Les Sables-d'Olonne
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Well served 85.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 83 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Les Sables-d'Olonne (INSEE 85194) is in Vendée (85), part of CA Les Sables d'Olonne Agglomération. Population 49,603 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2019-01-01 from 2 former communes: Château-d'Olonne (85060), Olonne-sur-Mer (85166). [3]
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/85194-les-sables-d-olonne
Vitality score
Vitality score 85.7/100 — Well served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 83 % of the 458 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 | 0.93 | 25 | 23.3 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Education | 0.8 | 10 | 8.03 |
| Health | 0.87 | 10 | 8.73 |
| Public & culture | 0.46 | 5 | 2.3 |
| Population trend | 0.9 | 10 | 9.03 |
| Housing mix | 0.29 | 5 | 1.47 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
42 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE PALAIS DE LA BRIOCHE · AU MOULIN GOURMAND · LA PETITE BOULANGERIE · LA BOULANGERY). [4,5]
19 × Butcher (boucherie) (MAISON POTIER · ROTISSERIE ARAGO · SARL BILLAUD). [4,5]
18 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (L'EPICER'IDEALE · NONNA LUCIA · EPICERIE CANOPUS · L'HEURE DU MARCHE DES OLONNES · CHEZ DOM). [4,5]
12 × Supermarket (CECO ET CIE · SOCIETE SCOD · LIDL · SODILONNE · INTERMARCHE, BISTROT DU MARCHE). [4,5]
3 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (FROMAGERIE PASCAL BEILLEVAIRE · LA MAISON DU FROMAGE-LE FROMAGER · LES FROMAGES D'ESTHER). [5]
14 × Fishmonger (LA POISSONNERIE ERIAU · LA PERLE DES DIEUX · L'ARC EN CIEL DES MERS). [4,5]
188 × Restaurant (LA SAINTE EMILIENNE · LA MAREE · GRAND CAFE DE LA PLAGE · BAIE DE CAYOLA · LE PHARE). [4,5]
70 × Café / bar (LE RABELAIS · COTE REMBLAI · LE DEPART · LE RETRO · BAR DE SAUVETERRE). [5]
7 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LES NOUETTES · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE RENE MILLET · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE PIERRE MENDES FRANCE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE RENE GUY CADOU · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE CLEMENCEAU). [4]
13 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LES NOUETTES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LA PIRONNIERE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE RENE MILLET · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE MARCEL BAUSSAIS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE RENE-GUY CADOU). [4]
5 × Collège (COLLEGE PIERRE MAUGER · COLLEGE PAUL LANGEVIN · COLLEGE JEAN MONNET · COLLEGE NOTRE DAME DE BOURGENAY · COLLEGE AMIRAL MERVEILLEUX DU VIGNAUX). [4]
53 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ANNE TRELLUYER, MÉDECIN · CORINNE SAGBO-TISSERAUD, MÉDECIN · VALÉRIE LENOIR, MÉDECIN · DAVID NEAULT, MÉDECIN · AURELIEN CASSEGRAIN, MÉDECIN). [4]
11 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE YLUIM · PHARMACIE HUBERT PAUVERT · SELURL PHARMACIE HURLUPE · CASTELNAU · PHARMACIE OLONA). [4,5]
6 × Post office / agence postale (LES SABLES D OLONNE SOCIETE SCOD RP · LES SABLES D'OLONNE LA CHAUME AP · LA POSTE). [4]
4 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MICHEL-RAIMBAUD · BIBLIOTHÈQUE FLORELLE · MÉDIATHÈQUE LE GLOBE · MÉDIATHÈQUE LA JARRIE). [4]
1 × Cinema (LE GRAND PALACE). [4]
12 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF DES CHIRONS · SALLE F HUSZAR · COMPLEXE DES SAUNIERS · COLLEGE NOTRE DAME DE BOURGENAY · GYMNASE BEAUSEJOUR). [4]
7 × Swimming pool (GRANDE PLAGE DES SABLES D OLONNE · PLAGE DE SAUVETERRE · PLAGE DU GRAND VIVIER BASSIN D OMBREE · PLAGE DE TANCHET · PLAGE DES GRANGES). [4]
25 × Bank (CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN · AGENCE DE CASTELNAU · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE BRETAGNE - PAYS DE LOIRE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL ATLANTIQUE VENDEE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL D'OLONNE SUR MER). [4]
78 × Hairdresser (FABIENNE COIFFURE · ESPERANTO · FANEL · 3 R). [4,5]
10 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [4,5]
20 × Hotel (HOTEL DES EMBRUNS · ADMIRAL'S HÔTEL · HÔTEL LE CALME DES PINS · HÔTEL LE CHÊNE VERT · HÔTEL BON SOLEIL). [4,5]
15 × Campsite (CAPFUN CAMPING LA LOUBINE-SAUVETERRE · FLOWER CAMPING LE PETIT PARIS · CAMPING LE PUITS ROCHAIS · CYBELE VACANCES CAMPING LE BEL AIR · CAMPING LES FOSSES ROUGES). [4,5]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 5 × Bakery (boulangerie), 4 × Butcher (boucherie), 4 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Supermarket, 36 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 8 × Pharmacy, 8 × Hairdresser, 3 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 42 | LE PALAIS DE LA BRIOCHE · AU MOULIN GOURMAND · LA PETITE BOULANGERIE · LA BOULANGERY | INSEE BPE 42 / INSEE SIRENE 51 [4,5] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 19 | MAISON POTIER · ROTISSERIE ARAGO · SARL BILLAUD | INSEE BPE 19 / INSEE SIRENE 24 [4,5] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 18 | L'EPICER'IDEALE · NONNA LUCIA · EPICERIE CANOPUS · L'HEURE DU MARCHE DES OLONNES · CHEZ DOM | INSEE BPE 18 / INSEE SIRENE 27 [4,5] |
| Supermarket | 12 | CECO ET CIE · SOCIETE SCOD · LIDL · SODILONNE · INTERMARCHE, BISTROT DU MARCHE | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [4,5] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 3 | FROMAGERIE PASCAL BEILLEVAIRE · LA MAISON DU FROMAGE-LE FROMAGER · LES FROMAGES D'ESTHER | INSEE SIRENE 3 [5] |
| Fishmonger | 14 | LA POISSONNERIE ERIAU · LA PERLE DES DIEUX · L'ARC EN CIEL DES MERS | INSEE BPE 14 / INSEE SIRENE 17 [4,5] |
| Restaurant | 188 | LA SAINTE EMILIENNE · LA MAREE · GRAND CAFE DE LA PLAGE · BAIE DE CAYOLA · LE PHARE | INSEE BPE 188 / INSEE SIRENE 279 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 70 | LE RABELAIS · COTE REMBLAI · LE DEPART · LE RETRO · BAR DE SAUVETERRE | INSEE SIRENE 70 [5] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 7 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LES NOUETTES · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE RENE MILLET · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE PIERRE MENDES FRANCE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE RENE GUY CADOU · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE CLEMENCEAU | INSEE BPE 7 [4] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 13 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LES NOUETTES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LA PIRONNIERE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE RENE MILLET · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE MARCEL BAUSSAIS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE RENE-GUY CADOU | INSEE BPE 13 [4] |
| Collège | 5 | COLLEGE PIERRE MAUGER · COLLEGE PAUL LANGEVIN · COLLEGE JEAN MONNET · COLLEGE NOTRE DAME DE BOURGENAY · COLLEGE AMIRAL MERVEILLEUX DU VIGNAUX | INSEE BPE 5 [4] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 53 | ANNE TRELLUYER, MÉDECIN · CORINNE SAGBO-TISSERAUD, MÉDECIN · VALÉRIE LENOIR, MÉDECIN · DAVID NEAULT, MÉDECIN · AURELIEN CASSEGRAIN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 53 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 11 | PHARMACIE YLUIM · PHARMACIE HUBERT PAUVERT · SELURL PHARMACIE HURLUPE · CASTELNAU · PHARMACIE OLONA | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 21 [4,5] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 6 | LES SABLES D OLONNE SOCIETE SCOD RP · LES SABLES D'OLONNE LA CHAUME AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 6 [4] |
| Library | 4 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MICHEL-RAIMBAUD · BIBLIOTHÈQUE FLORELLE · MÉDIATHÈQUE LE GLOBE · MÉDIATHÈQUE LA JARRIE | INSEE BPE 4 [4] |
| Cinema | 1 | LE GRAND PALACE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Gym / sports hall | 12 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF DES CHIRONS · SALLE F HUSZAR · COMPLEXE DES SAUNIERS · COLLEGE NOTRE DAME DE BOURGENAY · GYMNASE BEAUSEJOUR | INSEE BPE 12 [4] |
| Swimming pool | 7 | GRANDE PLAGE DES SABLES D OLONNE · PLAGE DE SAUVETERRE · PLAGE DU GRAND VIVIER BASSIN D OMBREE · PLAGE DE TANCHET · PLAGE DES GRANGES | INSEE BPE 7 [4] |
| Bank | 25 | CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN · AGENCE DE CASTELNAU · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE BRETAGNE - PAYS DE LOIRE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL ATLANTIQUE VENDEE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL D'OLONNE SUR MER | INSEE BPE 25 [4] |
| Hairdresser | 78 | FABIENNE COIFFURE · ESPERANTO · FANEL · 3 R | INSEE BPE 78 / INSEE SIRENE 98 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 10 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Hotel | 20 | HOTEL DES EMBRUNS · ADMIRAL'S HÔTEL · HÔTEL LE CALME DES PINS · HÔTEL LE CHÊNE VERT · HÔTEL BON SOLEIL | INSEE BPE 20 / INSEE SIRENE 35 [4,5] |
| Campsite | 15 | CAPFUN CAMPING LA LOUBINE-SAUVETERRE · FLOWER CAMPING LE PETIT PARIS · CAMPING LE PUITS ROCHAIS · CYBELE VACANCES CAMPING LE BEL AIR · CAMPING LES FOSSES ROUGES | INSEE BPE 15 / INSEE SIRENE 26 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Tuesday, Sunday 8h à 13h Cours Louis Guédon, 85100 Les Sables d'Olonne. [6]
Trajectory
Population 41,738 (2012) → 49,603 (2023): 18.8 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 35,352 (1990) → 49,603 (2023): 40.3 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 43,357, of which 35.3 % second homes and 3.4 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Les Sables-d'Olonne): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Les Sables-d'Olonne): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
GP (Les Sables-d'Olonne): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Les Sables-d'Olonne): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Les Sables-d'Olonne): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 8 days a year at or above 30 °C and 18 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the CHATEAU-D'OLONNE weather station, 5 km away at 27 m; the village itself is at 4 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at CHATEAU-D'OLONNE, 5 km away at 27 m, over 21 summers. [11]
An average of 741 mm of rain a year, spread over 116 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at CHATEAU-D'OLONNE, 5 km away at 27 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. [6]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85194/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.lessablesdolonne.fr/les-marches-et-producteurs-aux-sables-dolonne-on-craque-et-on-croque-pour-eux/— “De 8h à 13h du mardi au dimanche.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85194/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85194/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85194/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 85194
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Anne | 971 | 6,395 km W | 23,973 | 69.9 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 76 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Malo | 35 | 240 km N | 47,439 | 82.9 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hyères | 83 | 728 km SE | 55,858 | 87.3 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 96 % · humidity 14 % |
| Sète | 34 | 552 km SE | 45,337 | 83.4 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 80 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saumur | 49 | 155 km NE | 26,241 | 78.3 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Moule | 971 | 6,383 km W | 23,014 | 71.7 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 76 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saumur | 49 | 155 km NE | 26,241 | 78.3 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Malo | 35 | 240 km N | 47,439 | 82.9 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sète | 34 | 552 km SE | 45,337 | 83.4 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 80 % · humidity 0 % |
| Hyères | 83 | 728 km SE | 55,858 | 87.3 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 96 % · humidity 14 % |
| Le Moule | 971 | 6,383 km W | 23,014 | 71.7 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 76 % · humidity 0 % |
| Sainte-Anne | 971 | 6,395 km W | 23,973 | 69.9 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 76 % · 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 Les Sables-d'Olonne'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Malo | 35 | 240 km N | 47,439 | 82.9 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Concarneau | 29 | 222 km NW | 20,845 | 74.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Laval | 53 | 191 km NE | 49,400 | 86.1 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Challans | 85 | 39 km N | 22,943 | 70 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cholet | 49 | 93 km NE | 54,404 | 86.4 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Nazaire | 44 | 92 km N | 74,568 | 89.1 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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