Virson
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 34.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 58 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Virson (INSEE 17480) is in Charente-Maritime (17), part of CC Aunis Sud. Population 731 (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 34.1/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 58 % of the 16,211 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 | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.8 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (PIZZA'RYNE). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE DE VIRSON). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
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, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [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 | 1 | PIZZA'RYNE | 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 VIRSON | 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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE 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 | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 747 (2012) → 731 (2023): -2.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 387 (1990) → 731 (2023): 88.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 306, of which 2 % second homes and 3.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Christophe): 3.4 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Christophe): 3.4 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Aigrefeuille-d'Aunis): 3.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Aigrefeuille-d'Aunis): 3.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Virson): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 21 days a year at or above 30 °C and 47 days at or below 0 °C, over 16 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the SURGERES weather station, 13.5 km away at 25 m; the village itself is at 17 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 6 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ST-LAURENT PREE-INRAE, 19.7 km away at 3 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 813 mm of rain a year, spread over 117 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at SURGERES, 13.5 km away at 25 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 — 17480/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17480/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17480/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17480/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17315
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17003
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17480
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Condé-Northen | 57 | 643 km NE | 737 | 36.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 79 % · winter 59 % |
| Les Haies | 69 | 443 km E | 723 | 30.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Léger-aux-Bois | 60 | 470 km NE | 735 | 28.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 100 % · humidity 71 % |
| Mâron | 36 | 224 km E | 735 | 29.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 64 % |
| Chalain-d'Uzore | 42 | 388 km E | 696 | 36.8 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 53 % · humidity 71 % |
| Brancourt-en-Laonnois | 02 | 494 km NE | 702 | 28.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 86 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mâron | 36 | 224 km E | 735 | 29.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 64 % |
| Chalain-d'Uzore | 42 | 388 km E | 696 | 36.8 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 53 % · humidity 71 % |
| Les Haies | 69 | 443 km E | 723 | 30.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Léger-aux-Bois | 60 | 470 km NE | 735 | 28.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 100 % · humidity 71 % |
| Brancourt-en-Laonnois | 02 | 494 km NE | 702 | 28.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 86 % · humidity 64 % |
| Condé-Northen | 57 | 643 km NE | 737 | 36.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 79 % · winter 59 % |
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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 Virson'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Haies | 69 | 443 km E | 723 | 30.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Alix | 69 | 429 km E | 777 | 30.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Pierre-les-Étieux | 18 | 276 km E | 729 | 27.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Magné | 86 | 102 km E | 672 | 31.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Caprais | 18 | 261 km E | 747 | 32.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Denis-sur-Coise | 42 | 416 km E | 692 | 30.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
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