Fontaine-Chalendray
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 9.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 9 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Fontaine-Chalendray (INSEE 17162) is in Charente-Maritime (17), part of CC Vals de Saintonge Communauté. Population 237 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 9.8/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 9 % of the 16,965 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 | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.38 | 10 | 3.78 |
| Housing mix | 0.59 | 5 | 2.95 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (FONTAINE CHALENDRAY AP). [3]
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, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| 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 | 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 | 1 | FONTAINE CHALENDRAY AP | 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 | 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 219 (2012) → 237 (2023): 8.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 270 (1990) → 237 (2023): -12.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 190, of which 20.5 % second homes and 11.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Néré): 5.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Chives): 4.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Néré): 5.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Néré): 5.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Néré): 5.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 24 days a year at or above 30 °C and 44 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the VILLIERS_SAPC weather station, 4.9 km away at 106 m; the village itself is at 136 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LES-TOUCHES, 5.4 km away at 52 m, over 11 summers. [10]
That station sits 84 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 5.46 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 912 mm of rain a year, spread over 125 days — about 7.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at VILLIERS_SAPC, 4.9 km away at 106 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 — 17162/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17162/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17162/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17162/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17257
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17105
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Cayrol | 12 | 278 km SE | 243 | 8.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 19 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Cernin-de-Labarde | 24 | 144 km SE | 221 | 11.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gehée | 36 | 178 km NE | 253 | 8.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Dorée | 53 | 284 km N | 286 | 7.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 89 % · humidity 79 % |
| Massoulès | 47 | 197 km SE | 194 | 11.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 56 % · winter 82 % |
| Morlac | 18 | 209 km NE | 269 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Cernin-de-Labarde | 24 | 144 km SE | 221 | 11.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gehée | 36 | 178 km NE | 253 | 8.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Massoulès | 47 | 197 km SE | 194 | 11.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 56 % · winter 82 % |
| Morlac | 18 | 209 km NE | 269 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Cayrol | 12 | 278 km SE | 243 | 8.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 19 % · humidity 71 % |
| La Dorée | 53 | 284 km N | 286 | 7.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 89 % · 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 Fontaine-Chalendray'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Cernin-de-Labarde | 24 | 144 km SE | 221 | 11.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gehée | 36 | 178 km NE | 253 | 8.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Oriolles | 16 | 65 km S | 242 | 13.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rioux-Martin | 16 | 79 km S | 231 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Charly | 18 | 248 km NE | 226 | 8.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Pierre-de-l'Isle | 17 | 22 km NW | 248 | 7.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
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