Saint-Julien-de-l'Escap
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 56.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 95 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Julien-de-l'Escap (INSEE 17350) is in Charente-Maritime (17), part of CC Vals de Saintonge Communauté. Population 857 (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 56.7/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 95 % of the 15,252 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.54 |
| Social | 0.75 | 20 | 14.97 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.52 | 10 | 5.23 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.84 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (NICO LA BOULANGE). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LES SAVEURS ESCAPIENNES). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LA STATION). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (AFTER SCHOOL · LE SAINT-JULIEN). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE DE SAINT-JULIEN-DE-L'ESCAP). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MOHAMMED ZENAGUI, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE L ESCAP). [3,4]
2 × Hairdresser (STUDIO XIII). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Post office / agence postale, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | NICO LA BOULANGE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | LES SAVEURS ESCAPIENNES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | LA STATION | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | AFTER SCHOOL · LE SAINT-JULIEN | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE DE SAINT-JULIEN-DE-L'ESCAP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | MOHAMMED ZENAGUI, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE L ESCAP | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | STUDIO XIII | 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 833 (2012) → 857 (2023): 2.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 838 (1990) → 857 (2023): 2.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 551, of which 1.6 % second homes and 15.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Julien-de-l'Escap): 0.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Julien-de-l'Escap): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Julien-de-l'Escap): 0.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Julien-de-l'Escap): 0.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Julien-de-l'Escap): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 24 days a year at or above 30 °C and 39 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the NUAILLE SUR BOUTONNE weather station, 11.6 km away at 36 m; the village itself is at 19 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at NUAILLE SUR BOUTONNE, 11.6 km away at 36 m, over 29 summers. [9]
An average of 848 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at ST-JEAN-D Y., 2.7 km away at 32 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 — 17350/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17350/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17350/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17350/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17350
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auvillers-les-Forges | 08 | 567 km NE | 909 | 61.7 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 78 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Aulaire | 19 | 165 km SE | 773 | 56.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 43 % · humidity 100 % |
| Petit-Noir | 39 | 461 km E | 1,056 | 45.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Harcourt | 27 | 372 km N | 1,062 | 46.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 % |
| Virandeville | 50 | 415 km N | 816 | 65.9 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 53 % · humidity 86 % |
| Louvignies-Quesnoy | 59 | 567 km NE | 899 | 50 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 82 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Aulaire | 19 | 165 km SE | 773 | 56.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 43 % · humidity 100 % |
| Harcourt | 27 | 372 km N | 1,062 | 46.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 % |
| Virandeville | 50 | 415 km N | 816 | 65.9 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 53 % · humidity 86 % |
| Petit-Noir | 39 | 461 km E | 1,056 | 45.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Auvillers-les-Forges | 08 | 567 km NE | 909 | 61.7 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 78 % · humidity 86 % |
| Louvignies-Quesnoy | 59 | 567 km NE | 899 | 50 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 82 % · 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-Julien-de-l'Escap'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L'Hermenault | 85 | 73 km NW | 914 | 53.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nercillac | 16 | 31 km SE | 1,051 | 32.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Puisseguin | 33 | 117 km S | 834 | 53.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saillat-sur-Vienne | 87 | 101 km E | 840 | 45.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chevagnes | 03 | 320 km E | 630 | 60.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montagny-lès-Beaune | 21 | 426 km E | 777 | 38.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
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