Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 56.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 37 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez (INSEE 85226) is in Vendée (85), part of CA du Pays de Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie. Population 13,074 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 56.3/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 37 % of the 1,881 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 | 0.4 | 25 | 10.12 |
| Social | 0.92 | 20 | 18.46 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.43 | 10 | 4.29 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.08 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| 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]
8 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE FOURNIL DES BECS · FATANO · O DIVINE SAVEUR). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (A.S.L). [3,4]
5 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SUPERMARCHE DE LA PLAGE · PROXI · LES 2 CHENES VERTS · SARL CJ LOPES). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (RIEZ OCEAN DISTRIBUTION · S.H.D). [3,4]
3 × Fishmonger (SOCIETE DE MAREE DU HAVRE DE VIE · AVERTIS · POISSONNERIE LES MOUETTES). [3,4]
62 × Restaurant (LE CARLINA CREPERIE · LA LICORNE · TROPICAL SARL · RESTAURATION GOURMET SERVICE · SARL WAY OF LIFE). [3,4]
15 × Café / bar (LA CABANE A SARDINES · LE COCOTIER · BAR DE L'HOTEL DE VILLE · L'OXFORD · LE JESS BAR). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE HENRY SIMON · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE ROBERT DESNOS). [3]
4 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LA FRADINIERE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LA MER ET LE VENT · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE HENRY SIMON · ECOLE PRIVEE DE GARCONS). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (KARINE PENARD, MÉDECIN · CHRISTOPHE CRACCO, MÉDECIN · FRÉDÉRIC GLOMOT, MÉDECIN · VÉRONIQUE COUTANT, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE REAL, MÉDECIN). [3]
4 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DES MOUETTES · PHARMACIE DU TERRE FORT · PHARMACIE GIRARD TERRIEN · PHARMACIE CHOGNOT). [3,4]
3 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT HILAIRE DE RIEZ DEMLLES AP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE SQUARE DES DROITS DE L'HOMME). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE LA FAYE). [3]
7 × Swimming pool (PLAGE DES MOUETTES · PLAGE DES DEMOISELLES · PLAGE DES BECS · PLAGE DE LA PEGE · PLAGE DES BUSSOLERIES). [3]
3 × Bank (CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL ATLANTIQUE VENDEE · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL ST HILAIRE DE RIEZ). [3]
12 × Hairdresser (UNI COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
4 × Hotel (VENT D'EDEN PARK HOTEL · HOTEL DES TOURISTES · BAR LA FORÊT · LA CORNICHE). [3,4]
35 × Campsite (ALOA VACANCES CAMPING RIEZ A LA VIE · CAMPING LES ECUREUILS · ETECA - LA PUERTA DEL SOL · CAMPING DU VIEUX CHATEAU · CAMPING LA PLAGE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 13 × Restaurant, 2 × Hairdresser, 1 × Campsite.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 8 | LE FOURNIL DES BECS · FATANO · O DIVINE SAVEUR | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | A.S.L | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 5 | SUPERMARCHE DE LA PLAGE · PROXI · LES 2 CHENES VERTS · SARL CJ LOPES | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | RIEZ OCEAN DISTRIBUTION · S.H.D | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 3 | SOCIETE DE MAREE DU HAVRE DE VIE · AVERTIS · POISSONNERIE LES MOUETTES | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 62 | LE CARLINA CREPERIE · LA LICORNE · TROPICAL SARL · RESTAURATION GOURMET SERVICE · SARL WAY OF LIFE | INSEE BPE 62 / INSEE SIRENE 99 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 15 | LA CABANE A SARDINES · LE COCOTIER · BAR DE L'HOTEL DE VILLE · L'OXFORD · LE JESS BAR | INSEE SIRENE 15 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE HENRY SIMON · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE ROBERT DESNOS | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 4 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LA FRADINIERE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LA MER ET LE VENT · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE HENRY SIMON · ECOLE PRIVEE DE GARCONS | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | KARINE PENARD, MÉDECIN · CHRISTOPHE CRACCO, MÉDECIN · FRÉDÉRIC GLOMOT, MÉDECIN · VÉRONIQUE COUTANT, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE REAL, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 4 | PHARMACIE DES MOUETTES · PHARMACIE DU TERRE FORT · PHARMACIE GIRARD TERRIEN · PHARMACIE CHOGNOT | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 3 | SAINT HILAIRE DE RIEZ DEMLLES AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MEDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE SQUARE DES DROITS DE L'HOMME | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE LA FAYE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 7 | PLAGE DES MOUETTES · PLAGE DES DEMOISELLES · PLAGE DES BECS · PLAGE DE LA PEGE · PLAGE DES BUSSOLERIES | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Bank | 3 | CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL ATLANTIQUE VENDEE · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL ST HILAIRE DE RIEZ | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 12 | UNI COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 17 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 4 | VENT D'EDEN PARK HOTEL · HOTEL DES TOURISTES · BAR LA FORÊT · LA CORNICHE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 35 | ALOA VACANCES CAMPING RIEZ A LA VIE · CAMPING LES ECUREUILS · ETECA - LA PUERTA DEL SOL · CAMPING DU VIEUX CHATEAU · CAMPING LA PLAGE | INSEE BPE 35 / INSEE SIRENE 47 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 10,823 (2012) → 13,074 (2023): 20.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 7,416 (1990) → 13,074 (2023): 76.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 18,594, of which 60.7 % second homes and 2.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez): 1.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez): 0.2 km to the north (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, 10.8 km away at 3 m; the village itself is at 12 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at LE PERRIER, 12.5 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, 4.1 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 — 85226/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85226/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85226/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85226/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 85226
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canet-en-Roussillon | 66 | 594 km SE | 13,227 | 63.5 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 80 % · humidity 0 % |
| Porto-Vecchio | 2A | 1,060 km SE | 11,198 | 69 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 10 % · winter 61 % · humidity 0 % |
| Capbreton | 40 | 345 km S | 9,184 | 73 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 81 % · humidity 0 % |
| Marseillan | 34 | 570 km SE | 8,414 | 71.6 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 80 % · humidity 0 % |
| Cavalaire-sur-Mer | 83 | 774 km SE | 8,121 | 68.6 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 93 % · humidity 71 % |
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 74 | 682 km E | 8,705 | 71.6 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 0 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capbreton | 40 | 345 km S | 9,184 | 73 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 81 % · humidity 0 % |
| Marseillan | 34 | 570 km SE | 8,414 | 71.6 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 80 % · humidity 0 % |
| Canet-en-Roussillon | 66 | 594 km SE | 13,227 | 63.5 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 80 % · humidity 0 % |
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 74 | 682 km E | 8,705 | 71.6 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 0 % · humidity 79 % |
| Cavalaire-sur-Mer | 83 | 774 km SE | 8,121 | 68.6 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 93 % · humidity 71 % |
| Porto-Vecchio | 2A | 1,060 km SE | 11,198 | 69 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 10 % · winter 61 % · 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 Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez'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-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie | 85 | 2.5 km S | 8,333 | 71.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Brevin-les-Pins | 44 | 61 km N | 14,541 | 60.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pornic | 44 | 46 km N | 18,745 | 68.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Amboise | 37 | 235 km E | 12,937 | 62.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pontchâteau | 44 | 80 km N | 11,474 | 56.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Michel-Chef-Chef | 44 | 54 km N | 5,714 | 53.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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