Saint-Hilaire-de-Villefranche
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 41.9/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 58 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Hilaire-de-Villefranche (INSEE 17344) is in Charente-Maritime (17), part of CC Vals de Saintonge Communauté. Population 1,350 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2019-01-01 from 1 former commune: La Frédière (17169). [3]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/17344-saint-hilaire-de-villefranche
Vitality score
Vitality score 41.9/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 58 % of the 12,375 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 | 0.2 | 20 | 3.93 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.51 | 10 | 5.13 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.77 | 10 | 7.66 |
| Housing mix | 0.89 | 5 | 4.47 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (CORNILLIER · BOULANGERIE CORNILLIER). [4,5]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (API DISTRIBUTION SAS). [4,5]
1 × Restaurant (L'ARTHEO). [4,5]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE DE...). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE J. LARTIGUE ST HILAIRE DE VILLEF). [4]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE RAYMOND BOUYER). [4]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PAUL RIBARDIERE, MÉDECIN · WILLIAM PALAU, MÉDECIN). [4]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE SAINT HILAIRE). [4,5]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE SAINT HILAIRE DE VILLEFRANCHE). [4]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF MIXTE GESTION SIVU ET COMMUNALE). [4]
1 × Bank (CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL 17-79). [4]
4 × Hairdresser (LES CISEAUX DE CARINE · MEL'HAIR). [4,5]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Café / bar. [4,5]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | CORNILLIER · BOULANGERIE CORNILLIER | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | API DISTRIBUTION SAS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 1 | L'ARTHEO | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE DE... | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE J. LARTIGUE ST HILAIRE DE VILLEF | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE RAYMOND BOUYER | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | PAUL RIBARDIERE, MÉDECIN · WILLIAM PALAU, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE SAINT HILAIRE | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4,5] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE SAINT HILAIRE DE VILLEFRANCHE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF MIXTE GESTION SIVU ET COMMUNALE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 1 | CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL 17-79 | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Hairdresser | 4 | LES CISEAUX DE CARINE · MEL'HAIR | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [5] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 1,283 (2012) → 1,350 (2023): 5.2 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,066 (1990) → 1,350 (2023): 26.6 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 742, of which 5.3 % second homes and 10.1 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Hilaire-de-Villefranche): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Saint-Hilaire-de-Villefranche): 1.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Hilaire-de-Villefranche): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Brizambourg): 4.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Hilaire-de-Villefranche): 0.1 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. [11]
Measured at the BURIE weather station, 11 km away at 56 m; the village itself is at 40 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 7 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at BURIE, 11 km away at 56 m, over 11 summers. [11]
An average of 848 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST-JEAN-D Y., 10.4 km away at 32 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17344/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17344/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17344/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17344/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17344
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17070
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dignac | 16 | 71 km SE | 1,362 | 39.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 57 % · humidity 71 % |
| Villebrumier | 82 | 267 km SE | 1,348 | 42.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bazoches-les-Gallerandes | 45 | 323 km NE | 1,465 | 43.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 79 % · winter 68 % |
| Villefranche-d'Allier | 03 | 268 km E | 1,238 | 36.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 55 % · humidity 64 % |
| Étueffont | 90 | 604 km NE | 1,393 | 40.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 27 % · humidity 57 % |
| Bains | 43 | 349 km E | 1,378 | 48.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 0 % · humidity 50 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dignac | 16 | 71 km SE | 1,362 | 39.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 57 % · humidity 71 % |
| Villebrumier | 82 | 267 km SE | 1,348 | 42.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villefranche-d'Allier | 03 | 268 km E | 1,238 | 36.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 55 % · humidity 64 % |
| Bazoches-les-Gallerandes | 45 | 323 km NE | 1,465 | 43.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 79 % · winter 68 % |
| Bains | 43 | 349 km E | 1,378 | 48.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 0 % · humidity 50 % |
| Étueffont | 90 | 604 km NE | 1,393 | 40.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 27 % · 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-Hilaire-de-Villefranche'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mirambeau | 17 | 53 km S | 1,520 | 42.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tesson | 17 | 26 km S | 1,148 | 49.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Thèze | 64 | 265 km S | 898 | 52.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Coteaux-du-Blanzacais | 16 | 60 km SE | 1,013 | 39.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Berson | 33 | 83 km S | 1,846 | 44.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Brizambourg | 17 | 5.0 km SE | 997 | 54.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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