Port-des-Barques

Charente-Maritime · CA Rochefort Océan · INSEE 17484

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Partly served 50.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 75 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Port-des-Barques (INSEE 17484) is in Charente-Maritime (17), part of CA Rochefort Océan. Population 1,780 (2023). ^[1]

INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). ^[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.

Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/17484-port-des-barques

Vitality score

Vitality score 50.7/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 75 % of the 10,383 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	0.68	20	13.63
Education	0.39	10	3.93
Health	0.39	10	3.93
Public & culture	0.39	5	1.97
Population trend	0.72	10	7.23
Housing mix	0.37	5	1.85

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 2 of 6

Eating out 1 of 1

Cafés and bars 1 of 1

Schools 1 of 3

Health 2 of 4

Public services 1 of 1

Culture 1 of 2

Sport 1 of 2

Everyday services 1 of 3

Lodging 1 of 2

One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. ^[3,4]

2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (GANESH NC · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE TOMAE). ^[3,4]

2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (DENIS · COOP ALIMENTAIRE DE MEDIS). ^[3,4]

7 × Restaurant (LA CHALOUPE · LA MARINE · CABANE DE BLONDINE · LE CAP). ^[3,4]

1 × Café / bar. ^[4]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE DESCARTES PORT DES BARQUES). ^[3]

1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JEAN-FRANCOIS MICHAUD, MÉDECIN). ^[3]

1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DES BARQUES). ^[3,4]

1 × Post office / agence postale (PORT DES BARQUES LPAC AP). ^[3]

1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). ^[3]

1 × Swimming pool (RETENUE D EAU). ^[3]

3 × Hairdresser (RIVAGES COIFFURE · ISA'TIF). ^[3,4]

3 × Campsite (CAMPING DE L'ILE MADAME · CAMPING LA GARENNE). ^[3,4]

Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Hotel.

Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). ^[3,4]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts

Type	Count	Names	Sources
Bakery (boulangerie)	2	GANESH NC · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE TOMAE	INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)	2	DENIS · COOP ALIMENTAIRE DE MEDIS	INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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	7	LA CHALOUPE · LA MARINE · CABANE DE BLONDINE · LE CAP	INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4]
Café / bar	1		INSEE SIRENE 1 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)	1	ECOLE PRIMAIRE DESCARTES PORT DES BARQUES	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Collège	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)	1	JEAN-FRANCOIS MICHAUD, MÉDECIN	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Pharmacy	1	PHARMACIE DES BARQUES	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	PORT DES BARQUES LPAC AP	INSEE BPE 1 [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	1	RETENUE D EAU	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Bank	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Hairdresser	3	RIVAGES COIFFURE · ISA'TIF	INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4]
Fuel station	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Hotel	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3]
Campsite	3	CAMPING DE L'ILE MADAME · CAMPING LA GARENNE	INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]

Market and village life

A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. ^[5]

Trajectory

1968: 1,181 peak 2012: 1,903 2023: 1,780 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 1,903 (2012) → 1,780 (2023): -6.5 % over 10 years. ^[6,1]

Population 1,455 (1990) → 1,780 (2023): 22.3 % over 30 years. ^[7,1]

Dwellings (2023): 1,542, of which 31.5 % second homes and 5.3 % vacant. ^[8]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

In the commune Bakery, Food shop, Primary school, GP, Pharmacy Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Port-des-Barques): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). ^[9]

Food shop (Port-des-Barques): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). ^[9]

GP (Port-des-Barques): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). ^[9]

Pharmacy (Port-des-Barques): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). ^[9]

Primary school (Port-des-Barques): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). ^[9]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Days at or above 30 °C 14.7

Days at or below 0 °C 27.8

Muggy days a summer 6

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 28 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[10]

Measured at the ST-LAURENT PREE-INRAE weather station, 6.1 km away at 3 m; the village itself is at 5 m. ^[10]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 6 days a summer. ^[10]

Humidity measured at ST-LAURENT PREE-INRAE, 6.1 km away at 3 m, over 30 summers. ^[10]

An average of 774 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. ^[10]

Rainfall measured at ST-LAURENT PREE-INRAE, 6.1 km away at 3 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 — 17484/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
DATAtourisme 2026-02— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/0a213b3f-4eb4-3fd9-8e0b-de043c799198— “Marché de Port des Barques”(unverified)
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17484/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17484/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17484/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 17484
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
Luzech	46	247 km SE	1,750	42	Partly served	Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 31 % · winter 77 % · humidity 64 %
Flamanville	50	403 km N	1,639	43.6	Partly served	Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 69 % · winter 95 %
Lampaul-Plouarzel	29	393 km NW	2,221	51.7	Partly served	Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 66 % · humidity 64 %
Créhen	22	301 km N	1,671	54.1	Partly served	Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 70 % · humidity 64 %
L'Aiguillon-sur-Vie	85	99 km NW	2,277	55.4	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 96 %
Lasalle	30	442 km SE	1,202	56.1	Partly served	Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 96 % · humidity 79 %

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
L'Aiguillon-sur-Vie	85	99 km NW	2,277	55.4	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 96 %
Luzech	46	247 km SE	1,750	42	Partly served	Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 31 % · winter 77 % · humidity 64 %
Créhen	22	301 km N	1,671	54.1	Partly served	Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 70 % · humidity 64 %
Lampaul-Plouarzel	29	393 km NW	2,221	51.7	Partly served	Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 66 % · humidity 64 %
Flamanville	50	403 km N	1,639	43.6	Partly served	Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 69 % · winter 95 %
Lasalle	30	442 km SE	1,202	56.1	Partly served	Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 96 % · humidity 79 %

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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 Port-des-Barques'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
Saint-Just-Luzac	17	16 km S	2,136	55.9	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 %
Saint-Laurent-de-la-Prée	17	4.7 km NE	2,299	48.8	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 %
Lucéram	06	703 km E	1,234	47.8	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 %
Ciré-d'Aunis	17	17 km NE	1,583	47.2	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 %
Rivedoux-Plage	17	28 km NW	2,483	65.5	Served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 %
Esnandes	17	34 km N	2,224	51.6	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 %

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