Saint-Ciers-d'Abzac
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 24.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 6 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Ciers-d'Abzac (INSEE 33387) is in Gironde (33), part of CA du Libournais. Population 1,614 (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 24.1/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 6 % of the 11,104 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 | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.58 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT CIERS D ABZAC AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE LIVRES ET VOUS). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (LOOK & COIFF). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | 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 | SAINT CIERS D ABZAC AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE LIVRES ET VOUS | 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 | LOOK & COIFF | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| 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 1,370 (2012) → 1,614 (2023): 17.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 946 (1990) → 1,614 (2023): 70.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 639, of which 4.2 % second homes and 5.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Galgon): 4.4 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Galgon): 4.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Maransin): 4.5 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Galgon): 4.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Ciers-d'Abzac): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 28 days a year at or above 30 °C and 32 days at or below 0 °C, over 12 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST-MARTIN-DU-BO weather station, 1.7 km away at 66 m; the village itself is at 51 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 15 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ST-MARTIN-DU-BO, 1.7 km away at 66 m, over 12 summers. [11]
An average of 770 mm of rain a year, spread over 119 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST-MARTIN-DU-BO, 1.7 km away at 66 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 — 33387/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 33387/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 33387/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 33387/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 33179
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 33264
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 33387
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cormeray | 41 | 303 km NE | 1,558 | 28.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 77 % · winter 68 % |
| La Regrippière | 44 | 249 km N | 1,609 | 31.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 69 % · winter 100 % |
| Molac | 56 | 343 km NW | 1,633 | 34 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 89 % · humidity 0 % |
| Marigné-Laillé | 72 | 314 km N | 1,653 | 31.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 78 % · humidity 0 % |
| Plougourvest | 29 | 487 km NW | 1,522 | 29.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 31 % · winter 74 % · humidity 0 % |
| Aveizieux | 42 | 368 km E | 1,701 | 33.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 74 % · humidity 21 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Regrippière | 44 | 249 km N | 1,609 | 31.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 69 % · winter 100 % |
| Cormeray | 41 | 303 km NE | 1,558 | 28.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 77 % · winter 68 % |
| Marigné-Laillé | 72 | 314 km N | 1,653 | 31.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 78 % · humidity 0 % |
| Molac | 56 | 343 km NW | 1,633 | 34 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 89 % · humidity 0 % |
| Aveizieux | 42 | 368 km E | 1,701 | 33.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 74 % · humidity 21 % |
| Plougourvest | 29 | 487 km NW | 1,522 | 29.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 31 % · winter 74 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Saint-Ciers-d'Abzac'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Périssac | 33 | 3.6 km W | 1,184 | 30.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mont | 64 | 180 km S | 1,146 | 29.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vérac | 33 | 6.6 km SW | 883 | 33 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Baigts-de-Béarn | 64 | 175 km S | 855 | 27.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Heugas | 40 | 167 km SW | 1,398 | 31.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rivière-Saas-et-Gourby | 40 | 166 km SW | 1,476 | 38.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
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