Chamouillac
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 26.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 60 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Chamouillac (INSEE 17081) is in Charente-Maritime (17), part of CC de la Haute Saintonge. Population 370 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 26.5/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 60 % of the 18,089 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.67 | 10 | 6.71 |
| Housing mix | 0.85 | 5 | 4.26 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (PAIN A LA FERME). [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE DE CHAMOUILLAC). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (L'ATELIER CISEAUX). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Primary school (élémentaire), 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) | 1 | PAIN A LA FERME | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE DE CHAMOUILLAC | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 1 | L'ATELIER CISEAUX | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Saturday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 355 (2012) → 370 (2023): 4.2 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 316 (1990) → 370 (2023): 17.1 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 202, of which 7.4 % second homes and 7.9 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Chamouillac): 1.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Coux): 4.1 km to the east (straight line). [10]
GP (Montendre): 6.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (Montendre): 5.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Chamouillac): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 29 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the ST GERMAIN DE LUSIGNAN weather station, 16.8 km away at 71 m; the village itself is at 65 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 6 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at ST GERMAIN DE LUSIGNAN, 16.8 km away at 71 m, over 30 summers. [12]
An average of 938 mm of rain a year, spread over 130 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at MIRAMBEAU, 10.6 km away at 55 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17081/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2022-02— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/094f72f1-7853-3b1d-8f38-e58433274143— “Marchés verts tous les samedis devant chez le boulanger.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17081/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17081/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17081/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17081
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17130
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17240
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sognolles-en-Montois | 77 | 450 km NE | 371 | 32 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 59 % · humidity 71 % |
| Gerponville | 76 | 500 km N | 397 | 26.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 49 % · winter 85 % |
| Nuzéjouls | 46 | 169 km SE | 352 | 29.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 95 % · humidity 79 % |
| Vonges | 21 | 502 km NE | 358 | 28.3 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 55 % |
| Canny-sur-Matz | 60 | 537 km NE | 415 | 30.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 76 % · humidity 71 % |
| Labastide-Villefranche | 64 | 212 km S | 343 | 26.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 29 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuzéjouls | 46 | 169 km SE | 352 | 29.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 95 % · humidity 79 % |
| Labastide-Villefranche | 64 | 212 km S | 343 | 26.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 29 % |
| Sognolles-en-Montois | 77 | 450 km NE | 371 | 32 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 59 % · humidity 71 % |
| Gerponville | 76 | 500 km N | 397 | 26.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 49 % · winter 85 % |
| Vonges | 21 | 502 km NE | 358 | 28.3 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 55 % |
| Canny-sur-Matz | 60 | 537 km NE | 415 | 30.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 76 % · humidity 71 % |
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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 Chamouillac'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Genès-de-Lombaud | 33 | 63 km S | 394 | 24.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cinais | 37 | 210 km N | 372 | 29.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Juicq | 17 | 60 km N | 320 | 22.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Laurent-Bretagne | 64 | 216 km S | 449 | 22.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Tâtre | 16 | 23 km NE | 431 | 21.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Arcizac-Adour | 65 | 244 km S | 614 | 29.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
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