Saint-Georges-de-Didonne
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 59.6/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 77 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Georges-de-Didonne (INSEE 17333) is in Charente-Maritime (17), part of CA Royan Atlantique. Population 5,092 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [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 59.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 77 % of the 4,609 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 | 0.56 | 25 | 14.06 |
| Social | 0.93 | 20 | 18.64 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.71 | 10 | 7.11 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.58 | 10 | 5.82 |
| 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]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (DOUSSE CLARISSE · LES P'TITS CHOUX · LES 3 MARCHES · VICTOF). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (L'AUTHENTIQUE). [3,4]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SUPERETTE DE DIDONNE · SARL LES SERVICES DE LILIE · L'HACIENDA). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (UTILE · SUPER U). [3,4]
3 × Fishmonger (ABRARD JEAN CHARLES · CHEZ DEDE · DUPRAT COTE MER). [3,4]
29 × Restaurant (ORGANISATION DE RESTAURATION · BUFFALO GRILL · L'ATELIER · SBM 1). [3,4]
8 × Café / bar (L'ALBA · BRASSERIE DU MARCHE · LA PETITE FAIN LPF · RESTAURANT LA PISCINE · LE DIDONNE). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE HORS CONTRAT MONTESSORI LE VILLAGE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN ZAY ST GEORGES DE DIDONNE). [3]
9 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ALAIN GANIER, MÉDECIN · ANTOINE GRENET, MÉDECIN · ERIC-ROBERT SANZA, MÉDECIN · BERTRAND AUCOUTURIER, MÉDECIN · NICOLAS DUTHOIT, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA PLACE · PHARMACIE DE DIDONNE · PHARMACIE CENTRALE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE SAINT-GEORGES DE DIDONNE). [3]
1 × Cinema (LE RELAIS). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF COLETTE BESSON). [3]
2 × Swimming pool (GRANDE PLAGE · PLAGE DES VALLIERES). [3]
4 × Bank (CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN · CAISSE D'EPARGNE AQUITAINE POITOU CHARENTES · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL 17-79 · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL ST GEORGES DIDONNE). [3]
11 × Hairdresser (DUPLEX COIFFURE · CHRISTELLE COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
2 × Hotel (HOTEL COLINETTE · LE CRIST'AL). [3,4]
8 × Campsite (IDEAL CAMPING · CAMPING DU BOIS SOLEIL · CAMPING LLE BLAYAIS ALICAT · CAMPING LE DAUPHIN · CATALPAS). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 6 × Restaurant, 1 × Collège, 2 × Hotel, 2 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | DOUSSE CLARISSE · LES P'TITS CHOUX · LES 3 MARCHES · VICTOF | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | L'AUTHENTIQUE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | SUPERETTE DE DIDONNE · SARL LES SERVICES DE LILIE · L'HACIENDA | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | UTILE · SUPER U | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 3 | ABRARD JEAN CHARLES · CHEZ DEDE · DUPRAT COTE MER | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 29 | ORGANISATION DE RESTAURATION · BUFFALO GRILL · L'ATELIER · SBM 1 | INSEE BPE 29 / INSEE SIRENE 64 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 8 | L'ALBA · BRASSERIE DU MARCHE · LA PETITE FAIN LPF · RESTAURANT LA PISCINE · LE DIDONNE | INSEE SIRENE 8 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE HORS CONTRAT MONTESSORI LE VILLAGE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN ZAY ST GEORGES DE DIDONNE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 9 | ALAIN GANIER, MÉDECIN · ANTOINE GRENET, MÉDECIN · ERIC-ROBERT SANZA, MÉDECIN · BERTRAND AUCOUTURIER, MÉDECIN · NICOLAS DUTHOIT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | PHARMACIE DE LA PLACE · PHARMACIE DE DIDONNE · PHARMACIE CENTRALE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [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 | MEDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE SAINT-GEORGES DE DIDONNE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LE RELAIS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF COLETTE BESSON | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 2 | GRANDE PLAGE · PLAGE DES VALLIERES | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Bank | 4 | CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN · CAISSE D'EPARGNE AQUITAINE POITOU CHARENTES · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL 17-79 · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL ST GEORGES DIDONNE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 11 | DUPLEX COIFFURE · CHRISTELLE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 2 | HOTEL COLINETTE · LE CRIST'AL | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 8 | IDEAL CAMPING · CAMPING DU BOIS SOLEIL · CAMPING LLE BLAYAIS ALICAT · CAMPING LE DAUPHIN · CATALPAS | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A seasonal market is recorded here: the source last advertised it for a period that has now ended, and gives no weekday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 5,054 (2012) → 5,092 (2023): 0.8 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 4,705 (1990) → 5,092 (2023): 8.2 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 8,801, of which 66.7 % second homes and 2.1 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Georges-de-Didonne): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Saint-Georges-de-Didonne): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Georges-de-Didonne): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Georges-de-Didonne): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Georges-de-Didonne): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
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, 3.6 km away at 12 m; the village itself is at 10 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 6 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ROYAN-MEDIS, 3.6 km away at 12 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 841 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ROYAN-MEDIS, 3.6 km away at 12 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17333/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-10— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/ea16853a-5712-3ed0-bef6-5094d715c199— “Marché couvert de Saint-Georges-de-Didonne”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17333/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17333/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17333/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17333
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cucq | 62 | 577 km N | 5,129 | 60 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 85 % · humidity 64 % |
| Vaux-sur-Mer | 17 | 7.3 km NW | 4,013 | 52.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Palais-sur-Mer | 17 | 8.4 km NW | 3,840 | 55.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Gervais-les-Bains | 74 | 599 km E | 5,755 | 66.3 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 42 % · humidity 57 % |
| Grosseto-Prugna | 2A | 901 km SE | 3,900 | 59.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 73 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Touquet-Paris-Plage | 62 | 579 km N | 4,224 | 61.6 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 85 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaux-sur-Mer | 17 | 7.3 km NW | 4,013 | 52.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Palais-sur-Mer | 17 | 8.4 km NW | 3,840 | 55.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cucq | 62 | 577 km N | 5,129 | 60 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 85 % · humidity 64 % |
| Le Touquet-Paris-Plage | 62 | 579 km N | 4,224 | 61.6 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 85 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Gervais-les-Bains | 74 | 599 km E | 5,755 | 66.3 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 42 % · humidity 57 % |
| Grosseto-Prugna | 2A | 901 km SE | 3,900 | 59.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 73 % · humidity 86 % |
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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-Georges-de-Didonne'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaux-sur-Mer | 17 | 7.3 km NW | 4,013 | 52.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Palais-sur-Mer | 17 | 8.4 km NW | 3,840 | 55.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Michel-Chef-Chef | 44 | 197 km NW | 5,714 | 53.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Plaine-sur-Mer | 44 | 194 km NW | 4,760 | 49.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bordères-sur-l'Échez | 65 | 274 km S | 5,399 | 41.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Viarmes | 95 | 466 km NE | 5,558 | 55.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
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