Coulonges
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 13.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 26 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Coulonges (INSEE 17122) is in Charente-Maritime (17), part of CC de la Haute Saintonge. Population 222 (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 13.3/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 26 % of the 16,630 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 | 0.65 | 10 | 6.5 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.83 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × Hairdresser.
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] | |
| 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 246 (2012) → 222 (2023): -9.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 193 (1990) → 222 (2023): 15 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 117, of which 1.7 % second homes and 12 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Pérignac): 3.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Pérignac): 3.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Pérignac): 3.9 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Pérignac): 3.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Lonzac): 2.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 26 days a year at or above 30 °C and 39 days at or below 0 °C, over 14 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the SALIGNAC weather station, 6.8 km away at 15 m; the village itself is at 24 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 13 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ARCHIAC, 14.5 km away at 56 m, over 11 summers. [10]
An average of 765 mm of rain a year, spread over 118 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at SALIGNAC, 6.8 km away at 15 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17122/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17122/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17122/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17122/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17273
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17209
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wisques | 62 | 601 km N | 222 | 9.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 44 % · winter 86 % |
| This | 08 | 595 km NE | 224 | 16.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 49 % · humidity 7 % |
| Le Frestoy-Vaux | 60 | 498 km NE | 224 | 12.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 81 % · humidity 14 % |
| Hablainville | 54 | 631 km NE | 220 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 53 % · humidity 14 % |
| Linay | 08 | 614 km NE | 220 | 13.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 55 % · humidity 14 % |
| Haboudange | 57 | 644 km NE | 225 | 11.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 65 % · humidity 14 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Frestoy-Vaux | 60 | 498 km NE | 224 | 12.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 81 % · humidity 14 % |
| This | 08 | 595 km NE | 224 | 16.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 49 % · humidity 7 % |
| Wisques | 62 | 601 km N | 222 | 9.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 44 % · winter 86 % |
| Linay | 08 | 614 km NE | 220 | 13.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 55 % · humidity 14 % |
| Hablainville | 54 | 631 km NE | 220 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 53 % · humidity 14 % |
| Haboudange | 57 | 644 km NE | 225 | 11.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 65 % · humidity 14 % |
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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 Coulonges'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cahuzac-sur-Adour | 32 | 221 km S | 204 | 16 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montfort | 64 | 252 km S | 196 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Monprimblanc | 33 | 110 km S | 276 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Semens | 33 | 112 km S | 206 | 20.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Aren | 64 | 262 km S | 246 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Labastide-Chalosse | 40 | 223 km S | 172 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
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