Étaules

Charente-Maritime · CA Royan Atlantique · INSEE 17155

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Partly served 46.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 49 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Étaules (INSEE 17155) is in Charente-Maritime (17), part of CA Royan Atlantique. Population 2,857 (2023). ^[1]

INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). ^[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.

Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/17155-etaules

Vitality score

Vitality score 46.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 49 % of the 7,413 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	0.26	25	6.56
Social	0.39	20	7.77
Education	0.39	10	3.93
Health	0.59	10	5.85
Public & culture	0.39	5	1.97
Population trend	1	10	10
Housing mix	0.67	5	3.34

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 3 of 6

Eating out 1 of 1

Cafés and bars 0 of 1

Schools 2 of 3

Health 2 of 4

Public services 1 of 1

Culture 1 of 2

Sport 1 of 2

Everyday services 2 of 3

Lodging 1 of 2

One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. ^[3,4]

1 × Butcher (boucherie). ^[4,3]

1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (VIVAL). ^[4,3]

1 × Fishmonger (RESUR). ^[4,3]

3 × Restaurant (CRUB'S · PIZZ'A DOM · CONCEPT BAR BRASSERIE). ^[4,3]

1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE D'ETAULES). ^[4]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE D'ETAULES). ^[4]

3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (LAURE MOREAU, MÉDECIN · JEAN-LOUIS ARRAT, MÉDECIN · MARION ROBIN, MÉDECIN). ^[4]

1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE D ETAULES). ^[4,3]

1 × Post office / agence postale (ETAULES AP). ^[4]

1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE ETAULES). ^[4]

1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF EMILIEN ROUFFINEAU). ^[4]

1 × Bank (CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL 17-79). ^[4]

3 × Hairdresser (ORIGIN'HAIR · CHAPRON · HAIR CREATION). ^[4,3]

1 × Campsite (CAMPING DU PARC). ^[4,3]

Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Restaurant.

Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Supermarket, Café / bar. ^[3,4]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts

Type	Count	Names	Sources
Bakery (boulangerie)	0		INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Butcher (boucherie)	1		INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,3]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)	1	VIVAL	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,3]
Supermarket	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3]
Cheese shop (fromagerie)	0		INSEE SIRENE 0 [3]
Fishmonger	1	RESUR	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,3]
Restaurant	3	CRUB'S · PIZZ'A DOM · CONCEPT BAR BRASSERIE	INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [4,3]
Café / bar	0		INSEE SIRENE 0 [3]
Nursery school (maternelle)	1	ECOLE MATERNELLE D'ETAULES	INSEE BPE 1 [4]
Primary school (élémentaire)	1	ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE D'ETAULES	INSEE BPE 1 [4]
Collège	0		INSEE BPE 0 [4]
GP (médecin généraliste)	3	LAURE MOREAU, MÉDECIN · JEAN-LOUIS ARRAT, MÉDECIN · MARION ROBIN, MÉDECIN	INSEE BPE 3 [4]
Pharmacy	1	PHARMACIE D ETAULES	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,3]
Nurse	0		INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Dentist	0		INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Post office / agence postale	1	ETAULES AP	INSEE BPE 1 [4]
Library	1	BIBLIOTHÈQUE ETAULES	INSEE BPE 1 [4]
Cinema	0		INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Gym / sports hall	1	COMPLEXE SPORTIF EMILIEN ROUFFINEAU	INSEE BPE 1 [4]
Swimming pool	0		INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Bank	1	CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL 17-79	INSEE BPE 1 [4]
Hairdresser	3	ORIGIN'HAIR · CHAPRON · HAIR CREATION	INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [4,3]
Fuel station	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3]
Hotel	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3]
Campsite	1	CAMPING DU PARC	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,3]

Market and village life

Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.

Trajectory

1968: 1,295 2023: 2,857 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 2,375 (2012) → 2,857 (2023): 20.3 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 1,413 (1990) → 2,857 (2023): 102.2 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 1,693, of which 16.6 % second homes and 6.3 % vacant. ^[7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

In the commune Food shop, Primary school, GP, Pharmacy Bakery — 1.6 km NW Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Arvert): 1.6 km to the north-west (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (Étaules): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). ^[9]

GP (Étaules): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). ^[9]

Pharmacy (Étaules): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). ^[9]

Primary school (Étaules): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). ^[9]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Days at or above 30 °C 15.4

Days at or below 0 °C 23.3

Muggy days a summer 6.1

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 23 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[10]

Measured at the ROYAN-MEDIS weather station, 14.8 km away at 12 m; the village itself is at 22 m. ^[10]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 6 days a summer. ^[10]

Humidity measured at ROYAN-MEDIS, 14.8 km away at 12 m, over 30 summers. ^[10]

An average of 841 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. ^[10]

Rainfall measured at ROYAN-MEDIS, 14.8 km away at 12 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 — 17155/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17155/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17155/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17155/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 17021
INSEE BPE 2025 — 17155
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
Sussargues	34	462 km SE	2,840	43.4	Partly served	Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 %
Sorède	66	481 km SE	3,512	38.6	Few services	Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 21 % · winter 89 % · humidity 36 %
Arles-sur-Tech	66	471 km SE	2,815	57.2	Partly served	Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 %
Beaumes-de-Venise	84	515 km E	2,442	61.9	Served	Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 68 % · humidity 71 %
Séez	73	614 km E	2,459	55	Partly served	Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 1 % · humidity 57 %
Maisse	91	396 km NE	2,797	64.6	Served	Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 57 % · humidity 64 %

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
Maisse	91	396 km NE	2,797	64.6	Served	Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 57 % · humidity 64 %
Sussargues	34	462 km SE	2,840	43.4	Partly served	Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 %
Arles-sur-Tech	66	471 km SE	2,815	57.2	Partly served	Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 %
Sorède	66	481 km SE	3,512	38.6	Few services	Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 21 % · winter 89 % · humidity 36 %
Beaumes-de-Venise	84	515 km E	2,442	61.9	Served	Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 68 % · humidity 71 %
Séez	73	614 km E	2,459	55	Partly served	Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 1 % · 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 Étaules'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
Ria-Sirach	66	445 km SE	1,264	39.6	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 %
Saint-Augustin	17	6.2 km S	1,521	45.5	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 %
L'Houmeau	17	52 km N	3,000	46.4	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 %
Serres-Castet	64	268 km S	4,418	61.4	Served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 %
Asnières-sur-Oise	95	459 km NE	3,127	43.8	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 %
Presles	95	454 km NE	4,017	32.5	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 %

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