Talmont-Saint-Hilaire
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 66.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 89 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Talmont-Saint-Hilaire (INSEE 85288) is in Vendée (85), part of CC Vendée Grand Littoral. Population 8,492 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/85288-talmont-saint-hilaire
Vitality score
Vitality score 66.2/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 89 % of the 2,892 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 | 0.52 | 25 | 12.94 |
| Social | 0.93 | 20 | 18.63 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.61 | 10 | 6.1 |
| Public & culture | 0.31 | 5 | 1.54 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.14 | 5 | 0.71 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SARL PAOLA ET GILLES SORIN · AU REVEIL DES PAPILLES · SARL BRIOCHE & PATE A CHOUX). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE BOURSIN · MJGDZ · BOUCHERIE DE LA CROISEE). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (FROMAGERIE COTTAGE 2020). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (LIDL · SOTALDIS PARTICIPATIONS HOLDING). [3,4]
3 × Fishmonger (POISSONNERIE DE BOURGENAY · LES COMPERES). [3,4]
26 × Restaurant (L'ESCAPADE · RESTAURANT DU PORT · BRASSERIE O CHATEAU). [3,4]
8 × Café / bar (LA CAVE DES CHOUANS · O K OU ! · LE TRAIT PARTICULIER · BAR LE FLOTTEUR-CREPERIE L'ANNEXE · LE 12 VIN). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE DU PAYRE). [3]
4 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE DU PAYRE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE EMILIEN CHARRIER · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE DAME DE BOURGENAY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT PIERRE). [3]
7 × GP (médecin généraliste) (THIERRY VINCENT, MÉDECIN · ABDELWAHED FOUNINI, MÉDECIN · ANNICK LEFEBVRE, MÉDECIN · PATRICK GANAVAT, MÉDECIN · CHRISTIAN GIRARDEAU, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE TALMONT · PHARMACIE DU CHATEAU). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
2 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE ALIÉNOR MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE · BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE SAINT-HILAIRE-LA-FORÊT). [3]
1 × Cinema (LE MANOIR). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE RIBANDEAUX · SALLE DES MINEES). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (PLAGE DU VEILLON). [3]
6 × Bank (CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN · CAISS LOCAL CREDI AGRIC MUT TALMONT · AGENCE TALMONT SAINT HILAIRE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL ATLANTIQUE VENDEE · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL TALMONT ST HILAIRE). [3]
10 × Hairdresser (PUECH YVELINE · M-STYLE · QUESTION COIFFURE · STYLE COIFFURE). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (LES JARDINS DE L'ATLANTIQUE). [3,4]
9 × Campsite (CAMPING L'ESPÉRANCE · CAMPING LE PARADIS · CAMPING LES DUNES · CAMPING LES DINOSAURES · CAMPING SUN OCEAN). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Fishmonger, 10 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel, 1 × Campsite.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | SARL PAOLA ET GILLES SORIN · AU REVEIL DES PAPILLES · SARL BRIOCHE & PATE A CHOUX | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | BOUCHERIE BOURSIN · MJGDZ · BOUCHERIE DE LA CROISEE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | FROMAGERIE COTTAGE 2020 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | LIDL · SOTALDIS PARTICIPATIONS HOLDING | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 3 | POISSONNERIE DE BOURGENAY · LES COMPERES | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 26 | L'ESCAPADE · RESTAURANT DU PORT · BRASSERIE O CHATEAU | INSEE BPE 26 / INSEE SIRENE 47 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 8 | LA CAVE DES CHOUANS · O K OU ! · LE TRAIT PARTICULIER · BAR LE FLOTTEUR-CREPERIE L'ANNEXE · LE 12 VIN | INSEE SIRENE 8 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE DU PAYRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 4 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE DU PAYRE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE EMILIEN CHARRIER · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE DAME DE BOURGENAY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT PIERRE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 7 | THIERRY VINCENT, MÉDECIN · ABDELWAHED FOUNINI, MÉDECIN · ANNICK LEFEBVRE, MÉDECIN · PATRICK GANAVAT, MÉDECIN · CHRISTIAN GIRARDEAU, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE DE TALMONT · PHARMACIE DU CHATEAU | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 2 | MÉDIATHÈQUE ALIÉNOR MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE · BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE SAINT-HILAIRE-LA-FORÊT | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LE MANOIR | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | SALLE RIBANDEAUX · SALLE DES MINEES | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 1 | PLAGE DU VEILLON | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 6 | CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN · CAISS LOCAL CREDI AGRIC MUT TALMONT · AGENCE TALMONT SAINT HILAIRE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL ATLANTIQUE VENDEE · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL TALMONT ST HILAIRE | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 10 | PUECH YVELINE · M-STYLE · QUESTION COIFFURE · STYLE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | LES JARDINS DE L'ATLANTIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 9 | CAMPING L'ESPÉRANCE · CAMPING LE PARADIS · CAMPING LES DUNES · CAMPING LES DINOSAURES · CAMPING SUN OCEAN | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 15 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5,6]
Trajectory
Population 7,259 (2012) → 8,492 (2023): 17 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 4,409 (1990) → 8,492 (2023): 92.6 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 7,431, of which 42.9 % second homes and 3.5 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Talmont-Saint-Hilaire): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Talmont-Saint-Hilaire): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [10]
GP (Talmont-Saint-Hilaire): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Talmont-Saint-Hilaire): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Talmont-Saint-Hilaire): 0.4 km to the west (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, 8.3 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, 8.3 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, 8.3 km away at 27 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
922 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 282,800 € — 2,962 € per m² of built surface. [12]
380 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 105,642 € — 3,426 € per m². [12]
The median across Vendée is 2,125 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [12]
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 — 85288/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-09— https://data.datatourisme.fr/49/245188a9-aecc-3627-80b5-2ea153c19e43— “Tal'Ethic - La Ruche d'Idées”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2026-06— https://data.datatourisme.fr/49/4d96b5d7-d7bd-32ae-be01-983fbcdfdeee— “Marché couvert”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85288/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85288/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85288/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 85288
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mimizan | 40 | 254 km S | 7,673 | 71.6 | Served | no figures |
| Vias | 34 | 529 km SE | 5,952 | 66.9 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 96 % · humidity 29 % |
| Crozon | 29 | 293 km NW | 7,499 | 66.1 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cancale | 35 | 246 km N | 5,672 | 61.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron | 17 | 63 km S | 6,633 | 68.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 50 % |
| Clohars-Carnoët | 29 | 210 km NW | 4,708 | 54.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron | 17 | 63 km S | 6,633 | 68.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 50 % |
| Clohars-Carnoët | 29 | 210 km NW | 4,708 | 54.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cancale | 35 | 246 km N | 5,672 | 61.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mimizan | 40 | 254 km S | 7,673 | 71.6 | Served | no figures |
| Crozon | 29 | 293 km NW | 7,499 | 66.1 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vias | 34 | 529 km SE | 5,952 | 66.9 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 96 % · humidity 29 % |
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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 Talmont-Saint-Hilaire'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancale | 35 | 246 km N | 5,672 | 61.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Clohars-Carnoët | 29 | 210 km NW | 4,708 | 54.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Turballe | 44 | 119 km NW | 4,850 | 56.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Monts | 85 | 50 km NW | 8,868 | 73.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ergué-Gabéric | 29 | 249 km NW | 8,606 | 63.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Plonéour-Lanvern | 29 | 257 km NW | 6,452 | 60.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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