Échillais
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 45.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 34 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Échillais (INSEE 17146) is in Charente-Maritime (17), part of CA Rochefort Océan. Population 3,765 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-25 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/17146-echillais
Vitality score
Vitality score 45.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 34 % of the 5,927 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 | 0.28 | 25 | 6.97 |
| Social | 0.53 | 20 | 10.55 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.43 | 10 | 4.27 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.91 | 10 | 9.09 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.77 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA TRANSBORDINE · LE FOURNIL DU MARTROU). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie). [3]
1 × Supermarket (ECHILLAIDIS). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger. [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (VIVA ESPAÑA · OPEN KITCHEN). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (O&H · L'ESCALLE SARL). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE D'ECHILLAIS). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PASCAL RODRIGUEZ, MÉDECIN · CLEMENCE LOUBRIEU, MÉDECIN · VICTORIA LENOIR, MÉDECIN · MATHILDE MANTOUX, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DUNYACH). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE COMMUNAUTAIRE D'ECHILLAIS). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF LES CHAUMES · BA 721). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (NATHALIE COIFFURE · MON ATELIER BY FANNY · TARD CHARLEYN). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | LA TRANSBORDINE · LE FOURNIL DU MARTROU | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | ECHILLAIDIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 3 | VIVA ESPAÑA · OPEN KITCHEN | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | O&H · L'ESCALLE SARL | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE D'ECHILLAIS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | PASCAL RODRIGUEZ, MÉDECIN · CLEMENCE LOUBRIEU, MÉDECIN · VICTORIA LENOIR, MÉDECIN · MATHILDE MANTOUX, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DUNYACH | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE COMMUNAUTAIRE D'ECHILLAIS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF LES CHAUMES · BA 721 | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 3 | NATHALIE COIFFURE · MON ATELIER BY FANNY · TARD CHARLEYN | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Wednesday matins Place d'Uettingen. [5]
Trajectory
Population 3,341 (2012) → 3,765 (2023): 12.7 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 2,672 (1990) → 3,765 (2023): 40.9 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,901, of which 2.3 % second homes and 5.5 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Échillais): 0.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Échillais): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Échillais): 0.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Échillais): 1.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Échillais): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 22 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ST AGNANT weather station, 2.8 km away at 18 m; the village itself is at 11 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 8 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ST AGNANT, 2.8 km away at 18 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 780 mm of rain a year, spread over 117 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST AGNANT, 2.8 km away at 18 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17146/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.ville-echillais.fr/vie-quotidienne/commerce/— “Tous les mercredis matins, on y trouve poissons, fruits de mer, fruits et légumes…”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17146/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17146/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17146/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17146
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bouxwiller | 67 | 713 km NE | 3,754 | 49.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 42 % · humidity 57 % |
| Bapaume | 62 | 546 km NE | 3,779 | 64.2 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 74 % · humidity 50 % |
| Saint-Héand | 42 | 415 km E | 3,665 | 41.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 18 % · humidity 43 % |
| Saint-Gildas-des-Bois | 44 | 198 km NW | 3,860 | 39.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 95 % |
| Derval | 44 | 204 km N | 3,601 | 46.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 80 % |
| Ribécourt-Dreslincourt | 60 | 495 km NE | 3,871 | 48 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 66 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Gildas-des-Bois | 44 | 198 km NW | 3,860 | 39.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 95 % |
| Derval | 44 | 204 km N | 3,601 | 46.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 80 % |
| Saint-Héand | 42 | 415 km E | 3,665 | 41.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 18 % · humidity 43 % |
| Ribécourt-Dreslincourt | 60 | 495 km NE | 3,871 | 48 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 66 % · humidity 57 % |
| Bapaume | 62 | 546 km NE | 3,779 | 64.2 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 74 % · humidity 50 % |
| Bouxwiller | 67 | 713 km NE | 3,754 | 49.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 42 % · 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 Échillais'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soubise | 17 | 5.4 km NW | 3,316 | 38.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Sulpice-de-Royan | 17 | 25 km S | 3,446 | 53.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Jonzac | 17 | 65 km SE | 3,602 | 54.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Agnant | 17 | 3.7 km S | 2,780 | 59.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chasseneuil-sur-Bonnieure | 16 | 109 km E | 3,111 | 52.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Laurent-de-la-Prée | 17 | 11 km NW | 2,299 | 48.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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