Saint-Mandé-sur-Brédoire
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 9.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 6 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Mandé-sur-Brédoire (INSEE 17358) is in Charente-Maritime (17), part of CC Vals de Saintonge Communauté. Population 315 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 9.9/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 6 % of the 17,949 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 | 0.49 | 10 | 4.91 |
| Housing mix | 0.69 | 5 | 3.47 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LE LIZOT). [3,4]
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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING LE LIZOT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 304 (2012) → 315 (2023): 3.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 318 (1990) → 315 (2023): -0.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 216, of which 15.3 % second homes and 8.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Aulnay): 3.7 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Aulnay): 3.8 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Aulnay): 3.9 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Aulnay): 3.7 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Aulnay): 3.9 km to the 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, 8.4 km away at 36 m; the village itself is at 80 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at NUAILLE SUR BOUTONNE, 8.4 km away at 36 m, over 29 summers. [9]
An average of 830 mm of rain a year, spread over 119 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at NUAILLE SUR BOUTONNE, 8.4 km away at 36 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 — 17358/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17358/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17358/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17358/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17024
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sérigny | 86 | 110 km NE | 315 | 9.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Julien-Innocence-Eulalie | 24 | 155 km S | 311 | 11.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Loup-du-Gast | 53 | 263 km N | 313 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Teissières-de-Cornet | 15 | 238 km SE | 319 | 15.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 19 % · humidity 79 % |
| Brion | 71 | 360 km E | 303 | 8.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 50 % · humidity 86 % |
| Avessé | 72 | 215 km N | 332 | 12.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 77 % · winter 99 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sérigny | 86 | 110 km NE | 315 | 9.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Julien-Innocence-Eulalie | 24 | 155 km S | 311 | 11.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Avessé | 72 | 215 km N | 332 | 12.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 77 % · winter 99 % |
| Teissières-de-Cornet | 15 | 238 km SE | 319 | 15.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 19 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Loup-du-Gast | 53 | 263 km N | 313 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Brion | 71 | 360 km E | 303 | 8.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 50 % · 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-Mandé-sur-Brédoire'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sérigny | 86 | 110 km NE | 315 | 9.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Chapelle-Bâton | 86 | 56 km E | 354 | 6.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Soline | 79 | 36 km NE | 343 | 8.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pindray | 86 | 100 km NE | 253 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vaunac | 24 | 116 km SE | 247 | 11.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Adilly | 79 | 74 km N | 310 | 12 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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