Saint-Séverin-sur-Boutonne
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 4.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 2 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Séverin-sur-Boutonne (INSEE 17401) is in Charente-Maritime (17), part of CC Vals de Saintonge Communauté. Population 93 (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 4.4/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 2 % of the 9,855 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 | 0.14 | 10 | 1.41 |
| Housing mix | 0.47 | 5 | 2.34 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 111 (2012) → 93 (2023): -16.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 145 (1990) → 93 (2023): -35.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 79, of which 26.6 % second homes and 11.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Dampierre-sur-Boutonne): 1.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Dampierre-sur-Boutonne): 1.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Chizé): 7.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Villeneuve-la-Comtesse): 6.3 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Villeneuve-la-Comtesse): 6.3 km to the west (straight line). [10]
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. [11]
Measured at the NUAILLE SUR BOUTONNE weather station, 6.8 km away at 36 m; the village itself is at 41 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at NUAILLE SUR BOUTONNE, 6.8 km away at 36 m, over 29 summers. [11]
An average of 830 mm of rain a year, spread over 119 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at NUAILLE SUR BOUTONNE, 6.8 km away at 36 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17401/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17401/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17401/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17401/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17138
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 79090
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17474
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Échalot | 21 | 435 km NE | 93 | 6.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 61 % · humidity 86 % |
| Thenissey | 21 | 415 km NE | 93 | 5.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 73 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sassey-sur-Meuse | 55 | 560 km NE | 93 | 6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 69 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fontaine-l'Étalon | 62 | 505 km N | 92 | 5.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 56 % · winter 89 % |
| Neuilh | 65 | 336 km S | 93 | 14.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Serpent | 11 | 403 km SE | 92 | 9.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuilh | 65 | 336 km S | 93 | 14.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Serpent | 11 | 403 km SE | 92 | 9.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Thenissey | 21 | 415 km NE | 93 | 5.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 73 % · humidity 86 % |
| Échalot | 21 | 435 km NE | 93 | 6.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 61 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fontaine-l'Étalon | 62 | 505 km N | 92 | 5.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 56 % · winter 89 % |
| Sassey-sur-Meuse | 55 | 560 km NE | 93 | 6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 69 % · 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-Séverin-sur-Boutonne'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lunegarde | 46 | 226 km SE | 94 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Créac | 65 | 337 km S | 99 | 6.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lichères | 16 | 54 km E | 99 | 11 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gibourne | 17 | 19 km SE | 103 | 6.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Carlencas-et-Levas | 34 | 396 km SE | 110 | 12 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Arrayou-Lahitte | 65 | 334 km S | 99 | 12 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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