Villars-en-Pons
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 31.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 58 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Villars-en-Pons (INSEE 17469) is in Charente-Maritime (17), part of CC de Gémozac et de la Saintonge Viticole. Population 583 (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 31.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 58 % of the 17,232 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.8 | 5 | 4.02 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE DE VILLARS-EN-PONS). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, 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 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE DE VILLARS-EN-PONS | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| 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 557 (2012) → 583 (2023): 4.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 387 (1990) → 583 (2023): 50.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 295, of which 9.8 % second homes and 6.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Tesson): 3.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Tesson): 3.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Tesson): 4.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Tesson): 4.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Villars-en-Pons): 0 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 23 days a year at or above 30 °C and 36 days at or below 0 °C, over 11 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the VILLARS EN PONS weather station, 0.4 km away at 55 m; the village itself is at 43 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 9 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at VILLARS EN PONS, 0.4 km away at 55 m, over 11 summers. [10]
An average of 821 mm of rain a year, spread over 121 days — about 6.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at VILLARS EN PONS, 0.4 km away at 55 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17469/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17469/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17469/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17469/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17441
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17469
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Sérotin | 89 | 411 km NE | 596 | 31.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 76 % · humidity 43 % |
| Sévignacq-Meyracq | 64 | 277 km S | 577 | 29.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 73 % · humidity 79 % |
| Ruillé-Froid-Fonds | 53 | 255 km N | 583 | 31.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 89 % · humidity 43 % |
| Yolet | 15 | 258 km E | 596 | 29.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 68 % · humidity 36 % |
| Avezac-Prat-Lahitte | 65 | 292 km S | 581 | 24.8 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 45 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Andelain | 58 | 334 km NE | 583 | 28.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 85 % · humidity 50 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruillé-Froid-Fonds | 53 | 255 km N | 583 | 31.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 89 % · humidity 43 % |
| Yolet | 15 | 258 km E | 596 | 29.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 68 % · humidity 36 % |
| Sévignacq-Meyracq | 64 | 277 km S | 577 | 29.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 73 % · humidity 79 % |
| Avezac-Prat-Lahitte | 65 | 292 km S | 581 | 24.8 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 45 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Andelain | 58 | 334 km NE | 583 | 28.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 85 % · humidity 50 % |
| Saint-Sérotin | 89 | 411 km NE | 596 | 31.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 76 % · humidity 43 % |
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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 Villars-en-Pons'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jazennes | 17 | 2.4 km S | 542 | 24 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Barinque | 64 | 246 km S | 580 | 21.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Comps | 33 | 60 km S | 531 | 22.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Simon-de-Pellouaille | 17 | 5.8 km W | 708 | 23.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Labarde | 33 | 65 km S | 623 | 35.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Martin-de-Ribérac | 24 | 87 km SE | 723 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
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