Montendre
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 48.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 51 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Montendre (INSEE 17240) is in Charente-Maritime (17), part of CC de la Haute Saintonge. Population 3,222 (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 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/17240-montendre
Vitality score
Vitality score 48.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 51 % of the 6,709 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 | 0.2 | 25 | 5.12 |
| Social | 0.84 | 20 | 16.83 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.47 | 10 | 4.67 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.53 | 10 | 5.26 |
| Housing mix | 0.86 | 5 | 4.31 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AU TEMPS DES MAIES). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (SOCIETE DE DISTRIBUTION DE LA SAINTONGE · U EXPRESS). [3,4]
14 × Restaurant (ATOUT PIZZ' · BRUSCHETTERIA DU TALMELIER · THIPPHAKESONE PHETSAMONE · CHARLIE'S CAFE · NGUYEN THANH PHUONG DIT BAYARD AURELIE). [3,4]
5 × Café / bar (CAFE DE PARIS · CAFE DE L'AVENUE · CHAI VOUS). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE VALLET MONTENDRE · ECOLE MATERNELLE SIMONE VEIL MONTENDRE). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JACQUES BEAUMONT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE CHARDES MONTENDRE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE SAMUEL DUMENIEU). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ALICE LEJEUNE, MÉDECIN · JEAN POIRIER, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE CATELLA, MÉDECIN · LAURE BASSAN-ANDRIEU, MÉDECIN · THIBAULT MAGNAN, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU CHATEAU). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Cinema (ANDRONIS). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF GEORGES MARTINAUD · SALLE D EXPRESSION CORPORELLE). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (BASE NAUTIQUE). [3]
5 × Bank (CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE MONTENDRE · CAISSE D'EPARGNE AQUITAINE POITOU-CHARENTES · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL 17-79 · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL LES DEUX MONTS). [3]
9 × Hairdresser (DU SOLEIL DANS L'HAIR · COIFF'CO). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (CAFE DE L'AVENUE). [3]
1 × Campsite (DOMAINE DU LAC). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [4,3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | AU TEMPS DES MAIES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 2 | SOCIETE DE DISTRIBUTION DE LA SAINTONGE · U EXPRESS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 14 | ATOUT PIZZ' · BRUSCHETTERIA DU TALMELIER · THIPPHAKESONE PHETSAMONE · CHARLIE'S CAFE · NGUYEN THANH PHUONG DIT BAYARD AURELIE | INSEE BPE 14 / INSEE SIRENE 24 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 5 | CAFE DE PARIS · CAFE DE L'AVENUE · CHAI VOUS | INSEE SIRENE 5 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE VALLET MONTENDRE · ECOLE MATERNELLE SIMONE VEIL MONTENDRE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JACQUES BEAUMONT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE CHARDES MONTENDRE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE SAMUEL DUMENIEU | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | ALICE LEJEUNE, MÉDECIN · JEAN POIRIER, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE CATELLA, MÉDECIN · LAURE BASSAN-ANDRIEU, MÉDECIN · THIBAULT MAGNAN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DU CHATEAU | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | ANDRONIS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF GEORGES MARTINAUD · SALLE D EXPRESSION CORPORELLE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 1 | BASE NAUTIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 5 | CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE MONTENDRE · CAISSE D'EPARGNE AQUITAINE POITOU-CHARENTES · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL 17-79 · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL LES DEUX MONTS | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 9 | DU SOLEIL DANS L'HAIR · COIFF'CO | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | CAFE DE L'AVENUE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Campsite | 1 | DOMAINE DU LAC | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market: Thursday, Sunday 8h à 12h. [5,6,7]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Confirmed by two independent sources: Thursday. Reported by one source only: Sunday. [7]
Trajectory
Population 3,226 (2012) → 3,222 (2023): -0.1 % over 10 years. [8,1]
Population 3,140 (1990) → 3,222 (2023): 2.6 % over 30 years. [9,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,052, of which 6.9 % second homes and 12.6 % vacant. [10]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Chamouillac): 3.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [11]
Food shop (Montendre): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). [12]
GP (Montendre): 0.8 km to the east (straight line). [12]
Pharmacy (Montendre): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [12]
Primary school (Montendre): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [12]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 27 days a year at or above 30 °C and 37 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [13]
Measured at the MONTLIEU_SAPC weather station, 11.6 km away at 89 m; the village itself is at 84 m. [13]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 6 days a summer. [13]
Humidity measured at ST GERMAIN DE LUSIGNAN, 19.4 km away at 71 m, over 30 summers. [13]
An average of 926 mm of rain a year, spread over 128 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. [13]
Rainfall measured at MONTLIEU_SAPC, 11.6 km away at 89 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [13]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17240/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.ville-montendre.fr/economie/marches— “Le jeudi matin , de 8h à 12h : c'est le marché hebdomadaire principal dont l'existence remonte à l'époque médiévale. Tous produits – environ 80 exposants.”
- DATAtourisme 2024-03— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/be4b9b7a-c21c-3ec8-890e-3d9e05c7e40c— “Marché tous les jeudis matin .”
- DATAtourisme 2022-02— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/700703b4-b5fe-38a4-9665-2301dbfd0bbf— “Marchés verts tous les dimanches sur la place des Halles”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17240/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17240/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17240/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17081
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17240
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Machine | 58 | 348 km NE | 3,192 | 30.9 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 57 % · humidity 71 % |
| Cérans-Foulletourte | 72 | 285 km N | 3,341 | 40.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 92 % · humidity 64 % |
| Châteauneuf-du-Rhône | 26 | 413 km E | 2,917 | 52.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 84 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sainte-Tulle | 04 | 517 km E | 3,558 | 46.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 62 % · humidity 57 % |
| Frontenay-Rohan-Rohan | 79 | 108 km N | 2,967 | 53.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 71 % |
| Montfort-le-Gesnois | 72 | 314 km N | 2,939 | 53.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 72 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frontenay-Rohan-Rohan | 79 | 108 km N | 2,967 | 53.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 71 % |
| Cérans-Foulletourte | 72 | 285 km N | 3,341 | 40.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 92 % · humidity 64 % |
| Montfort-le-Gesnois | 72 | 314 km N | 2,939 | 53.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 72 % · humidity 64 % |
| La Machine | 58 | 348 km NE | 3,192 | 30.9 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 57 % · humidity 71 % |
| Châteauneuf-du-Rhône | 26 | 413 km E | 2,917 | 52.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 84 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sainte-Tulle | 04 | 517 km E | 3,558 | 46.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 62 % · humidity 57 % |
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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 Montendre'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Savin | 33 | 16 km S | 3,582 | 40 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rion-des-Landes | 40 | 156 km S | 3,142 | 39.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Labouheyre | 40 | 126 km S | 2,906 | 57.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Médard-d'Eyrans | 33 | 63 km S | 3,409 | 43.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sallebœuf | 33 | 49 km S | 2,767 | 53.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bourg | 33 | 30 km SW | 2,244 | 55.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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