Dampierre-sur-Boutonne
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school.
Few services 28.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 77 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Dampierre-sur-Boutonne (INSEE 17138) is in Charente-Maritime (17), part of CC Vals de Saintonge Communauté. Population 267 (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 28.5/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 77 % of the 17,524 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.54 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.3 | 10 | 2.97 |
| Housing mix | 0.56 | 5 | 2.8 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE FOURNIL DE LA BOUTONNE). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LA PETITE EPICERIE). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (COTE CHATEAU). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (DAMPIERRE SUR BOUTONNE EPICERIE RP). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), 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) | 1 | LE FOURNIL DE LA BOUTONNE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | LA PETITE EPICERIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | COTE CHATEAU | 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 | DAMPIERRE SUR BOUTONNE EPICERIE RP | 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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 275 (2012) → 267 (2023): -2.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 335 (1990) → 267 (2023): -20.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 227, of which 22 % second homes and 11.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Dampierre-sur-Boutonne): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Dampierre-sur-Boutonne): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Aulnay): 6.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Aulnay): 7.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Aulnay): 7 km to the south-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, 5.2 km away at 36 m; the village itself is at 33 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at NUAILLE SUR BOUTONNE, 5.2 km away at 36 m, over 29 summers. [10]
An average of 830 mm of rain a year, spread over 119 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at NUAILLE SUR BOUTONNE, 5.2 km away at 36 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 — 17138/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17138/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17138/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17138/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17138
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siecq | 17 | 31 km SE | 211 | 34 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fargues-sur-Ourbise | 47 | 208 km S | 338 | 34 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 89 % · humidity 79 % |
| Pont-du-Navoy | 39 | 480 km E | 275 | 27.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 27 % · humidity 79 % |
| La Rochebeaucourt-et-Argentine | 24 | 89 km SE | 331 | 25.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 84 % · humidity 71 % |
| Campagne-sur-Arize | 09 | 355 km SE | 300 | 46.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 54 % · winter 74 % |
| Surgy | 58 | 339 km NE | 335 | 23.5 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 84 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siecq | 17 | 31 km SE | 211 | 34 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Rochebeaucourt-et-Argentine | 24 | 89 km SE | 331 | 25.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 84 % · humidity 71 % |
| Fargues-sur-Ourbise | 47 | 208 km S | 338 | 34 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 89 % · humidity 79 % |
| Surgy | 58 | 339 km NE | 335 | 23.5 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 84 % · humidity 86 % |
| Campagne-sur-Arize | 09 | 355 km SE | 300 | 46.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 54 % · winter 74 % |
| Pont-du-Navoy | 39 | 480 km E | 275 | 27.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 27 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Dampierre-sur-Boutonne'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siecq | 17 | 31 km SE | 211 | 34 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Moulismes | 86 | 99 km E | 358 | 25.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chives | 17 | 26 km SE | 317 | 13.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chassignelles | 89 | 396 km NE | 289 | 34.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Mazeau | 85 | 36 km NW | 464 | 41 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Projet | 46 | 209 km SE | 363 | 23.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
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