Pornichet
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 60.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 56 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Pornichet (INSEE 44132) is in Loire-Atlantique (44), part of CA de la Région Nazairienne et de l'Estuaire (CARENE). Population 12,800 (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/44132-pornichet
Vitality score
Vitality score 60.6/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 56 % of the 1,924 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 | 0.45 | 25 | 11.34 |
| Social | 0.98 | 20 | 19.65 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.54 | 10 | 5.43 |
| Public & culture | 0.17 | 5 | 0.85 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.06 | 5 | 0.28 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
9 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SAS MOYON · LES DELICES DE PORNICHET · GUINARD JEAN-SEBASTIEN · AU FOURNIL D AUTREFOIS · AU FOURNIL D'AUTREFOIS). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE DE SAINTE MARGUERITE). [3,4]
5 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LA PLAGE D'OR · LA TOUR DE PISE · LA PETITE COUR · CASINO SHOP · LE JARDIN DE MON GRAND PERE). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR MARKET · INTERMARCHE). [3,4]
55 × Restaurant (OCEANES VOILE PORNICHET · LE BIS · ASIA · LA GALERNE · LE FONDANT BAULOIS). [3,4]
27 × Café / bar (LE KILKENNY · L'EXPRESS CAFE · EL COPETE · LA TERRASSE · LA P'TITE CASE). [4]
4 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DU POULIGOU · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE GAMBETTA · ECOLE SAINT JEAN DDEC · ECOLE SAINTE GERMAINE DDEC). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE PRIVE SACRE COEUR). [3]
16 × GP (médecin généraliste) (STEPHANIE BOUCLE, MÉDECIN · ROZENN CLERMONT, MÉDECIN · CHARLOTTE VOITON, MÉDECIN · CLAUDE LOUNICI, MÉDECIN · JULIE DE ANDRADE, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (GRANDE PHARMACIE DE LA BAIE · PHARMACIE DU MARCHE). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (PORNICHET SAINTE MARGUERITE RP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE JACQUES LAMBERT). [3]
1 × Cinema (LA TOILE DE MER). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE AUBRY PRIEUX · SALLE DE SPORT DE L HIPPODROME). [3]
3 × Swimming pool (PLAGE DES LIBRAIRES · PLAGE DE BONNE SOURCE · PLAGE DE SAINTE MARGUERITE). [3]
8 × Bank (AGENCE DE PORNICHET · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL ATLANTIQUE VENDEE · SOCIETE GENERALE · BNP PARIBAS · BANQUE CIC OUEST). [3]
20 × Hairdresser (STEF COIFFEUR · EURL CAMPELLO). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
7 × Hotel (HOTEL KER JULIETTE · IBIS LA BAULE PORNICHET PLAGE · THALABAULE · HÔTEL VILLA FLORNOY · HÔTEL SUD BRETAGNE). [3,4]
5 × Campsite (CAMPING BEL AIR · LES FORGES · CAMPING LES TROIS CHENES · CAMPING GCU DE PORNICHET · CAMPING DU BUGEAU). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 4 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 11 × Restaurant, 2 × Pharmacy, 1 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 9 | SAS MOYON · LES DELICES DE PORNICHET · GUINARD JEAN-SEBASTIEN · AU FOURNIL D AUTREFOIS · AU FOURNIL D'AUTREFOIS | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 15 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | BOUCHERIE DE SAINTE MARGUERITE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 5 | LA PLAGE D'OR · LA TOUR DE PISE · LA PETITE COUR · CASINO SHOP · LE JARDIN DE MON GRAND PERE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | CARREFOUR MARKET · INTERMARCHE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 55 | OCEANES VOILE PORNICHET · LE BIS · ASIA · LA GALERNE · LE FONDANT BAULOIS | INSEE BPE 55 / INSEE SIRENE 76 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 27 | LE KILKENNY · L'EXPRESS CAFE · EL COPETE · LA TERRASSE · LA P'TITE CASE | INSEE SIRENE 27 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 4 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DU POULIGOU · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE GAMBETTA · ECOLE SAINT JEAN DDEC · ECOLE SAINTE GERMAINE DDEC | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE PRIVE SACRE COEUR | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 16 | STEPHANIE BOUCLE, MÉDECIN · ROZENN CLERMONT, MÉDECIN · CHARLOTTE VOITON, MÉDECIN · CLAUDE LOUNICI, MÉDECIN · JULIE DE ANDRADE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 16 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | GRANDE PHARMACIE DE LA BAIE · PHARMACIE DU MARCHE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | PORNICHET SAINTE MARGUERITE RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE JACQUES LAMBERT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LA TOILE DE MER | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | COMPLEXE AUBRY PRIEUX · SALLE DE SPORT DE L HIPPODROME | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 3 | PLAGE DES LIBRAIRES · PLAGE DE BONNE SOURCE · PLAGE DE SAINTE MARGUERITE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Bank | 8 | AGENCE DE PORNICHET · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL ATLANTIQUE VENDEE · SOCIETE GENERALE · BNP PARIBAS · BANQUE CIC OUEST | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 20 | STEF COIFFEUR · EURL CAMPELLO | INSEE BPE 20 / INSEE SIRENE 24 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 7 | HOTEL KER JULIETTE · IBIS LA BAULE PORNICHET PLAGE · THALABAULE · HÔTEL VILLA FLORNOY · HÔTEL SUD BRETAGNE | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 5 | CAMPING BEL AIR · LES FORGES · CAMPING LES TROIS CHENES · CAMPING GCU DE PORNICHET · CAMPING DU BUGEAU | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 10,323 (2012) → 12,800 (2023): 24 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 8,133 (1990) → 12,800 (2023): 57.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 13,428, of which 47.2 % second homes and 3.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Pornichet): 0.4 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Pornichet): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Pornichet): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Pornichet): 0.5 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Pornichet): 0.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 6 days a year at or above 30 °C and 12 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the PTE DE CHEMOULIN weather station, 4.6 km away at 14 m; the village itself is at 9 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at PTE DE CHEMOULIN, 4.6 km away at 14 m, over 14 summers. [9]
An average of 584 mm of rain a year, spread over 108 days — about 5.4 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at PTE DE CHEMOULIN, 4.6 km away at 14 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44132/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44132/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44132/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44132/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 44132
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Cyprien | 66 | 666 km SE | 12,068 | 62.3 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 96 % · humidity 0 % |
| Arcachon | 33 | 303 km S | 11,092 | 65.2 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 97 % · humidity 36 % |
| Plérin | 22 | 145 km N | 14,425 | 65.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 79 % |
| Balaruc-les-Bains | 34 | 634 km SE | 7,139 | 66.5 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 88 % · humidity 0 % |
| Évian-les-Bains | 74 | 686 km E | 9,267 | 72.4 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 66 % · humidity 79 % |
| Valbonne | 06 | 832 km SE | 11,939 | 61.2 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 86 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plérin | 22 | 145 km N | 14,425 | 65.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 79 % |
| Arcachon | 33 | 303 km S | 11,092 | 65.2 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 97 % · humidity 36 % |
| Balaruc-les-Bains | 34 | 634 km SE | 7,139 | 66.5 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 88 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Cyprien | 66 | 666 km SE | 12,068 | 62.3 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 96 % · humidity 0 % |
| Évian-les-Bains | 74 | 686 km E | 9,267 | 72.4 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 66 % · humidity 79 % |
| Valbonne | 06 | 832 km SE | 11,939 | 61.2 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 86 % · 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 Pornichet'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guérande | 44 | 9.6 km NW | 16,804 | 70.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Téteghem-Coudekerque-Village | 59 | 543 km NE | 8,247 | 59.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Talmont-Saint-Hilaire | 85 | 104 km SE | 8,492 | 66.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fouesnant | 29 | 144 km NW | 10,436 | 53.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Honfleur | 14 | 306 km NE | 6,640 | 65.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pluneret | 56 | 65 km NW | 6,262 | 59.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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