Saint-Martin-de-Ré
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 58.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 89 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Martin-de-Ré (INSEE 17369) is in Charente-Maritime (17), part of CC de l'Ile de Ré. Population 2,355 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [2]
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/17369-saint-martin-de-re
Vitality score
Vitality score 58.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 89 % of the 8,608 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 | 0.55 | 25 | 13.68 |
| Social | 0.99 | 20 | 19.82 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.59 | 10 | 5.85 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.44 | 10 | 4.38 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (ILE DE RE CHOCOLATS · DO-RE-MIE · DO-RE-MIE LE FOURNIL). [3,4]
4 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (L'EPICE DE RE · VIVAL · MIAM MIAM GLOU GLOU · LIN'JY SHOP). [3,4]
4 × Supermarket (ESEMADA · LIDL · E.LECLERC · CARREFOUR EXPRESS). [3,4]
4 × Fishmonger (POISSONNERIE VERNET · CONSERVERIE LA PERLE DES DIEUX · LA RUE DU QUAI · POISSONNERIE DE SAINT MARTIN). [3,4]
38 × Restaurant (4 BIS · SALAM EN RE · LE TRANSAT · RE DIFFUSION TRAITEUR SARL · LE POT D ETAIN). [3,4]
8 × Café / bar (CHEZ CHARLES · LE BASTION · LE SOUL TRAIN · BAR LES SALIERES). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JULES FERRY). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE LES SALIERES). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (SARAH ZWEYACKER, MÉDECIN · CHRISTIAN MAS, MÉDECIN · MARC FREREBEAU, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU PORT). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE AMICALE LAIQUE POST SCOLAIRE MARTINAISE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (STADE MUNICIPAL). [3]
7 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE AQUITAINE POITOU C · CREDIT AGRICOLE · SOCIETE GENERALE · SAINT MARTIN DE RE · BANQUE CIC OUEST). [3]
6 × Hairdresser (MODENA · NEW HEAD · RE ALY'S COIFFURE · RE ATTITUDE · BLONDILEDERE). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
9 × Hotel (HÔTEL LE GALION · HÔTEL DE LA JETÉE · HÔTEL LA BARBETTE · LA BARONNIE · LE CLOS SAINT MARTIN). [3,4]
3 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL STE THERESE · CAMPING LES SALIERES · CAMPING DES MARAISES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 3 × Restaurant, 1 × Nursery school (maternelle), 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | ILE DE RE CHOCOLATS · DO-RE-MIE · DO-RE-MIE LE FOURNIL | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 4 | L'EPICE DE RE · VIVAL · MIAM MIAM GLOU GLOU · LIN'JY SHOP | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 4 | ESEMADA · LIDL · E.LECLERC · CARREFOUR EXPRESS | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 4 | POISSONNERIE VERNET · CONSERVERIE LA PERLE DES DIEUX · LA RUE DU QUAI · POISSONNERIE DE SAINT MARTIN | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 38 | 4 BIS · SALAM EN RE · LE TRANSAT · RE DIFFUSION TRAITEUR SARL · LE POT D ETAIN | INSEE BPE 38 / INSEE SIRENE 62 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 8 | CHEZ CHARLES · LE BASTION · LE SOUL TRAIN · BAR LES SALIERES | INSEE SIRENE 8 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JULES FERRY | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE LES SALIERES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | SARAH ZWEYACKER, MÉDECIN · CHRISTIAN MAS, MÉDECIN · MARC FREREBEAU, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DU PORT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE AMICALE LAIQUE POST SCOLAIRE MARTINAISE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | STADE MUNICIPAL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 7 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE AQUITAINE POITOU C · CREDIT AGRICOLE · SOCIETE GENERALE · SAINT MARTIN DE RE · BANQUE CIC OUEST | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 6 | MODENA · NEW HEAD · RE ALY'S COIFFURE · RE ATTITUDE · BLONDILEDERE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 9 | HÔTEL LE GALION · HÔTEL DE LA JETÉE · HÔTEL LA BARBETTE · LA BARONNIE · LE CLOS SAINT MARTIN | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 3 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL STE THERESE · CAMPING LES SALIERES · CAMPING DES MARAISES | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 2,415 (2012) → 2,355 (2023): -2.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 2,512 (1990) → 2,355 (2023): -6.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,403, of which 57.7 % second homes and 2.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Martin-de-Ré): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Martin-de-Ré): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Martin-de-Ré): 0.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Martin-de-Ré): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Martin-de-Ré): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 9 days a year at or above 30 °C and 17 days at or below 0 °C, over 23 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the COUARDE SUR MER weather station, 3.9 km away at 3 m; the village itself is at 14 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 5 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at LA ROCHELLE-ILE DE RE, 13.8 km away at 20 m, over 25 summers. [9]
An average of 698 mm of rain a year, spread over 113 days — about 6.2 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at COUARDE SUR MER, 3.9 km away at 3 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 — 17369/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17369/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17369/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17369/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17369
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Houches | 74 | 631 km E | 3,515 | 48.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 0 % · humidity 64 % |
| Trégastel | 22 | 332 km NW | 2,524 | 59.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 81 % · humidity 71 % |
| Bernières-sur-Mer | 14 | 355 km N | 2,437 | 48.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 97 % · humidity 71 % |
| Mers-les-Bains | 80 | 476 km NE | 2,540 | 59.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 84 % · humidity 71 % |
| Étel | 56 | 213 km NW | 2,074 | 52.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 92 % |
| Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda | 66 | 524 km SE | 3,529 | 55.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 96 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Étel | 56 | 213 km NW | 2,074 | 52.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 92 % |
| Trégastel | 22 | 332 km NW | 2,524 | 59.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 81 % · humidity 71 % |
| Bernières-sur-Mer | 14 | 355 km N | 2,437 | 48.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 97 % · humidity 71 % |
| Mers-les-Bains | 80 | 476 km NE | 2,540 | 59.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 84 % · humidity 71 % |
| Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda | 66 | 524 km SE | 3,529 | 55.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 96 % · humidity 57 % |
| Les Houches | 74 | 631 km E | 3,515 | 48.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 0 % · 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-Martin-de-Ré'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batz-sur-Mer | 44 | 146 km NW | 2,892 | 62 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Flotte | 17 | 3.6 km SE | 3,150 | 57.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Bois-Plage-en-Ré | 17 | 2.6 km SW | 2,125 | 62.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Croisic | 44 | 149 km NW | 4,056 | 56.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Pouliguen | 44 | 143 km NW | 4,173 | 56.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Jard-sur-Mer | 85 | 29 km NW | 3,235 | 62.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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