Saint-Sulpice-d'Arnoult
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 32/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 41 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Sulpice-d'Arnoult (INSEE 17408) is in Charente-Maritime (17), part of CC Coeur de Saintonge. Population 924 (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 32/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 41 % of the 14,825 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.91 | 5 | 4.54 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (O'HANGAR). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE DE SAINT-SULPICE-D'ARNOULT). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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 | O'HANGAR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE DE SAINT-SULPICE-D'ARNOULT | 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 | 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 716 (2012) → 924 (2023): 29.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 465 (1990) → 924 (2023): 98.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 414, of which 4.6 % second homes and 5.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Pont-l'Abbé-d'Arnoult): 3 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Pont-l'Abbé-d'Arnoult): 3.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Pont-l'Abbé-d'Arnoult): 3.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Pont-l'Abbé-d'Arnoult): 3.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Sulpice-d'Arnoult): 0 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 22 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ST AGNANT weather station, 14.1 km away at 18 m; the village itself is at 26 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 8 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ST AGNANT, 14.1 km away at 18 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 900 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at BORDS, 11.1 km away at 6 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
66 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 191,875 € — 1,720 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Charente-Maritime is 2,339 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [11]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17408/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17408/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17408/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17408/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17284
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17408
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revonnas | 01 | 479 km E | 915 | 32 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 35 % · humidity 57 % |
| Léogeats | 33 | 149 km S | 902 | 32 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 46 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Germain-des-Prés | 81 | 339 km SE | 928 | 32.2 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 10 % · winter 96 % · humidity 79 % |
| Salency | 60 | 512 km NE | 897 | 29.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 66 % · humidity 57 % |
| Porchères | 33 | 109 km SE | 887 | 30 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 65 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vénérieu | 38 | 476 km E | 968 | 34.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 77 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porchères | 33 | 109 km SE | 887 | 30 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 65 % · humidity 86 % |
| Léogeats | 33 | 149 km S | 902 | 32 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 46 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Germain-des-Prés | 81 | 339 km SE | 928 | 32.2 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 10 % · winter 96 % · humidity 79 % |
| Vénérieu | 38 | 476 km E | 968 | 34.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 77 % · humidity 64 % |
| Revonnas | 01 | 479 km E | 915 | 32 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 35 % · humidity 57 % |
| Salency | 60 | 512 km NE | 897 | 29.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 66 % · 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-Sulpice-d'Arnoult'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bours | 65 | 291 km S | 882 | 31.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Chay | 17 | 19 km S | 840 | 34.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Varzay | 17 | 14 km SE | 845 | 22.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Barret | 16 | 61 km SE | 1,080 | 17.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Armou | 64 | 270 km S | 609 | 28.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Beaugeay | 17 | 14 km NW | 794 | 39.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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