Avy
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 27.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 50 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Avy (INSEE 17027) is in Charente-Maritime (17), part of CC de la Haute Saintonge. Population 510 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/17027-avy
Vitality score
Vitality score 27.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 50 % of the 17,754 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 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.62 | 10 | 6.16 |
| Housing mix | 0.87 | 5 | 4.33 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE D'AVY). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE D'AVY | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 467 (2012) → 510 (2023): 9.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 457 (1990) → 510 (2023): 11.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 268, of which 6.7 % second homes and 6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Pons): 3.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Chadenac): 2.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Pons): 4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Pons): 4.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Avy): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 21 days a year at or above 30 °C and 55 days at or below 0 °C, over 11 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the PONS weather station, 1.9 km away at 25 m; the village itself is at 54 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 9 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at VILLARS EN PONS, 10.4 km away at 55 m, over 11 summers. [11]
An average of 814 mm of rain a year, spread over 118 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at PONS, 1.9 km away at 25 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17027/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17027/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17027/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17027/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17283
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17078
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17027
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Nizan | 33 | 121 km S | 506 | 31.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 84 % · humidity 79 % |
| Franleu | 80 | 530 km N | 501 | 25.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 69 % · humidity 43 % |
| Saint-Aubin-en-Charollais | 71 | 379 km E | 505 | 31.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 65 % · humidity 43 % |
| Épaux-Bézu | 02 | 491 km NE | 534 | 28.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 96 % · humidity 43 % |
| Champagnac | 17 | 17 km SE | 488 | 27.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 65 % · humidity 79 % |
| Teulat | 81 | 276 km SE | 495 | 31.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 88 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champagnac | 17 | 17 km SE | 488 | 27.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 65 % · humidity 79 % |
| Le Nizan | 33 | 121 km S | 506 | 31.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 84 % · humidity 79 % |
| Teulat | 81 | 276 km SE | 495 | 31.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 88 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Aubin-en-Charollais | 71 | 379 km E | 505 | 31.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 65 % · humidity 43 % |
| Épaux-Bézu | 02 | 491 km NE | 534 | 28.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 96 % · humidity 43 % |
| Franleu | 80 | 530 km N | 501 | 25.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 69 % · humidity 43 % |
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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 Avy'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Échebrune | 17 | 5.6 km NE | 480 | 27 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Moragne | 17 | 52 km NW | 536 | 22.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Michel-de-Volangis | 18 | 291 km NE | 474 | 33.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Siarrouy | 65 | 252 km S | 453 | 20.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Romegoux | 17 | 42 km NW | 640 | 31.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bougneau | 17 | 4.9 km N | 655 | 23.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
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