Saint-Denis-d'Oléron
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 53.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 84 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Denis-d'Oléron (INSEE 17323) is in Charente-Maritime (17), part of CC de l'Ile d'Oléron. Population 1,358 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 53.1/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 84 % of the 12,309 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 | 0.98 | 20 | 19.5 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.73 | 10 | 7.27 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SARL VALLOIS). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (UTILE · L'EQUME BLANCHE). [3,4]
3 × Fishmonger (L'ILE O COQUILLAGE · C ' MON FISH). [3,4]
21 × Restaurant (BANGKOK NOI · LE BISTROT DU PORT · COTE PHARE · LA BUVETTE · CHEZ LES PETITES). [3,4]
6 × Café / bar (LA CABANE · LE COCOTIER · LA DYONISIENNE · LES OLIVIERS · FACE A LA MER). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE DE SAINT-DENIS-D'OLERON). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (DOMINIQUE FORD, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DES PALMIERS). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
3 × Swimming pool (PLAGE BOIRIE · PLAGE LES HUTTES · PLAGE DES SEULIERES). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (S'COIFF · LE SALON). [3,4]
4 × Hotel (CENTRE DE VACANCES OLERON · CAMPING PHARE OUEST). [3,4]
10 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL · CAMPING LES BEAUPINS · CAMPING LES HUTTES (CAPFUN) · CAMPING BARATAUD · CAP SOLEIL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Fishmonger, 5 × Restaurant, 1 × Hotel, 1 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | SARL VALLOIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | UTILE · L'EQUME BLANCHE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 3 | L'ILE O COQUILLAGE · C ' MON FISH | INSEE SIRENE 3 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 21 | BANGKOK NOI · LE BISTROT DU PORT · COTE PHARE · LA BUVETTE · CHEZ LES PETITES | INSEE BPE 21 / INSEE SIRENE 32 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 6 | LA CABANE · LE COCOTIER · LA DYONISIENNE · LES OLIVIERS · FACE A LA MER | INSEE SIRENE 6 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE DE SAINT-DENIS-D'OLERON | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | DOMINIQUE FORD, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DES PALMIERS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | 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 | 3 | PLAGE BOIRIE · PLAGE LES HUTTES · PLAGE DES SEULIERES | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 2 | S'COIFF · LE SALON | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 4 | CENTRE DE VACANCES OLERON · CAMPING PHARE OUEST | INSEE SIRENE 4 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 10 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL · CAMPING LES BEAUPINS · CAMPING LES HUTTES (CAPFUN) · CAMPING BARATAUD · CAP SOLEIL | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 1,364 (2012) → 1,358 (2023): -0.4 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,107 (1990) → 1,358 (2023): 22.7 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,040, of which 74.6 % second homes and 2.1 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Denis-d'Oléron): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Saint-Denis-d'Oléron): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Denis-d'Oléron): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Denis-d'Oléron): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Denis-d'Oléron): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 3 days a year at or above 30 °C and 6 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CHASSIRON weather station, 3 km away at 11 m; the village itself is at 10 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 11 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at CHASSIRON, 3 km away at 11 m, over 29 summers. [10]
An average of 671 mm of rain a year, spread over 111 days — about 6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CHASSIRON, 3 km away at 11 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17323/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-03— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/df6f5ba5-e8e8-33a9-a230-b34e296a57f8— “Marché de Saint-Denis d'Oléron”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17323/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17323/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17323/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17323
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Théoule-sur-Mer | 06 | 714 km E | 1,477 | 54 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 5 % · winter 97 % · humidity 29 % |
| Olmeto | 2A | 954 km SE | 1,289 | 53.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 59 % · humidity 29 % |
| Sari-Solenzara | 2A | 978 km SE | 1,445 | 57.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 21 % · winter 93 % · humidity 0 % |
| Locmariaquer | 56 | 208 km NW | 1,577 | 53.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 80 % · humidity 43 % |
| Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée | 06 | 680 km E | 1,289 | 61.6 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 0 % · humidity 21 % |
| Les Adrets | 38 | 577 km E | 1,079 | 62.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 27 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locmariaquer | 56 | 208 km NW | 1,577 | 53.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 80 % · humidity 43 % |
| Les Adrets | 38 | 577 km E | 1,079 | 62.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 27 % |
| Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée | 06 | 680 km E | 1,289 | 61.6 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 0 % · humidity 21 % |
| Théoule-sur-Mer | 06 | 714 km E | 1,477 | 54 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 5 % · winter 97 % · humidity 29 % |
| Olmeto | 2A | 954 km SE | 1,289 | 53.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 59 % · humidity 29 % |
| Sari-Solenzara | 2A | 978 km SE | 1,445 | 57.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 21 % · winter 93 % · 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 Saint-Denis-d'Oléron'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 Brée-les-Bains | 17 | 3.4 km SE | 716 | 54.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
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