La Tranche-sur-Mer
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 66/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 96 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Tranche-sur-Mer (INSEE 85294) is in Vendée (85), part of CC Sud Vendée Littoral. Population 3,136 (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/85294-la-tranche-sur-mer
Vitality score
Vitality score 66/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 96 % of the 6,870 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 | 0.66 | 25 | 16.55 |
| Social | 0.98 | 20 | 19.5 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.5 | 10 | 4.99 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| 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]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SARL BONNIN FRERES · SARL BOULANGERIE MAUDHUIZON CHARRIER). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (LA TRANCHE VENDEENNE · SARL LA TINTINETTE). [3,4]
7 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (COOP · AU GOURMET TRANCHAIS · PLEASANT FIELD · BEC SUCRE · L'EPICERIE DE LA MER). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (SOTRANDIS). [3,4]
3 × Fishmonger (AU P'TIT PECHEUR · LES VIVIERS DE LA BAIE). [3,4]
67 × Restaurant (O COMPTOIR DES DELICES · PIZZARICO · LE RUSTICK · EL LATINO). [3,4]
12 × Café / bar (CHILL & CHIPS · CHEZ LUC · K'J' BEACH · LE BENEZE · IBIZA CLUB). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LA MER · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE DAME). [3]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (NATHALIE LEFIZELIER, MÉDECIN · HERVÉ ALLARD, MÉDECIN · MAURICE DUMORA, MÉDECIN · ALEXANDRA DERVIN, MÉDECIN · JEAN-PHILIPPE CHABEAUD, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE FAUVIOT). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE CÔTE DE LUMIÈRE). [3]
1 × Cinema. [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE ALBERT BERTHOME). [3]
7 × Swimming pool (PLAGE STE ANNE · BELVEDERE PLAGE CENTRALE · PLAGE DU CORPS DE GARDE · PLAGE DES GENERELLES · PLAGE DE LA GRIERE). [3]
4 × Bank (CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE BRETAGNE - PAYS DE LOIRE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL ATLANTIQUE VENDEE · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL LA TRANCHE SUR MER). [3]
5 × Hairdresser (A.I.M.E. INSTITUT COIFFURE A DOMICI · COIFFURE MIXTE PLANETE COIFFURE · NOVAE · SAS LES 3B). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
6 × Hotel (HÔTEL LES DUNES · HÔTEL RESTAURANT LES COLS VERTS · AU PETIT BONHEUR · HOTEL DE LA MER · HOTEL LA COTE DE LUMIERE). [3,4]
22 × Campsite (CAMPING LES ROUILLÈRES · CAMPING LA BAIE D'AUNIS · CAMPING L'ESCALE DU PERTHUIS · CAMPING DU COTTAGE FLEURI · CAMPING LE JARD). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 13 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 2 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | SARL BONNIN FRERES · SARL BOULANGERIE MAUDHUIZON CHARRIER | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | LA TRANCHE VENDEENNE · SARL LA TINTINETTE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 7 | COOP · AU GOURMET TRANCHAIS · PLEASANT FIELD · BEC SUCRE · L'EPICERIE DE LA MER | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | SOTRANDIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 3 | AU P'TIT PECHEUR · LES VIVIERS DE LA BAIE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 67 | O COMPTOIR DES DELICES · PIZZARICO · LE RUSTICK · EL LATINO | INSEE BPE 67 / INSEE SIRENE 97 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 12 | CHILL & CHIPS · CHEZ LUC · K'J' BEACH · LE BENEZE · IBIZA CLUB | INSEE SIRENE 12 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LA MER · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE DAME | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | NATHALIE LEFIZELIER, MÉDECIN · HERVÉ ALLARD, MÉDECIN · MAURICE DUMORA, MÉDECIN · ALEXANDRA DERVIN, MÉDECIN · JEAN-PHILIPPE CHABEAUD, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE FAUVIOT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE CÔTE DE LUMIÈRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLE ALBERT BERTHOME | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 7 | PLAGE STE ANNE · BELVEDERE PLAGE CENTRALE · PLAGE DU CORPS DE GARDE · PLAGE DES GENERELLES · PLAGE DE LA GRIERE | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Bank | 4 | CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE BRETAGNE - PAYS DE LOIRE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL ATLANTIQUE VENDEE · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL LA TRANCHE SUR MER | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 5 | A.I.M.E. INSTITUT COIFFURE A DOMICI · COIFFURE MIXTE PLANETE COIFFURE · NOVAE · SAS LES 3B | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 6 | HÔTEL LES DUNES · HÔTEL RESTAURANT LES COLS VERTS · AU PETIT BONHEUR · HOTEL DE LA MER · HOTEL LA COTE DE LUMIERE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 22 | CAMPING LES ROUILLÈRES · CAMPING LA BAIE D'AUNIS · CAMPING L'ESCALE DU PERTHUIS · CAMPING DU COTTAGE FLEURI · CAMPING LE JARD | INSEE BPE 22 / INSEE SIRENE 26 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Tuesday, Saturday matins place de la Liberté et sous les halles. [5]
Trajectory
Population 2,762 (2012) → 3,136 (2023): 13.5 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 2,065 (1990) → 3,136 (2023): 51.9 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 8,391, of which 78.7 % second homes and 0.9 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Tranche-sur-Mer): 0 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Food shop (La Tranche-sur-Mer): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (La Tranche-sur-Mer): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (La Tranche-sur-Mer): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (La Tranche-sur-Mer): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 14 days a year at or above 30 °C and 25 days at or below 0 °C, over 12 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the GRUES weather station, 7.9 km away at 2 m; the village itself is at 7 m. [10]
An average of 743 mm of rain a year, spread over 116 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at GRUES, 7.9 km away at 2 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 — 85294/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.latranchesurmer.fr/marches/— “Le marché a lieu tous les mardis et samedis matins, toute l'année , place de la Liberté et sous les halles.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85294/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85294/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85294/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 85294
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Megève | 74 | 623 km E | 2,893 | 69.9 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 74 % · winter 0 % |
| Morzine | 74 | 626 km E | 2,658 | 77.7 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 69 % · winter 34 % |
| L'Aiguillon-la-Presqu'île | 85 | 10 km E | 2,845 | 65.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 100 % |
| Carcans | 33 | 144 km S | 2,415 | 70 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 77 % · winter 99 % |
| Carnac | 56 | 186 km NW | 4,194 | 61.2 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 97 % |
| Jard-sur-Mer | 85 | 14 km NW | 3,235 | 62.3 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 91 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L'Aiguillon-la-Presqu'île | 85 | 10 km E | 2,845 | 65.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 100 % |
| Jard-sur-Mer | 85 | 14 km NW | 3,235 | 62.3 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 91 % |
| Carcans | 33 | 144 km S | 2,415 | 70 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 77 % · winter 99 % |
| Carnac | 56 | 186 km NW | 4,194 | 61.2 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 97 % |
| Megève | 74 | 623 km E | 2,893 | 69.9 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 74 % · winter 0 % |
| Morzine | 74 | 626 km E | 2,658 | 77.7 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 69 % · winter 34 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/85294-la-tranche-sur-mer