Saint-Nazaire
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 56.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 82 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Nazaire (INSEE 66186) is in Pyrénées-Orientales (66), part of CU Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole. Population 2,779 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/66186-saint-nazaire
Vitality score
Vitality score 56.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 82 % of the 7,609 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 | 0.39 | 25 | 9.84 |
| Social | 0.68 | 20 | 13.63 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.59 | 10 | 5.85 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.86 | 10 | 8.57 |
| Housing mix | 0.83 | 5 | 4.17 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SASU MAISON MONTIEL). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (CHEZ VERMOND TRAITEUR). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LHERAULT). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR EXPRESS). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (LA PESCADERIA). [3,4]
7 × Restaurant (PIZZ'AVENUE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (BRASSERIE MER ET SOLEIL). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LES MOUETTES). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE CHARLES RENOUVIER). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (FREDERIC PENIT, MÉDECIN · CLAUDIO TANO, MÉDECIN · PASCALE GIGNOUX-MATEJKA, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE CAP SUD). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE HENRI TANYÈRES). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (LA HALLE DES SPORTS DU LEVANT). [3]
2 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
2 × Campsite (CAMPING AGUA DULCE 2 · CAMPING LES FLAMANTS ROSES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | SASU MAISON MONTIEL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | CHEZ VERMOND TRAITEUR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | LHERAULT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | CARREFOUR EXPRESS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | LA PESCADERIA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 7 | PIZZ'AVENUE | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | BRASSERIE MER ET SOLEIL | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LES MOUETTES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE CHARLES RENOUVIER | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | FREDERIC PENIT, MÉDECIN · CLAUDIO TANO, MÉDECIN · PASCALE GIGNOUX-MATEJKA, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE CAP SUD | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 HENRI TANYÈRES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | LA HALLE DES SPORTS DU LEVANT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 2 | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 2 | CAMPING AGUA DULCE 2 · CAMPING LES FLAMANTS ROSES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 2,543 (2012) → 2,779 (2023): 9.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 2,048 (1990) → 2,779 (2023): 35.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,392, of which 8.3 % second homes and 1.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Nazaire): 0.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Nazaire): 0.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Nazaire): 0.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Nazaire): 0.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Nazaire): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 26 days a year at or above 30 °C and 14 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the TORREILLES weather station, 9.6 km away at 7 m; the village itself is at 13 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 20 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at TORREILLES, 9.6 km away at 7 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 611 mm of rain a year, spread over 57 days — about 10.7 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at CANET-EN-ROUSSILLON, 2.1 km away at 16 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66186/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66186/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66186/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 66186/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 66186
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Cheylard | 07 | 274 km NE | 2,803 | 65.4 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 45 % · humidity 0 % |
| Chabris | 36 | 521 km N | 2,740 | 60.8 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 50 % · humidity 0 % |
| Fraize | 88 | 688 km NE | 2,843 | 59.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Jouan-des-Guérets | 35 | 764 km NW | 2,847 | 67.6 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 92 % · humidity 0 % |
| Thiviers | 24 | 347 km NW | 2,876 | 60.4 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 78 % · humidity 0 % |
| Bourg-Argental | 42 | 318 km NE | 2,886 | 67.3 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 32 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Cheylard | 07 | 274 km NE | 2,803 | 65.4 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 45 % · humidity 0 % |
| Bourg-Argental | 42 | 318 km NE | 2,886 | 67.3 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 32 % · humidity 0 % |
| Thiviers | 24 | 347 km NW | 2,876 | 60.4 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 78 % · humidity 0 % |
| Chabris | 36 | 521 km N | 2,740 | 60.8 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 50 % · humidity 0 % |
| Fraize | 88 | 688 km NE | 2,843 | 59.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Jouan-des-Guérets | 35 | 764 km NW | 2,847 | 67.6 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 92 % · humidity 0 % |
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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-Nazaire'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vescovato | 2B | 528 km E | 3,406 | 57.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villelongue-de-la-Salanque | 66 | 6.5 km N | 3,335 | 40.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Salses-le-Château | 66 | 19 km N | 3,965 | 50.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Martin-de-Seignanx | 40 | 368 km W | 6,238 | 56.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bénesse-Maremne | 40 | 369 km W | 3,780 | 48.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainte-Marie-la-Mer | 66 | 6.9 km N | 4,952 | 57.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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