Dompierre-sur-Charente
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school.
Few services 39.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 83 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Dompierre-sur-Charente (INSEE 17141) is in Charente-Maritime (17), part of CA "Saintes - Grandes Rives - L'Agglo". Population 477 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 39.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 83 % of the 17,892 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.79 | 20 | 15.82 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.7 | 10 | 6.98 |
| Housing mix | 0.8 | 5 | 3.99 |
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 PAIN DU COIN). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (LA CABANA · MELLE BAZAR CHIC · LA ROULOTTE GOURMANDE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (TOP CLUB). [4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE DE DOMPIERRE SUR CHARENTE). [3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LA FONTAINE DU PRE ST JEAN). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie).
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LE PAIN DU COIN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 3 | LA CABANA · MELLE BAZAR CHIC · LA ROULOTTE GOURMANDE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | TOP CLUB | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE DE DOMPIERRE SUR CHARENTE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 LA FONTAINE DU PRE ST JEAN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Monthly market (reported, unverified): Saturday. See the source for which week of the month. [5]
Trajectory
Population 488 (2012) → 477 (2023): -2.3 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 398 (1990) → 477 (2023): 19.8 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 276, of which 10.1 % second homes and 9.8 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Dompierre-sur-Charente): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Chaniers): 5.4 km to the west (straight line). [10]
GP (Saint-Sever-de-Saintonge): 1.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (Chérac): 3.9 km to the east (straight line). [12]
Primary school (Saint-Sever-de-Saintonge): 2.1 km to the west (straight line). [11]
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. [13]
Measured at the SALIGNAC weather station, 6.2 km away at 15 m; the village itself is at 18 m. [13]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 7 days a summer. [13]
Humidity measured at BURIE, 10.4 km away at 56 m, over 11 summers. [13]
An average of 765 mm of rain a year, spread over 118 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [13]
Rainfall measured at SALIGNAC, 6.2 km away at 15 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [13]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17141/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2023-12— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/83aed96b-8d63-37b6-8ae4-927552bd7a37— “Le 2ème et 4ème samedi du mois, j'ai marché!”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17141/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17141/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17141/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17141
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17086
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17400
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17100
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blanzac | 87 | 133 km E | 468 | 26.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 77 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Laurent-la-Gâtine | 28 | 366 km NE | 470 | 35.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 91 % · humidity 57 % |
| Argœuves | 80 | 512 km N | 543 | 36.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 82 % · humidity 57 % |
| Chambilly | 71 | 354 km E | 464 | 25.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 58 % · humidity 57 % |
| Blaignan-Prignac | 33 | 52 km SW | 450 | 34.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cheminas | 07 | 414 km E | 423 | 37.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 95 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blaignan-Prignac | 33 | 52 km SW | 450 | 34.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Blanzac | 87 | 133 km E | 468 | 26.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 77 % · humidity 71 % |
| Chambilly | 71 | 354 km E | 464 | 25.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 58 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Laurent-la-Gâtine | 28 | 366 km NE | 470 | 35.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 91 % · humidity 57 % |
| Cheminas | 07 | 414 km E | 423 | 37.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 95 % · humidity 57 % |
| Argœuves | 80 | 512 km N | 543 | 36.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 82 % · humidity 57 % |
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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 Dompierre-sur-Charente'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blaignan-Prignac | 33 | 52 km SW | 450 | 34.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rouffiac | 17 | 1.8 km S | 519 | 28.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fontaines-d'Ozillac | 17 | 36 km S | 510 | 39.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Peyrignac | 24 | 145 km SE | 577 | 45.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Noaillac | 33 | 137 km S | 552 | 26.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montaut | 31 | 297 km SE | 578 | 30.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
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