Le Pouliguen
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 56.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 70 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Le Pouliguen (INSEE 44135) is in Loire-Atlantique (44), part of CA de la Presqu'île de Guérande Atlantique (Cap Atlantique). Population 4,173 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/44135-le-pouliguen
Vitality score
Vitality score 56.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 70 % of the 5,431 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 | 0.57 | 25 | 14.15 |
| Social | 0.98 | 20 | 19.5 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.58 | 10 | 5.79 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.35 | 10 | 3.5 |
| 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]
6 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AIRAUD · TABATA · MAISON LA GOULUE · EMMA · BENONY). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (LA SARTHOISE). [3,4]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (VOTRE MARCHE · BISCUITERIE BRETONNE - LA BOUTIQUE · KEROSAV). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (LIDL · NEAG 14). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (CAMILLE FROMAGE & COMPAGNIE). [4]
1 × Fishmonger. [3,4]
43 × Restaurant (VUE MER BY WESTOTEL · LA FRAISERAIE · FALAFEL · OPERA DE LA MER · CAFE DES HALLES). [3,4]
12 × Café / bar (DANYELS · SMOKER JOE · LE P'TIT VERRE · FISHBONE · CAFE DE LA PROMENADE). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE VICTOR HUGO). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE PAUL LESAGE · ECOLE SAINTE MARIE DDEC). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE JULES VERNE). [3]
11 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ROMAIN GUEGUEN, MÉDECIN · CHRISTOPHE FOURNIER, MÉDECIN · EMMANUELLE LECHAT, MÉDECIN · THIBAUD LE CORRE, MÉDECIN · MARIE-LAURE SCHWEITZER, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE L'EUROPE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DU POULIGUEN). [3]
1 × Cinema (CINEMA PAX). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE OMNISPORTS DE L ATLANTIQUE · STADE DE CRAMPHORE). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (PLAGE DU NAU). [3]
3 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL ATLANTIQUE VENDEE · BANQUE CIC OUEST · PR EMPLOI PERSONNE CCM DU POULIGUEN). [3]
8 × Hairdresser (BARRIER ESLINE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
5 × Hotel (WESTOTEL LE POULIGUEN · CASA COSY · LE MONDES · HOTEL L'ALBATROS). [3,4]
2 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL DU CLEIN · CAMPING MUNICIPAL LES MOUETTES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Fishmonger, 7 × Restaurant, 2 × Pharmacy.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 6 | AIRAUD · TABATA · MAISON LA GOULUE · EMMA · BENONY | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | LA SARTHOISE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | VOTRE MARCHE · BISCUITERIE BRETONNE - LA BOUTIQUE · KEROSAV | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | LIDL · NEAG 14 | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | CAMILLE FROMAGE & COMPAGNIE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 43 | VUE MER BY WESTOTEL · LA FRAISERAIE · FALAFEL · OPERA DE LA MER · CAFE DES HALLES | INSEE BPE 43 / INSEE SIRENE 55 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 12 | DANYELS · SMOKER JOE · LE P'TIT VERRE · FISHBONE · CAFE DE LA PROMENADE | INSEE SIRENE 12 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE VICTOR HUGO | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE PAUL LESAGE · ECOLE SAINTE MARIE DDEC | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE JULES VERNE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 11 | ROMAIN GUEGUEN, MÉDECIN · CHRISTOPHE FOURNIER, MÉDECIN · EMMANUELLE LECHAT, MÉDECIN · THIBAUD LE CORRE, MÉDECIN · MARIE-LAURE SCHWEITZER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 11 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE L'EUROPE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DU POULIGUEN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | CINEMA PAX | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | COMPLEXE OMNISPORTS DE L ATLANTIQUE · STADE DE CRAMPHORE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 1 | PLAGE DU NAU | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 3 | CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL ATLANTIQUE VENDEE · BANQUE CIC OUEST · PR EMPLOI PERSONNE CCM DU POULIGUEN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 8 | BARRIER ESLINE | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 5 | WESTOTEL LE POULIGUEN · CASA COSY · LE MONDES · HOTEL L'ALBATROS | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 2 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL DU CLEIN · CAMPING MUNICIPAL LES MOUETTES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 4,810 (2012) → 4,173 (2023): -13.2 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 4,912 (1990) → 4,173 (2023): -15 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 6,627, of which 61.5 % second homes and 3.2 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Pouliguen): 0.6 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Le Pouliguen): 0.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Le Pouliguen): 1.3 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Le Pouliguen): 1.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Le Pouliguen): 0.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
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. [10]
Measured at the GUERANDE weather station, 2.5 km away at 4 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, 2.5 km away at 4 m, over 25 summers. [10]
An average of 677 mm of rain a year, spread over 110 days — about 6.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at GUERANDE, 2.5 km away at 4 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
417 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 455,540 € — 5,120 € per m² of built surface. [11]
419 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 225,000 € — 5,060 € per m². [11]
The median across Loire-Atlantique is 2,768 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [11]
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 — 44135/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-10— https://data.datatourisme.fr/49/a633f7e2-1ddc-3756-abd2-168862d15ada— “Marché du Pouliguen”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44135/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44135/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44135/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 44135
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merlimont | 62 | 461 km NE | 3,342 | 52.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 76 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vaux-sur-Mer | 17 | 208 km SE | 4,013 | 52.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 91 % · humidity 79 % |
| Grosseto-Prugna | 2A | 1,082 km SE | 3,900 | 59.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Palais-sur-Mer | 17 | 208 km SE | 3,840 | 55.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 91 % · humidity 79 % |
| Cucq | 62 | 464 km NE | 5,129 | 60 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 76 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Pair-sur-Mer | 50 | 183 km N | 4,507 | 58.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 95 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Pair-sur-Mer | 50 | 183 km N | 4,507 | 58.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 95 % |
| Saint-Palais-sur-Mer | 17 | 208 km SE | 3,840 | 55.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 91 % · humidity 79 % |
| Vaux-sur-Mer | 17 | 208 km SE | 4,013 | 52.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 91 % · humidity 79 % |
| Merlimont | 62 | 461 km NE | 3,342 | 52.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 76 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cucq | 62 | 464 km NE | 5,129 | 60 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 76 % · humidity 86 % |
| Grosseto-Prugna | 2A | 1,082 km SE | 3,900 | 59.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 82 % · 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 Le Pouliguen'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-Lunaire | 35 | 154 km N | 2,768 | 60.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Croisic | 44 | 7.2 km W | 4,056 | 56.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Wimereux | 62 | 488 km NE | 6,256 | 51.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Turballe | 44 | 11 km NW | 4,850 | 56.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Joachim | 44 | 21 km NE | 4,112 | 45.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Locmiquélic | 56 | 86 km NW | 4,093 | 47.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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