Salignac-sur-Charente
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 22.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 27 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Salignac-sur-Charente (INSEE 17418) is in Charente-Maritime (17), part of CC de la Haute Saintonge. Population 606 (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 22.5/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 27 % of the 17,025 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 | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.7 | 10 | 7.02 |
| Housing mix | 0.83 | 5 | 4.17 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (GLOBE-TROTTER). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SALIGNAC SUR CHARENTE RP). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
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, 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 SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | GLOBE-TROTTER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 | 1 | SALIGNAC SUR CHARENTE RP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 623 (2012) → 606 (2023): -2.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 504 (1990) → 606 (2023): 20.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 315, of which 8.3 % second homes and 10.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Louzac-Saint-André): 5.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Gimeux): 5.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Ars): 4.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Chérac): 3.7 km to the north (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Saint-Laurent-de-Cognac): 2.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [12]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 26 days a year at or above 30 °C and 39 days at or below 0 °C, over 14 complete years in 1995–2024. [13]
Measured at the SALIGNAC weather station, 0.1 km away at 15 m; the village itself is at 12 m. [13]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 7 days a summer. [13]
Humidity measured at BURIE, 12.4 km away at 56 m, over 11 summers. [13]
An average of 765 mm of rain a year, spread over 118 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [13]
Rainfall measured at SALIGNAC, 0.1 km away at 15 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [13]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17418/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17418/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17418/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17418/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16193
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16152
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16018
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17100
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16330
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glaine-Montaigut | 63 | 296 km E | 606 | 29.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 57 % |
| La Bauche | 73 | 482 km E | 542 | 25.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 49 % · humidity 57 % |
| Bailly-en-Rivière | 76 | 490 km N | 510 | 20.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 95 % · humidity 57 % |
| Crouay | 14 | 401 km N | 510 | 22 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 86 % · humidity 64 % |
| Breitenbach | 67 | 657 km NE | 686 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 58 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Rémy-du-Val | 72 | 302 km N | 493 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 56 % · winter 99 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glaine-Montaigut | 63 | 296 km E | 606 | 29.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Rémy-du-Val | 72 | 302 km N | 493 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 56 % · winter 99 % |
| Crouay | 14 | 401 km N | 510 | 22 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 86 % · humidity 64 % |
| La Bauche | 73 | 482 km E | 542 | 25.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 49 % · humidity 57 % |
| Bailly-en-Rivière | 76 | 490 km N | 510 | 20.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 95 % · humidity 57 % |
| Breitenbach | 67 | 657 km NE | 686 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 58 % · 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 Salignac-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montpeyroux | 24 | 92 km SE | 496 | 27.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Nieul-le-Virouil | 17 | 30 km S | 573 | 27.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Sauvant | 17 | 9.8 km NW | 515 | 27.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Pardoux-du-Breuil | 47 | 142 km S | 633 | 20.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chénas | 69 | 402 km E | 533 | 35.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Espiet | 33 | 98 km S | 741 | 34 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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