Villars-les-Bois
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 11/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 13 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Villars-les-Bois (INSEE 17470) is in Charente-Maritime (17), part of CA "Saintes - Grandes Rives - L'Agglo". Population 257 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-25 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/17470-villars-les-bois
Vitality score
Vitality score 11/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 13 % of the 17,348 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.5 | 10 | 5.04 |
| Housing mix | 0.87 | 5 | 4.35 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), 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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| 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] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 263 (2012) → 257 (2023): -2.3 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 256 (1990) → 257 (2023): 0.4 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 153, of which 6.5 % second homes and 13.1 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Migron): 3 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Burie): 2.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
GP (Burie): 2.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Burie): 3.1 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Burie): 3 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 23 days a year at or above 30 °C and 32 days at or below 0 °C, over 11 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the BURIE weather station, 1.9 km away at 56 m; the village itself is at 75 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 7 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at BURIE, 1.9 km away at 56 m, over 11 summers. [11]
An average of 708 mm of rain a year, spread over 113 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at BURIE, 1.9 km away at 56 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17470/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2024-02— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/3df20fb4-54f1-3ba9-a5cb-8a92b4c1152f— “Arts-Terre - Marché Paysan Artisanal & Artistique”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17470/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17470/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17470/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17235
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17072
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aisonville-et-Bernoville | 02 | 546 km NE | 259 | 13.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 62 % · winter 58 % |
| Chevrainvilliers | 77 | 357 km NE | 255 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 78 % · humidity 57 % |
| Briaucourt | 70 | 556 km NE | 256 | 10.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 27 % · humidity 64 % |
| Beaumont-le-Hareng | 76 | 448 km N | 256 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 59 % · winter 78 % |
| Saint-Remy-sous-Barbuise | 10 | 456 km NE | 257 | 17 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 62 % · humidity 57 % |
| Roussent | 62 | 534 km N | 251 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 80 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevrainvilliers | 77 | 357 km NE | 255 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 78 % · humidity 57 % |
| Beaumont-le-Hareng | 76 | 448 km N | 256 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 59 % · winter 78 % |
| Saint-Remy-sous-Barbuise | 10 | 456 km NE | 257 | 17 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 62 % · humidity 57 % |
| Roussent | 62 | 534 km N | 251 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 80 % · humidity 57 % |
| Aisonville-et-Bernoville | 02 | 546 km NE | 259 | 13.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 62 % · winter 58 % |
| Briaucourt | 70 | 556 km NE | 256 | 10.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 27 % · 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 Villars-les-Bois'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mazerolles | 17 | 30 km SW | 243 | 14.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pamplie | 79 | 82 km N | 249 | 9.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Jugazan | 33 | 115 km S | 272 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Arcizac-ez-Angles | 65 | 303 km S | 248 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Castelvieilh | 65 | 284 km S | 249 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Angeac-Charente | 16 | 34 km SE | 287 | 7.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
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