Saujon
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 68/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 94 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saujon (INSEE 17421) is in Charente-Maritime (17), part of CA Royan Atlantique. Population 7,440 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/17421-saujon
Vitality score
Vitality score 68/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Butcher (boucherie)).
Better served than 94 % of the 3,261 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 | 0.58 | 25 | 14.57 |
| Social | 0.85 | 20 | 17.02 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.74 | 10 | 7.44 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.75 | 5 | 3.73 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
9 × Bakery (boulangerie) (EURL BOIZET · L'AUTHENTIQUE BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE · AUX PLAISIRS SUCRES · LE PETIT FOURNIL · PATISSERIE BLANDINEAU). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (SARL PERDRIAUD). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
4 × Supermarket (LARDIDEN · LIDL · MELODIA · ALDI MARCHE). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (FROMAGERIE GOURMANDE). [4]
18 × Restaurant (LES BAINS DOUCHES SAUJONNAIS · LE CHALET DES SAVEURS · LA CREPERIE SAUJONNAISE · LA PIZZA DU CHEF · LUBEAU). [3,4]
5 × Café / bar (BAR DE L'ATLANTIC · LE CLUB · LE CAFE DE PARIS). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE LEON GAMBETTA · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LA TAILLEE). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LA SEUDRE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE EC. PRIMAIRE JEANNE D'ARC). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE ANDRE ALBERT). [3]
13 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PIERRE DURANTEL, MÉDECIN · JEAN-LOUIS SALVY, MÉDECIN · PIERRE-YVES CHAMEAU, MÉDECIN · THIERRY TAPON, MÉDECIN · VINCENT CHAMBRES, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA POSTE · PHARMACIE DU CENTRE · PHARMACIE DES THERMES). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE EMILE GABORIAU). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE NOEL MEUNIER · GYMNASE RAVET). [3]
8 × Bank (CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE SAUJON · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE · CAISSE D'EPARGNE AQUITAINE POITOU CHARENTES · CREDIT AGRICOLE). [3]
16 × Hairdresser (MANON ARTISAN COIFFEUR · AB COIFFURE). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
3 × Hotel (HÔTEL DE LA GARE · HÔTEL LE RICHELIEU · HOTEL RESTAURANT LE COMMERCE). [3,4]
2 × Campsite (CAMPING LE LOGIS DE LA LANDE · CAMPING DU LAC). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 7 × Restaurant, 4 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 9 | EURL BOIZET · L'AUTHENTIQUE BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE · AUX PLAISIRS SUCRES · LE PETIT FOURNIL · PATISSERIE BLANDINEAU | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | SARL PERDRIAUD | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 4 | LARDIDEN · LIDL · MELODIA · ALDI MARCHE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | FROMAGERIE GOURMANDE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Restaurant | 18 | LES BAINS DOUCHES SAUJONNAIS · LE CHALET DES SAVEURS · LA CREPERIE SAUJONNAISE · LA PIZZA DU CHEF · LUBEAU | INSEE BPE 18 / INSEE SIRENE 28 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 5 | BAR DE L'ATLANTIC · LE CLUB · LE CAFE DE PARIS | INSEE SIRENE 5 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE LEON GAMBETTA · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LA TAILLEE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LA SEUDRE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE EC. PRIMAIRE JEANNE D'ARC | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE ANDRE ALBERT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 13 | PIERRE DURANTEL, MÉDECIN · JEAN-LOUIS SALVY, MÉDECIN · PIERRE-YVES CHAMEAU, MÉDECIN · THIERRY TAPON, MÉDECIN · VINCENT CHAMBRES, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 13 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | PHARMACIE DE LA POSTE · PHARMACIE DU CENTRE · PHARMACIE DES THERMES | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE EMILE GABORIAU | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | GYMNASE NOEL MEUNIER · GYMNASE RAVET | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 8 | CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE SAUJON · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE · CAISSE D'EPARGNE AQUITAINE POITOU CHARENTES · CREDIT AGRICOLE | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 16 | MANON ARTISAN COIFFEUR · AB COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 16 / INSEE SIRENE 22 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 3 | HÔTEL DE LA GARE · HÔTEL LE RICHELIEU · HOTEL RESTAURANT LE COMMERCE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 2 | CAMPING LE LOGIS DE LA LANDE · CAMPING DU LAC | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market: Monday, Saturday 8h à 12h30 coeur de ville. [5,6]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Confirmed by two independent sources: Monday. Reported by one source only: Saturday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 7,008 (2012) → 7,440 (2023): 6.2 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 4,891 (1990) → 7,440 (2023): 52.1 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 4,776, of which 12.7 % second homes and 6.6 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saujon): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Saujon): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [10]
GP (Saujon): 0.4 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Saujon): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saujon): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 23 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ROYAN-MEDIS weather station, 5.7 km away at 12 m; the village itself is at 5 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 6 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ROYAN-MEDIS, 5.7 km away at 12 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 899 mm of rain a year, spread over 127 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at SAUJON, 0.5 km away at 7 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Butcher (boucherie)
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17421/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://saujon.fr/commerces-de-proximit%C3%A91— “Activité principale le samedi toute l'année, et le deuxième lundi de chaque mois, de 8h à 12h30.”
- DATAtourisme 2026-07— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/0d052981-806b-383d-9e2c-8ecd52b2ae8f— “Tous les 2ème lundis du mois a lieu au centre ville de Saujon, une foire où l'on peut trouver produits locaux, textile, chaussures, livres...”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17421/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17421/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17421/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17421
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Céret | 66 | 460 km SE | 7,521 | 66 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 8 % · winter 76 % · humidity 50 % |
| Parentis-en-Born | 40 | 147 km S | 7,586 | 62.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 57 % |
| Fabrègues | 34 | 441 km SE | 7,447 | 65.6 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 92 % · humidity 14 % |
| Montauroux | 83 | 650 km E | 7,183 | 66.4 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 70 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Affrique | 12 | 356 km SE | 7,941 | 63.6 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 57 % · humidity 64 % |
| Corte | 2B | 888 km E | 7,819 | 80.2 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 57 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parentis-en-Born | 40 | 147 km S | 7,586 | 62.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Affrique | 12 | 356 km SE | 7,941 | 63.6 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 57 % · humidity 64 % |
| Fabrègues | 34 | 441 km SE | 7,447 | 65.6 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 92 % · humidity 14 % |
| Céret | 66 | 460 km SE | 7,521 | 66 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 8 % · winter 76 % · humidity 50 % |
| Montauroux | 83 | 650 km E | 7,183 | 66.4 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 70 % · humidity 71 % |
| Corte | 2B | 888 km E | 7,819 | 80.2 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 57 % · 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 Saujon'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auvers-sur-Oise | 95 | 444 km NE | 6,863 | 55.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aureilhan | 65 | 282 km S | 8,031 | 45.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Parmain | 95 | 450 km NE | 5,655 | 50.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Viarmes | 95 | 457 km NE | 5,558 | 55.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Beaumont-sur-Oise | 95 | 455 km NE | 10,232 | 49.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Serres-Castet | 64 | 258 km S | 4,418 | 61.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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