Le Gué-d'Alleré
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 35.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 46 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Le Gué-d'Alleré (INSEE 17186) is in Charente-Maritime (17), part of CC Aunis Atlantique. Population 1,113 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 35.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 46 % of the 13,675 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.83 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (CROCPARADIS). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (LA PIZZA MOBILE · L'UMASIAN). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE DU GUE-D'ALLERE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LE GUE D ALLERE AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | CROCPARADIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 2 | LA PIZZA MOBILE · L'UMASIAN | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE DU GUE-D'ALLERE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LE GUE D ALLERE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 729 (2012) → 1,113 (2023): 52.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 440 (1990) → 1,113 (2023): 153 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 468, of which 1.7 % second homes and 3.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Gué-d'Alleré): 0.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Bouhet): 3 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Sauveur-d'Aunis): 3.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Nuaillé-d'Aunis): 7 km to the north-west (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Le Gué-d'Alleré): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 21 days a year at or above 30 °C and 47 days at or below 0 °C, over 16 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the SURGERES weather station, 13.9 km away at 25 m; the village itself is at 8 m. [12]
An average of 813 mm of rain a year, spread over 117 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at SURGERES, 13.9 km away at 25 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17186/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17186/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17186/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17186/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17186
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17057
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17396
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17267
- 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 Pin | 79 | 77 km N | 1,091 | 28 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 88 % |
| Villiers-Charlemagne | 53 | 193 km N | 1,109 | 37.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 96 % |
| Chazé-sur-Argos | 49 | 159 km N | 1,086 | 32.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 76 % |
| Chanos-Curson | 26 | 466 km E | 1,196 | 39.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 41 % · winter 88 % |
| Marçay | 86 | 89 km E | 1,107 | 32.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 91 % |
| Castelmayran | 82 | 283 km SE | 1,186 | 32.8 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 44 % · winter 96 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Pin | 79 | 77 km N | 1,091 | 28 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 88 % |
| Marçay | 86 | 89 km E | 1,107 | 32.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 91 % |
| Chazé-sur-Argos | 49 | 159 km N | 1,086 | 32.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 76 % |
| Villiers-Charlemagne | 53 | 193 km N | 1,109 | 37.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 96 % |
| Castelmayran | 82 | 283 km SE | 1,186 | 32.8 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 44 % · winter 96 % |
| Chanos-Curson | 26 | 466 km E | 1,196 | 39.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 41 % · winter 88 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
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