Les Mathes
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 65.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 97 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Les Mathes (INSEE 17225) is in Charente-Maritime (17), part of CA Royan Atlantique. Population 2,180 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 65.2/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 97 % of the 9,054 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 | 0.63 | 25 | 15.73 |
| Social | 0.99 | 20 | 19.82 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
5 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BRUNO · L'ATELIER DES PAINS · LA PETITE BOULANGERE · LGFB · MAISON BONNAILLIE PERE ET FILS). [3,4]
7 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (HAMMAZ MAKTOUB · GIBODIS · BRAQUET SARL). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (E.3C.L · PROXI). [3,4]
2 × Fishmonger (LA PECHERIE · COTE ATLANTIQUE). [3,4]
37 × Restaurant (L OASIS DE LA PALMYRE · L'AUTHENTIQUE · AUBERGE DE LA COTE SAUVAGE · LA CREPE AU METRE · LE CLAPET). [3,4]
8 × Café / bar (LE BARIL'S · COULEURS CAFE · CAFE DU CENTRE · LES DELICES · CHEZ MAX). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE DES MATHES). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (HERVE PINEAU, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA COUBRE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE LES MATHES LA PALMYRE). [3]
1 × Cinema (LE PALMYR). [3]
2 × Swimming pool (PLAGE DES PINS DE CORDOUAN · PLAGE DE LA PALMYRE). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (ATELIER COIFFURE JULES DAYNOS · USSEL ANNABELLE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
2 × Hotel (LOCATION SAINTE-MARIE · AU PALMYRE HOTEL). [3,4]
18 × Campsite (LES CHARMETTES · CAMPING SANDAYA L'ESTANQUET · L'OREE DU BOIS · CAMPING LES PINS DE LA COUBRE · CAMPING LE GRAND LOGIS). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 8 × Restaurant, 2 × Hairdresser, 2 × Hotel, 3 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 5 | BRUNO · L'ATELIER DES PAINS · LA PETITE BOULANGERE · LGFB · MAISON BONNAILLIE PERE ET FILS | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 7 | HAMMAZ MAKTOUB · GIBODIS · BRAQUET SARL | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | E.3C.L · PROXI | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 2 | LA PECHERIE · COTE ATLANTIQUE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 37 | L OASIS DE LA PALMYRE · L'AUTHENTIQUE · AUBERGE DE LA COTE SAUVAGE · LA CREPE AU METRE · LE CLAPET | INSEE BPE 37 / INSEE SIRENE 66 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 8 | LE BARIL'S · COULEURS CAFE · CAFE DU CENTRE · LES DELICES · CHEZ MAX | INSEE SIRENE 8 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE DES MATHES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | HERVE PINEAU, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE LA COUBRE | 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 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE LES MATHES LA PALMYRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LE PALMYR | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 2 | PLAGE DES PINS DE CORDOUAN · PLAGE DE LA PALMYRE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 4 | ATELIER COIFFURE JULES DAYNOS · USSEL ANNABELLE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 2 | LOCATION SAINTE-MARIE · AU PALMYRE HOTEL | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 18 | LES CHARMETTES · CAMPING SANDAYA L'ESTANQUET · L'OREE DU BOIS · CAMPING LES PINS DE LA COUBRE · CAMPING LE GRAND LOGIS | INSEE BPE 18 / INSEE SIRENE 29 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A seasonal market is recorded here: the source last advertised it for a period that has now ended, and gives no weekday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 1,741 (2012) → 2,180 (2023): 25.2 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,205 (1990) → 2,180 (2023): 80.9 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 5,250, of which 77.7 % second homes and 0.2 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Les Mathes): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Les Mathes): 0.6 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Les Mathes): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Arvert): 3.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Les Mathes): 0.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
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. [11]
Measured at the ROYAN-MEDIS weather station, 16.1 km away at 12 m; the village itself is at 17 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 6 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ROYAN-MEDIS, 16.1 km away at 12 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 841 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ROYAN-MEDIS, 16.1 km away at 12 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17225/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-06— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/f66d15a8-7d5d-3528-b362-2dd193420c90— “Marché des Mathes”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17225/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17225/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17225/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17225
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17021
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merville-Franceville-Plage | 14 | 402 km N | 2,231 | 56.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 93 % · humidity 64 % |
| Carcans | 33 | 71 km S | 2,415 | 70 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 79 % · winter 99 % |
| Fort-Mahon-Plage | 80 | 552 km N | 1,363 | 60.5 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 96 % · humidity 79 % |
| Les Deux Alpes | 38 | 573 km E | 1,910 | 74.9 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 0 % · humidity 57 % |
| Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via | 66 | 439 km SE | 1,762 | 58.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 0 % · humidity 57 % |
| Camiers | 62 | 577 km N | 2,582 | 59.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 85 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carcans | 33 | 71 km S | 2,415 | 70 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 79 % · winter 99 % |
| Merville-Franceville-Plage | 14 | 402 km N | 2,231 | 56.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 93 % · humidity 64 % |
| Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via | 66 | 439 km SE | 1,762 | 58.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 0 % · humidity 57 % |
| Fort-Mahon-Plage | 80 | 552 km N | 1,363 | 60.5 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 96 % · humidity 79 % |
| Les Deux Alpes | 38 | 573 km E | 1,910 | 74.9 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 0 % · humidity 57 % |
| Camiers | 62 | 577 km N | 2,582 | 59.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 85 % · humidity 64 % |
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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 Mathes'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Verdon-sur-Mer | 33 | 20 km S | 1,408 | 42.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rivedoux-Plage | 17 | 50 km N | 2,483 | 65.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Meschers-sur-Gironde | 17 | 23 km SE | 3,180 | 50.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Préfailles | 44 | 177 km NW | 1,321 | 56.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Port-des-Barques | 17 | 26 km N | 1,780 | 50.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Soulac-sur-Mer | 33 | 22 km S | 3,100 | 57.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
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