Surgères
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 65.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 90 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Surgères (INSEE 17434) is in Charente-Maritime (17), part of CC Aunis Sud. Population 6,897 (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/17434-surgeres
Vitality score
Vitality score 65.7/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 90 % of the 3,483 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 | 14.49 |
| Social | 0.88 | 20 | 17.66 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.57 | 10 | 5.7 |
| Public & culture | 0.31 | 5 | 1.54 |
| Population trend | 0.64 | 10 | 6.4 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.77 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE DU MARCHE · JECY · PATISSERIE PIDOUX · LEONIDAS). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (LES PLANCHES BY CAROLINE). [3,4]
5 × Supermarket (LIDL · SURGELAISE · SOC DISTRIBUTION SURGERIENNE · ALDI MARCHE · U EXPRESS). [3,4]
18 × Restaurant (S.A.R.L. GALLICA · LE MANUEL · DESTOCK LAND · LE DIWAN · SURGERES DRIVE RESTAURANT). [3,4]
6 × Café / bar (CAFE L'AS DE TREFLE · LA CERVOISERIE · LE GRAND CAFE · LES FRINGANTS). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE CHARLES PERRAULT SURGERES · ECOLE MATER PUBLIQUE PIERRE DE RONSARD). [3]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JULES FERRY SURGERES · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN JAURES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE JEANNE D ARC). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE HELENE DE FONSEQUE · COLLEGE PRIVE JEANNE D'ARC). [3]
10 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MATTHIEU DELAVAULT, MÉDECIN · ARIANE SOULA, MÉDECIN · PAUL-ALEXIS GUITTET, MÉDECIN · CAROLINE COSTANTINI-NOHRA, MÉDECIN · LAURENT BITAUD, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU MARCHE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
2 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE · RÉSEAU LECTURE PUBLIQUE AUNIS SUD COORDINATION SURGÈRES). [3]
1 × Cinema (LE PALACE). [3]
3 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE 2 · GYMNASE 1 · GYMNASE 3). [3]
7 × Bank (CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE SURGERES · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE · CAISSE D'EPARGNE AQUITAINE POITOU CHARENTES · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL 17-79). [3]
11 × Hairdresser (MAUD COIFFURE · O2.3C · SARL MAYNIAL · SURG'HAIR COIFFURE · EURL D'K COIFFURE). [3,4]
4 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (HÔTEL DE LA GARE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING DE LA GERES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Restaurant, 2 × Pharmacy, 1 × Bank, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE DU MARCHE · JECY · PATISSERIE PIDOUX · LEONIDAS | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | LES PLANCHES BY CAROLINE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 5 | LIDL · SURGELAISE · SOC DISTRIBUTION SURGERIENNE · ALDI MARCHE · U EXPRESS | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Restaurant | 18 | S.A.R.L. GALLICA · LE MANUEL · DESTOCK LAND · LE DIWAN · SURGERES DRIVE RESTAURANT | INSEE BPE 18 / INSEE SIRENE 32 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 6 | CAFE L'AS DE TREFLE · LA CERVOISERIE · LE GRAND CAFE · LES FRINGANTS | INSEE SIRENE 6 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE CHARLES PERRAULT SURGERES · ECOLE MATER PUBLIQUE PIERRE DE RONSARD | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JULES FERRY SURGERES · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN JAURES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE JEANNE D ARC | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE HELENE DE FONSEQUE · COLLEGE PRIVE JEANNE D'ARC | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 10 | MATTHIEU DELAVAULT, MÉDECIN · ARIANE SOULA, MÉDECIN · PAUL-ALEXIS GUITTET, MÉDECIN · CAROLINE COSTANTINI-NOHRA, MÉDECIN · LAURENT BITAUD, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 10 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DU MARCHE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 | 2 | BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE · RÉSEAU LECTURE PUBLIQUE AUNIS SUD COORDINATION SURGÈRES | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LE PALACE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 3 | GYMNASE 2 · GYMNASE 1 · GYMNASE 3 | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 7 | CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE SURGERES · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE · CAISSE D'EPARGNE AQUITAINE POITOU CHARENTES · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL 17-79 | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 11 | MAUD COIFFURE · O2.3C · SARL MAYNIAL · SURG'HAIR COIFFURE · EURL D'K COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 16 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 4 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | HÔTEL DE LA GARE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING DE LA GERES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday. [5,6]
Trajectory
Population 6,581 (2012) → 6,897 (2023): 4.8 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 6,049 (1990) → 6,897 (2023): 14 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,870, of which 2.3 % second homes and 10.4 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Surgères): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Surgères): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
GP (Surgères): 0.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Surgères): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Surgères): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 21 days a year at or above 30 °C and 47 days at or below 0 °C, over 16 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the SURGERES weather station, 1.4 km away at 25 m; the village itself is at 25 m. [11]
An average of 813 mm of rain a year, spread over 117 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at SURGERES, 1.4 km away at 25 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
588 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 175,000 € — 1,874 € per m² of built surface. [12]
88 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 104,500 € — 1,600 € per m². [12]
The median across Charente-Maritime is 2,339 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [12]
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
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5,6]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17434/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-05— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/5a4021c6-457f-32f8-9918-261f180c375e— “Retrouvez le marché alimentaire de Surgères les mardis, jeudis et samedis, sous le marché couvert et la halle métallique de 8h30 à 13h.”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2026-06— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/3649bbec-ab89-33e4-9e83-c610301d3b33— “La grande foire de Surgères est organisée le 3ème mardi de chaque mois.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17434/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17434/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17434/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17434
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pont-Saint-Martin | 44 | 130 km NW | 7,093 | 60.2 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 79 % · winter 74 % |
| Sainte-Pazanne | 44 | 137 km NW | 7,201 | 58.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 81 % |
| Douvaine | 74 | 543 km E | 6,796 | 64.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 89 % |
| Lagnieu | 01 | 472 km E | 7,411 | 57.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 79 % · winter 73 % |
| Saint-Florent-sur-Cher | 18 | 249 km NE | 6,463 | 60.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 92 % |
| Jœuf | 54 | 614 km NE | 6,392 | 53.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 80 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pont-Saint-Martin | 44 | 130 km NW | 7,093 | 60.2 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 79 % · winter 74 % |
| Sainte-Pazanne | 44 | 137 km NW | 7,201 | 58.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 81 % |
| Saint-Florent-sur-Cher | 18 | 249 km NE | 6,463 | 60.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 92 % |
| Lagnieu | 01 | 472 km E | 7,411 | 57.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 79 % · winter 73 % |
| Douvaine | 74 | 543 km E | 6,796 | 64.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 89 % |
| Jœuf | 54 | 614 km NE | 6,392 | 53.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 80 % |
Elsewhere
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