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Andilly

Charente-Maritime · CC Aunis Atlantique · INSEE 17008

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Partly served 52.6/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 76 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Andilly (INSEE 17008) is in Charente-Maritime (17), part of CC Aunis Atlantique. Population 2,350 (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/17008-andilly

Vitality score

Vitality score 52.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).

Better served than 76 % of the 8,623 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.

ComponentValue (0–1)WeightContribution
Daily food0.13253.28
Social0.632012.64
Education0.63106.32
Health0.59105.85
Public & culture0.3951.97
Population trend11010
Housing mix0.9354.67

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 1 of 6
Eating out 1 of 1
Cafés and bars 1 of 1
Schools 2 of 3
Health 2 of 4
Public services 1 of 1
Culture 1 of 2
Sport 0 of 2
Everyday services 2 of 3
Lodging 0 of 2
One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]

1 × Supermarket (LIDL). [4,3]

2 × Restaurant (BIM'BA DON'GA). [4,3]

2 × Café / bar (HANGAR D'ANDILLY · O BISTROT GOURMAND). [3]

1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PAULINE KERGOMARD ANDILLY). [4]

2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JOSEPHINE BAKER ANDILLY · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE HAMEAU SERIGNY). [4]

3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MARGOT THOMAS, MÉDECIN · JEAN-BAPTISTE ROUCHE, MÉDECIN · PERRINE FEAUGAS, MÉDECIN). [4]

1 × Pharmacy. [4,3]

1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [4]

1 × Library (LE LIVRE NOMADE). [4]

1 × Hairdresser (SO). [4,3]

1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [4]

Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Pharmacy.

Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts
TypeCountNamesSources
Bakery (boulangerie)0INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Butcher (boucherie)0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3]
Supermarket1LIDLINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,3]
Cheese shop (fromagerie)0INSEE SIRENE 0 [3]
Fishmonger0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3]
Restaurant2BIM'BA DON'GAINSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [4,3]
Café / bar2HANGAR D'ANDILLY · O BISTROT GOURMANDINSEE SIRENE 2 [3]
Nursery school (maternelle)1ECOLE MATERNELLE PAULINE KERGOMARD ANDILLYINSEE BPE 1 [4]
Primary school (élémentaire)2ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JOSEPHINE BAKER ANDILLY · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE HAMEAU SERIGNYINSEE BPE 2 [4]
Collège0INSEE BPE 0 [4]
GP (médecin généraliste)3MARGOT THOMAS, MÉDECIN · JEAN-BAPTISTE ROUCHE, MÉDECIN · PERRINE FEAUGAS, MÉDECININSEE BPE 3 [4]
Pharmacy1INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4,3]
Nurse0INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Dentist0INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Post office / agence postale1LA POSTEINSEE BPE 1 [4]
Library1LE LIVRE NOMADEINSEE BPE 1 [4]
Cinema0INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Gym / sports hall0INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Swimming pool0INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Bank0INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Hairdresser1SOINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,3]
Fuel station1STATION SERVICEINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Hotel0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3]
Campsite0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3]

Market and village life

Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.

Trajectory

1968: 964 2023: 2,350 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 2,039 (2012) → 2,350 (2023): 15.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]

Population 1,481 (1990) → 2,350 (2023): 58.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 1,097, of which 3.3 % second homes and 7 % vacant. [7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

5 km10 kmGP — 0.8 km E (Andilly)Food shop — 0.9 km NE (Andilly)Bakery — 3.2 km S (Saint-Ouen-d'Aunis)Pharmacy — 7.0 km W (Esnandes)
In the commune Primary school GP — 0.8 km EFood shop — 0.9 km NEBakery — 3.2 km SPharmacy — 7.0 km W Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Saint-Ouen-d'Aunis): 3.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]

Food shop (Andilly): 0.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]

GP (Andilly): 0.8 km to the east (straight line). [9]

Pharmacy (Esnandes): 7 km to the west (straight line). [10]

Primary school (Andilly): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 19 days a year at or above 30 °C and 29 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]

Measured at the MARANS weather station, 7.1 km away at 2 m; the village itself is at 6 m. [11]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 7 days a summer. [11]

Humidity measured at LA ROCHELLE, 15.1 km away at 4 m, over 23 summers. [11]

An average of 741 mm of rain a year, spread over 115 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]

Rainfall measured at MARANS, 7.1 km away at 2 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]

Uncertainties

sources disagree on Restaurant

References

  1. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17008/2023
  2. INSEE density grid 2026
  3. INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
  4. INSEE BPE 2025
  5. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17008/2012
  6. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17008/1990
  7. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17008/logement/2023
  8. INSEE BPE 2025 — 17376
  9. INSEE BPE 2025 — 17008
  10. INSEE BPE 2025 — 17153
  11. 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.

CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Génissieux26493 km E2,42851.8Partly servedWarmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 74 % · humidity 64 %
Ballon-Saint Mars72234 km NE2,27347.8Partly servedSimilar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 72 %
Château-Salins57633 km NE2,29655.1Partly servedSimilar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 47 % · humidity 57 %
Janville-en-Beauce28308 km NE2,46452.1Partly servedSimilar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 65 % · humidity 57 %
Guérigny58335 km E2,50552.5Partly servedWarmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 47 % · humidity 57 %
Brazey-en-Plaine21486 km E2,42554.6Partly servedSimilar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 64 % · humidity 64 %
Order by distance instead
CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Ballon-Saint Mars72234 km NE2,27347.8Partly servedSimilar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 72 %
Janville-en-Beauce28308 km NE2,46452.1Partly servedSimilar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 65 % · humidity 57 %
Guérigny58335 km E2,50552.5Partly servedWarmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 47 % · humidity 57 %
Brazey-en-Plaine21486 km E2,42554.6Partly servedSimilar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 64 % · humidity 64 %
Génissieux26493 km E2,42851.8Partly servedWarmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 74 % · humidity 64 %
Château-Salins57633 km NE2,29655.1Partly servedSimilar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 47 % · humidity 57 %

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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 Andilly'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.

CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Belloy-en-France95405 km NE2,25044.5Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 %
Soubise1736 km S3,31638.7Few servicesMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 %
Seissan32332 km SE1,09746.3Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 %
Saint-Laurent-de-la-Prée1730 km S2,29948.8Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 %
Saint-Pons-de-Thomières34428 km SE1,70660.2ServedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 %
Le Thou1720 km SE2,11744Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 %