Saint-Jean-de-Monts
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 73.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 99 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Jean-de-Monts (INSEE 85234) is in Vendée (85), part of CC Océan Marais de Monts. Population 8,868 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/85234-saint-jean-de-monts
Vitality score
Vitality score 73.8/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 99 % of the 2,764 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 | 0.77 | 25 | 19.33 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.71 | 10 | 7.11 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.99 | 10 | 9.88 |
| 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]
15 × Bakery (boulangerie) (HOULALA · PATRY MISTER CHURROS · CONFIDENCES DE VENDEE · CHI CHI SHOP · SOC DE RESTAURATION PIZZERIA GRILL). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE MALVAUX · BOUCHERIE DU CENTRE). [3,4]
12 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (PROXI · MONTALIM · AUGUSTE ET ROSALIE · VOTRE MARCHE). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (GAUDISMONTS · LIDL · INTERMARCHE). [3,4]
2 × Fishmonger (POISSONNERIE LA MAREE MONTOISE · LA PERLE DES DIEUX). [3,4]
105 × Restaurant (LE PANARBO · CHEZ BASTIEN · SOCIETE DE RESTAURATION ITALO-FRANCAISE · REYNIER). [3,4]
38 × Café / bar (AUX FOLIES · PUB CUNNINGHAM'S · LE COMPTOIR ST JEAN · ART CAFE · L'ATLANTIC). [4]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DE LA PLAGE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE D'OROUET · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT JEAN). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE PAYS DE MONTS · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT JEAN LES LAURIERS). [3]
9 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CHRISTOPHE MONAQUE, MÉDECIN · DENIS GUEBELS, MÉDECIN · LUC PERROCHEAU, MÉDECIN · DAVID RENAUD, MÉDECIN · DIDIER DUPÉ, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (CADUCEE · PHARMACIE CHARNEAU · PHARMACIE ATLANTIQUE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE - ESPACE CULTUREL). [3]
1 × Cinema (CINE MONTS). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE MULTISPORTS · PARC DES SPORTS). [3]
4 × Swimming pool (PLAGE DE LA DAVIERE · PLAGE DE L ESTACADE · PLAGE DE LA PAREE DU JONC). [3]
6 × Bank (CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN · CAISS LOCAL CREDIT AGR MUT ST JEAN MONTS · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE BRETAGNE - PAYS DE LOIRE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL ATLANTIQUE VENDEE · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL ST JEAN DE MONTS). [3]
16 × Hairdresser (PATRICIA AUTO ENTREPRENUER COIFFEUSE A DOMICILE · SALON CREATIF · AUDREY COIFFURE). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
7 × Hotel (HÔTEL LE ROBINSON · HÔTEL L'ESPADON · HÔTEL VALDYS LES PINS · L'ATLANTIQUE · LA COTE OCEANE). [3,4]
41 × Campsite (CAMPING LES CHAMPIONNIÈRES · CAMPING LA ROUSSIERE · SIBLU · LE BOIS DORMANT · CAMPING LES AMIAUX). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 5 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Fishmonger, 26 × Restaurant, 1 × Nursery school (maternelle), 1 × Bank, 2 × Hairdresser, 2 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 15 | HOULALA · PATRY MISTER CHURROS · CONFIDENCES DE VENDEE · CHI CHI SHOP · SOC DE RESTAURATION PIZZERIA GRILL | INSEE BPE 15 / INSEE SIRENE 21 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | BOUCHERIE MALVAUX · BOUCHERIE DU CENTRE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 12 | PROXI · MONTALIM · AUGUSTE ET ROSALIE · VOTRE MARCHE | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 20 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 3 | GAUDISMONTS · LIDL · INTERMARCHE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 2 | POISSONNERIE LA MAREE MONTOISE · LA PERLE DES DIEUX | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 105 | LE PANARBO · CHEZ BASTIEN · SOCIETE DE RESTAURATION ITALO-FRANCAISE · REYNIER | INSEE BPE 105 / INSEE SIRENE 169 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 38 | AUX FOLIES · PUB CUNNINGHAM'S · LE COMPTOIR ST JEAN · ART CAFE · L'ATLANTIC | INSEE SIRENE 38 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DE LA PLAGE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE D'OROUET · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT JEAN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE PAYS DE MONTS · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT JEAN LES LAURIERS | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 9 | CHRISTOPHE MONAQUE, MÉDECIN · DENIS GUEBELS, MÉDECIN · LUC PERROCHEAU, MÉDECIN · DAVID RENAUD, MÉDECIN · DIDIER DUPÉ, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | CADUCEE · PHARMACIE CHARNEAU · PHARMACIE ATLANTIQUE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [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 | MEDIATHEQUE - ESPACE CULTUREL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | CINE MONTS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | COMPLEXE MULTISPORTS · PARC DES SPORTS | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 4 | PLAGE DE LA DAVIERE · PLAGE DE L ESTACADE · PLAGE DE LA PAREE DU JONC | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Bank | 6 | CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN · CAISS LOCAL CREDIT AGR MUT ST JEAN MONTS · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE BRETAGNE - PAYS DE LOIRE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL ATLANTIQUE VENDEE · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL ST JEAN DE MONTS | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 16 | PATRICIA AUTO ENTREPRENUER COIFFEUSE A DOMICILE · SALON CREATIF · AUDREY COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 16 / INSEE SIRENE 20 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 7 | HÔTEL LE ROBINSON · HÔTEL L'ESPADON · HÔTEL VALDYS LES PINS · L'ATLANTIQUE · LA COTE OCEANE | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 22 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 41 | CAMPING LES CHAMPIONNIÈRES · CAMPING LA ROUSSIERE · SIBLU · LE BOIS DORMANT · CAMPING LES AMIAUX | INSEE BPE 41 / INSEE SIRENE 50 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Wednesday, Saturday 8 h à 13 h Place Jean Yole. [5]
Trajectory
Population 8,221 (2012) → 8,868 (2023): 7.9 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 5,959 (1990) → 8,868 (2023): 48.8 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 14,585, of which 66.5 % second homes and 2.9 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Jean-de-Monts): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Saint-Jean-de-Monts): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Jean-de-Monts): 0.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Jean-de-Monts): 0.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Jean-de-Monts): 0.4 km to the north (straight line). [9]
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. [10]
Measured at the ST JEAN DE MONT weather station, 1.7 km away at 3 m; the village itself is at 8 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LE PERRIER, 6.3 km away at 2 m, over 21 summers. [10]
An average of 781 mm of rain a year, spread over 125 days — about 6.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST JEAN DE MONT, 1.7 km away at 3 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85234/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.saintjeandemonts.fr/marche-alimentaire-saint-jean-de-monts.html— “Deux fois par semaine, les mercredis et samedis toute l'année, de 8 h à 13 h.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85234/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85234/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85234/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 85234
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lacanau | 33 | 216 km S | 5,739 | 68.6 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 93 % · humidity 71 % |
| Bretignolles-sur-Mer | 85 | 24 km SE | 5,344 | 59.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Quiberon | 56 | 111 km NW | 4,876 | 61.4 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 70 % |
| Crozon | 29 | 244 km NW | 7,499 | 66.1 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 70 % · humidity 86 % |
| Neufchâtel-Hardelot | 62 | 505 km NE | 4,115 | 56.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Carnac | 56 | 117 km NW | 4,194 | 61.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 92 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bretignolles-sur-Mer | 85 | 24 km SE | 5,344 | 59.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Quiberon | 56 | 111 km NW | 4,876 | 61.4 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 70 % |
| Carnac | 56 | 117 km NW | 4,194 | 61.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 92 % |
| Lacanau | 33 | 216 km S | 5,739 | 68.6 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 93 % · humidity 71 % |
| Crozon | 29 | 244 km NW | 7,499 | 66.1 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 70 % · humidity 86 % |
| Neufchâtel-Hardelot | 62 | 505 km NE | 4,115 | 56.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
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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-Jean-de-Monts'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bretignolles-sur-Mer | 85 | 24 km SE | 5,344 | 59.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Talmont-Saint-Hilaire | 85 | 50 km SE | 8,492 | 66.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Plaine-sur-Mer | 44 | 40 km N | 4,760 | 49.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Poiré-sur-Vie | 85 | 42 km E | 8,649 | 54.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Theix-Noyalo | 56 | 103 km NW | 8,500 | 64.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Guichen | 35 | 132 km N | 9,412 | 74.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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