Les Esseintes
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 14.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 27 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Les Esseintes (INSEE 33158) is in Gironde (33), part of CC du Réolais en Sud Gironde. Population 244 (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 14.2/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 27 % of the 17,108 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 | 0.76 | 10 | 7.58 |
| Housing mix | 0.9 | 5 | 4.52 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
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 [3,4] | |
| 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
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 267 (2012) → 244 (2023): -8.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 194 (1990) → 244 (2023): 25.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 124, of which 4.8 % second homes and 7.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Gironde-sur-Dropt): 3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Gironde-sur-Dropt): 1.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (La Réole): 3.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (La Réole): 3.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Morizès): 1.7 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 30 days a year at or above 30 °C and 30 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST SULPICE DE POMMIERS weather station, 9.2 km away at 82 m; the village itself is at 56 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 7 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ST SULPICE DE POMMIERS, 9.2 km away at 82 m, over 23 summers. [11]
An average of 765 mm of rain a year, spread over 115 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST SULPICE DE POMMIERS, 9.2 km away at 82 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 — 33158/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 33158/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 33158/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 33158/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 33187
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 33352
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 33294
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Martin-du-Tilleul | 27 | 502 km N | 243 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 84 % · humidity 57 % |
| Espins | 14 | 489 km N | 244 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 85 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Léger | 77 | 534 km NE | 244 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 55 % · humidity 79 % |
| Vadonville | 55 | 632 km NE | 245 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 51 % · humidity 57 % |
| Montigny | 45 | 424 km N | 246 | 13.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 74 % · winter 78 % |
| Autrey-lès-Cerre | 70 | 596 km NE | 240 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 34 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montigny | 45 | 424 km N | 246 | 13.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 74 % · winter 78 % |
| Espins | 14 | 489 km N | 244 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 85 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Martin-du-Tilleul | 27 | 502 km N | 243 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 84 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Léger | 77 | 534 km NE | 244 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 55 % · humidity 79 % |
| Autrey-lès-Cerre | 70 | 596 km NE | 240 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 34 % · humidity 57 % |
| Vadonville | 55 | 632 km NE | 245 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 51 % · humidity 57 % |
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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 Les Esseintes'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-Sève | 33 | 3.0 km E | 251 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mauvaisin | 31 | 190 km SE | 233 | 11.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Brugnens | 32 | 106 km SE | 254 | 12.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Arcizac-ez-Angles | 65 | 169 km S | 248 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Jugazan | 33 | 20 km N | 272 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Pierre | 31 | 175 km SE | 268 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
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