Villeneuve-la-Comtesse
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 45.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 84 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Villeneuve-la-Comtesse (INSEE 17474) is in Charente-Maritime (17), part of CC Vals de Saintonge Communauté. Population 743 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 45.2/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 84 % of the 16,085 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.54 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.32 | 10 | 3.16 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.47 | 10 | 4.67 |
| Housing mix | 0.85 | 5 | 4.24 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SARL LES 4 B). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (COOP). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LES CREPES DU COIN). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE DE VILLENEUVE-LA-COMTESSE). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE NOUVELLE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (VILLENEUVE LA COMTESSE AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE JEAN HERVÉ). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (K'HAIR COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | SARL LES 4 B | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | COOP | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 1 | LES CREPES DU COIN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE DE VILLENEUVE-LA-COMTESSE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE NOUVELLE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | VILLENEUVE LA COMTESSE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE JEAN HERVÉ | 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 | 1 | K'HAIR COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Monthly market (reported, unverified): Sunday. See the source for which week of the month. [5]
Trajectory
Population 760 (2012) → 743 (2023): -2.2 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 768 (1990) → 743 (2023): -3.3 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 419, of which 7.6 % second homes and 9.5 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Villeneuve-la-Comtesse): 0.9 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Villeneuve-la-Comtesse): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Loulay): 5.5 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Villeneuve-la-Comtesse): 0.7 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Villeneuve-la-Comtesse): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 24 days a year at or above 30 °C and 39 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the NUAILLE SUR BOUTONNE weather station, 11.5 km away at 36 m; the village itself is at 55 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at NUAILLE SUR BOUTONNE, 11.5 km away at 36 m, over 29 summers. [11]
An average of 830 mm of rain a year, spread over 119 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at NUAILLE SUR BOUTONNE, 11.5 km away at 36 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17474/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-09— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/c4e70e98-6515-37dd-910c-8fa0bbd0602a— “Marché associatif à Villeneuve La Comtesse tous les premiers Dimanches de chaque mois, organisé par le Comité des Fêtes un mois sur deux avec le Quartier de la Comtesse.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17474/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17474/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17474/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17474
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17211
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baron | 60 | 419 km NE | 729 | 45.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montbozon | 70 | 537 km E | 553 | 50.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 61 % · humidity 86 % |
| Dampierre-sur-Linotte | 70 | 536 km E | 753 | 51.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sommières-du-Clain | 86 | 69 km E | 729 | 57.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sault-Brénaz | 01 | 457 km E | 1,021 | 37.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 80 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sancheville | 28 | 281 km NE | 742 | 41.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sommières-du-Clain | 86 | 69 km E | 729 | 57.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sancheville | 28 | 281 km NE | 742 | 41.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Baron | 60 | 419 km NE | 729 | 45.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sault-Brénaz | 01 | 457 km E | 1,021 | 37.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 80 % · humidity 86 % |
| Dampierre-sur-Linotte | 70 | 536 km E | 753 | 51.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montbozon | 70 | 537 km E | 553 | 50.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 61 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Villeneuve-la-Comtesse'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sommières-du-Clain | 86 | 69 km E | 729 | 57.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chalandray | 86 | 73 km NE | 784 | 50.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Assier | 46 | 244 km SE | 709 | 59.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ville-sous-la-Ferté | 10 | 459 km NE | 906 | 37.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Damvix | 85 | 30 km NW | 733 | 55.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cognat-Lyonne | 03 | 294 km E | 706 | 39.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
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