Noirmoutier-en-l'Île
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 56.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 68 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Noirmoutier-en-l'Île (INSEE 85163) is in Vendée (85), part of CC de l'Ile de Noirmoutier. Population 4,505 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [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/85163-noirmoutier-en-l-ile
Vitality score
Vitality score 56.3/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 68 % of the 5,085 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 | 0.53 | 25 | 13.13 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 19.95 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.55 | 10 | 5.53 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 0.43 | 10 | 4.3 |
| 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]
7 × Bakery (boulangerie) (TESSIER TIPHAINE · MAISON GEORGES LARNICOL · DELICES ET GOURMANDISES · AU FOUR ET AU MOULIN). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (CHEVALLEREAU). [3,4]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SARL POISSON CHEZ VOUS · LE SABLE FIN · STELONI). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (LIDL · U EXPRESS). [3,4]
2 × Fishmonger (LES TADORNES · CONSERVERIE LA PERLE DES DIEUX). [3,4]
64 × Restaurant (LA FRAISERAIE · LA MAISON BLANCHE · SERN · LA ROTISSERIE DU PORT · L'AMOUR DE LA PLAGE). [3,4]
21 × Café / bar (MINI GOLF DU BOIS · GUSTAVE CAFE · LE P'TIT BAR · L'ARC EN CIEL · LE DON QUICHOTTE). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE EDOUARD RICHER · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LE ROCHER DES LUTINS). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE MOLIERE · COLLEGE PRIVE LES SORBETS). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (KARINE THOMAS, MÉDECIN · FRANCK DALMASSO, MÉDECIN · BAPTISTE ARCHAMBAUD, MÉDECIN · CHARLES-HENRI CALLIES, MÉDECIN · HALA AKKAWI, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE NOIRMOUTIER EN L'ILE). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (NOIRMOUTIER L HERBAUDIERE RP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Cinema (MIMOSA). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE MULTISPORTS LES SORBETS · GYMNASE OMNISPORT MOLIERE). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (PLAGE DES SABLEAUX). [3]
7 × Bank (CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN · CAISS LOCAL CREDI AGRIC MUT NOIRMOUTIER · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL ATLANTIQUE VENDEE · SOCIETE GENERALE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE NOIRMOUTIER). [3]
5 × Hairdresser (L.C. COIFFURE · COUTON JESSIE · ILBANE · LA COIFFEUSE · LITTORAL COIFFURE). [3,4]
13 × Hotel (LES PRATEAUX · HÔTEL SPA SAINT PAUL · HÔTEL FLEUR DE SEL · HÔTEL ÎLE Ô CHÂTEAU · LA CHAIZE). [3,4]
4 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL CLAIR MATIN · CAMPING POINTE DE L'HERBAUDIERE · CAMPING LES ROUSSIÈRES · HUTTOPIA NOIRMOUTIER). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 10 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 3 × Pharmacy, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle), Library. [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 7 | TESSIER TIPHAINE · MAISON GEORGES LARNICOL · DELICES ET GOURMANDISES · AU FOUR ET AU MOULIN | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | CHEVALLEREAU | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | SARL POISSON CHEZ VOUS · LE SABLE FIN · STELONI | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | LIDL · U EXPRESS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 2 | LES TADORNES · CONSERVERIE LA PERLE DES DIEUX | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 64 | LA FRAISERAIE · LA MAISON BLANCHE · SERN · LA ROTISSERIE DU PORT · L'AMOUR DE LA PLAGE | INSEE BPE 64 / INSEE SIRENE 88 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 21 | MINI GOLF DU BOIS · GUSTAVE CAFE · LE P'TIT BAR · L'ARC EN CIEL · LE DON QUICHOTTE | INSEE SIRENE 21 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE EDOUARD RICHER · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LE ROCHER DES LUTINS | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE MOLIERE · COLLEGE PRIVE LES SORBETS | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | KARINE THOMAS, MÉDECIN · FRANCK DALMASSO, MÉDECIN · BAPTISTE ARCHAMBAUD, MÉDECIN · CHARLES-HENRI CALLIES, MÉDECIN · HALA AKKAWI, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE DE NOIRMOUTIER EN L'ILE | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | NOIRMOUTIER L HERBAUDIERE RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 1 | MIMOSA | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | GYMNASE MULTISPORTS LES SORBETS · GYMNASE OMNISPORT MOLIERE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 1 | PLAGE DES SABLEAUX | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 7 | CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN · CAISS LOCAL CREDI AGRIC MUT NOIRMOUTIER · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL ATLANTIQUE VENDEE · SOCIETE GENERALE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE NOIRMOUTIER | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 5 | L.C. COIFFURE · COUTON JESSIE · ILBANE · LA COIFFEUSE · LITTORAL COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 13 | LES PRATEAUX · HÔTEL SPA SAINT PAUL · HÔTEL FLEUR DE SEL · HÔTEL ÎLE Ô CHÂTEAU · LA CHAIZE | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 4 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL CLAIR MATIN · CAMPING POINTE DE L'HERBAUDIERE · CAMPING LES ROUSSIÈRES · HUTTOPIA NOIRMOUTIER | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 4,547 (2012) → 4,505 (2023): -0.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 4,846 (1990) → 4,505 (2023): -7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 7,934, of which 68.7 % second homes and 1.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Noirmoutier-en-l'Île): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Noirmoutier-en-l'Île): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Noirmoutier-en-l'Île): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (L'Épine): 2.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Noirmoutier-en-l'Île): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
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, 1.1 km away at 3 m; the village itself is at 4 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at NOIRMOUTIER EN, 1.1 km away at 3 m, over 22 summers. [10]
An average of 712 mm of rain a year, spread over 114 days — about 6.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at NOIRMOUTIER EN, 1.1 km away at 3 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
606 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 435,000 € — 5,285 € per m² of built surface. [11]
96 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 158,260 € — 4,515 € per m². [11]
The median across Vendée is 2,125 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [11]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85163/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85163/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85163/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85163/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 85163
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 85083
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grimaud | 83 | 802 km SE | 4,587 | 63.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 59 % · humidity 14 % |
| Saint-Cast-le-Guildo | 22 | 181 km N | 3,371 | 51.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 97 % · humidity 79 % |
| Soulac-sur-Mer | 33 | 186 km SE | 3,100 | 57.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Erquy | 22 | 182 km N | 3,974 | 53.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 77 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Georges-d'Oléron | 17 | 133 km SE | 4,067 | 58.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 50 % |
| Zonza | 2A | 1,077 km SE | 2,989 | 74 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 85 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Georges-d'Oléron | 17 | 133 km SE | 4,067 | 58.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 50 % |
| Saint-Cast-le-Guildo | 22 | 181 km N | 3,371 | 51.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 97 % · humidity 79 % |
| Erquy | 22 | 182 km N | 3,974 | 53.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 77 % · humidity 79 % |
| Soulac-sur-Mer | 33 | 186 km SE | 3,100 | 57.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Grimaud | 83 | 802 km SE | 4,587 | 63.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 59 % · humidity 14 % |
| Zonza | 2A | 1,077 km SE | 2,989 | 74 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 85 % · humidity 71 % |
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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 Noirmoutier-en-l'Île'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piriac-sur-Mer | 44 | 48 km NW | 2,685 | 63 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gassin | 83 | 809 km SE | 2,687 | 49.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sarzeau | 56 | 71 km NW | 9,212 | 69.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Gildas-de-Rhuys | 56 | 71 km NW | 2,004 | 57.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Groix | 56 | 116 km NW | 2,310 | 60.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Jard-sur-Mer | 85 | 82 km SE | 3,235 | 62.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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