Bretignolles-sur-Mer
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 59.7/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 77 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bretignolles-sur-Mer (INSEE 85035) is in Vendée (85), part of CA du Pays de Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie. Population 5,344 (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/85035-bretignolles-sur-mer
Vitality score
Vitality score 59.7/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Bakery (boulangerie)).
Better served than 77 % of the 4,406 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 | 0.43 | 25 | 10.64 |
| Social | 0.95 | 20 | 18.94 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.61 | 10 | 6.1 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| 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]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE BERRE ANTHONY · BROCHET M.A.J · C1K). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (LE BOEUF D' ANTAN). [3,4]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (VIVAL · CHEZ GWEN EPICERIE · SITE DES SAVEURS). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (SOBREDIS). [3,4]
2 × Fishmonger (LES VIVIERS DE LA CORNICHE · POISSONNERIE D'ALEX). [3,4]
29 × Restaurant (LA COUSCOUSSERIE · LES 3 V · LES OSSELINS · LA CANTOCHE · L'ESCALE DES DUNES). [3,4]
9 × Café / bar (LE CALUMET · LA MAISON DU PECHEUR · LE CERCLE · LE P'TIT MOUSSE · BAR CHEZ GAEL). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE BENJAMIN RABIER · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE DAME). [3]
7 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JEAN-YVES CHABAUD, MÉDECIN · FLORENCE GUILMAND-MERIEAU, MÉDECIN · HÉLÈNE BELLANGER-URBANCZYK, MÉDECIN · ALEXANDRE ALCOUFFE, MÉDECIN · VICHARAC SO, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE COURDENT PENAUD · PHARMACIE DU CLOCHER). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE BRETIGNOLLES-SUR-MER). [3]
1 × Cinema (LE FIEF). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE OMNISPORTS). [3]
5 × Swimming pool (PLAGE DE LA PAREE · PLAGE DU MARAIS GIRAUD · PLAGE DES DUNES · PLAGE DE LA SAUZAIE · PLAGE DE LA NORMANDELIERE). [3]
4 × Bank (CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE BRETAGNE - PAYS DE LOIRE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL ATLANTIQUE VENDEE · CAISSE CREDIT MUT BRETIGNOLLES SUR MER). [3]
12 × Hairdresser (LE FAUTEUIL DE SARAH · NOUVEL'HAIR · LE SALON DE COIFFURE MANO). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (HÔTELLERIE LES BRISANTS). [3,4]
10 × Campsite (CAMPING LES DUNES · CAMPING LA MOTINE · CAMPING LES GATINELLES · CAMPING LES MARSOUINS · CAMPING LA TRÉVILLIÈRE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Fishmonger, 14 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | LE BERRE ANTHONY · BROCHET M.A.J · C1K | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | LE BOEUF D' ANTAN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | VIVAL · CHEZ GWEN EPICERIE · SITE DES SAVEURS | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | SOBREDIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 2 | LES VIVIERS DE LA CORNICHE · POISSONNERIE D'ALEX | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 29 | LA COUSCOUSSERIE · LES 3 V · LES OSSELINS · LA CANTOCHE · L'ESCALE DES DUNES | INSEE BPE 29 / INSEE SIRENE 54 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 9 | LE CALUMET · LA MAISON DU PECHEUR · LE CERCLE · LE P'TIT MOUSSE · BAR CHEZ GAEL | INSEE SIRENE 9 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE BENJAMIN RABIER · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE DAME | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 7 | JEAN-YVES CHABAUD, MÉDECIN · FLORENCE GUILMAND-MERIEAU, MÉDECIN · HÉLÈNE BELLANGER-URBANCZYK, MÉDECIN · ALEXANDRE ALCOUFFE, MÉDECIN · VICHARAC SO, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE COURDENT PENAUD · PHARMACIE DU CLOCHER | INSEE BPE 2 / 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 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE BRETIGNOLLES-SUR-MER | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LE FIEF | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE OMNISPORTS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 5 | PLAGE DE LA PAREE · PLAGE DU MARAIS GIRAUD · PLAGE DES DUNES · PLAGE DE LA SAUZAIE · PLAGE DE LA NORMANDELIERE | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Bank | 4 | CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE BRETAGNE - PAYS DE LOIRE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL ATLANTIQUE VENDEE · CAISSE CREDIT MUT BRETIGNOLLES SUR MER | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 12 | LE FAUTEUIL DE SARAH · NOUVEL'HAIR · LE SALON DE COIFFURE MANO | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | HÔTELLERIE LES BRISANTS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 10 | CAMPING LES DUNES · CAMPING LA MOTINE · CAMPING LES GATINELLES · CAMPING LES MARSOUINS · CAMPING LA TRÉVILLIÈRE | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 4,256 (2012) → 5,344 (2023): 25.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 2,165 (1990) → 5,344 (2023): 146.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 8,320, of which 64.8 % second homes and 1.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bretignolles-sur-Mer): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Bretignolles-sur-Mer): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Bretignolles-sur-Mer): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Bretignolles-sur-Mer): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Bretignolles-sur-Mer): 0.9 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 25 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the LA MOTHE ACHARD weather station, 17.1 km away at 58 m; the village itself is at 15 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at CHATEAU-D'OLONNE, 19.5 km away at 27 m, over 21 summers. [9]
An average of 832 mm of rain a year, spread over 125 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at SAINT GILLES CR, 8.2 km away at 17 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Bakery (boulangerie)
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85035/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85035/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85035/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85035/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 85035
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quiberon | 56 | 135 km NW | 4,876 | 61.4 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 76 % |
| Lacanau | 33 | 193 km S | 5,739 | 68.6 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 99 % · humidity 71 % |
| Neufchâtel-Hardelot | 62 | 513 km NE | 4,115 | 56.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Carnac | 56 | 141 km NW | 4,194 | 61.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 97 % |
| L'Île-d'Yeu | 85 | 39 km W | 4,883 | 55.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Tremblade | 17 | 110 km SE | 4,650 | 62.6 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 81 % · humidity 50 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L'Île-d'Yeu | 85 | 39 km W | 4,883 | 55.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Tremblade | 17 | 110 km SE | 4,650 | 62.6 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 81 % · humidity 50 % |
| Quiberon | 56 | 135 km NW | 4,876 | 61.4 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 76 % |
| Carnac | 56 | 141 km NW | 4,194 | 61.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 97 % |
| Lacanau | 33 | 193 km S | 5,739 | 68.6 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 99 % · humidity 71 % |
| Neufchâtel-Hardelot | 62 | 513 km NE | 4,115 | 56.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Bretignolles-sur-Mer'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Plaine-sur-Mer | 44 | 62 km NW | 4,760 | 49.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Monts | 85 | 24 km NW | 8,868 | 73.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Jard-sur-Mer | 85 | 32 km SE | 3,235 | 62.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Notre-Dame-de-Monts | 85 | 31 km NW | 2,420 | 67.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Brem-sur-Mer | 85 | 3.2 km SE | 2,993 | 64 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villeneuve-en-Retz | 44 | 47 km N | 5,120 | 61.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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