Saint-Hilaire-du-Bois
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 11.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 12 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Hilaire-du-Bois (INSEE 17345) is in Charente-Maritime (17), part of CC de la Haute Saintonge. Population 294 (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 11.3/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 12 % of the 17,792 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.58 | 10 | 5.77 |
| Housing mix | 0.77 | 5 | 3.83 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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 | 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) | 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] | |
| 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 302 (2012) → 294 (2023): -2.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 273 (1990) → 294 (2023): 7.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 180, of which 11.7 % second homes and 8.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Germain-de-Lusignan): 4.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Jonzac): 4 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Jonzac): 4.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Jonzac): 3.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Nieul-le-Virouil): 2.9 km to the west (straight line). [10]
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. [11]
Measured at the ST GERMAIN DE LUSIGNAN weather station, 8.1 km away at 71 m; the village itself is at 36 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 6 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ST GERMAIN DE LUSIGNAN, 8.1 km away at 71 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 893 mm of rain a year, spread over 126 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at CLION, 6.7 km away at 35 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
19 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 225,000 € — 1,000 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Charente-Maritime is 2,339 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [12]
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 — 17345/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17345/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17345/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17345/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17339
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17197
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17263
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montbarrois | 45 | 366 km NE | 294 | 13.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 57 % |
| Bois-Guilbert | 76 | 481 km N | 289 | 16.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 67 % · winter 96 % |
| Vernoux | 01 | 449 km E | 290 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 74 % · winter 54 % |
| Theneuil | 37 | 200 km N | 294 | 10.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 79 % |
| Anvéville | 76 | 485 km N | 291 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 93 % · humidity 64 % |
| Ageville | 52 | 537 km NE | 290 | 10 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 12 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theneuil | 37 | 200 km N | 294 | 10.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 79 % |
| Montbarrois | 45 | 366 km NE | 294 | 13.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 57 % |
| Vernoux | 01 | 449 km E | 290 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 74 % · winter 54 % |
| Bois-Guilbert | 76 | 481 km N | 289 | 16.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 67 % · winter 96 % |
| Anvéville | 76 | 485 km N | 291 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 93 % · humidity 64 % |
| Ageville | 52 | 537 km NE | 290 | 10 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 12 % · 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-Hilaire-du-Bois'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mérignas | 33 | 77 km SE | 295 | 10.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Jarret | 65 | 263 km S | 299 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Almayrac | 81 | 256 km SE | 293 | 11.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vaux-Rouillac | 16 | 48 km NE | 294 | 9.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Les Farges | 24 | 136 km E | 311 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Vincent-de-Pertignas | 33 | 75 km SE | 331 | 9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
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