Fontcouverte
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 42.7/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 44 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Fontcouverte (INSEE 17164) is in Charente-Maritime (17), part of CA "Saintes - Grandes Rives - L'Agglo". Population 2,330 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/17164-fontcouverte
Vitality score
Vitality score 42.7/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 44 % of the 8,648 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 | 0.13 | 25 | 3.28 |
| Social | 0.51 | 20 | 10.26 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 0.69 | 10 | 6.88 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.62 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LES GLACES DE CELESTINE). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (LA TABLE DU GOLF). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (ROSEBUD). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE DE FONTCOUVERTE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE DE FONTCOUVERTE). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JEAN-FRANCOIS WILMANN, MÉDECIN · VALERIE JOYAUX, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (G2SANTE · PHARMACIE DE FONTCOUVERTE). [3,4]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE RENÉ GUILLOT). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (GOSSIP). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Pharmacy.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Post office / agence postale. [4,3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LES GLACES DE CELESTINE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 2 | LA TABLE DU GOLF | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | ROSEBUD | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE DE FONTCOUVERTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE DE FONTCOUVERTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | JEAN-FRANCOIS WILMANN, MÉDECIN · VALERIE JOYAUX, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | G2SANTE · PHARMACIE DE FONTCOUVERTE | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 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 | MÉDIATHÈQUE RENÉ GUILLOT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | GOSSIP | 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 | 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 2,333 (2012) → 2,330 (2023): -0.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,962 (1990) → 2,330 (2023): 18.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,157, of which 3.8 % second homes and 3.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Fontcouverte): 1.4 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saintes): 3 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Fontcouverte): 0.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saintes): 3.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Fontcouverte): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 28 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the SAINTES weather station, 4.8 km away at 38 m; the village itself is at 34 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 6 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at SAINTES, 4.8 km away at 38 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 898 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at SAINTES, 4.8 km away at 38 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17164/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17164/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17164/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17164/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17164
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17415
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Gence | 87 | 135 km E | 2,204 | 44.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 99 % · humidity 79 % |
| Larra | 31 | 268 km SE | 2,273 | 43.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rouillé | 86 | 87 km NE | 2,533 | 38.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 84 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny | 18 | 280 km NE | 2,546 | 47 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montaigut-sur-Save | 31 | 273 km SE | 1,984 | 49 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vouneuil-sur-Vienne | 86 | 137 km NE | 2,277 | 50.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 80 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rouillé | 86 | 87 km NE | 2,533 | 38.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 84 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Gence | 87 | 135 km E | 2,204 | 44.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 99 % · humidity 79 % |
| Vouneuil-sur-Vienne | 86 | 137 km NE | 2,277 | 50.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 80 % · humidity 79 % |
| Larra | 31 | 268 km SE | 2,273 | 43.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montaigut-sur-Save | 31 | 273 km SE | 1,984 | 49 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Martin-d'Auxigny | 18 | 280 km NE | 2,546 | 47 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Fontcouverte'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Segonzac | 16 | 34 km SE | 2,083 | 49.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Château-l'Évêque | 24 | 115 km SE | 2,158 | 41.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villié-Morgon | 69 | 410 km E | 2,148 | 62.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Beaumont-en-Véron | 37 | 169 km N | 2,717 | 40.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rouillac | 16 | 41 km E | 2,919 | 70.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pont-l'Abbé-d'Arnoult | 17 | 23 km W | 1,811 | 63.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
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