Saint-Palais-de-Phiolin
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 16.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 44 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Palais-de-Phiolin (INSEE 17379) is in Charente-Maritime (17), part of CC de la Haute Saintonge. Population 214 (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 16.9/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 44 % of the 16,393 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.48 | 10 | 4.77 |
| Housing mix | 0.65 | 5 | 3.25 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (SAVEURS GOURMANDES). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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 | 1 | SAVEURS GOURMANDES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 212 (2012) → 214 (2023): 0.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 219 (1990) → 214 (2023): -2.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 143, of which 17.5 % second homes and 13.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Genis-de-Saintonge): 4.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Champagnolles): 3 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Genis-de-Saintonge): 4.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Genis-de-Saintonge): 4.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Champagnolles): 2.8 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 21 days a year at or above 30 °C and 55 days at or below 0 °C, over 11 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the PONS weather station, 8.5 km away at 25 m; the village itself is at 42 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 9 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at VILLARS EN PONS, 9.5 km away at 55 m, over 11 summers. [10]
An average of 926 mm of rain a year, spread over 127 days — about 7.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at BOIS, 5.8 km away at 40 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 — 17379/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17379/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17379/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17379/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17331
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17084
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larressingle | 32 | 189 km SE | 213 | 23.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 57 % · humidity 86 % |
| Servas | 30 | 407 km E | 219 | 23 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 10 % · winter 86 % · humidity 71 % |
| Pontours | 24 | 131 km SE | 209 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Marsalès | 24 | 148 km SE | 223 | 21 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 77 % · humidity 64 % |
| Jaxu | 64 | 262 km S | 206 | 18.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 70 % · humidity 79 % |
| Montliard | 45 | 360 km NE | 223 | 21.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 92 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pontours | 24 | 131 km SE | 209 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Marsalès | 24 | 148 km SE | 223 | 21 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 77 % · humidity 64 % |
| Larressingle | 32 | 189 km SE | 213 | 23.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 57 % · humidity 86 % |
| Jaxu | 64 | 262 km S | 206 | 18.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 70 % · humidity 79 % |
| Montliard | 45 | 360 km NE | 223 | 21.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 92 % |
| Servas | 30 | 407 km E | 219 | 23 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 10 % · winter 86 % · humidity 71 % |
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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-Palais-de-Phiolin'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernais | 18 | 290 km NE | 179 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Michel-de-Double | 24 | 85 km SE | 232 | 25.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bézues-Bajon | 32 | 255 km S | 188 | 13 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Belluire | 17 | 3.7 km NE | 214 | 14 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bosset | 24 | 98 km SE | 234 | 12.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Hilaire-d'Estissac | 24 | 103 km SE | 130 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
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