Pont-l'Abbé-d'Arnoult
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 63.8/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 96 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Pont-l'Abbé-d'Arnoult (INSEE 17284) is in Charente-Maritime (17), part of CC Coeur de Saintonge. Population 1,811 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 63.8/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Bakery (boulangerie)).
Better served than 96 % of the 10,262 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 | 0.47 | 25 | 11.74 |
| Social | 0.86 | 20 | 17.27 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.67 | 10 | 6.72 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.81 | 10 | 8.08 |
| Housing mix | 0.9 | 5 | 4.52 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA GALETTE GOULEBENEZE · FAUCON MICHEL SARL · CHEZ PELLON). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (ALDI MARCHE · CARREFOUR MARKET). [3,4]
6 × Restaurant (LE MANGE DEBOUT · LE VIN SUR 20 · LE GRAIN DE SEL · M3 PIZZA). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (CAFE DE LA PAIX). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE RENE CAILLE PONT L'ABBE D'ARNOULT). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE PRIVE ST LOUIS). [3]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CELINE GONTIER, MÉDECIN · CLARA BLANCHARD, MÉDECIN · MARC CHABANNE, MÉDECIN · CLAIRE DELFORGE, MÉDECIN · XAVIER POURRAT, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE L ARNOULT). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (PISTE D ATHLETISME ET SALLE DE GYMNASTIQUE DE L ECOLE SAINT LOUIS · COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
4 × Bank (CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN · CAISSE D'EPARGNE AQUITAINE POITOU CHARENTES · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL 17-79 · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE PONT L'ABBE D'ARNOULT). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (L'INSTANT COIFFURE · CATHYCOIFF' · ARNOULT COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire).
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | LA GALETTE GOULEBENEZE · FAUCON MICHEL SARL · CHEZ PELLON | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 2 | ALDI MARCHE · CARREFOUR MARKET | 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 | 6 | LE MANGE DEBOUT · LE VIN SUR 20 · LE GRAIN DE SEL · M3 PIZZA | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | CAFE DE LA PAIX | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE RENE CAILLE PONT L'ABBE D'ARNOULT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE PRIVE ST LOUIS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | CELINE GONTIER, MÉDECIN · CLARA BLANCHARD, MÉDECIN · MARC CHABANNE, MÉDECIN · CLAIRE DELFORGE, MÉDECIN · XAVIER POURRAT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE L ARNOULT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 2 | PISTE D ATHLETISME ET SALLE DE GYMNASTIQUE DE L ECOLE SAINT LOUIS · COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 4 | CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN · CAISSE D'EPARGNE AQUITAINE POITOU CHARENTES · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL 17-79 · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE PONT L'ABBE D'ARNOULT | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 4 | L'INSTANT COIFFURE · CATHYCOIFF' · ARNOULT COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 1,734 (2012) → 1,811 (2023): 4.4 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,385 (1990) → 1,811 (2023): 30.8 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,016, of which 4.8 % second homes and 8.2 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Sainte-Radegonde): 0.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Pont-l'Abbé-d'Arnoult): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
GP (Pont-l'Abbé-d'Arnoult): 0.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Pont-l'Abbé-d'Arnoult): 0.6 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Pont-l'Abbé-d'Arnoult): 0.4 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 22 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST AGNANT weather station, 10.8 km away at 18 m; the village itself is at 18 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 8 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ST AGNANT, 10.8 km away at 18 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 900 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at BORDS, 9.7 km away at 6 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Bakery (boulangerie)
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17284/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2023-06— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/c99156d7-7baa-3440-9d92-67420681e553— “Marché de Pont L'Abbé d'Arnoult”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17284/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17284/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17284/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17389
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17284
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuiseaux | 71 | 488 km E | 1,869 | 49.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 47 % · humidity 64 % |
| Jouy-le-Potier | 45 | 295 km NE | 1,643 | 51.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 90 % · winter 42 % |
| Arc-et-Senans | 25 | 527 km E | 1,620 | 53.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 26 % · humidity 57 % |
| Riaillé | 44 | 191 km N | 2,365 | 58.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 78 % · humidity 57 % |
| Lubersac | 19 | 182 km E | 2,246 | 59.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 100 % · winter 59 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Brandan | 22 | 322 km NW | 2,317 | 50.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 77 % · humidity 43 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lubersac | 19 | 182 km E | 2,246 | 59.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 100 % · winter 59 % · humidity 79 % |
| Riaillé | 44 | 191 km N | 2,365 | 58.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 78 % · humidity 57 % |
| Jouy-le-Potier | 45 | 295 km NE | 1,643 | 51.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 90 % · winter 42 % |
| Saint-Brandan | 22 | 322 km NW | 2,317 | 50.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 77 % · humidity 43 % |
| Cuiseaux | 71 | 488 km E | 1,869 | 49.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 47 % · humidity 64 % |
| Arc-et-Senans | 25 | 527 km E | 1,620 | 53.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 26 % · 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 Pont-l'Abbé-d'Arnoult'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mirambeau | 17 | 56 km SE | 1,520 | 42.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Gua | 17 | 13 km SW | 2,129 | 63.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Meursac | 17 | 20 km S | 1,563 | 39.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Porchaire | 17 | 6.8 km E | 2,040 | 53.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fontcouverte | 17 | 23 km E | 2,330 | 42.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chasseneuil-sur-Bonnieure | 16 | 103 km E | 3,111 | 52.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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