Le Château-d'Oléron
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 56.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 70 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Le Château-d'Oléron (INSEE 17093) is in Charente-Maritime (17), part of CC de l'Ile d'Oléron. Population 4,366 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/17093-le-chateau-d-oleron
Vitality score
Vitality score 56.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 70 % of the 5,233 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 | 0.52 | 25 | 12.94 |
| Social | 0.93 | 20 | 18.59 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.47 | 10 | 4.67 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.73 | 10 | 7.32 |
| Housing mix | 0.26 | 5 | 1.28 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE DE LA MARINE · MAIES PAINS · NATEO). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (LABEL CHATELAINE). [3,4]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LES FROMAGERS DU LITTORAL · COOP · IO CBD). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (SUPER U). [3,4]
3 × Fishmonger (POISSONNERIE OLERONNAISE · L'ILE O POISSONS · LES DELICES DE L'OCEAN). [3,4]
21 × Restaurant (RESTAURANT DU PORT · PIZZA D'JANTEE · L'ANNEXE · BISTROT LOCO · BODEGA LA CIGALE). [3,4]
8 × Café / bar (CHEZ MACHIN · LA CABANE DU PORT · LE CAFE DE LA PLACE · LES CHENAPANS · LA BOITE A TABAC). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE FRANCOISE DOLTO). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE P D ARGENCOURT). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE ALIENOR D AQUITAINE). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ROBERT CAMILLERI, MÉDECIN · BENOIT HOMMEY, MÉDECIN · LAURE BERGER, MÉDECIN · ARNAUD CROUE, MÉDECIN · EMMANUELLE CORNUAULT, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU COUREAU). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE LE CHÂTEAU SQUARE MITTERAND). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE DAVID DOUILLET). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (LA PHIBIE BAIGNADE AMENAGEE). [3]
6 × Bank (CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN · CAISSE D'EPARGNE AQUITAINE POITOU C · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL 17-79 · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL CHATEAU D'OLERON · SOCIETE GENERALE). [3]
5 × Hairdresser (FRANG'IN · L'ILE O CISEAUX). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
2 × Hotel (L ISLANDE · CAFE HOTEL RESTAURANT L'ESTRAN). [3,4]
5 × Campsite (STRUCTURES TOURISTIQUES-LE CHATEAU D'OLERON · CAMPING SITES ET PAYSAGES FIEF MELIN · CAMPING LA BRANDE · CAMPING AU PIGEONNIER · CAMPING LES EMBRUNS D'OLERON). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Fishmonger, 3 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | BOULANGERIE DE LA MARINE · MAIES PAINS · NATEO | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | LABEL CHATELAINE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | LES FROMAGERS DU LITTORAL · COOP · IO CBD | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | SUPER U | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 3 | POISSONNERIE OLERONNAISE · L'ILE O POISSONS · LES DELICES DE L'OCEAN | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 21 | RESTAURANT DU PORT · PIZZA D'JANTEE · L'ANNEXE · BISTROT LOCO · BODEGA LA CIGALE | INSEE BPE 21 / INSEE SIRENE 32 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 8 | CHEZ MACHIN · LA CABANE DU PORT · LE CAFE DE LA PLACE · LES CHENAPANS · LA BOITE A TABAC | INSEE SIRENE 8 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE FRANCOISE DOLTO | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE P D ARGENCOURT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE ALIENOR D AQUITAINE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | ROBERT CAMILLERI, MÉDECIN · BENOIT HOMMEY, MÉDECIN · LAURE BERGER, MÉDECIN · ARNAUD CROUE, MÉDECIN · EMMANUELLE CORNUAULT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DU COUREAU | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE LE CHÂTEAU SQUARE MITTERAND | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | GYMNASE DAVID DOUILLET | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 1 | LA PHIBIE BAIGNADE AMENAGEE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 6 | CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN · CAISSE D'EPARGNE AQUITAINE POITOU C · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL 17-79 · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL CHATEAU D'OLERON · SOCIETE GENERALE | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 5 | FRANG'IN · L'ILE O CISEAUX | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 2 | L ISLANDE · CAFE HOTEL RESTAURANT L'ESTRAN | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 5 | STRUCTURES TOURISTIQUES-LE CHATEAU D'OLERON · CAMPING SITES ET PAYSAGES FIEF MELIN · CAMPING LA BRANDE · CAMPING AU PIGEONNIER · CAMPING LES EMBRUNS D'OLERON | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5,6]
Trajectory
Population 3,949 (2012) → 4,366 (2023): 10.6 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 3,544 (1990) → 4,366 (2023): 23.2 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,865, of which 37.2 % second homes and 5.3 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Château-d'Oléron): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Le Château-d'Oléron): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
GP (Le Château-d'Oléron): 0.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Le Château-d'Oléron): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Le Château-d'Oléron): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 10 days a year at or above 30 °C and 11 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the CHATEAU D'OLERON weather station, 2.7 km away at 3 m; the village itself is at 8 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 10 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at CHATEAU D'OLERON, 2.7 km away at 3 m, over 19 summers. [11]
An average of 774 mm of rain a year, spread over 117 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at CHATEAU D'OLERON, 2.7 km away at 3 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 — 17093/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-09— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/81e4112f-a820-37a4-8b91-5f25a5d43b2a— “Village de Noël”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2026-05— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/3f18c18f-49ed-3a33-a8e9-9c50a813d447— “Marché du Château d'Oléron”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17093/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17093/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17093/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17093
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clohars-Carnoët | 29 | 280 km NW | 4,708 | 54.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 80 % · humidity 43 % |
| Propriano | 2A | 935 km SE | 3,996 | 64 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 97 % · humidity 71 % |
| Fouras | 17 | 14 km NE | 4,148 | 56.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 77 % · humidity 71 % |
| Ghisonaccia | 2B | 950 km SE | 4,405 | 60.3 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 97 % · humidity 0 % |
| Aime-la-Plagne | 73 | 610 km E | 4,385 | 64.9 | Served | no figures |
| Cancale | 35 | 314 km N | 5,672 | 61.2 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 88 % · humidity 43 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fouras | 17 | 14 km NE | 4,148 | 56.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 77 % · humidity 71 % |
| Clohars-Carnoët | 29 | 280 km NW | 4,708 | 54.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 80 % · humidity 43 % |
| Cancale | 35 | 314 km N | 5,672 | 61.2 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 88 % · humidity 43 % |
| Aime-la-Plagne | 73 | 610 km E | 4,385 | 64.9 | Served | no figures |
| Propriano | 2A | 935 km SE | 3,996 | 64 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 97 % · humidity 71 % |
| Ghisonaccia | 2B | 950 km SE | 4,405 | 60.3 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 97 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Le Château-d'Oléron'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Tremblade | 17 | 14 km S | 4,650 | 62.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bourcefranc-le-Chapus | 17 | 5.6 km SE | 3,486 | 49.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marennes-Hiers-Brouage | 17 | 9.9 km SE | 6,163 | 60.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron | 17 | 11 km NW | 6,633 | 68.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sanguinet | 40 | 156 km S | 4,741 | 53.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Tourrettes-sur-Loup | 06 | 694 km E | 4,165 | 47.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
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