Mazeray
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 41.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 67 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Mazeray (INSEE 17226) is in Charente-Maritime (17), part of CC Vals de Saintonge Communauté. Population 991 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/17226-mazeray
Vitality score
Vitality score 41.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 67 % of the 14,380 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.48 | 20 | 9.5 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.8 | 10 | 8.01 |
| Housing mix | 0.9 | 5 | 4.5 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (A LA POINTE DES DELICES). [3]
3 × Restaurant (ROTISSERIE LOIC ET M · CHEZ CHARLOTTE ET SEB). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE DE MAZERAY). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (TIFF N'COIFF). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | A LA POINTE DES DELICES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 3 | ROTISSERIE LOIC ET M · CHEZ CHARLOTTE ET SEB | INSEE BPE 3 / 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 DE MAZERAY | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | 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 | 2 | TIFF N'COIFF | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 844 (2012) → 991 (2023): 17.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 762 (1990) → 991 (2023): 30.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 499, of which 5 % second homes and 8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Mazeray): 3.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Jean-d'Angély): 5 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Ternant): 3.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Saint-Jean-d'Angély): 5.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Mazeray): 0.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 21 days a year at or above 30 °C and 51 days at or below 0 °C, over 13 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LES NOUILLERS weather station, 10 km away at 18 m; the village itself is at 75 m. [11]
The village sits 57 m above the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 4.94 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at NUAILLE SUR BOUTONNE, 17.2 km away at 36 m, over 29 summers. [11]
An average of 848 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST-JEAN-D Y., 5.2 km away at 32 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
60 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 148,000 € — 1,441 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Charente-Maritime is 2,339 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [12]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17226/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17226/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17226/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17226/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17226
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17347
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17440
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poucharramet | 31 | 309 km SE | 974 | 42.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 82 % · humidity 64 % |
| Savigny | 74 | 504 km E | 1,041 | 31 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Écrainville | 76 | 421 km N | 1,001 | 26 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 59 % · winter 78 % |
| Saint-Berain-sous-Sanvignes | 71 | 383 km E | 1,102 | 27.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 74 % · humidity 86 % |
| Wittes | 62 | 572 km N | 973 | 43.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 82 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chuisnes | 28 | 312 km NE | 1,126 | 30.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poucharramet | 31 | 309 km SE | 974 | 42.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 82 % · humidity 64 % |
| Chuisnes | 28 | 312 km NE | 1,126 | 30.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Berain-sous-Sanvignes | 71 | 383 km E | 1,102 | 27.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 74 % · humidity 86 % |
| Écrainville | 76 | 421 km N | 1,001 | 26 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 59 % · winter 78 % |
| Savigny | 74 | 504 km E | 1,041 | 31 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Wittes | 62 | 572 km N | 973 | 43.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 82 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Mazeray'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Savigny | 74 | 504 km E | 1,041 | 31 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chuisnes | 28 | 312 km NE | 1,126 | 30.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Tour-en-Sologne | 41 | 240 km NE | 1,140 | 35.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Chapelle-du-Bois | 72 | 272 km N | 768 | 36.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Brosse-Montceaux | 77 | 383 km NE | 776 | 37.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Éparres | 38 | 457 km E | 1,028 | 24.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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