Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 44.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 67 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente (INSEE 17375) is in Charente-Maritime (17), part of CA Rochefort Océan. Population 1,210 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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 44.1/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 67 % of the 13,156 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 | 0.26 | 25 | 6.56 |
| Social | 0.59 | 20 | 11.7 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.95 | 10 | 9.51 |
| Housing mix | 0.77 | 5 | 3.85 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AU GRAIN DE FOLIE). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (L'ATELIER DE L'HUITRE). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (CHEZ STEFF · L'ESCALE DE LUPIN). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE ST NAZAIRE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE DE SAINT-NAZAIRE-SUR-CHARENTE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT NAZAIRE SUR CHARENTE AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (ATYPIQUE COIFFURE · UN MOMENT POUR VOUS). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (ABRI COTIER). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette).
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | AU GRAIN DE FOLIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | L'ATELIER DE L'HUITRE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 3 | CHEZ STEFF · L'ESCALE DE LUPIN | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE ST NAZAIRE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE DE SAINT-NAZAIRE-SUR-CHARENTE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | SAINT NAZAIRE SUR CHARENTE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | ATYPIQUE COIFFURE · UN MOMENT POUR VOUS | 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 | 1 | ABRI COTIER | 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 1,184 (2012) → 1,210 (2023): 2.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 834 (1990) → 1,210 (2023): 45.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 714, of which 11.5 % second homes and 9.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Port-des-Barques): 2.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Port-des-Barques): 2.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Port-des-Barques): 2.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 28 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ST-LAURENT PREE-INRAE weather station, 6.1 km away at 3 m; the village itself is at 15 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 6 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ST-LAURENT PREE-INRAE, 6.1 km away at 3 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 774 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST-LAURENT PREE-INRAE, 6.1 km away at 3 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17375/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17375/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17375/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17375/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17375
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17484
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marsanne | 26 | 485 km E | 1,246 | 48.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 95 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Dyé-sur-Loire | 41 | 272 km NE | 1,153 | 40.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 85 % |
| Saint-Clément-des-Levées | 49 | 169 km NE | 1,128 | 36.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Victor-sur-Rhins | 42 | 412 km E | 1,141 | 44.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 70 % · humidity 64 % |
| Le Broc | 06 | 689 km E | 1,446 | 49.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 81 % · humidity 57 % |
| Incheville | 76 | 492 km N | 1,121 | 32.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 77 % · winter 92 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Clément-des-Levées | 49 | 169 km NE | 1,128 | 36.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Dyé-sur-Loire | 41 | 272 km NE | 1,153 | 40.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 85 % |
| Saint-Victor-sur-Rhins | 42 | 412 km E | 1,141 | 44.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 70 % · humidity 64 % |
| Marsanne | 26 | 485 km E | 1,246 | 48.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 95 % · humidity 79 % |
| Incheville | 76 | 492 km N | 1,121 | 32.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 77 % · winter 92 % |
| Le Broc | 06 | 689 km E | 1,446 | 49.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 81 % · 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-Nazaire-sur-Charente'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mornac-sur-Seudre | 17 | 25 km S | 877 | 61.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| L'Éguille | 17 | 26 km S | 910 | 49.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nieulle-sur-Seudre | 17 | 21 km S | 1,220 | 40.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Thairé | 17 | 16 km N | 1,897 | 36.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Vivien | 17 | 16 km N | 1,436 | 46.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Angliers | 17 | 32 km N | 1,447 | 45.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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