Meschers-sur-Gironde
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 50.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 61 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Meschers-sur-Gironde (INSEE 17230) is in Charente-Maritime (17), part of CA Royan Atlantique. Population 3,180 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/17230-meschers-sur-gironde
Vitality score
Vitality score 50.9/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 61 % of the 6,792 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 | 0.36 | 25 | 8.95 |
| Social | 0.81 | 20 | 16.29 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.47 | 10 | 4.67 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.01 | 5 | 0.03 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (DAUVIER · LE FOURNIL DE GRAND'MERE · LE COMPTOIR DU PAIN · LA P'TITE MICHELAISE). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (L'AUTHENTIQUE). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (CHEZ VERO ET FRANCK). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (SOLIDIS). [3,4]
2 × Fishmonger (L'O A LA BOUCHE). [3,4]
23 × Restaurant (LA FORET · L'ENTR'ACT · CREPERIE DES GROTTES DE MATATA · 0.73 · SARL ABMC). [3,4]
4 × Café / bar (OLIVER'S CAFE · LE COMPTOIR · FAMILY'S CAFE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE LES PETITS CARRELETS MESCHERS SU). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (VÉRONIQUE DUMARTIN, MÉDECIN · JEAN-MARC CECCARELLO, MÉDECIN · CHRISTINE LAMY, MÉDECIN · CHARLOTTE BERGEON, MÉDECIN · SIMON CHARRIER, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE JOSSE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE MESCHERS). [3]
1 × Cinema (FAMILY FUN PARK). [3]
3 × Swimming pool (PLAGE LES NONNES · PLAGE SUZAC · PLAGE LES VERGNES). [3]
1 × Bank (CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL 17-79). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (L'ATELIER DE CORALIE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL - MUSEE DES GROTTES DE MATATA). [3,4]
10 × Campsite (CAMPING LES NONNES · CAMPING LES CHENES VERTS · CAMPING SOLEIL LEVANT · CAMPING LE RIBES · CAMPING L'ESCALE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Supermarket, 5 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser, 2 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | DAUVIER · LE FOURNIL DE GRAND'MERE · LE COMPTOIR DU PAIN · LA P'TITE MICHELAISE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | L'AUTHENTIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | CHEZ VERO ET FRANCK | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | SOLIDIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 2 | L'O A LA BOUCHE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 23 | LA FORET · L'ENTR'ACT · CREPERIE DES GROTTES DE MATATA · 0.73 · SARL ABMC | INSEE BPE 23 / INSEE SIRENE 37 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 4 | OLIVER'S CAFE · LE COMPTOIR · FAMILY'S CAFE | INSEE SIRENE 4 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE LES PETITS CARRELETS MESCHERS SU | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | VÉRONIQUE DUMARTIN, MÉDECIN · JEAN-MARC CECCARELLO, MÉDECIN · CHRISTINE LAMY, MÉDECIN · CHARLOTTE BERGEON, MÉDECIN · SIMON CHARRIER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE JOSSE | 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 | BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE MESCHERS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | FAMILY FUN PARK | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 3 | PLAGE LES NONNES · PLAGE SUZAC · PLAGE LES VERGNES | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Bank | 1 | CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL 17-79 | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 2 | L'ATELIER DE CORALIE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL - MUSEE DES GROTTES DE MATATA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 10 | CAMPING LES NONNES · CAMPING LES CHENES VERTS · CAMPING SOLEIL LEVANT · CAMPING LE RIBES · CAMPING L'ESCALE | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 2,955 (2012) → 3,180 (2023): 7.6 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,862 (1990) → 3,180 (2023): 70.8 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,718, of which 49.7 % second homes and 3.5 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Meschers-sur-Gironde): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Meschers-sur-Gironde): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Meschers-sur-Gironde): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Meschers-sur-Gironde): 0 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Meschers-sur-Gironde): 0.2 km to the east (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. [10]
Measured at the ROYAN-MEDIS weather station, 8.3 km away at 12 m; the village itself is at 14 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 6 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ROYAN-MEDIS, 8.3 km away at 12 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 841 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ROYAN-MEDIS, 8.3 km away at 12 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17230/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-06— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/4473935c-89e0-3506-b855-08f3755f9909— “Marché de Meschers-sur-Gironde”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17230/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17230/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17230/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17230
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taninges | 74 | 587 km E | 3,491 | 52.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 49 % · humidity 100 % |
| Jard-sur-Mer | 85 | 107 km NW | 3,235 | 62.3 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 93 % · humidity 79 % |
| Le Palais | 56 | 261 km NW | 2,599 | 73.4 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 74 % · humidity 71 % |
| Audierne | 29 | 387 km NW | 3,727 | 58.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 92 % · humidity 64 % |
| Brem-sur-Mer | 85 | 135 km NW | 2,993 | 64 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 79 % |
| Le Porge | 33 | 77 km S | 3,465 | 45.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Porge | 33 | 77 km S | 3,465 | 45.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
| Jard-sur-Mer | 85 | 107 km NW | 3,235 | 62.3 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 93 % · humidity 79 % |
| Brem-sur-Mer | 85 | 135 km NW | 2,993 | 64 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 79 % |
| Le Palais | 56 | 261 km NW | 2,599 | 73.4 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 74 % · humidity 71 % |
| Audierne | 29 | 387 km NW | 3,727 | 58.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 92 % · humidity 64 % |
| Taninges | 74 | 587 km E | 3,491 | 52.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 49 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Meschers-sur-Gironde'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Plaine-sur-Mer | 44 | 200 km NW | 4,760 | 49.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rivedoux-Plage | 17 | 71 km N | 2,483 | 65.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fouras | 17 | 49 km N | 4,148 | 56.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Soulac-sur-Mer | 33 | 14 km W | 3,100 | 57.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vaux-sur-Mer | 17 | 13 km NW | 4,013 | 52.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Mathes | 17 | 23 km NW | 2,180 | 65.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
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