Pornic
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 68.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 72 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Pornic (INSEE 44131) is in Loire-Atlantique (44), part of CA Pornic Agglo Pays de Retz. Population 18,745 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/44131-pornic
Vitality score
Vitality score 68.6/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 72 % of the 1,283 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 | 0.52 | 25 | 12.92 |
| Social | 0.98 | 20 | 19.5 |
| Education | 0.58 | 10 | 5.83 |
| Health | 0.7 | 10 | 7 |
| Public & culture | 0.26 | 5 | 1.28 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.36 | 5 | 1.79 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
16 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA TOQUE ET LA PELLE · SARL RIALLOT · MAISON LA GOULUE). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (MARYANNICK). [3,4]
5 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (NETTO · OLIVE ET MIRABELLE · AU PLUS PRES DE VOUS · CHEZ LE GAULOIS · PAPILLES & PAPILLOTES). [3,4]
5 × Supermarket (SODIPOR · INTERMARCHE · MAGNOLIA · SOPODI CENTRE · LES HAMEAUX BIO). [3,4]
3 × Fishmonger (CONSERVERIE LA PERLE DES DIEUX · LA POISSONNERIE DU MOLE · SOCIETE BACCONNAIS). [3,4]
79 × Restaurant (CREPERIE LA FRAISERAIE · LA BAIE DES ANGES · MAISON FADOLI · CAFE DU PORT · LE BOUT DU MONDE). [3,4]
24 × Café / bar (CAFE CHAUD · CAFE DES TOURISTES · LE PICOVINO · LE CAFE DU THEATRE · FLEUR DES ONDES). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE KERLOR). [3]
7 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LES NONDALES · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE KERLOR · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LES SABLONS · ECOLE SAINTE VICTOIRE DDEC · ECOLE L ANGE GARDIEN DDEC). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE JEAN MOUNES · COLLEGE PRIVE ND DE RECOUVRANCE). [3]
22 × GP (médecin généraliste) (THOMAS VANHOUTTE, MÉDECIN · OLIVIER CREACH, MÉDECIN · MARION PAPIN, MÉDECIN · THIERRY LE GALEZE, MÉDECIN · CLAIRE ROUSSEL, MÉDECIN). [3]
5 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA GARE · PHARMACIE GUILLEMET · PHARMACIE DU BIEN ETRE · PHARMACIE DE SAINTE MARIE · PHARMACIE GUIOCHET MADIER). [3,4]
4 × Post office / agence postale (PORNIC LE CLION BOURG RP · STE MARIE SUR MER RP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE ARMEL DE WISMES). [3]
2 × Cinema (CINE TOILES DE RETZ · ST JOSEPH). [3]
3 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE MUNICIPAL J GIRARD · CENTRE SPORTIF DU VAL SAINT MARTIN · CENTRE SPORTIF DE SAINTE MARIE). [3]
5 × Swimming pool (PLAGE DE LA BIROCHERE · PLAGE DU PORTEAU · PLAGE DE L ETANG · PLAGE DE LA NOEVEILLARD · PLAGE DE PORTMAIN). [3]
11 × Bank (AGENCE DE PORNIC · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL ATLANTIQUE VENDEE · SG PORNIC · BNP PARIBAS · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE COTE DE JADE). [3]
29 × Hairdresser (CHAPRON SOIZICK · FEELING COIFFURE). [3,4]
4 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
8 × Hotel (ALLIANCE HÔTEL THALASSO & SPA · RESIDENCE LA FONTAINE AUX BRETONS · BRIT HÔTEL LES ALIZÉS · HOTEL SALEA · HOTEL BEAU SOLEIL). [3,4]
6 × Campsite (CAMPING LA CHÊNAIE · CAMPING LA BOUTINARDIÈRE · CAMPING LE PORT CHERI · CAP FUN CAMPING LA MADRAGUE · CAMPING DU GOLF). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Supermarket, 14 × Restaurant, 3 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 16 | LA TOQUE ET LA PELLE · SARL RIALLOT · MAISON LA GOULUE | INSEE BPE 16 / INSEE SIRENE 22 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | MARYANNICK | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 5 | NETTO · OLIVE ET MIRABELLE · AU PLUS PRES DE VOUS · CHEZ LE GAULOIS · PAPILLES & PAPILLOTES | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 5 | SODIPOR · INTERMARCHE · MAGNOLIA · SOPODI CENTRE · LES HAMEAUX BIO | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 3 | CONSERVERIE LA PERLE DES DIEUX · LA POISSONNERIE DU MOLE · SOCIETE BACCONNAIS | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 79 | CREPERIE LA FRAISERAIE · LA BAIE DES ANGES · MAISON FADOLI · CAFE DU PORT · LE BOUT DU MONDE | INSEE BPE 79 / INSEE SIRENE 104 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 24 | CAFE CHAUD · CAFE DES TOURISTES · LE PICOVINO · LE CAFE DU THEATRE · FLEUR DES ONDES | INSEE SIRENE 24 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE KERLOR | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 7 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LES NONDALES · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE KERLOR · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LES SABLONS · ECOLE SAINTE VICTOIRE DDEC · ECOLE L ANGE GARDIEN DDEC | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE JEAN MOUNES · COLLEGE PRIVE ND DE RECOUVRANCE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 22 | THOMAS VANHOUTTE, MÉDECIN · OLIVIER CREACH, MÉDECIN · MARION PAPIN, MÉDECIN · THIERRY LE GALEZE, MÉDECIN · CLAIRE ROUSSEL, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 22 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 5 | PHARMACIE DE LA GARE · PHARMACIE GUILLEMET · PHARMACIE DU BIEN ETRE · PHARMACIE DE SAINTE MARIE · PHARMACIE GUIOCHET MADIER | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 4 | PORNIC LE CLION BOURG RP · STE MARIE SUR MER RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE ARMEL DE WISMES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 2 | CINE TOILES DE RETZ · ST JOSEPH | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 3 | GYMNASE MUNICIPAL J GIRARD · CENTRE SPORTIF DU VAL SAINT MARTIN · CENTRE SPORTIF DE SAINTE MARIE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 5 | PLAGE DE LA BIROCHERE · PLAGE DU PORTEAU · PLAGE DE L ETANG · PLAGE DE LA NOEVEILLARD · PLAGE DE PORTMAIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Bank | 11 | AGENCE DE PORNIC · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL ATLANTIQUE VENDEE · SG PORNIC · BNP PARIBAS · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE COTE DE JADE | INSEE BPE 11 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 29 | CHAPRON SOIZICK · FEELING COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 29 / INSEE SIRENE 41 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 4 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 8 | ALLIANCE HÔTEL THALASSO & SPA · RESIDENCE LA FONTAINE AUX BRETONS · BRIT HÔTEL LES ALIZÉS · HOTEL SALEA · HOTEL BEAU SOLEIL | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 18 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 6 | CAMPING LA CHÊNAIE · CAMPING LA BOUTINARDIÈRE · CAMPING LE PORT CHERI · CAP FUN CAMPING LA MADRAGUE · CAMPING DU GOLF | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5,6,7]
Trajectory
Population 13,937 (2012) → 18,745 (2023): 34.5 % over 10 years. [8,1]
Population 9,815 (1990) → 18,745 (2023): 91 % over 30 years. [9,1]
Dwellings (2023): 14,741, of which 32.1 % second homes and 3.8 % vacant. [10]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Pornic): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [11]
Food shop (Pornic): 0.9 km to the east (straight line). [11]
GP (Pornic): 0.5 km to the north (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (Pornic): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Pornic): 0.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [11]
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. [12]
Measured at the PORNIC weather station, 1.2 km away at 25 m; the village itself is at 20 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at PTE DE CHEMOULIN, 19.7 km away at 14 m, over 14 summers. [12]
An average of 907 mm of rain a year, spread over 129 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at PORNIC, 1.2 km away at 25 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
What property sold for
1,375 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 380,000 € — 4,149 € per m² of built surface. [13]
382 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 218,500 € — 4,956 € per m². [13]
The median across Loire-Atlantique is 2,768 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [13]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44131/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-10— https://data.datatourisme.fr/49/4d6e1a67-db30-3f9e-a533-29d0685071b8— “Marché de la Birochère à Pornic”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2026-10— https://data.datatourisme.fr/49/90b60310-0c10-3657-822d-dd0612e01688— “Marché de Sainte-Marie-sur-Mer”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2026-10— https://data.datatourisme.fr/49/7bd6301e-371e-3bc8-aed5-edd4d525c2fb— “Marché du bourg du Clion sur Mer”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44131/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44131/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44131/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 44131
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Brevin-les-Pins | 44 | 15 km N | 14,541 | 60.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Biscarrosse | 40 | 311 km S | 15,836 | 65 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 43 % |
| Saint-François | 971 | 6,374 km W | 13,942 | 68.8 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 73 % · humidity 0 % |
| Sainte-Anne | 971 | 6,385 km W | 23,973 | 69.9 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 73 % · humidity 0 % |
| Andernos-les-Bains | 33 | 275 km S | 12,710 | 67.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 36 % |
| Concarneau | 29 | 160 km NW | 20,845 | 74.6 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 92 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Brevin-les-Pins | 44 | 15 km N | 14,541 | 60.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Concarneau | 29 | 160 km NW | 20,845 | 74.6 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 92 % · humidity 79 % |
| Andernos-les-Bains | 33 | 275 km S | 12,710 | 67.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 36 % |
| Biscarrosse | 40 | 311 km S | 15,836 | 65 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 43 % |
| Saint-François | 971 | 6,374 km W | 13,942 | 68.8 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 73 % · humidity 0 % |
| Sainte-Anne | 971 | 6,385 km W | 23,973 | 69.9 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 73 % · 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 Pornic'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Brevin-les-Pins | 44 | 15 km N | 14,541 | 60.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Les Herbiers | 85 | 87 km E | 16,521 | 64.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez | 85 | 46 km S | 13,074 | 56.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Royan | 17 | 185 km SE | 19,425 | 72.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie | 85 | 48 km S | 8,333 | 71.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pontchâteau | 44 | 36 km N | 11,474 | 56.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
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