Saint-Césaire
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 36.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 56 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Césaire (INSEE 17314) is in Charente-Maritime (17), part of CA "Saintes - Grandes Rives - L'Agglo". Population 888 (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 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 36.1/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 56 % of the 15,029 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| 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 | 0.53 | 10 | 5.35 |
| Housing mix | 0.86 | 5 | 4.29 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (PETRIN DE SEB & SAN). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (RESTAURANT LES BUJOLIERS). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE DE SAINT-CESAIRE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT CESAIRE AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (ART DE PLAIRE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | PETRIN DE SEB & SAN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| 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 | 1 | RESTAURANT LES BUJOLIERS | 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 DE SAINT-CESAIRE | 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] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | SAINT CESAIRE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE 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 | 2 | ART DE PLAIRE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day (reported, unverified): Saturday. No source says whether it is weekly or monthly. [5]
Trajectory
Population 937 (2012) → 888 (2023): -5.2 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 858 (1990) → 888 (2023): 3.5 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 490, of which 7.1 % second homes and 7.8 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Césaire): 1.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Saint-Bris-des-Bois): 2 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
GP (Chaniers): 5.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (Chaniers): 5.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Saint-Césaire): 1.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 23 days a year at or above 30 °C and 32 days at or below 0 °C, over 11 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the BURIE weather station, 7.1 km away at 56 m; the village itself is at 36 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 7 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at BURIE, 7.1 km away at 56 m, over 11 summers. [12]
An average of 708 mm of rain a year, spread over 113 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at BURIE, 7.1 km away at 56 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17314/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2022-03— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/26f78f71-8429-3b1c-911f-acef7d75d3d6— “Chaque 2ème et 4éme samedi du mois..”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17314/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17314/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17314/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17314
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17313
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17086
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ménil | 53 | 225 km N | 923 | 38.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 86 % · humidity 64 % |
| La Celle-les-Bordes | 78 | 371 km NE | 840 | 40.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 69 % · humidity 57 % |
| Chignin | 73 | 507 km E | 923 | 38.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 47 % · humidity 57 % |
| Rochefort-en-Yvelines | 78 | 367 km NE | 910 | 40.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 69 % · humidity 57 % |
| Troissy | 51 | 487 km NE | 821 | 38.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 92 % · humidity 57 % |
| Dissay-sous-Courcillon | 72 | 225 km N | 966 | 39.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 97 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ménil | 53 | 225 km N | 923 | 38.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 86 % · humidity 64 % |
| Dissay-sous-Courcillon | 72 | 225 km N | 966 | 39.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 97 % |
| Rochefort-en-Yvelines | 78 | 367 km NE | 910 | 40.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 69 % · humidity 57 % |
| La Celle-les-Bordes | 78 | 371 km NE | 840 | 40.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 69 % · humidity 57 % |
| Troissy | 51 | 487 km NE | 821 | 38.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 92 % · humidity 57 % |
| Chignin | 73 | 507 km E | 923 | 38.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 47 % · 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 Saint-Césaire'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Chapelle-Gonaguet | 24 | 105 km SE | 1,049 | 35.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Teuillac | 33 | 74 km S | 884 | 33.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Épargnes | 17 | 33 km SW | 947 | 50.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Exideuil-sur-Vienne | 16 | 93 km E | 1,035 | 27.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montaut | 09 | 333 km SE | 707 | 34 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Camarsac | 33 | 103 km S | 1,048 | 32.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
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