La Guérinière
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 43.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 62 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Guérinière (INSEE 85106) is in Vendée (85), part of CC de l'Ile de Noirmoutier. Population 1,377 (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/85106-la-gueriniere
Vitality score
Vitality score 43.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 62 % of the 12,218 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 | 0.26 | 25 | 6.47 |
| Social | 0.78 | 20 | 15.5 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.2 | 10 | 1.97 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.48 | 10 | 4.82 |
| 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 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SPAR · BIOCOOP). [4,3]
1 × Supermarket (BURYCOISE). [4,3]
1 × Fishmonger (LA GODAILLE). [4,3]
5 × Restaurant (CHEZ PATACOL · FRAICHEUR DE L'ILE · BY ANGELINA · L'ABREWOIR). [4,3]
2 × Café / bar (LE CHARLES EMILE). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE PIERRE LOTI · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE DAME). [4]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA GUERINIERE). [4,3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA GUERINIERE AP). [4]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE LA GUÉRINIÈRE). [4]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE DE SPORTS). [4]
1 × Swimming pool (PLAGES). [4]
3 × Hairdresser (LITTORAL. COIFFURE · HAIR'FEST). [4,3]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [4]
2 × Hotel (HÔTEL LES DUNES · HÔTEL PUNTA LARA). [4,3]
2 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL DE LA COURT · CAMPING LE CARAVAN'ILE). [4,3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Pharmacy.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | SPAR · BIOCOOP | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,3] |
| Supermarket | 1 | BURYCOISE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,3] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | LA GODAILLE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,3] |
| Restaurant | 5 | CHEZ PATACOL · FRAICHEUR DE L'ILE · BY ANGELINA · L'ABREWOIR | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [4,3] |
| Café / bar | 2 | LE CHARLES EMILE | INSEE SIRENE 2 [3] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE PIERRE LOTI · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE DAME | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE LA GUERINIERE | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4,3] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA GUERINIERE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE LA GUÉRINIÈRE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLE DE SPORTS | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Swimming pool | 1 | PLAGES | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 3 | LITTORAL. COIFFURE · HAIR'FEST | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [4,3] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] |
| Hotel | 2 | HÔTEL LES DUNES · HÔTEL PUNTA LARA | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,3] |
| Campsite | 2 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL DE LA COURT · CAMPING LE CARAVAN'ILE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [4,3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 1,430 (2012) → 1,377 (2023): -3.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,402 (1990) → 1,377 (2023): -1.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,843, of which 73.3 % second homes and 0.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (L'Épine): 2.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (La Guérinière): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (L'Épine): 2.6 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (L'Épine): 2.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (La Guérinière): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 7 days a year at or above 30 °C and 8 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the NOIRMOUTIER EN weather station, 4.5 km away at 3 m; the village itself is at 3 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at NOIRMOUTIER EN, 4.5 km away at 3 m, over 22 summers. [10]
An average of 779 mm of rain a year, spread over 119 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LA GUERINIERE, 1.2 km away at 2 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 — 85106/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85106/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85106/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85106/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 85083
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 85106
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort-Mahon-Plage | 80 | 468 km NE | 1,363 | 60.5 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ault | 80 | 441 km NE | 1,346 | 47.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 72 % · humidity 79 % |
| La Couarde-sur-Mer | 17 | 106 km SE | 1,112 | 53.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 50 % |
| Conca | 2A | 1,087 km SE | 1,175 | 47.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 91 % · humidity 0 % |
| Praz-sur-Arly | 74 | 686 km E | 1,311 | 63.1 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
| Les Contamines-Montjoie | 74 | 698 km E | 1,109 | 59.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Couarde-sur-Mer | 17 | 106 km SE | 1,112 | 53.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 50 % |
| Ault | 80 | 441 km NE | 1,346 | 47.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 72 % · humidity 79 % |
| Fort-Mahon-Plage | 80 | 468 km NE | 1,363 | 60.5 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Praz-sur-Arly | 74 | 686 km E | 1,311 | 63.1 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
| Les Contamines-Montjoie | 74 | 698 km E | 1,109 | 59.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
| Conca | 2A | 1,087 km SE | 1,175 | 47.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 91 % · 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 La Guérinière'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L'Épine | 85 | 2.8 km NW | 1,636 | 51.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Grandcamp-Maisy | 14 | 283 km N | 1,522 | 46.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Barbâtre | 85 | 4.8 km SE | 1,824 | 49.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Jard-sur-Mer | 85 | 79 km SE | 3,235 | 62.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rivedoux-Plage | 17 | 116 km SE | 2,483 | 65.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Groix | 56 | 119 km NW | 2,310 | 60.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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