Commequiers
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 46/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 35 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Commequiers (INSEE 85071) is in Vendée (85), part of CA du Pays de Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie. Population 3,735 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/85071-commequiers
Vitality score
Vitality score 46/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 35 % of the 5,963 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 | 0.52 | 20 | 10.47 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.43 | 10 | 4.27 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.84 | 5 | 4.21 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE ABILLARD · O'PAIN CROUSTI). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (SODIAL). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (LES DELICES DE L'OCEAN). [3,4]
7 × Restaurant (LE 220 · LA MARINGOTTE · CREP ESCALE · PANDA · L'AUROCHS SIDOLE & CO). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LA BRASSERIE DU GOLF). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE ROBERT DOISNEAU · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT PIERRE). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (DIANA IANCULOVICI, MÉDECIN · FLORIN BENE, MÉDECIN · ANCA BENE, MÉDECIN · MIHAELA-FLORINA PIRTEA-SERB, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE COMMEQUIERS). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (COMMEQUIERS RP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE LE VENT DES LIVRES). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
1 × Bank (CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (S'CREATION · LE MIROIR). [3,4]
2 × Campsite (CAMPING LA VIE · CAMPING LE TREFLE A 4 FEUILLES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Pharmacy.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE ABILLARD · O'PAIN CROUSTI | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | SODIAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | LES DELICES DE L'OCEAN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 7 | LE 220 · LA MARINGOTTE · CREP ESCALE · PANDA · L'AUROCHS SIDOLE & CO | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LA BRASSERIE DU GOLF | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE ROBERT DOISNEAU · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT PIERRE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | DIANA IANCULOVICI, MÉDECIN · FLORIN BENE, MÉDECIN · ANCA BENE, MÉDECIN · MIHAELA-FLORINA PIRTEA-SERB, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE COMMEQUIERS | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | COMMEQUIERS RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE LE VENT DES LIVRES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 3 | S'CREATION · LE MIROIR | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [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 LA VIE · CAMPING LE TREFLE A 4 FEUILLES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 3,152 (2012) → 3,735 (2023): 18.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 2,053 (1990) → 3,735 (2023): 81.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,920, of which 7.9 % second homes and 6.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Commequiers): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Commequiers): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Commequiers): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Soullans): 6.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Commequiers): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 8 days a year at or above 30 °C and 24 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LE PERRIER weather station, 14.4 km away at 2 m; the village itself is at 18 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LE PERRIER, 14.4 km away at 2 m, over 21 summers. [10]
An average of 832 mm of rain a year, spread over 125 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at SAINT GILLES CR, 9.8 km away at 17 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85071/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85071/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85071/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85071/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 85071
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 85284
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sulniac | 56 | 116 km NW | 3,852 | 40.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Laurent-d'Aigouze | 30 | 587 km SE | 3,690 | 45.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 97 % · humidity 0 % |
| Pleyben | 29 | 229 km NW | 3,692 | 46.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Éperlecques | 62 | 536 km NE | 3,737 | 44.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 74 % |
| Hasnon | 59 | 560 km NE | 3,849 | 44.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 70 % · humidity 86 % |
| Hussigny-Godbrange | 54 | 647 km NE | 3,912 | 44.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 51 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sulniac | 56 | 116 km NW | 3,852 | 40.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pleyben | 29 | 229 km NW | 3,692 | 46.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Éperlecques | 62 | 536 km NE | 3,737 | 44.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 74 % |
| Hasnon | 59 | 560 km NE | 3,849 | 44.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 70 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Laurent-d'Aigouze | 30 | 587 km SE | 3,690 | 45.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 97 % · humidity 0 % |
| Hussigny-Godbrange | 54 | 647 km NE | 3,912 | 44.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 51 % |
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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 Commequiers'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleyben | 29 | 229 km NW | 3,692 | 46.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pluguffan | 29 | 222 km NW | 4,223 | 46.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Merlevenez | 56 | 151 km NW | 3,174 | 47.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Port-Saint-Père | 44 | 42 km N | 3,059 | 45.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gourin | 56 | 203 km NW | 3,960 | 50 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rieux | 56 | 95 km N | 2,856 | 52.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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