Nancras
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 56.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 95 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Nancras (INSEE 17255) is in Charente-Maritime (17), part of CC Coeur de Saintonge. Population 794 (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 56.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 95 % of the 15,691 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 | 0.71 | 25 | 17.74 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.9 | 5 | 4.51 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie). [3]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (RAIPRASERT CHALIDA). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE DE NANCRAS). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (NANCRAS LPR RP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (ROUGE ACAJOU). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie).
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | 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 | 1 | RAIPRASERT CHALIDA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE DE NANCRAS | 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 | 1 | NANCRAS LPR RP | 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 | 2 | ROUGE ACAJOU | 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 (reported, unverified): Friday. No source says whether it is weekly or monthly. [5]
Trajectory
Population 753 (2012) → 794 (2023): 5.4 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 353 (1990) → 794 (2023): 124.9 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 406, of which 4.9 % second homes and 5.7 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Balanzac): 3.5 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Nancras): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [10]
GP (Le Gua): 5.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (Corme-Royal): 5.3 km to the east (straight line). [12]
Primary school (Nancras): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
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. [13]
Measured at the ROYAN-MEDIS weather station, 14.5 km away at 12 m; the village itself is at 34 m. [13]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 6 days a summer. [13]
Humidity measured at ROYAN-MEDIS, 14.5 km away at 12 m, over 30 summers. [13]
An average of 899 mm of rain a year, spread over 127 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [13]
Rainfall measured at SAUJON, 8.5 km away at 7 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [13]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17255/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2023-06— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/2f389f8f-27ae-35d8-894a-d63aa71c8018— “-Affûteur rémouleur : couteaux, scies, ciseaux, trancheuses, outils de jardin (un vendredi sur 2)”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17255/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17255/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17255/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17030
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17255
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17185
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17120
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pontmain | 53 | 300 km N | 809 | 46 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 82 % · humidity 64 % |
| Seychalles | 63 | 327 km E | 785 | 51.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 38 % · humidity 71 % |
| Plats | 07 | 450 km E | 828 | 47.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 81 % · humidity 64 % |
| Sainte-Marie-la-Blanche | 21 | 464 km E | 927 | 48.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 65 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Maurice-sur-Eygues | 26 | 490 km E | 787 | 51.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 91 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Alban-les-Eaux | 42 | 374 km E | 912 | 46.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 54 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pontmain | 53 | 300 km N | 809 | 46 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 82 % · humidity 64 % |
| Seychalles | 63 | 327 km E | 785 | 51.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 38 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Alban-les-Eaux | 42 | 374 km E | 912 | 46.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 54 % · humidity 64 % |
| Plats | 07 | 450 km E | 828 | 47.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 81 % · humidity 64 % |
| Sainte-Marie-la-Blanche | 21 | 464 km E | 927 | 48.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 65 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Maurice-sur-Eygues | 26 | 490 km E | 787 | 51.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 91 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Nancras'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mornac-sur-Seudre | 17 | 12 km W | 877 | 61.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ardillières | 17 | 35 km N | 890 | 42.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nieulle-sur-Seudre | 17 | 9.4 km W | 1,220 | 40.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente | 17 | 25 km NW | 1,210 | 44.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| L'Éguille | 17 | 8.9 km SW | 910 | 49.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Angliers | 17 | 52 km N | 1,447 | 45.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
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