | 56 | 79 km W | 2,310 | 60.1 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Barre-de-Monts | 85 | 63 km SE | 2,367 | 62.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pénestin | 56 | 9.2 km N | 2,085 | 70.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Piriac-sur-Mer | 44 | 6.8 km W | 2,685 | 63 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piriac-sur-Mer | 44 | 6.8 km W | 2,685 | 63 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pénestin | 56 | 9.2 km N | 2,085 | 70.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Barre-de-Monts | 85 | 63 km SE | 2,367 | 62.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Groix | 56 | 79 km W | 2,310 | 60.1 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 % |
| Jullouville | 50 | 166 km NE | 2,394 | 55.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 78 % |
| Gassin | 83 | 845 km SE | 2,687 | 49.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Mesquer'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Barre-de-Monts | 85 | 63 km SE | 2,367 | 62.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pénestin | 56 | 9.2 km N | 2,085 | 70.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Loctudy | 29 | 137 km W | 4,075 | 51.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Damgan | 56 | 16 km NW | 1,943 | 62 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Salvetat-sur-Agout | 34 | 583 km SE | 1,108 | 63.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Assérac | 44 | 6.0 km NE | 1,890 | 58.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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