La Plaine-sur-Mer
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 49.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 40 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Plaine-sur-Mer (INSEE 44126) is in Loire-Atlantique (44), part of CA Pornic Agglo Pays de Retz. Population 4,760 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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/44126-la-plaine-sur-mer
Vitality score
Vitality score 49.2/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 40 % of the 4,877 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 | 0.75 | 20 | 15.04 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.31 | 10 | 3.07 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.07 | 5 | 0.33 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (L'ARBRE A PAINS). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (ELOU). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (1 900). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (PLIMAD). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (L'OCEAN). [3,4]
15 × Restaurant (SNACK LA GUICHARDIERE · LE PETIT MOUSSE · LA GALETTE BRETONNE · LA PETITE GOURMANDISE). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (LE PRONOSTIC · AU RETOUR DU MARCHE). [4]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE RENE CERCLE · ECOLE MIXTE NOTRE DAME DDEC · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE NYOISEAU). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (FLORENCE GHIRINGHELLI, MÉDECIN · FRANCK REMY, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE COTE DE JADE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE JOSEPH ROUSSE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLES POLYVALENTES). [3]
8 × Hairdresser (DIMINUTIF · L'ATELIER D'ISA COIFFURE · L' ATELIER D 'ANA · LES CHEVEUX D'AURORE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (HÔTEL ANNE DE BRETAGNE). [3,4]
5 × Campsite (CAMPING LE BERNIER · FLOWER CAMPING LA GUICHARDIERE · CAMPING LE RANCH · CAMPING LES VALLONS DE L'OCEAN · CAMPING LA RENAUDIERE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Collège, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | L'ARBRE A PAINS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | ELOU | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | 1 900 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | PLIMAD | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | L'OCEAN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 15 | SNACK LA GUICHARDIERE · LE PETIT MOUSSE · LA GALETTE BRETONNE · LA PETITE GOURMANDISE | INSEE BPE 15 / INSEE SIRENE 21 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | LE PRONOSTIC · AU RETOUR DU MARCHE | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE RENE CERCLE · ECOLE MIXTE NOTRE DAME DDEC · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE NYOISEAU | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | FLORENCE GHIRINGHELLI, MÉDECIN · FRANCK REMY, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE COTE DE JADE | 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 | MÉDIATHÈQUE JOSEPH ROUSSE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLES POLYVALENTES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 8 | DIMINUTIF · L'ATELIER D'ISA COIFFURE · L' ATELIER D 'ANA · LES CHEVEUX D'AURORE | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | HÔTEL ANNE DE BRETAGNE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 5 | CAMPING LE BERNIER · FLOWER CAMPING LA GUICHARDIERE · CAMPING LE RANCH · CAMPING LES VALLONS DE L'OCEAN · CAMPING LA RENAUDIERE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Thursday, Sunday matin parking de la Poste (seasonal). [5]
Trajectory
Population 3,929 (2012) → 4,760 (2023): 21.2 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 2,104 (1990) → 4,760 (2023): 126.2 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 4,633, of which 46.7 % second homes and 3.1 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Plaine-sur-Mer): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (La Plaine-sur-Mer): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (La Plaine-sur-Mer): 0.4 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (La Plaine-sur-Mer): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (La Plaine-sur-Mer): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 20 days at or below 0 °C, over 11 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the PORNIC weather station, 7.6 km away at 25 m; the village itself is at 25 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at PTE DE CHEMOULIN, 13.4 km away at 14 m, over 14 summers. [10]
An average of 907 mm of rain a year, spread over 129 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at PORNIC, 7.6 km away at 25 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44126/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.laplainesurmer.fr/transitions/decouvrir-la-plaine/— “En été, un marché s'installe sur le parking de la Poste le jeudi et le dimanche matin.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44126/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44126/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44126/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 44126
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Tremblade | 17 | 172 km SE | 4,650 | 62.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 57 % |
| Audierne | 29 | 202 km NW | 3,727 | 58.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 96 % · humidity 79 % |
| Pléneuf-Val-André | 22 | 163 km N | 3,988 | 58.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 89 % · humidity 79 % |
| Ghisonaccia | 2B | 1,079 km SE | 4,405 | 60.3 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 85 % · humidity 0 % |
| Taninges | 74 | 680 km E | 3,491 | 52.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 45 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sainte-Marie-la-Mer | 66 | 639 km SE | 4,952 | 57.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 92 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pléneuf-Val-André | 22 | 163 km N | 3,988 | 58.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 89 % · humidity 79 % |
| La Tremblade | 17 | 172 km SE | 4,650 | 62.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 57 % |
| Audierne | 29 | 202 km NW | 3,727 | 58.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 96 % · humidity 79 % |
| Sainte-Marie-la-Mer | 66 | 639 km SE | 4,952 | 57.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 92 % · humidity 0 % |
| Taninges | 74 | 680 km E | 3,491 | 52.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 45 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ghisonaccia | 2B | 1,079 km SE | 4,405 | 60.3 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 85 % · 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 Plaine-sur-Mer'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fouras | 17 | 153 km SE | 4,148 | 56.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Meschers-sur-Gironde | 17 | 200 km SE | 3,180 | 50.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bretignolles-sur-Mer | 85 | 62 km SE | 5,344 | 59.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Brem-sur-Mer | 85 | 65 km SE | 2,993 | 64 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rivedoux-Plage | 17 | 130 km SE | 2,483 | 65.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villeneuve-en-Retz | 44 | 21 km SE | 5,120 | 61.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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