Saint-Joachim
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 45.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 31 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Joachim (INSEE 44168) is in Loire-Atlantique (44), part of CA de la Région Nazairienne et de l'Estuaire (CARENE). Population 4,112 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/44168-saint-joachim
Vitality score
Vitality score 45.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 31 % of the 5,491 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 | 0.32 | 25 | 8.08 |
| Social | 0.65 | 20 | 13.05 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.31 | 10 | 3.07 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.53 | 10 | 5.3 |
| Housing mix | 0.89 | 5 | 4.43 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE FOURNIL DES BRIERONS · FOURNIL DU MARAIS). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (LA RENOMMEE). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (O DELICES DE LA SOURIS). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR CONTACT). [3,4]
6 × Restaurant (LA PAILLOTE BRIERONNE · L'AUBERGE DU PARC · LE JASMIN · LE CAFE DU MUSEE · LE ROZ'O). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (CAFE DES SPORTS · P'TI BELI). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE PAULINE KERGOMARD · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE AIGNAC). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR · ECOLE SAINTE ANNE DDEC). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE RENE CHAR). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (FRANCOIS EVANNO, MÉDECIN · JACQUES MOYON, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT-JOACHIM RP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE LOUISE MICHEL). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE YANN COLLET). [3]
2 × Bank (CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL ST JOACHIM · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE LOIRE- ATLANTIQUE ET DU CENTRE OUEST). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (TERRE DE COULEURS · LS COIFF · A STYLISH MAN). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (L'AUBERGE DU PARC). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Pharmacy, 2 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | LE FOURNIL DES BRIERONS · FOURNIL DU MARAIS | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | LA RENOMMEE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | O DELICES DE LA SOURIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | CARREFOUR CONTACT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 6 | LA PAILLOTE BRIERONNE · L'AUBERGE DU PARC · LE JASMIN · LE CAFE DU MUSEE · LE ROZ'O | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | CAFE DES SPORTS · P'TI BELI | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE PAULINE KERGOMARD · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE AIGNAC | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR · ECOLE SAINTE ANNE DDEC | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE RENE CHAR | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | FRANCOIS EVANNO, MÉDECIN · JACQUES MOYON, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | SAINT-JOACHIM RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE LOUISE MICHEL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | GYMNASE YANN COLLET | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 2 | CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL ST JOACHIM · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE LOIRE- ATLANTIQUE ET DU CENTRE OUEST | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 4 | TERRE DE COULEURS · LS COIFF · A STYLISH MAN | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | L'AUBERGE DU PARC | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 3,960 (2012) → 4,112 (2023): 3.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 3,994 (1990) → 4,112 (2023): 3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,172, of which 5.7 % second homes and 8.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Joachim): 0 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Joachim): 0 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Joachim): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Crossac): 4 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Joachim): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 10 days a year at or above 30 °C and 26 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the SAINT-JOACHIM_SAE weather station, 0.6 km away at 3 m; the village itself is at 5 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ST NAZAIRE-MONTOIR, 8.4 km away at 3 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 838 mm of rain a year, spread over 123 days — about 6.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at SAINT-JOACHIM_SAE, 0.6 km away at 3 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44168/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44168/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44168/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44168/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 44168
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 44050
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rang-du-Fliers | 62 | 439 km NE | 4,297 | 53.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Locmiquélic | 56 | 94 km NW | 4,093 | 47.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Avermes | 03 | 427 km E | 4,074 | 50.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 55 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Destrousse | 13 | 754 km SE | 4,133 | 60.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Brives-Charensac | 43 | 538 km SE | 4,244 | 55.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 38 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montarnaud | 34 | 619 km SE | 4,208 | 48.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 81 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locmiquélic | 56 | 94 km NW | 4,093 | 47.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Avermes | 03 | 427 km E | 4,074 | 50.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 55 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rang-du-Fliers | 62 | 439 km NE | 4,297 | 53.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Brives-Charensac | 43 | 538 km SE | 4,244 | 55.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 38 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montarnaud | 34 | 619 km SE | 4,208 | 48.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 81 % · humidity 64 % |
| La Destrousse | 13 | 754 km SE | 4,133 | 60.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · 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 Saint-Joachim'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gondecourt | 59 | 516 km NE | 4,148 | 40.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Buchelay | 78 | 338 km NE | 3,360 | 57.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Pellerin | 44 | 39 km SE | 5,319 | 51.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bauvin | 59 | 510 km NE | 5,249 | 39.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lacroix-Saint-Ouen | 60 | 429 km NE | 5,415 | 54.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Quévert | 22 | 121 km N | 3,955 | 57.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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