Saint-Père-en-Retz
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 49.8/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 42 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Père-en-Retz (INSEE 44187) is in Loire-Atlantique (44), part of CC du Sud Estuaire. Population 4,894 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/44187-saint-pere-en-retz
Vitality score
Vitality score 49.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 42 % of the 4,786 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 | 0.2 | 25 | 5.12 |
| Social | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.5 | 10 | 4.99 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.91 | 5 | 4.57 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE TEMPLE DU PAIN). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (MAGASIN FERMIER GOGUILLAIS · EPICERIE DU MARCHE). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (SODI 2). [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (FLORILOU · GANG OF PIZZA · BLOQUET-CAULLIER · LA BASSE COUR DE BEN ET LOLO). [3,4]
4 × Café / bar (LE PEREZIEN · L'EPOPEE · PABLO COCKTAILS). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JACQUES BREL · ECOLE STE OPPORTUNE MIXTE DDEC). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE PRIVE ST ROCH). [3]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MARINE SURGET, MÉDECIN · ISABELLE HIGEL, MÉDECIN · MARIE ORAIN, MÉDECIN · DELPHINE MONFORT, MÉDECIN · LAURENT BARREAU, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU PRIEURE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE LIVRES Y MÉDIAS). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU PARC DU GRAND FAY). [3]
3 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL ATLANTIQUE VENDEE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE SAINT PERE-PAIMBOEUF · PR EMPLOI PERSONNEL CCM ST PERE EN RETZ). [3]
5 × Hairdresser (RETZ COIFFURE · STUDIO COIFFURE · AU SALON D'AURELIE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (LE GRAND HOTEL). [3,4]
2 × Campsite (CAMPING LES PEUPLIERS · CAMPING LES MOUETTES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 3 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 2 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LE TEMPLE DU PAIN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | MAGASIN FERMIER GOGUILLAIS · EPICERIE DU MARCHE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | SODI 2 | 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 | 4 | FLORILOU · GANG OF PIZZA · BLOQUET-CAULLIER · LA BASSE COUR DE BEN ET LOLO | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 4 | LE PEREZIEN · L'EPOPEE · PABLO COCKTAILS | INSEE SIRENE 4 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JACQUES BREL · ECOLE STE OPPORTUNE MIXTE DDEC | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE PRIVE ST ROCH | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | MARINE SURGET, MÉDECIN · ISABELLE HIGEL, MÉDECIN · MARIE ORAIN, MÉDECIN · DELPHINE MONFORT, MÉDECIN · LAURENT BARREAU, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DU PRIEURE | 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 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE LIVRES Y MÉDIAS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU PARC DU GRAND FAY | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 3 | CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL ATLANTIQUE VENDEE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE SAINT PERE-PAIMBOEUF · PR EMPLOI PERSONNEL CCM ST PERE EN RETZ | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 5 | RETZ COIFFURE · STUDIO COIFFURE · AU SALON D'AURELIE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | LE GRAND HOTEL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 2 | CAMPING LES PEUPLIERS · CAMPING LES MOUETTES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day (reported, unverified): Sunday. No source says whether it is weekly or monthly. [5]
Trajectory
Population 4,197 (2012) → 4,894 (2023): 16.6 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 3,250 (1990) → 4,894 (2023): 50.6 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,328, of which 4.3 % second homes and 6 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Père-en-Retz): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Saint-Père-en-Retz): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Père-en-Retz): 0.6 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Père-en-Retz): 0.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Père-en-Retz): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
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. [10]
Measured at the PORNIC weather station, 10.2 km away at 25 m; the village itself is at 18 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ST NAZAIRE-MONTOIR, 14.5 km away at 3 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 794 mm of rain a year, spread over 119 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST-BREVIN-PINS, 8.9 km away at 12 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44187/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-10— https://data.datatourisme.fr/49/06883739-020d-3e9f-bb94-b98eb7e9ad3e— “MARCHÉ DOMINICAL DE SAINT-PÈRE-EN-RETZ.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44187/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44187/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44187/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 44187
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentré-du-Plessis | 35 | 116 km NE | 4,633 | 50.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pourrières | 83 | 734 km SE | 5,642 | 48.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 43 % · humidity 93 % |
| Salses-le-Château | 66 | 623 km SE | 3,965 | 50.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 92 % · humidity 0 % |
| Montreuil-Bellay | 49 | 143 km E | 3,746 | 50.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Côte-Saint-André | 38 | 596 km E | 4,873 | 68 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 28 % · humidity 86 % |
| Orcines | 63 | 418 km E | 3,609 | 48.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 15 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentré-du-Plessis | 35 | 116 km NE | 4,633 | 50.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montreuil-Bellay | 49 | 143 km E | 3,746 | 50.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Orcines | 63 | 418 km E | 3,609 | 48.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 15 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Côte-Saint-André | 38 | 596 km E | 4,873 | 68 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 28 % · humidity 86 % |
| Salses-le-Château | 66 | 623 km SE | 3,965 | 50.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 92 % · humidity 0 % |
| Pourrières | 83 | 734 km SE | 5,642 | 48.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 43 % · 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-Père-en-Retz'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geneston | 44 | 43 km SE | 3,685 | 48.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villeneuve-en-Retz | 44 | 20 km S | 5,120 | 61.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pipriac | 35 | 67 km N | 3,859 | 55.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nouvoitou | 35 | 100 km N | 3,911 | 42.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Léger-de-Linières | 49 | 104 km E | 3,866 | 49.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nieul-le-Dolent | 85 | 81 km SE | 2,571 | 56.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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