Saint-Germain-de-Lusignan
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 20.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 4 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Germain-de-Lusignan (INSEE 17339) is in Charente-Maritime (17), part of CC de la Haute Saintonge. Population 1,299 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 20.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 4 % of the 12,699 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 | 0.13 | 25 | 3.28 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.61 | 10 | 6.14 |
| Housing mix | 0.84 | 5 | 4.22 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA MIE D'OR). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JULES FERRY). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (SARL COIFFURE & CO · L'AUTHENTI'C). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie).
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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) | 1 | LA MIE D'OR | 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 [3,4] | |
| 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JULES FERRY | 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 | 2 | SARL COIFFURE & CO · L'AUTHENTI'C | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 1,238 (2012) → 1,299 (2023): 4.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,166 (1990) → 1,299 (2023): 11.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 755, of which 7.8 % second homes and 8.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Germain-de-Lusignan): 0.4 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Jonzac): 1.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Jonzac): 1.5 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Jonzac): 1.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Germain-de-Lusignan): 0 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 29 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ST GERMAIN DE LUSIGNAN weather station, 4.2 km away at 71 m; the village itself is at 37 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 6 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ST GERMAIN DE LUSIGNAN, 4.2 km away at 71 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 898 mm of rain a year, spread over 123 days — about 7.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST GERMAIN DE LUSIGNAN, 4.2 km away at 71 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
79 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 165,000 € — 1,055 € 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 — 17339/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17339/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17339/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17339/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17339
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17197
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saivres | 79 | 111 km N | 1,306 | 21.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 71 % |
| Eyjeaux | 87 | 149 km E | 1,345 | 25.5 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 57 % · humidity 79 % |
| Auchay-sur-Vendée | 85 | 115 km N | 1,122 | 23.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 71 % |
| Heudreville-sur-Eure | 27 | 429 km N | 1,065 | 21.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 73 % · humidity 64 % |
| Duneau | 72 | 301 km N | 1,078 | 24.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 84 % · humidity 64 % |
| Marbois | 27 | 397 km N | 1,320 | 21.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 59 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saivres | 79 | 111 km N | 1,306 | 21.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 71 % |
| Auchay-sur-Vendée | 85 | 115 km N | 1,122 | 23.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 71 % |
| Eyjeaux | 87 | 149 km E | 1,345 | 25.5 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 57 % · humidity 79 % |
| Duneau | 72 | 301 km N | 1,078 | 24.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 84 % · humidity 64 % |
| Marbois | 27 | 397 km N | 1,320 | 21.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 59 % |
| Heudreville-sur-Eure | 27 | 429 km N | 1,065 | 21.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 73 % · humidity 64 % |
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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-Germain-de-Lusignan'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boutiers-Saint-Trojan | 16 | 32 km NE | 1,387 | 23 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Barret | 16 | 21 km E | 1,080 | 17.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Julien | 69 | 402 km E | 969 | 36.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bonnetan | 33 | 70 km S | 1,065 | 33.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Genté | 16 | 23 km NE | 924 | 33.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Asnières-sur-Nouère | 16 | 49 km NE | 1,272 | 28.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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