Médis
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school.
Few services 35.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 13 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Médis (INSEE 17228) is in Charente-Maritime (17), part of CA Royan Atlantique. Population 3,157 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-25 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/17228-medis
Vitality score
Vitality score 35.9/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 13 % of the 6,826 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 | 0.15 | 25 | 3.69 |
| Social | 0.52 | 20 | 10.47 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0.11 | 10 | 1.11 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.83 | 5 | 4.13 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE DES PINS). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (COOP ALIMENTAIRE DE MEDIS). [3,4]
7 × Restaurant (AU MEILLEUR SIECLE · AULOU SARL · LA PORTE DES SAVEURS · SNACK EUROPHENIX 17 · 1. 2. 3. DELICES). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE ZOLA). [4]
1 × Pharmacy. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (MARTINE COIFFURE · C DANS L' HAIR · SEVERINE COIFFURE · LLJM). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (SERRE JLC). [3]
4 × Campsite (CAMPING LES CHENES (CAPFUN) · CAMPING ALOE · CAMPING LE MOULIN DE POUSSEAU). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Nursery school (maternelle), 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | BOULANGERIE DES PINS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | COOP ALIMENTAIRE DE MEDIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 7 | AU MEILLEUR SIECLE · AULOU SARL · LA PORTE DES SAVEURS · SNACK EUROPHENIX 17 · 1. 2. 3. DELICES | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE ZOLA | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE 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 | 4 | MARTINE COIFFURE · C DANS L' HAIR · SEVERINE COIFFURE · LLJM | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | SERRE JLC | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Campsite | 4 | CAMPING LES CHENES (CAPFUN) · CAMPING ALOE · CAMPING LE MOULIN DE POUSSEAU | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Friday matin sous la halle, sur la place du Général de Gaulle. [5]
Trajectory
Population 2,806 (2012) → 3,157 (2023): 12.5 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,965 (1990) → 3,157 (2023): 60.7 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,842, of which 8.7 % second homes and 7.2 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Médis): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Royan): 1.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
GP (Royan): 3.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Saint-Georges-de-Didonne): 3.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Saint-Georges-de-Didonne): 2.6 km to the south (straight line). [11]
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. [12]
Measured at the ROYAN-MEDIS weather station, 1.3 km away at 12 m; the village itself is at 25 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 6 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at ROYAN-MEDIS, 1.3 km away at 12 m, over 30 summers. [12]
An average of 841 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at ROYAN-MEDIS, 1.3 km away at 12 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17228/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.mairie-medis.fr/transitions/tourisme/— “Tous les vendredis matin, les commerçants vous accueillent sous la halle, sur la place du Général de Gaulle.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17228/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17228/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17228/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17228
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17306
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17333
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chens-sur-Léman | 74 | 564 km E | 3,068 | 39 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 84 % · humidity 79 % |
| Étival-Clairefontaine | 88 | 666 km NE | 2,437 | 50.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 100 % · winter 78 % · humidity 71 % |
| Petit-Mars | 44 | 199 km N | 3,888 | 42.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 100 % · winter 84 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Martin-des-Noyers | 85 | 121 km N | 2,560 | 49.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 78 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Thégonnec Loc-Eguiner | 29 | 392 km NW | 3,148 | 44.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 88 % · humidity 64 % |
| Péaule | 56 | 240 km NW | 2,929 | 62 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 89 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Martin-des-Noyers | 85 | 121 km N | 2,560 | 49.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 78 % · humidity 71 % |
| Petit-Mars | 44 | 199 km N | 3,888 | 42.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 100 % · winter 84 % · humidity 71 % |
| Péaule | 56 | 240 km NW | 2,929 | 62 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 89 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Thégonnec Loc-Eguiner | 29 | 392 km NW | 3,148 | 44.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 88 % · humidity 64 % |
| Chens-sur-Léman | 74 | 564 km E | 3,068 | 39 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 84 % · humidity 79 % |
| Étival-Clairefontaine | 88 | 666 km NE | 2,437 | 50.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 100 % · winter 78 % · humidity 71 % |
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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 Médis'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breuillet | 17 | 8.8 km NW | 3,058 | 48.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marsilly | 17 | 67 km N | 3,176 | 45 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Laurent-de-la-Prée | 17 | 38 km N | 2,299 | 48.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Soubise | 17 | 32 km N | 3,316 | 38.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Just-Luzac | 17 | 19 km N | 2,136 | 55.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Esnandes | 17 | 69 km N | 2,224 | 51.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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