Saint-Eugène
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 17.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 36 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Eugène (INSEE 17326) is in Charente-Maritime (17), part of CC de la Haute Saintonge. Population 288 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [2]
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 17.3/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 36 % of the 17,742 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.4 | 10 | 4.03 |
| Housing mix | 0.88 | 5 | 4.38 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (CHEZ DAVID LE GOURMAND). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| 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 | CHEZ DAVID LE GOURMAND | 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) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 279 (2012) → 288 (2023): 3.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 319 (1990) → 288 (2023): -9.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 162, of which 6.2 % second homes and 19.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Archiac): 2.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Archiac): 2.3 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Archiac): 1.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Archiac): 2.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Archiac): 2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 24 days a year at or above 30 °C and 43 days at or below 0 °C, over 11 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the ARCHIAC weather station, 1.8 km away at 56 m; the village itself is at 108 m. [9]
The village sits 52 m above the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 4.94 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 10 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at ARCHIAC, 1.8 km away at 56 m, over 11 summers. [9]
That station sits 52 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 5.46 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 738 mm of rain a year, spread over 118 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at ARCHIAC, 1.8 km away at 56 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17326/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17326/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17326/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17326/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17016
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Félix-de-Foncaude | 33 | 96 km S | 293 | 20.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 82 % · humidity 79 % |
| Moulines | 50 | 342 km N | 280 | 17.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 56 % · winter 99 % |
| Saint-Nicolas-des-Bois | 61 | 333 km N | 285 | 20.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 93 % · humidity 36 % |
| Marolles-lès-Saint-Calais | 72 | 280 km N | 284 | 18 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 72 % · winter 99 % |
| L'Hôpital-le-Mercier | 71 | 347 km E | 294 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 69 % · humidity 36 % |
| Higuères-Souye | 64 | 237 km S | 284 | 20.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Félix-de-Foncaude | 33 | 96 km S | 293 | 20.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 82 % · humidity 79 % |
| Higuères-Souye | 64 | 237 km S | 284 | 20.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Marolles-lès-Saint-Calais | 72 | 280 km N | 284 | 18 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 72 % · winter 99 % |
| Saint-Nicolas-des-Bois | 61 | 333 km N | 285 | 20.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 93 % · humidity 36 % |
| Moulines | 50 | 342 km N | 280 | 17.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 56 % · winter 99 % |
| L'Hôpital-le-Mercier | 71 | 347 km E | 294 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 69 % · humidity 36 % |
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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-Eugène'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moncayolle-Larrory-Mendibieu | 64 | 253 km S | 284 | 23.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Virollet | 17 | 34 km W | 294 | 12.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pagolle | 64 | 260 km S | 246 | 10 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Claracq | 64 | 222 km S | 237 | 29 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vernais | 18 | 270 km NE | 179 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Amorots-Succos | 64 | 247 km S | 219 | 11 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
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