Réaux sur Trèfle
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 29.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 41 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Réaux sur Trèfle (INSEE 17295) is in Charente-Maritime (17), part of CC de la Haute Saintonge. Population 765 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2016-01-01 from 2 former communes: Moings (17238), Saint-Maurice-de-Tavernole (17371). [3]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 29.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 41 % of the 15,935 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 | 25 | 0 |
| 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 | 0.55 | 10 | 5.47 |
| Housing mix | 0.81 | 5 | 4.03 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [4,5]
1 × Café / bar. [5]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE DE REAUX-SUR-TREFLE). [4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (REAUX RP). [4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE - ASSOCIATION LIRE À REAUX 7, RUE DE LA HAUTE SAINTONGE). [4]
3 × Hairdresser (DA SILVA PEREIRA MARIA DE LURDES · EL'ART). [4,5]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [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) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [5] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE DE REAUX-SUR-TREFLE | 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 | REAUX RP | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE - ASSOCIATION LIRE À REAUX 7, RUE DE LA HAUTE SAINTONGE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 3 | DA SILVA PEREIRA MARIA DE LURDES · EL'ART | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 774 (2012) → 765 (2023): -1.2 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 731 (1990) → 765 (2023): 4.7 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 462, of which 9.7 % second homes and 10.2 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Jonzac): 5.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Jonzac): 5.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Jonzac): 6 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Jonzac): 5.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Réaux sur Trèfle): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 29 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST GERMAIN DE LUSIGNAN weather station, 3.5 km away at 71 m; the village itself is at 42 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 6 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ST GERMAIN DE LUSIGNAN, 3.5 km away at 71 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 898 mm of rain a year, spread over 123 days — about 7.3 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST GERMAIN DE LUSIGNAN, 3.5 km away at 71 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17295/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17295/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17295/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17295/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17197
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17295
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Squiffiec | 22 | 409 km NW | 747 | 39 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 88 % · humidity 64 % |
| Bernay-Neuvy-en-Champagne | 72 | 291 km N | 756 | 33.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 85 % · humidity 64 % |
| Menomblet | 85 | 142 km N | 685 | 32.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 95 % · humidity 71 % |
| Montsecret-Clairefougère | 61 | 370 km N | 667 | 34.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 73 % · humidity 64 % |
| Colleville | 76 | 479 km N | 746 | 31.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 49 % · winter 81 % |
| Saint-Glen | 22 | 360 km NW | 664 | 32.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 84 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Menomblet | 85 | 142 km N | 685 | 32.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 95 % · humidity 71 % |
| Bernay-Neuvy-en-Champagne | 72 | 291 km N | 756 | 33.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 85 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Glen | 22 | 360 km NW | 664 | 32.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 84 % · humidity 64 % |
| Montsecret-Clairefougère | 61 | 370 km N | 667 | 34.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 73 % · humidity 64 % |
| Squiffiec | 22 | 409 km NW | 747 | 39 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 88 % · humidity 64 % |
| Colleville | 76 | 479 km N | 746 | 31.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 49 % · winter 81 % |
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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 Réaux sur Trèfle'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naujan-et-Postiac | 33 | 78 km S | 599 | 31.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Douhet | 17 | 41 km N | 708 | 30 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Ciers-de-Canesse | 33 | 47 km SW | 746 | 22.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Juillac-le-Coq | 16 | 15 km NE | 653 | 27.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Soulignonne | 17 | 46 km NW | 752 | 25.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Cybardeaux | 16 | 43 km NE | 771 | 21.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
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