Contré
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 7.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 9 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Contré (INSEE 17117) is in Charente-Maritime (17), part of CC Vals de Saintonge Communauté. Population 135 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/17117-contre
Vitality score
Vitality score 7.9/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 9 % of the 13,248 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.32 | 10 | 3.18 |
| Housing mix | 0.71 | 5 | 3.54 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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) | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 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 | 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 115 (2012) → 135 (2023): 17.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 165 (1990) → 135 (2023): -18.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 82, of which 14.6 % second homes and 14.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Aulnay): 5 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Aulnay): 5 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Aulnay): 5.3 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Aulnay): 5 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Aulnay): 5.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 42 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the NUAILLE SUR BOUTONNE weather station, 9.6 km away at 36 m; the village itself is at 88 m. [9]
The village sits 52 m above the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 4.94 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at NUAILLE SUR BOUTONNE, 9.6 km away at 36 m, over 29 summers. [9]
That station sits 52 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 5.46 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 830 mm of rain a year, spread over 119 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at NUAILLE SUR BOUTONNE, 9.6 km away at 36 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17117/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17117/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17117/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17117/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17024
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raix | 16 | 31 km E | 134 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fescamps | 80 | 460 km NE | 136 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Maconge | 21 | 395 km E | 138 | 15.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 72 % · humidity 86 % |
| Dampierre-et-Flée | 21 | 460 km NE | 139 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Échannay | 21 | 404 km E | 132 | 13.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 72 % · humidity 86 % |
| Trouhaut | 21 | 414 km NE | 131 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raix | 16 | 31 km E | 134 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Maconge | 21 | 395 km E | 138 | 15.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 72 % · humidity 86 % |
| Échannay | 21 | 404 km E | 132 | 13.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 72 % · humidity 86 % |
| Trouhaut | 21 | 414 km NE | 131 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fescamps | 80 | 460 km NE | 136 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dampierre-et-Flée | 21 | 460 km NE | 139 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Contré'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raix | 16 | 31 km E | 134 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Woimbey | 55 | 543 km NE | 133 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ligné | 16 | 32 km E | 144 | 7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Moiron | 39 | 454 km E | 127 | 12.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Viger | 65 | 329 km S | 141 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Maisoncelles-en-Gâtinais | 77 | 327 km NE | 141 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
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