Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 71.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 98 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie (INSEE 85222) is in Vendée (85), part of CA du Pays de Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie. Population 8,333 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [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/85222-saint-gilles-croix-de-vie
Vitality score
Vitality score 71.9/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 98 % of the 2,936 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 | 0.72 | 25 | 17.94 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 19.93 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.75 | 10 | 7.48 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.82 | 10 | 8.24 |
| Housing mix | 0.02 | 5 | 0.11 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
9 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SARL PATISSERIE RENAUD · LA BOULANGERIE BLEUE · LES DELICES DE LUNA LOCA · C2JL · GEORGES). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (EN VIE DE BOUCHERIE · BOUCHERIE DU PORT). [3,4]
5 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (ALDI MARCHE HONFLEUR · BISCUITERIE DE SAINT GILLES CROIX DE VIE · CHRISTINA · GOUTEZ-MOI CA · PECHE MIGNON). [3,4]
8 × Supermarket (LIDL · ALDI MARCHE · SAINT GILLES SUD · SPAR · S.G.D). [3,4]
6 × Fishmonger (SOC FINANCIERE DES MERS SOFIMER · LA PERLE DES DIEUX · CONSERVERIE LA PERLE DES DIEUX · LES VIVIERS DE VENDEE). [3,4]
81 × Restaurant (SARL AMIAUD LE SAINT GILLES · EURL CREPERIE DES CHOUANS · LA BELLE VIE · LE RESTO DU PORT). [3,4]
20 × Café / bar (LA NOVITA · LE GALION · LE THEO SPOT · L'ARTEZEN · LE ROCHEBONNE). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE EDMOND BOCQUIER · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LES SALINES). [3]
4 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE EDMOND BOCQUIER · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LES SALINES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE CROIX · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE LA CHAPELLE). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE PIERRE GARCIE FERRANDE · COLLEGE PRIVE ST GILLES). [3]
8 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CAROLE GENTY, MÉDECIN · ISABELLE BEAUVAIS, MÉDECIN · BERTRAND CALICHIAMA, MÉDECIN · CARMEN SAVA, MÉDECIN · JEAN HILLERITEAU, MÉDECIN). [3]
4 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU MARCHE AUX HERBES · PHARMACIE DU QUAI · LA GRANDE PHARMACIE · PHARMACIE OCEANIS). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (L@ BIBLIOTHÈQUE). [3]
1 × Cinema (CINEMARINE). [3]
5 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE LA SOUDINIERE · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT GILLES CROIX DE VIE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE LA CHAPELLE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE LA VIE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU LYCEE). [3]
4 × Swimming pool (PLAGE DU BOISVINET · GRANDE PLAGE DE ST GILLES CROIX DE VIE · PLAGE DE LA PATERNE · PLAGE DE LA GARENNE). [3]
12 × Bank (CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN · CAISS LOCAL CREDI AGRIC MUT ST GILLES CR · AGENCE DE SAINT GILLES CROIX DE VIE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL ATLANTIQUE VENDEE · SOCIETE GENERALE). [3]
19 × Hairdresser (ANNA'STYL · FABRICE COIFFURE · HAIR PORT SAMUELLE · SARL BABU CHRISTELLE). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
3 × Hotel (IBIS STYLES SAINT-GILLES CROIX DE VIE · LA STERNE · HÔTEL LE CEITYA). [3,4]
3 × Campsite (CAMPING LE BAHAMAS BEACH · PRL LES MARINES DE ST GILLES · CAMPING LES CYPRES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 16 × Restaurant, 3 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 9 | SARL PATISSERIE RENAUD · LA BOULANGERIE BLEUE · LES DELICES DE LUNA LOCA · C2JL · GEORGES | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | EN VIE DE BOUCHERIE · BOUCHERIE DU PORT | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 5 | ALDI MARCHE HONFLEUR · BISCUITERIE DE SAINT GILLES CROIX DE VIE · CHRISTINA · GOUTEZ-MOI CA · PECHE MIGNON | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 8 | LIDL · ALDI MARCHE · SAINT GILLES SUD · SPAR · S.G.D | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 6 | SOC FINANCIERE DES MERS SOFIMER · LA PERLE DES DIEUX · CONSERVERIE LA PERLE DES DIEUX · LES VIVIERS DE VENDEE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 81 | SARL AMIAUD LE SAINT GILLES · EURL CREPERIE DES CHOUANS · LA BELLE VIE · LE RESTO DU PORT | INSEE BPE 81 / INSEE SIRENE 111 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 20 | LA NOVITA · LE GALION · LE THEO SPOT · L'ARTEZEN · LE ROCHEBONNE | INSEE SIRENE 20 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE EDMOND BOCQUIER · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LES SALINES | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 4 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE EDMOND BOCQUIER · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LES SALINES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE CROIX · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE LA CHAPELLE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE PIERRE GARCIE FERRANDE · COLLEGE PRIVE ST GILLES | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 8 | CAROLE GENTY, MÉDECIN · ISABELLE BEAUVAIS, MÉDECIN · BERTRAND CALICHIAMA, MÉDECIN · CARMEN SAVA, MÉDECIN · JEAN HILLERITEAU, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 4 | PHARMACIE DU MARCHE AUX HERBES · PHARMACIE DU QUAI · LA GRANDE PHARMACIE · PHARMACIE OCEANIS | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | L@ BIBLIOTHÈQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | CINEMARINE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 5 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE LA SOUDINIERE · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT GILLES CROIX DE VIE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE LA CHAPELLE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE LA VIE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU LYCEE | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 4 | PLAGE DU BOISVINET · GRANDE PLAGE DE ST GILLES CROIX DE VIE · PLAGE DE LA PATERNE · PLAGE DE LA GARENNE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Bank | 12 | CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN · CAISS LOCAL CREDI AGRIC MUT ST GILLES CR · AGENCE DE SAINT GILLES CROIX DE VIE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL ATLANTIQUE VENDEE · SOCIETE GENERALE | INSEE BPE 12 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 19 | ANNA'STYL · FABRICE COIFFURE · HAIR PORT SAMUELLE · SARL BABU CHRISTELLE | INSEE BPE 19 / INSEE SIRENE 23 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 3 | IBIS STYLES SAINT-GILLES CROIX DE VIE · LA STERNE · HÔTEL LE CEITYA | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 3 | CAMPING LE BAHAMAS BEACH · PRL LES MARINES DE ST GILLES · CAMPING LES CYPRES | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 7,409 (2012) → 8,333 (2023): 12.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 6,296 (1990) → 8,333 (2023): 32.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 10,171, of which 48.9 % second homes and 5.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie): 0.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie): 0.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie): 0.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 12 days a year at or above 30 °C and 29 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the ST JEAN DE MONT weather station, 12.8 km away at 3 m; the village itself is at 6 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at LE PERRIER, 14.9 km away at 2 m, over 21 summers. [9]
An average of 832 mm of rain a year, spread over 125 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at SAINT GILLES CR, 2.5 km away at 17 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85222/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85222/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85222/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85222/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 85222
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marseillan | 34 | 568 km SE | 8,414 | 71.6 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 80 % · humidity 0 % |
| Gérardmer | 88 | 681 km E | 7,581 | 67.8 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 4 % · humidity 86 % |
| Capbreton | 40 | 342 km S | 9,184 | 73 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 81 % · humidity 0 % |
| Bagnères-de-Bigorre | 65 | 436 km SE | 7,114 | 71.7 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 85 % · winter 78 % |
| Soustons | 40 | 331 km S | 8,701 | 62.4 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 93 % · humidity 0 % |
| Cavalaire-sur-Mer | 83 | 773 km SE | 8,121 | 68.6 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 93 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soustons | 40 | 331 km S | 8,701 | 62.4 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 93 % · humidity 0 % |
| Capbreton | 40 | 342 km S | 9,184 | 73 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 81 % · humidity 0 % |
| Bagnères-de-Bigorre | 65 | 436 km SE | 7,114 | 71.7 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 85 % · winter 78 % |
| Marseillan | 34 | 568 km SE | 8,414 | 71.6 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 80 % · humidity 0 % |
| Gérardmer | 88 | 681 km E | 7,581 | 67.8 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 4 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cavalaire-sur-Mer | 83 | 773 km SE | 8,121 | 68.6 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 93 % · 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 Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie'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-Michel-Chef-Chef | 44 | 56 km N | 5,714 | 53.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez | 85 | 2.5 km N | 13,074 | 56.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Brevin-les-Pins | 44 | 63 km N | 14,541 | 60.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Janzé | 35 | 144 km N | 8,649 | 69.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Monts | 37 | 207 km E | 8,080 | 47.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Isbergues | 62 | 543 km NE | 8,650 | 64.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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