La Brée-les-Bains
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 54.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 95 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Brée-les-Bains (INSEE 17486) is in Charente-Maritime (17), part of CC de l'Ile d'Oléron. Population 716 (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 54.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 95 % of the 16,292 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 | 0.5 | 25 | 12.47 |
| Social | 0.99 | 20 | 19.81 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.61 | 10 | 6.12 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (MEGA FOOD DISTRIBUTION ET TAM DISTRIBUTION INTERNATIONNALE · COOP). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (AB FROMAGES). [4]
7 × Restaurant (RESTO DU MARCHE · VALPAS · L'ATYPIQUE · CREVETTES ET CLAQUETTES · LA CHAUDREE). [3,4]
4 × Café / bar (AU TIR VIN). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE DE LA BREE-LES-BAINS). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA BREE LES BAINS AP). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (PLAGE DE LA BREE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (LE SALON). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (LA CHAUDREE). [3]
3 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL PLANGINOT · CAMPING ANTIOCHE D OLERON · CAMPING LE BREUIL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie).
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Library. [4,3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | MEGA FOOD DISTRIBUTION ET TAM DISTRIBUTION INTERNATIONNALE · COOP | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | AB FROMAGES | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Restaurant | 7 | RESTO DU MARCHE · VALPAS · L'ATYPIQUE · CREVETTES ET CLAQUETTES · LA CHAUDREE | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 4 | AU TIR VIN | INSEE SIRENE 4 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE DE LA BREE-LES-BAINS | 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 | 1 | LA BREE LES BAINS AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 1 | PLAGE DE LA BREE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | LE SALON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | LA CHAUDREE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Campsite | 3 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL PLANGINOT · CAMPING ANTIOCHE D OLERON · CAMPING LE BREUIL | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 734 (2012) → 716 (2023): -2.5 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 644 (1990) → 716 (2023): 11.2 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,059, of which 79 % second homes and 1.2 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Denis-d'Oléron): 3.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (La Brée-les-Bains): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
GP (Saint-Denis-d'Oléron): 3.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Denis-d'Oléron): 3.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (La Brée-les-Bains): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 3 days a year at or above 30 °C and 6 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the CHASSIRON weather station, 6.3 km away at 11 m; the village itself is at 7 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 11 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at CHASSIRON, 6.3 km away at 11 m, over 29 summers. [11]
An average of 671 mm of rain a year, spread over 111 days — about 6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at CHASSIRON, 6.3 km away at 11 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
199 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 293,000 € — 4,194 € per m² of built surface. [12]
6 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 109,580 € — 3,510 € per m². [12]
The median across Charente-Maritime is 2,339 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [12]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17486/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-01— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/817ab7ac-d571-3933-a7ab-e30c087cefef— “Marché de La Brée les Bains”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17486/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17486/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17486/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17323
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17486
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise | 73 | 639 km E | 686 | 60.7 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 0 % · humidity 21 % |
| Carolles | 50 | 305 km N | 774 | 54.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 36 % |
| Champagny-en-Vanoise | 73 | 627 km E | 540 | 59.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 0 % |
| Névache | 05 | 630 km E | 362 | 56.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 0 % · humidity 21 % |
| Les Déserts | 73 | 572 km E | 845 | 56.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 0 % · humidity 21 % |
| Saint-Clément-des-Baleines | 17 | 28 km NW | 688 | 46.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 85 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Clément-des-Baleines | 17 | 28 km NW | 688 | 46.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 85 % |
| Carolles | 50 | 305 km N | 774 | 54.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 36 % |
| Les Déserts | 73 | 572 km E | 845 | 56.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 0 % · humidity 21 % |
| Champagny-en-Vanoise | 73 | 627 km E | 540 | 59.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 0 % |
| Névache | 05 | 630 km E | 362 | 56.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 0 % · humidity 21 % |
| Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise | 73 | 639 km E | 686 | 60.7 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 0 % · humidity 21 % |
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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 La Brée-les-Bains'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-Denis-d'Oléron | 17 | 3.4 km NW | 1,358 | 53.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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