Cherbonnières
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 18.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 34 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Cherbonnières (INSEE 17101) is in Charente-Maritime (17), part of CC Vals de Saintonge Communauté. Population 347 (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 18.5/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 34 % of the 18,047 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.43 | 10 | 4.25 |
| Housing mix | 0.72 | 5 | 3.59 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (L'ESCALE GOURMANDE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (CHERBONNIERES AP). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, 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 | 1 | L'ESCALE GOURMANDE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 1 | CHERBONNIERES AP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 345 (2012) → 347 (2023): 0.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 375 (1990) → 347 (2023): -7.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 234, of which 14.1 % second homes and 11.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Aulnay): 6.4 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Paillé): 5 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Aulnay): 7.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Aulnay): 6.4 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Pierre-de-Juillers): 4.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 24 days a year at or above 30 °C and 39 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the NUAILLE SUR BOUTONNE weather station, 8.2 km away at 36 m; the village itself is at 62 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at NUAILLE SUR BOUTONNE, 8.2 km away at 36 m, over 29 summers. [11]
An average of 830 mm of rain a year, spread over 119 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at NUAILLE SUR BOUTONNE, 8.2 km away at 36 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 — 17101/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17101/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17101/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17101/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17024
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17271
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17383
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lannéanou | 29 | 377 km NW | 342 | 18.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 80 % · humidity 79 % |
| Les Cabannes | 81 | 277 km SE | 379 | 25.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 62 % · winter 92 % |
| Montigny-Mornay-Villeneuve-sur-Vingeanne | 21 | 475 km NE | 381 | 22.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 50 % · humidity 86 % |
| Dœuil-sur-le-Mignon | 17 | 25 km NW | 373 | 23.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Projet | 46 | 197 km SE | 363 | 23.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rillé | 37 | 171 km N | 313 | 20.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dœuil-sur-le-Mignon | 17 | 25 km NW | 373 | 23.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rillé | 37 | 171 km N | 313 | 20.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Projet | 46 | 197 km SE | 363 | 23.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Cabannes | 81 | 277 km SE | 379 | 25.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 62 % · winter 92 % |
| Lannéanou | 29 | 377 km NW | 342 | 18.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 80 % · humidity 79 % |
| Montigny-Mornay-Villeneuve-sur-Vingeanne | 21 | 475 km NE | 381 | 22.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 50 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Cherbonnières'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dœuil-sur-le-Mignon | 17 | 25 km NW | 373 | 23.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Projet | 46 | 197 km SE | 363 | 23.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Migré | 17 | 21 km NW | 347 | 27.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lerné | 37 | 135 km N | 351 | 13 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Liniez | 36 | 199 km NE | 328 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Généroux | 79 | 104 km N | 340 | 17.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
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