Courcelles
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 9.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 3 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Courcelles (INSEE 17125) is in Charente-Maritime (17), part of CC Vals de Saintonge Communauté. Population 455 (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/17125-courcelles
Vitality score
Vitality score 9.9/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 3 % of the 17,947 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 | 0.42 | 10 | 4.21 |
| Housing mix | 0.83 | 5 | 4.17 |
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 × Bakery (boulangerie).
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] | |
| 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 457 (2012) → 455 (2023): -0.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 494 (1990) → 455 (2023): -7.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 252, of which 8.3 % second homes and 5.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Julien-de-l'Escap): 2.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Poursay-Garnaud): 1.6 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Julien-de-l'Escap): 2.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Julien-de-l'Escap): 2.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Poursay-Garnaud): 1.4 km to the east (straight line). [9]
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. [10]
Measured at the NUAILLE SUR BOUTONNE weather station, 9 km away at 36 m; the village itself is at 32 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at NUAILLE SUR BOUTONNE, 9 km away at 36 m, over 29 summers. [10]
An average of 848 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST-JEAN-D Y., 3.3 km away at 32 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 — 17125/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17125/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17125/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17125/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17350
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17288
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julos | 65 | 317 km S | 450 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Magny-Danigon | 70 | 571 km E | 450 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 69 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Léger-de-Rôtes | 27 | 361 km N | 441 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 74 % · humidity 86 % |
| Guillonville | 28 | 288 km NE | 459 | 11.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Boissettes | 77 | 368 km NE | 437 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sauchay | 76 | 458 km N | 454 | 11.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guillonville | 28 | 288 km NE | 459 | 11.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Julos | 65 | 317 km S | 450 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Léger-de-Rôtes | 27 | 361 km N | 441 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 74 % · humidity 86 % |
| Boissettes | 77 | 368 km NE | 437 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sauchay | 76 | 458 km N | 454 | 11.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 % |
| Magny-Danigon | 70 | 571 km E | 450 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 69 % · 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 Courcelles'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julos | 65 | 317 km S | 450 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Brousse | 17 | 12 km SE | 516 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Artannes-sur-Thouet | 49 | 141 km N | 405 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Barro | 16 | 55 km E | 413 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fontenet | 17 | 5.1 km S | 391 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fontenille-Saint-Martin-d'Entraigues | 79 | 33 km NE | 531 | 9.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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