Tonnay-Charente
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 52.4/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 43 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Tonnay-Charente (INSEE 17449) is in Charente-Maritime (17), part of CA Rochefort Océan. Population 8,289 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-25 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 52.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)).
Better served than 43 % of the 2,946 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 | 0.26 | 25 | 6.56 |
| Social | 0.68 | 20 | 13.55 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.74 | 10 | 7.39 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.72 | 10 | 7.16 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.84 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AUTREFOIS LE PAIN · GRAND). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (CHEZ CENDRAS). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (ALDI MARCHE · TONNAYDIS). [3,4]
13 × Restaurant (COCO'S RICO · LE CENTRAL SNACK · PIERDON JESSY · SYRUS · TOQUARD STACY). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (RESTAURANT L'EDEN · BAR DE LA MARINE). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PLAISANCE TONNAY CHARENTE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PLATEAU D'ARCHIAC). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PLAISANCE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE EC. PRIMAIRE SAINTE ANNE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE JOLIOT-CURIE). [3]
12 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CHARLES BOURRAS, MÉDECIN · AUGUSTIN HOUDUSSE, MÉDECIN · ERIC SOARES, MÉDECIN · CORALIE SOYER, MÉDECIN · SYLVIE CHATREFOUX, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (SELAS PHARMACIE DE LA VARENNE · SELARL PHARMACIE DU MOULIN ROSE · PHARMACIE CENTRALE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHEQUE COMMUNAUTAIRE DE TONNAY-CHARENTE). [3]
3 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE DU COLLEGE JEAN TARIS · COLLEGE JOLIOT CURIE · COMPLEXE MUNICIPAL). [3]
4 × Bank (CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN · CAISSE D'EPARGNE AQUITAINE POITOU CHARENTES · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL 17-79 · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL TONNAY CHARENTE). [3]
10 × Hairdresser (METAMORPHOSE · CARPE DIEM). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL DE ROCHEFORT SUR MER). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 3 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | AUTREFOIS LE PAIN · GRAND | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | CHEZ CENDRAS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | ALDI MARCHE · TONNAYDIS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 13 | COCO'S RICO · LE CENTRAL SNACK · PIERDON JESSY · SYRUS · TOQUARD STACY | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 23 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | RESTAURANT L'EDEN · BAR DE LA MARINE | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PLAISANCE TONNAY CHARENTE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PLATEAU D'ARCHIAC | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PLAISANCE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE EC. PRIMAIRE SAINTE ANNE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE JOLIOT-CURIE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 12 | CHARLES BOURRAS, MÉDECIN · AUGUSTIN HOUDUSSE, MÉDECIN · ERIC SOARES, MÉDECIN · CORALIE SOYER, MÉDECIN · SYLVIE CHATREFOUX, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 12 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | SELAS PHARMACIE DE LA VARENNE · SELARL PHARMACIE DU MOULIN ROSE · PHARMACIE CENTRALE | INSEE BPE 3 / 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 | 1 | MÉDIATHEQUE COMMUNAUTAIRE DE TONNAY-CHARENTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 3 | GYMNASE DU COLLEGE JEAN TARIS · COLLEGE JOLIOT CURIE · COMPLEXE MUNICIPAL | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 4 | CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN · CAISSE D'EPARGNE AQUITAINE POITOU CHARENTES · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL 17-79 · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL TONNAY CHARENTE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 10 | METAMORPHOSE · CARPE DIEM | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL DE ROCHEFORT SUR MER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Sunday MATIN Quai Libération. [5]
Trajectory
Population 7,817 (2012) → 8,289 (2023): 6 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 6,814 (1990) → 8,289 (2023): 21.6 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 4,558, of which 1.6 % second homes and 7.3 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Tonnay-Charente): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Tonnay-Charente): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Tonnay-Charente): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Tonnay-Charente): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Tonnay-Charente): 0.3 km to the north (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, 9.5 km away at 18 m; the village itself is at 3 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 8 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ST AGNANT, 9.5 km away at 18 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 843 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MURON, 8.2 km away at 11 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17449/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— http://www.tonnay-charente.fr/au-quotidien/demarches-administratives/redevance-doccupation-du-domaine-public-communal— “Marché hebdomadaire : le DIMANCHE MATIN - Quai Libération”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17449/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17449/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17449/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17449
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trignac | 44 | 182 km NW | 8,397 | 65.3 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 95 % · humidity 57 % |
| Souffelweyersheim | 67 | 716 km NE | 8,239 | 55.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 70 % · humidity 64 % |
| Rochefort-du-Gard | 30 | 491 km SE | 8,117 | 57 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 13 % · winter 77 % · humidity 79 % |
| Montreuil-Juigné | 49 | 178 km N | 7,808 | 52.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 57 % |
| Bompas | 66 | 469 km SE | 7,832 | 53.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 89 % · humidity 14 % |
| Beuvry | 62 | 574 km NE | 9,189 | 51.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 55 % · humidity 50 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montreuil-Juigné | 49 | 178 km N | 7,808 | 52.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 57 % |
| Trignac | 44 | 182 km NW | 8,397 | 65.3 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 95 % · humidity 57 % |
| Bompas | 66 | 469 km SE | 7,832 | 53.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 89 % · humidity 14 % |
| Rochefort-du-Gard | 30 | 491 km SE | 8,117 | 57 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 13 % · winter 77 % · humidity 79 % |
| Beuvry | 62 | 574 km NE | 9,189 | 51.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 55 % · humidity 50 % |
| Souffelweyersheim | 67 | 716 km NE | 8,239 | 55.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 70 % · 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 Tonnay-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aureilhan | 65 | 310 km S | 8,031 | 45.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Parmain | 95 | 422 km NE | 5,655 | 50.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Viarmes | 95 | 430 km NE | 5,558 | 55.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bordères-sur-l'Échez | 65 | 308 km S | 5,399 | 41.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Teich | 33 | 146 km S | 9,180 | 61.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Champagne-sur-Oise | 95 | 425 km NE | 5,036 | 43.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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