Bernay-Saint-Martin
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 38.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 69 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bernay-Saint-Martin (INSEE 17043) is in Charente-Maritime (17), part of CC Vals de Saintonge Communauté. Population 770 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 38.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 69 % of the 15,896 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 | 0.48 | 20 | 9.5 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.32 | 10 | 3.16 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.67 | 10 | 6.72 |
| Housing mix | 0.82 | 5 | 4.1 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (L'USINE A GAZ · NUCIO PRESTO). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE DE BERNAY-SAINT-MARTIN). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CHRISTOPHE AUCHER, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (BERNAY ST MARTIN AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie).
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| 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 | 3 | L'USINE A GAZ · NUCIO PRESTO | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE DE BERNAY-SAINT-MARTIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | CHRISTOPHE AUCHER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | BERNAY ST MARTIN AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 788 (2012) → 770 (2023): -2.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 657 (1990) → 770 (2023): 17.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 444, of which 9 % second homes and 12.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Marsais): 6.9 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Félix): 3.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Bernay-Saint-Martin): 1.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Marsais): 7 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Bernay-Saint-Martin): 0.2 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 47 days at or below 0 °C, over 16 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the SURGERES weather station, 9.3 km away at 25 m; the village itself is at 32 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at NUAILLE SUR BOUTONNE, 17.6 km away at 36 m, over 29 summers. [11]
An average of 813 mm of rain a year, spread over 117 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at SURGERES, 9.3 km away at 25 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
76 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 142,500 € — 1,265 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Charente-Maritime is 2,339 € per m², so this commune sits below 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 — 17043/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17043/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17043/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17043/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17221
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17327
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17043
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaurepaire-en-Bresse | 71 | 466 km E | 716 | 39.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Limony | 07 | 425 km E | 833 | 43.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Blimont | 80 | 480 km N | 883 | 31.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 76 % · humidity 86 % |
| Souvigné | 37 | 180 km NE | 933 | 39.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Crotenay | 39 | 500 km E | 610 | 33.9 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 4 % · humidity 79 % |
| Biziat | 01 | 429 km E | 889 | 42.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 62 % · winter 97 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Souvigné | 37 | 180 km NE | 933 | 39.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Limony | 07 | 425 km E | 833 | 43.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Biziat | 01 | 429 km E | 889 | 42.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 62 % · winter 97 % |
| Beaurepaire-en-Bresse | 71 | 466 km E | 716 | 39.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Blimont | 80 | 480 km N | 883 | 31.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 76 % · humidity 86 % |
| Crotenay | 39 | 500 km E | 610 | 33.9 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 4 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Bernay-Saint-Martin'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meursanges | 21 | 439 km E | 591 | 39.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bayel | 10 | 473 km NE | 738 | 29.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Luxé | 16 | 61 km E | 748 | 38.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Jazeneuil | 86 | 70 km NE | 793 | 27.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villecerf | 77 | 364 km NE | 724 | 32.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montaut-les-Créneaux | 32 | 282 km S | 697 | 34 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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