Bussac-Forêt
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 39.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 58 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bussac-Forêt (INSEE 17074) is in Charente-Maritime (17), part of CC de la Haute Saintonge. Population 1,074 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/17074-bussac-foret
Vitality score
Vitality score 39.1/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 58 % of the 13,898 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 | 0.13 | 25 | 3.28 |
| Social | 0.39 | 20 | 7.87 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.39 | 10 | 3.88 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.75 | 10 | 7.49 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.79 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LE TERROIR DE FANNETTE). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LE RISOTO). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE RELAIS DES BOIS). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE DE BUSSAC-FORET). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (THÉO BRUNEL, MÉDECIN · THOMAS VIDALAIN, MÉDECIN · NICOLAS CORNAUD, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (BUSSAC FORET AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
2 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
1 × Hotel (LE RELAIS DES BOIS). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie).
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, 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) | 1 | LE TERROIR DE FANNETTE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | LE RISOTO | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE RELAIS DES BOIS | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE DE BUSSAC-FORET | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | THÉO BRUNEL, MÉDECIN · THOMAS VIDALAIN, MÉDECIN · NICOLAS CORNAUD, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [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 | BUSSAC FORET 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 | 2 | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | LE RELAIS DES BOIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market: Sunday. [5,6]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Trajectory
Population 997 (2012) → 1,074 (2023): 7.7 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 860 (1990) → 1,074 (2023): 24.9 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 528, of which 2.1 % second homes and 10.6 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Montlieu-la-Garde): 8.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Bussac-Forêt): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
GP (Bussac-Forêt): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (Saint-Yzan-de-Soudiac): 8.4 km to the south (straight line). [12]
Primary school (Bussac-Forêt): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 27 days a year at or above 30 °C and 37 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [13]
Measured at the MONTLIEU_SAPC weather station, 6.1 km away at 89 m; the village itself is at 62 m. [13]
An average of 926 mm of rain a year, spread over 128 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. [13]
Rainfall measured at MONTLIEU_SAPC, 6.1 km away at 89 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [13]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17074/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://bussac-foret.fr/agenda/— “Dimanche 1 : Marché Dimanche 15 : Marché”
- DATAtourisme 2024-03— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/926ae83c-6467-3b0a-8a2f-ec60a61434b6— “Petit marché local le dimanche matin.”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17074/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17074/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17074/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17243
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17074
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 33492
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pontgouin | 28 | 382 km N | 1,110 | 39.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 64 % · winter 74 % |
| Thil | 31 | 206 km SE | 1,136 | 40.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 79 % · winter 99 % |
| L'Absie | 79 | 159 km N | 1,047 | 40.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 56 % · winter 86 % |
| Arlay | 39 | 487 km NE | 1,182 | 33.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 72 % |
| Chargé | 37 | 269 km NE | 1,359 | 41.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 74 % · winter 97 % |
| La Garde-Adhémar | 26 | 414 km E | 1,144 | 40.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 38 % · winter 91 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L'Absie | 79 | 159 km N | 1,047 | 40.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 56 % · winter 86 % |
| Thil | 31 | 206 km SE | 1,136 | 40.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 79 % · winter 99 % |
| Chargé | 37 | 269 km NE | 1,359 | 41.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 74 % · winter 97 % |
| Pontgouin | 28 | 382 km N | 1,110 | 39.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 64 % · winter 74 % |
| La Garde-Adhémar | 26 | 414 km E | 1,144 | 40.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 38 % · winter 91 % |
| Arlay | 39 | 487 km NE | 1,182 | 33.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 72 % |
Elsewhere
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