Saint-Michel-Chef-Chef
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 53.6/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 54 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Michel-Chef-Chef (INSEE 44182) is in Loire-Atlantique (44), part of CA Pornic Agglo Pays de Retz. Population 5,714 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 53.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Bakery (boulangerie)).
Better served than 54 % of the 4,119 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 | 0.92 | 20 | 18.46 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.47 | 10 | 4.67 |
| Public & culture | 0.31 | 5 | 1.54 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| 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]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (L'ARBRE A PAINS). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (LES ARTISANS DU GOUT). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LE GARDE MANGER). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (SOCIETE JADE DISTRIBUTION SOJADIS). [3]
16 × Restaurant (GRAIN DE SUCRE · HBC · L'ODYSSEE · GANG OF PIZZA · L'ALPLAYA). [3,4]
8 × Café / bar (LE TROTTEUR · LE SQUARE · LA CARAVELLE · ALOHA · PONDOK STUDIO). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DE L'HORIZON · ECOLE MIXTE STE BERNADETTE DDEC). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PAULINE TROUDET, MÉDECIN · PAULINE CHARBONNIER, MÉDECIN · LUDIVINE FETIVEAU, MÉDECIN · LAURENE BIDEAU-KERAVEC, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE LEHARLE, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE L'EGLISE). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (THARON PLAGE LPR RP · ST MICHEL CHEF CHEF RP). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE LES LETTRES DE MON MOULIN). [3]
1 × Cinema (SALLE ST MICHEL). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE DE LA VIAUDERIE). [3]
2 × Swimming pool (THARON PLAGE · PLAGE DE GOHAUD). [3]
9 × Hairdresser (DIMINU TIFS · CORINNE · L'EFFET M'HAIR). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (HÔTEL DE BRETAGNE). [3]
8 × Campsite (CAMPING LA LANDE MALBRAIS · CAMPING LE THAR-COR · CAMPING BEL ESSOR · CAMPING INSOLITE LE HAUT VILLAGE · CAMPING LA RIVIERA). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 3 × 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 4 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | LES ARTISANS DU GOUT | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | LE GARDE MANGER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | SOCIETE JADE DISTRIBUTION SOJADIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 16 | GRAIN DE SUCRE · HBC · L'ODYSSEE · GANG OF PIZZA · L'ALPLAYA | INSEE BPE 16 / INSEE SIRENE 25 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 8 | LE TROTTEUR · LE SQUARE · LA CARAVELLE · ALOHA · PONDOK STUDIO | INSEE SIRENE 8 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DE L'HORIZON · ECOLE MIXTE STE BERNADETTE DDEC | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | PAULINE TROUDET, MÉDECIN · PAULINE CHARBONNIER, MÉDECIN · LUDIVINE FETIVEAU, MÉDECIN · LAURENE BIDEAU-KERAVEC, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE LEHARLE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE L'EGLISE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | THARON PLAGE LPR RP · ST MICHEL CHEF CHEF RP | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MEDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE LES LETTRES DE MON MOULIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | SALLE ST MICHEL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE DE LA VIAUDERIE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 2 | THARON PLAGE · PLAGE DE GOHAUD | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 9 | DIMINU TIFS · CORINNE · L'EFFET M'HAIR | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | HÔTEL DE BRETAGNE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Campsite | 8 | CAMPING LA LANDE MALBRAIS · CAMPING LE THAR-COR · CAMPING BEL ESSOR · CAMPING INSOLITE LE HAUT VILLAGE · CAMPING LA RIVIERA | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5,6,7,8]
Trajectory
Population 4,503 (2012) → 5,714 (2023): 26.9 % over 10 years. [9,1]
Population 2,663 (1990) → 5,714 (2023): 114.6 % over 30 years. [10,1]
Dwellings (2023): 6,230, of which 51.1 % second homes and 2.8 % vacant. [11]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Michel-Chef-Chef): 2.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [12]
Food shop (Saint-Michel-Chef-Chef): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [12]
GP (Saint-Michel-Chef-Chef): 1.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [12]
Pharmacy (Saint-Michel-Chef-Chef): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [12]
Primary school (Saint-Michel-Chef-Chef): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [12]
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. [13]
Measured at the PORNIC weather station, 7.9 km away at 25 m; the village itself is at 32 m. [13]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [13]
Humidity measured at PTE DE CHEMOULIN, 12.7 km away at 14 m, over 14 summers. [13]
An average of 794 mm of rain a year, spread over 119 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [13]
Rainfall measured at ST-BREVIN-PINS, 6.4 km away at 12 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [13]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Bakery (boulangerie)
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44182/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-10— https://data.datatourisme.fr/49/254453fe-bca5-32f9-97f1-d59f119ba4c4— “Marché de Saint-Michel-Chef-Chef”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2026-09— https://data.datatourisme.fr/49/dd5934ed-0723-3eaf-8c17-a991eb1df29f— “Marché de Saint-Michel-Chef-Chef”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2026-10— https://data.datatourisme.fr/49/8c067fe6-f432-3cdb-ae4e-51f323536591— “Marché hors-saison Tharon-Plage”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2026-09— https://data.datatourisme.fr/49/00efd453-422c-3c15-bd7d-cf3b53ad0138— “Marché hors-saison Tharon-Plage”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44182/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44182/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44182/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 44182
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bray-Dunes | 59 | 550 km NE | 4,189 | 48.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bénodet | 29 | 167 km NW | 3,849 | 57.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Perros-Guirec | 22 | 206 km NW | 7,336 | 68.5 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 77 % · humidity 79 % |
| Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda | 66 | 647 km SE | 3,529 | 55.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 92 % · humidity 50 % |
| Dives-sur-Mer | 14 | 279 km NE | 5,122 | 60.9 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Honfleur | 14 | 305 km NE | 6,640 | 65.5 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bénodet | 29 | 167 km NW | 3,849 | 57.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Perros-Guirec | 22 | 206 km NW | 7,336 | 68.5 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 77 % · humidity 79 % |
| Dives-sur-Mer | 14 | 279 km NE | 5,122 | 60.9 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Honfleur | 14 | 305 km NE | 6,640 | 65.5 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bray-Dunes | 59 | 550 km NE | 4,189 | 48.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda | 66 | 647 km SE | 3,529 | 55.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 92 % · humidity 50 % |
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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-Michel-Chef-Chef'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-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie | 85 | 56 km S | 8,333 | 71.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Georges-de-Didonne | 17 | 197 km SE | 5,092 | 59.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez | 85 | 54 km S | 13,074 | 56.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vaux-sur-Mer | 17 | 190 km SE | 4,013 | 52.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bain-de-Bretagne | 35 | 81 km NE | 7,674 | 73.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saujon | 17 | 192 km SE | 7,440 | 68 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
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