La Garnache
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 50.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 43 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Garnache (INSEE 85096) is in Vendée (85), part of CC Challans-Gois Communauté. Population 5,515 (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/85096-la-garnache
Vitality score
Vitality score 50.9/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 43 % of the 4,271 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 | 0.28 | 25 | 6.97 |
| Social | 0.55 | 20 | 11.07 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.31 | 10 | 3.07 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.75 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (GRAINES DES DELICES · L'AMI DU PAIN). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (GUERIN PERE & FILS). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (GARIENA). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (U EXPRESS). [3,4]
5 × Restaurant (LE PETIT SAINT THOMAS · TAJ · FAMILY PIZ' · FRECHON · CASA DI PIZZA). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JAN ET JOEL MARTEL). [3]
4 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ASTER HOTTONIE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE JAN ET JOEL MARTEL · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE DAME DE LA SOURCE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ECOLE DE LA TRANSITION). [3]
1 × Collège (ECOLE SECONDAIRE PRIVEE ECOLE DE LA TRANSITION). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ISABELLE LEHY, MÉDECIN · LUCILE GACHIGNARD, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA GARNACHE AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE LA GARNACHE LE PLAISIR DE LIRE). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (NOUVEAU COMPLEXE SPORTIF · COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
2 × Bank (CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL ATLANTIQUE VENDEE). [3]
9 × Hairdresser (SONIA COIFFURE A DOMICILE · CL COIFF COULEURS · SG CREATION · DP COIFFURE · LES CISEAUX DE LUCIE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (HÔTEL LE GARNACHOIS). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | GRAINES DES DELICES · L'AMI DU PAIN | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | GUERIN PERE & FILS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | GARIENA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | U EXPRESS | 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 | 5 | LE PETIT SAINT THOMAS · TAJ · FAMILY PIZ' · FRECHON · CASA DI PIZZA | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JAN ET JOEL MARTEL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 4 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ASTER HOTTONIE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE JAN ET JOEL MARTEL · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE DAME DE LA SOURCE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ECOLE DE LA TRANSITION | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | ECOLE SECONDAIRE PRIVEE ECOLE DE LA TRANSITION | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | ISABELLE LEHY, MÉDECIN · LUCILE GACHIGNARD, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | 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 | LA GARNACHE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE LA GARNACHE LE PLAISIR DE LIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | NOUVEAU COMPLEXE SPORTIF · COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 2 | CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL ATLANTIQUE VENDEE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 9 | SONIA COIFFURE A DOMICILE · CL COIFF COULEURS · SG CREATION · DP COIFFURE · LES CISEAUX DE LUCIE | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | HÔTEL LE GARNACHOIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Wednesday 8h30 à 12h30 Place de la Mairie. [5]
Trajectory
Population 4,630 (2012) → 5,515 (2023): 19.1 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 3,379 (1990) → 5,515 (2023): 63.2 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,635, of which 2.5 % second homes and 6.9 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Garnache): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (La Garnache): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (La Garnache): 0.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Challans): 5.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (La Garnache): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
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. [11]
Measured at the LE PERRIER weather station, 14.8 km away at 2 m; the village itself is at 30 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at LE PERRIER, 14.8 km away at 2 m, over 21 summers. [11]
An average of 873 mm of rain a year, spread over 129 days — about 6.8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST CHRISTOPHE, 9.1 km away at 62 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85096/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— http://www.lagarnache.fr/fr/information/114637/les-marches— “Le marché a lieu chaque mercredi matin sur la Place de la Mairie de 8h30 à 12h30.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85096/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85096/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85096/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 85096
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 85047
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Roque-d'Anthéron | 13 | 660 km SE | 5,459 | 59.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vic-le-Comte | 63 | 414 km E | 5,396 | 57.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 54 % · humidity 79 % |
| Gannat | 03 | 395 km E | 5,610 | 63.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 66 % · humidity 86 % |
| Châtillon-sur-Seine | 21 | 494 km E | 5,443 | 62.4 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 36 % · humidity 86 % |
| Neuville-de-Poitou | 86 | 160 km E | 5,513 | 59.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Parigné-l'Évêque | 72 | 202 km NE | 5,358 | 42.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 76 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuville-de-Poitou | 86 | 160 km E | 5,513 | 59.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Parigné-l'Évêque | 72 | 202 km NE | 5,358 | 42.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 76 % · humidity 86 % |
| Gannat | 03 | 395 km E | 5,610 | 63.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 66 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vic-le-Comte | 63 | 414 km E | 5,396 | 57.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 54 % · humidity 79 % |
| Châtillon-sur-Seine | 21 | 494 km E | 5,443 | 62.4 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 36 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Roque-d'Anthéron | 13 | 660 km SE | 5,459 | 59.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 La Garnache'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pouzauges | 85 | 77 km E | 5,668 | 52.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Laillé | 35 | 121 km N | 5,225 | 53.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Maen Roch | 35 | 173 km N | 5,088 | 61.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Briec | 29 | 212 km NW | 5,816 | 56.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Aÿ-Champagne | 51 | 496 km NE | 5,103 | 59.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bricquebec-en-Cotentin | 50 | 287 km N | 5,893 | 57.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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