Sablonceaux
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 36.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 38 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sablonceaux (INSEE 17307) is in Charente-Maritime (17), part of CA Royan Atlantique. Population 1,458 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/17307-sablonceaux
Vitality score
Vitality score 36.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 38 % of the 11,843 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 | 0.39 | 25 | 9.84 |
| Social | 0.2 | 20 | 3.93 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.92 | 10 | 9.2 |
| Housing mix | 0.81 | 5 | 4.06 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA BOUL'ANGE DE SABLONCEAUX). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (SARL STEPHANE PERON). [3]
1 × Supermarket (TARIF DISTRIBUTION). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PAUL BUREAU SABLONCEAUX). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (L COIFF A DOMICILE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [4,3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LA BOUL'ANGE DE SABLONCEAUX | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | SARL STEPHANE PERON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | TARIF DISTRIBUTION | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PAUL BUREAU SABLONCEAUX | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 3 | L COIFF A DOMICILE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 1,315 (2012) → 1,458 (2023): 10.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,027 (1990) → 1,458 (2023): 42 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 777, of which 9.4 % second homes and 6.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Sablonceaux): 1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Sablonceaux): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Le Gua): 4.4 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Le Gua): 4.4 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Sablonceaux): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 23 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ROYAN-MEDIS weather station, 11.7 km away at 12 m; the village itself is at 29 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 6 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ROYAN-MEDIS, 11.7 km away at 12 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 899 mm of rain a year, spread over 127 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at SAUJON, 5.5 km away at 7 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
103 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 234,000 € — 1,493 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Charente-Maritime is 2,339 € per m², so this commune sits below 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
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17307/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17307/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17307/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17307/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17307
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17185
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distré | 49 | 178 km N | 1,806 | 53.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 86 % · humidity 71 % |
| Monteils | 82 | 259 km SE | 1,379 | 39.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bessens | 82 | 265 km SE | 1,470 | 36.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Pierre-du-Regard | 61 | 348 km N | 1,321 | 26.8 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 65 % · humidity 64 % |
| Bayard-sur-Marne | 52 | 550 km NE | 1,260 | 33.3 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 47 % · humidity 79 % |
| Montagnieu | 38 | 494 km E | 1,179 | 34.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 0 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distré | 49 | 178 km N | 1,806 | 53.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 86 % · humidity 71 % |
| Monteils | 82 | 259 km SE | 1,379 | 39.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bessens | 82 | 265 km SE | 1,470 | 36.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Pierre-du-Regard | 61 | 348 km N | 1,321 | 26.8 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 65 % · humidity 64 % |
| Montagnieu | 38 | 494 km E | 1,179 | 34.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 0 % · humidity 64 % |
| Bayard-sur-Marne | 52 | 550 km NE | 1,260 | 33.3 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 47 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Sablonceaux'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eccica-Suarella | 2A | 891 km SE | 1,389 | 44 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Corme-Écluse | 17 | 10 km S | 1,295 | 34.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Yves | 17 | 38 km N | 1,585 | 42.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Trizay | 17 | 18 km N | 1,538 | 36.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Grézac | 17 | 13 km S | 955 | 43.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainte-Gemme | 17 | 5.8 km N | 1,365 | 34.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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