Les Gonds
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 45.7/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 61 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Les Gonds (INSEE 17179) is in Charente-Maritime (17), part of CA "Saintes - Grandes Rives - L'Agglo". Population 1,740 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/17179-les-gonds
Vitality score
Vitality score 45.7/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 61 % of the 10,538 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 | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.63 | 10 | 6.29 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.75 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (3+1). [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (LA MAISON · PELE · LE P'TIT BUS · PIZZA DES GONDS). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE E POITEVIN GOULEBENEZE). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CHARLOTTE VALLADE, MÉDECIN · OLIVIER DHAYNAUT, MÉDECIN · MARC AUGER, MÉDECIN · LISE POTIER, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE LA GONTAISE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LES GONDS AP). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE ROGER CHENEAU). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (BA 722). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (CHRIST'HAIR). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | 3+1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| 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 | 4 | LA MAISON · PELE · LE P'TIT BUS · PIZZA DES GONDS | INSEE SIRENE 4 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE E POITEVIN GOULEBENEZE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | CHARLOTTE VALLADE, MÉDECIN · OLIVIER DHAYNAUT, MÉDECIN · MARC AUGER, MÉDECIN · LISE POTIER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE LA GONTAISE | 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 | LES GONDS AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE ROGER CHENEAU | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | BA 722 | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | CHRIST'HAIR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 1,576 (2012) → 1,740 (2023): 10.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,129 (1990) → 1,740 (2023): 54.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 924, of which 2.5 % second homes and 7.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Les Gonds): 1.4 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saintes): 2.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Les Gonds): 0.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Les Gonds): 0.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Les Gonds): 0.1 km to the south-west (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, 5.7 km away at 38 m; the village itself is at 7 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 6 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at SAINTES, 5.7 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, 5.7 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 — 17179/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17179/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17179/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17179/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17179
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lent | 01 | 452 km E | 1,512 | 41.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 51 % · humidity 79 % |
| Ginestas | 11 | 388 km SE | 1,611 | 45.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 89 % · humidity 21 % |
| Lugon-et-l'Île-du-Carnay | 33 | 87 km S | 1,395 | 41.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 95 % · humidity 36 % |
| Lamarque | 33 | 69 km S | 1,335 | 44.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 71 % |
| Crespières | 78 | 401 km NE | 1,719 | 42.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 66 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Mesmin | 85 | 120 km N | 1,774 | 41.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 96 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamarque | 33 | 69 km S | 1,335 | 44.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 71 % |
| Lugon-et-l'Île-du-Carnay | 33 | 87 km S | 1,395 | 41.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 95 % · humidity 36 % |
| Saint-Mesmin | 85 | 120 km N | 1,774 | 41.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 96 % · humidity 71 % |
| Ginestas | 11 | 388 km SE | 1,611 | 45.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 89 % · humidity 21 % |
| Crespières | 78 | 401 km NE | 1,719 | 42.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 66 % · humidity 64 % |
| Lent | 01 | 452 km E | 1,512 | 41.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 51 % · 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 Les Gonds'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prignac-et-Marcamps | 33 | 77 km S | 1,494 | 44.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hiersac | 16 | 49 km E | 1,142 | 44 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Angliers | 17 | 61 km NW | 1,447 | 45.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bussac-sur-Charente | 17 | 8.4 km N | 1,321 | 32 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ossun | 65 | 285 km S | 2,358 | 47.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bourg | 33 | 75 km S | 2,244 | 55.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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