Thairé
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 36.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 31 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Thairé (INSEE 17443) is in Charente-Maritime (17), part of CA de La Rochelle. Population 1,897 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/17443-thaire
Vitality score
Vitality score 36.9/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 31 % of the 9,950 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 | 0.13 | 25 | 3.28 |
| Social | 0.39 | 20 | 7.87 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.87 | 5 | 4.34 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE DE THAIRE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (THAIRE AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (CELIA F.SALON · ZOELYS L'INSTANT). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING A LA FERME LE PONTEAU). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / 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 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE DE THAIRE | 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 | 1 | THAIRE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 2 | CELIA F.SALON · ZOELYS L'INSTANT | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING A LA FERME LE PONTEAU | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 1,549 (2012) → 1,897 (2023): 22.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 951 (1990) → 1,897 (2023): 99.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 900, of which 6.6 % second homes and 3.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Thairé): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Croix-Chapeau): 4 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Vivien): 5.4 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Salles-sur-Mer): 5.7 km to the west (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Thairé): 0.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 28 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the ST-LAURENT PREE-INRAE weather station, 9.6 km away at 3 m; the village itself is at 14 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 6 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at ST-LAURENT PREE-INRAE, 9.6 km away at 3 m, over 30 summers. [12]
An average of 774 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at ST-LAURENT PREE-INRAE, 9.6 km away at 3 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
What property sold for
142 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 273,500 € — 2,838 € per m² of built surface. [13]
The median across Charente-Maritime is 2,339 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [13]
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 — 17443/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17443/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17443/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17443/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17443
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17136
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17413
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17420
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ribaute-les-Tavernes | 30 | 459 km SE | 2,040 | 44.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Coëtmieux | 22 | 295 km NW | 1,869 | 48 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 86 % · humidity 64 % |
| Goudelin | 22 | 320 km NW | 1,751 | 43.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 91 % · humidity 64 % |
| Sainte-Gemme-la-Plaine | 85 | 46 km N | 2,084 | 46.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 99 % |
| Trévé | 22 | 274 km NW | 1,681 | 40 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 96 % · humidity 64 % |
| Erbrée | 35 | 226 km N | 1,703 | 36.9 | Few services | no figures |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Gemme-la-Plaine | 85 | 46 km N | 2,084 | 46.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 99 % |
| Erbrée | 35 | 226 km N | 1,703 | 36.9 | Few services | no figures |
| Trévé | 22 | 274 km NW | 1,681 | 40 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 96 % · humidity 64 % |
| Coëtmieux | 22 | 295 km NW | 1,869 | 48 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 86 % · humidity 64 % |
| Goudelin | 22 | 320 km NW | 1,751 | 43.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 91 % · humidity 64 % |
| Ribaute-les-Tavernes | 30 | 459 km SE | 2,040 | 44.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Thairé'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Ouen-d'Aunis | 17 | 17 km N | 2,150 | 39.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vérines | 17 | 14 km N | 2,354 | 39.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente | 17 | 16 km S | 1,210 | 44.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ciré-d'Aunis | 17 | 5.7 km E | 1,583 | 47.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Laurent-de-la-Prée | 17 | 11 km S | 2,299 | 48.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Thou | 17 | 6.3 km E | 2,117 | 44 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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