Port-d'Envaux
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 43.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 66 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Port-d'Envaux (INSEE 17285) is in Charente-Maritime (17), part of CC Coeur de Saintonge. Population 1,188 (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 43.7/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 66 % of the 13,256 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 | 0.34 | 25 | 8.55 |
| Social | 0.63 | 20 | 12.58 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.66 | 10 | 6.56 |
| Housing mix | 0.72 | 5 | 3.59 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE SAINT JAMES). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (API DISTRIBUTION SAS). [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (LE NOUVEAU GABARIER · L'AMARANTHE · CREPE · LE JAM). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE BISTROT RETRO). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE DE PORT-D'ENVAUX). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (PORT D ENVAUX AP). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (BETTINA COIFFURE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | BOULANGERIE SAINT JAMES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | API DISTRIBUTION SAS | 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 | 4 | LE NOUVEAU GABARIER · L'AMARANTHE · CREPE · LE JAM | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE BISTROT RETRO | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE DE PORT-D'ENVAUX | 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 | PORT D ENVAUX AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE 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 | 1 | BETTINA COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 1 / 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] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 1,120 (2012) → 1,188 (2023): 6.1 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,028 (1990) → 1,188 (2023): 15.6 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 703, of which 14.1 % second homes and 7.3 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Port-d'Envaux): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Port-d'Envaux): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Taillebourg): 3 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Taillebourg): 3 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Port-d'Envaux): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 28 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the SAINTES weather station, 8.5 km away at 38 m; the village itself is at 9 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 6 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at SAINTES, 8.5 km away at 38 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 898 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at SAINTES, 8.5 km away at 38 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
111 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 168,000 € — 1,284 € 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 — 17285/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2023-06— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/bf09676d-f551-305f-9de1-4ea6cff74f06— “Marché de Port d'Envaux”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17285/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17285/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17285/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17285
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17436
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Caillère-Saint-Hilaire | 85 | 89 km N | 1,100 | 37 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 71 % |
| Savigny-en-Revermont | 71 | 477 km E | 1,152 | 39.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 64 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pléhédel | 22 | 364 km NW | 1,306 | 40.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 91 % · humidity 64 % |
| Grazac | 43 | 386 km E | 1,152 | 44.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 22 % · humidity 57 % |
| Pleugriffet | 56 | 284 km NW | 1,281 | 39.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 96 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Thurien | 29 | 325 km NW | 1,000 | 41.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 95 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Caillère-Saint-Hilaire | 85 | 89 km N | 1,100 | 37 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 71 % |
| Pleugriffet | 56 | 284 km NW | 1,281 | 39.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 96 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Thurien | 29 | 325 km NW | 1,000 | 41.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 95 % · humidity 64 % |
| Pléhédel | 22 | 364 km NW | 1,306 | 40.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 91 % · humidity 64 % |
| Grazac | 43 | 386 km E | 1,152 | 44.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 22 % · humidity 57 % |
| Savigny-en-Revermont | 71 | 477 km E | 1,152 | 39.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 64 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Port-d'Envaux'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-Sauveur | 33 | 71 km S | 1,245 | 32.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Estèphe | 33 | 64 km S | 1,638 | 45.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Léguillac-de-l'Auche | 24 | 120 km SE | 968 | 55.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Douze | 24 | 148 km SE | 1,151 | 43.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Gemme | 17 | 18 km SW | 1,365 | 34.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Gauriac | 33 | 86 km S | 759 | 57.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
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