Rochefort
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 73.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 78 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Rochefort (INSEE 17299) is in Charente-Maritime (17), part of CA Rochefort Océan. Population 23,460 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/17299-rochefort
Vitality score
Vitality score 73.2/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 78 % of the 1,015 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 | 17.75 |
| Social | 0.99 | 20 | 19.82 |
| Education | 0.75 | 10 | 7.47 |
| Health | 0.81 | 10 | 8.07 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.42 | 10 | 4.18 |
| Housing mix | 0.77 | 5 | 3.85 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
21 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AUX TROIS DELICES · JEFF DE BRUGES · LES TARTINES DE BECASSINE · LES CHOCOLATS YVES THURIES). [3,4]
6 × Butcher (boucherie) (DE SOUSA PINTO MARIA · BOUCHERIE MODERNE · LA BELLE VIANDE · S.L.P.C · BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE TIXIER). [3,4]
9 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (COOP · L'EPICERIE DU ROND POINT · HODINA TROPIC · LES BOCAUX DE MELANIE · LES DELICES DU SUD). [3,4]
9 × Supermarket (LIDL · NETTO · AUNIS-DISTRIBUTION - DISTRIBUTION ROCHEFORTAISE - EN ABREGE AUDIS DISROCH · ALDI MARCHE · MONOPRIX). [3,4]
3 × Fishmonger (PECHERIES RIVASSEAU THIERRY). [3,4]
106 × Restaurant (CHANTECLAIR SARL · EL ALOUANI ABDENNEBI · REF INTERNE : 843725 · BRASSERIE DES DEMOISELLES · CROUSTI'CROCK). [3,4]
32 × Café / bar (LE COMPTOIR DES HALLES · SREY NANE CAFE · LE NARVAL · L'ENTRACTE · PLANET FASHION). [4]
3 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE ANATOLE FRANCE · ECOLE MATERNELLE HERRIOT · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE EMILE ZOLA). [3]
11 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE LIBERATION ROCHEFORT · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE GEORGES GUERINEAU · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE SAMUEL CHAMPLAIN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE SAINT-EXUPERY ROCHEFORT · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ANATOLE FRANCE). [3]
4 × Collège (COLLEGE LA FAYETTE · COLLEGE EDOUARD GRIMAUX · COLLEGE PIERRE LOTI · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINTE MARIE DE LA PROVIDENCE). [3]
32 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MARIE BOREL, MÉDECIN · SANDRA PIERRE, MÉDECIN · TIM RICARD, MÉDECIN · MARIE-CLAIRE GELINEAU, MÉDECIN · FLORENCE NOLY-GRIMOIN, MÉDECIN). [3]
8 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE UNION MUTUALISTE · PHARMACIE DU BRILLOUET · PHARMACIE DU 14 JUILLET · PHARMACIE DES PECHEURS D'ISLANDE). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
2 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE COMMUNAUTAIRE DE ROCHEFORT CORDERIE ROYALE · BIBLIOTHEQUE (ANNEXE DE LA BDP). [3]
1 × Cinema (APOLLO CINE). [3]
10 × Gym / sports hall (CE STELIA AEROSPACE · GYMNASE ANATOLE FRANCE · GYMNASE SAINT EXUPERY · GYMNASE DENFERT ROCHEREAU · COMPLEXE SPORTIF CASSE AUX PRETRES). [3]
14 × Bank (CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE · CAISSE D'EPARGNE AQUITAINE POITOU CHARENTES · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL 17-79 · SOCIETE GENERALE). [3]
51 × Hairdresser (SALON MARTINE · COIFFURE MODERNE SARL · FASHION SA). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
10 × Hotel (HOTEL DES REMPARTS · IBIS ROCHEFORT SUR MER · HOTEL MARMOTTE · LE CARGO · IBIS BUDGET ROCHEFORT). [3,4]
2 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL LE RAYONNEMENT · CAMPING LE BATEAU). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 10 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 2 × Fishmonger, 22 × Restaurant, 3 × Pharmacy, 1 × Bank, 6 × Hairdresser, 2 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 21 | AUX TROIS DELICES · JEFF DE BRUGES · LES TARTINES DE BECASSINE · LES CHOCOLATS YVES THURIES | INSEE BPE 21 / INSEE SIRENE 33 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 6 | DE SOUSA PINTO MARIA · BOUCHERIE MODERNE · LA BELLE VIANDE · S.L.P.C · BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE TIXIER | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 9 | COOP · L'EPICERIE DU ROND POINT · HODINA TROPIC · LES BOCAUX DE MELANIE · LES DELICES DU SUD | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 17 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 9 | LIDL · NETTO · AUNIS-DISTRIBUTION - DISTRIBUTION ROCHEFORTAISE - EN ABREGE AUDIS DISROCH · ALDI MARCHE · MONOPRIX | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 3 | PECHERIES RIVASSEAU THIERRY | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 106 | CHANTECLAIR SARL · EL ALOUANI ABDENNEBI · REF INTERNE : 843725 · BRASSERIE DES DEMOISELLES · CROUSTI'CROCK | INSEE BPE 106 / INSEE SIRENE 159 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 32 | LE COMPTOIR DES HALLES · SREY NANE CAFE · LE NARVAL · L'ENTRACTE · PLANET FASHION | INSEE SIRENE 32 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 3 | ECOLE MATERNELLE ANATOLE FRANCE · ECOLE MATERNELLE HERRIOT · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE EMILE ZOLA | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 11 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE LIBERATION ROCHEFORT · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE GEORGES GUERINEAU · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE SAMUEL CHAMPLAIN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE SAINT-EXUPERY ROCHEFORT · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ANATOLE FRANCE | INSEE BPE 11 [3] |
| Collège | 4 | COLLEGE LA FAYETTE · COLLEGE EDOUARD GRIMAUX · COLLEGE PIERRE LOTI · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINTE MARIE DE LA PROVIDENCE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 32 | MARIE BOREL, MÉDECIN · SANDRA PIERRE, MÉDECIN · TIM RICARD, MÉDECIN · MARIE-CLAIRE GELINEAU, MÉDECIN · FLORENCE NOLY-GRIMOIN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 32 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 8 | PHARMACIE UNION MUTUALISTE · PHARMACIE DU BRILLOUET · PHARMACIE DU 14 JUILLET · PHARMACIE DES PECHEURS D'ISLANDE | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 2 | MÉDIATHÈQUE COMMUNAUTAIRE DE ROCHEFORT CORDERIE ROYALE · BIBLIOTHEQUE (ANNEXE DE LA BDP | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | APOLLO CINE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 10 | CE STELIA AEROSPACE · GYMNASE ANATOLE FRANCE · GYMNASE SAINT EXUPERY · GYMNASE DENFERT ROCHEREAU · COMPLEXE SPORTIF CASSE AUX PRETRES | INSEE BPE 10 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 14 | CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE · CAISSE D'EPARGNE AQUITAINE POITOU CHARENTES · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL 17-79 · SOCIETE GENERALE | INSEE BPE 14 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 51 | SALON MARTINE · COIFFURE MODERNE SARL · FASHION SA | INSEE BPE 51 / INSEE SIRENE 69 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 10 | HOTEL DES REMPARTS · IBIS ROCHEFORT SUR MER · HOTEL MARMOTTE · LE CARGO · IBIS BUDGET ROCHEFORT | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 16 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 2 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL LE RAYONNEMENT · CAMPING LE BATEAU | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day (reported, unverified): Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday. No source says whether it is weekly or monthly. [5]
Trajectory
Population 24,698 (2012) → 23,460 (2023): -5 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 25,561 (1990) → 23,460 (2023): -8.2 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 16,208, of which 11.5 % second homes and 8.8 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Rochefort): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Rochefort): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Rochefort): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Rochefort): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Rochefort): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
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. [10]
Measured at the ST AGNANT weather station, 5.7 km away at 18 m; the village itself is at 11 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 8 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ST AGNANT, 5.7 km away at 18 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 780 mm of rain a year, spread over 117 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST AGNANT, 5.7 km away at 18 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
1,276 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 200,000 € — 2,299 € per m² of built surface. [11]
1,633 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 112,000 € — 2,245 € per m². [11]
The median across Charente-Maritime is 2,339 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. [11]
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
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17299/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-08— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/8167e16d-cea8-349c-9325-928bbf13f9b5— “Trois fois par semaine (mardi, jeudi et samedi), le centre-ville s’anime autour de l'un des plus beaux marchés de la région.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17299/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17299/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17299/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17299
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vichy | 03 | 340 km E | 25,115 | 76.9 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 68 % · humidity 50 % |
| Kourou | 973 | 6,715 km SW | 24,824 | 72.5 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 70 % · humidity 0 % |
| Dax | 40 | 248 km S | 22,109 | 71.4 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 97 % · humidity 43 % |
| Rodez | 12 | 329 km SE | 23,981 | 75.2 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 35 % · humidity 43 % |
| Manosque | 04 | 580 km E | 22,718 | 75.7 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 5 % · winter 12 % · humidity 43 % |
| Épernay | 51 | 506 km NE | 22,174 | 73.2 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 82 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dax | 40 | 248 km S | 22,109 | 71.4 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 97 % · humidity 43 % |
| Rodez | 12 | 329 km SE | 23,981 | 75.2 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 35 % · humidity 43 % |
| Vichy | 03 | 340 km E | 25,115 | 76.9 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 68 % · humidity 50 % |
| Épernay | 51 | 506 km NE | 22,174 | 73.2 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 82 % · humidity 57 % |
| Manosque | 04 | 580 km E | 22,718 | 75.7 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 5 % · winter 12 % · humidity 43 % |
| Kourou | 973 | 6,715 km SW | 24,824 | 72.5 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 70 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Rochefort'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saintes | 17 | 33 km SE | 25,363 | 76.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Persan | 95 | 432 km NE | 14,359 | 54.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| L'Isle-Adam | 95 | 426 km NE | 12,493 | 62.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Royan | 17 | 36 km S | 19,425 | 72.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Beaumont-sur-Oise | 95 | 432 km NE | 10,232 | 49.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Eaubonne | 95 | 418 km NE | 26,211 | 66.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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