Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 66.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 88 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu (INSEE 44188) is in Loire-Atlantique (44), part of CC Grand Lieu Communauté. Population 9,400 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 66.4/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 88 % of the 2,615 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 | 0.54 | 25 | 13.62 |
| Social | 0.74 | 20 | 14.89 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.67 | 10 | 6.72 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.83 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
5 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA CAROLINGIENNE · LA P'TITE DOUCEUR · PL@NET' MACARONS · F.J ROBIN). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE PHILIBERTINE · LA FERME DU PORC DU LAC). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (COCCINELLE EXPRESS). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (LIDL · PHILDIS). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (L'ATELIER DES CRIEES). [3,4]
13 × Restaurant (CAFE DES VOYAGEURS · LE TEMPO · LA CASAMANCE · J.L.T.T). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (BAR L ABBATIALE · B'MOUSSE · LIQUIDE). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JEAN ROSTAND). [3]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN ROSTAND · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JACQUELINE AURIOL · ECOLE NOTRE DAME DE LA CLARTE DDEC). [3]
3 × Collège (COLLEGE CONDORCET · COLLEGE JULIE-VICTOIRE DAUBIE · COLLEGE PRIVE LAMORICIERE). [3]
12 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CORINNE COLLET, MÉDECIN · MARIE VESNITCH, MÉDECIN · JEAN-MARC LELOUP, MÉDECIN · AURELIE GROSJEAN, MÉDECIN · FRANCOIS RETAILLEAU, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE RETAILLEAU DAVID · SELAS PHARMACIE DU LAC). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE ANDRE MALRAUX). [3]
1 × Cinema (CINE PHIL). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF DES CHEVRETS · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DES GRENAIS). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (PARC DE LOISIRS DE LA BOULOGNE). [3]
5 × Bank (AGENCE SAINT PHILBERT DE GRAND LIEU · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL ATLANTIQUE VENDEE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE GRAND LIEU ET LOGNE · BANQUE POPULAIRE GRAND OUEST · PR EMPLOI PERS CCM ST PHILBERT GRANDLIEU). [3]
7 × Hairdresser (CHANTREAU COIFFURE · CARRE D'AS · ST PHILBERT COIFF · IL O SOIN). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
2 × Hotel (HOTEL LA BOSSELLE · CHATEAU DES MARAIS). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LES RIVES DE GRAND LIEU). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 3 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 5 | LA CAROLINGIENNE · LA P'TITE DOUCEUR · PL@NET' MACARONS · F.J ROBIN | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | BOUCHERIE PHILIBERTINE · LA FERME DU PORC DU LAC | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | COCCINELLE EXPRESS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | LIDL · PHILDIS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | L'ATELIER DES CRIEES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 13 | CAFE DES VOYAGEURS · LE TEMPO · LA CASAMANCE · J.L.T.T | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 16 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | BAR L ABBATIALE · B'MOUSSE · LIQUIDE | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JEAN ROSTAND | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN ROSTAND · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JACQUELINE AURIOL · ECOLE NOTRE DAME DE LA CLARTE DDEC | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 3 | COLLEGE CONDORCET · COLLEGE JULIE-VICTOIRE DAUBIE · COLLEGE PRIVE LAMORICIERE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 12 | CORINNE COLLET, MÉDECIN · MARIE VESNITCH, MÉDECIN · JEAN-MARC LELOUP, MÉDECIN · AURELIE GROSJEAN, MÉDECIN · FRANCOIS RETAILLEAU, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 12 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE RETAILLEAU DAVID · SELAS PHARMACIE DU LAC | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [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 ANDRE MALRAUX | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | CINE PHIL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF DES CHEVRETS · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DES GRENAIS | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 1 | PARC DE LOISIRS DE LA BOULOGNE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 5 | AGENCE SAINT PHILBERT DE GRAND LIEU · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL ATLANTIQUE VENDEE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE GRAND LIEU ET LOGNE · BANQUE POPULAIRE GRAND OUEST · PR EMPLOI PERS CCM ST PHILBERT GRANDLIEU | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 7 | CHANTREAU COIFFURE · CARRE D'AS · ST PHILBERT COIFF · IL O SOIN | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 2 | HOTEL LA BOSSELLE · CHATEAU DES MARAIS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING LES RIVES DE GRAND LIEU | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 8,434 (2012) → 9,400 (2023): 11.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 5,159 (1990) → 9,400 (2023): 82.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 4,107, of which 1.7 % second homes and 4.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu): 0.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 11 days a year at or above 30 °C and 33 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the ST-MEME-LE-TENU weather station, 11.2 km away at 4 m; the village itself is at 6 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at ST-MEME-LE-TENU, 11.2 km away at 4 m, over 21 summers. [9]
An average of 908 mm of rain a year, spread over 127 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at ST-PHILBERT, 1.2 km away at 18 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
What property sold for
471 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 260,000 € — 2,536 € per m² of built surface. [10]
20 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 177,500 € — 2,790 € per m². [10]
The median across Loire-Atlantique is 2,768 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. [10]
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 — 44188/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44188/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44188/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44188/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 44188
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nort-sur-Erdre | 44 | 46 km N | 9,570 | 64.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ergué-Gabéric | 29 | 208 km NW | 8,606 | 63.9 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chantonnay | 85 | 60 km SE | 8,557 | 63.1 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mézidon Vallée d'Auge | 14 | 255 km NE | 9,766 | 74 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Brissac Loire Aubance | 49 | 97 km E | 10,878 | 60.9 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Questembert | 56 | 92 km NW | 8,133 | 70 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nort-sur-Erdre | 44 | 46 km N | 9,570 | 64.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chantonnay | 85 | 60 km SE | 8,557 | 63.1 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Questembert | 56 | 92 km NW | 8,133 | 70 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Brissac Loire Aubance | 49 | 97 km E | 10,878 | 60.9 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ergué-Gabéric | 29 | 208 km NW | 8,606 | 63.9 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mézidon Vallée d'Auge | 14 | 255 km NE | 9,766 | 74 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 78 % · 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-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nort-sur-Erdre | 44 | 46 km N | 9,570 | 64.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Questembert | 56 | 92 km NW | 8,133 | 70 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rosporden | 29 | 194 km NW | 7,550 | 61.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Guichen | 35 | 104 km N | 9,412 | 74.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montauban-de-Bretagne | 35 | 133 km N | 6,597 | 66.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chalonnes-sur-Loire | 49 | 75 km NE | 6,659 | 62.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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