Essouvert
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 27.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 24 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Essouvert (INSEE 17277) is in Charente-Maritime (17), part of CC Vals de Saintonge Communauté. Population 1,021 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2016-01-01 from 1 former commune: La Benâte (17040). [3]
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/17277-essouvert
Vitality score
Vitality score 27.9/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 24 % of the 14,187 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 | 0.13 | 25 | 3.28 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 0.49 | 10 | 4.89 |
| 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. [4,5]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (API DISTRIBUTION SAS). [4,5]
2 × Restaurant (LE RELAX · PIZZ'ARYA). [4,5]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE D'ESSOUVERT). [4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (ST DENIS DU PIN LPR RP). [4]
2 × Hairdresser (COTE SALON). [4,5]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Library. [4,5]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | API DISTRIBUTION SAS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 2 | LE RELAX · PIZZ'ARYA | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE D'ESSOUVERT | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | ST DENIS DU PIN LPR RP | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 2 | COTE SALON | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 1,147 (2012) → 1,021 (2023): -11 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,032 (1990) → 1,021 (2023): -1.1 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 594, of which 6.9 % second homes and 11.6 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Jean-d'Angély): 3.6 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Essouvert): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
GP (Saint-Jean-d'Angély): 4.4 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Jean-d'Angély): 3.6 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Essouvert): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 24 days a year at or above 30 °C and 39 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the NUAILLE SUR BOUTONNE weather station, 9.7 km away at 36 m; the village itself is at 50 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at NUAILLE SUR BOUTONNE, 9.7 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., 4.6 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
80 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 142,310 € — 1,158 € 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 — 17277/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17277/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17277/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17277/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17347
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17277
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hautefage-la-Tour | 47 | 212 km SE | 1,029 | 33.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 89 % · humidity 57 % |
| Villaines-les-Rochers | 37 | 158 km NE | 1,051 | 31.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mimbaste | 40 | 262 km S | 1,001 | 26.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 80 % · humidity 7 % |
| Grépiac | 31 | 327 km SE | 1,017 | 34.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 84 % · humidity 64 % |
| Létra | 69 | 390 km E | 901 | 40.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Élix-le-Château | 31 | 328 km SE | 933 | 44.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 93 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villaines-les-Rochers | 37 | 158 km NE | 1,051 | 31.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Hautefage-la-Tour | 47 | 212 km SE | 1,029 | 33.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 89 % · humidity 57 % |
| Mimbaste | 40 | 262 km S | 1,001 | 26.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 80 % · humidity 7 % |
| Grépiac | 31 | 327 km SE | 1,017 | 34.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 84 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Élix-le-Château | 31 | 328 km SE | 933 | 44.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 93 % · humidity 71 % |
| Létra | 69 | 390 km E | 901 | 40.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Essouvert'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villaines-les-Rochers | 37 | 158 km NE | 1,051 | 31.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villemaréchal | 77 | 361 km NE | 1,055 | 27.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sigogne | 16 | 40 km SE | 961 | 38 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Coudray-Macouard | 49 | 138 km N | 918 | 34.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chiré-en-Montreuil | 86 | 88 km NE | 922 | 43.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Faye-l'Abbesse | 79 | 95 km N | 1,131 | 34.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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