Saint-Macaire
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 58.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 90 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Macaire (INSEE 33435) is in Gironde (33), part of CC du Sud Gironde. Population 1,981 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 58.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 90 % of the 9,685 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 | 0.26 | 25 | 6.56 |
| Social | 0.67 | 20 | 13.44 |
| Education | 0.78 | 10 | 7.77 |
| Health | 0.67 | 10 | 6.72 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.86 | 10 | 8.58 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.71 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie). [4,3]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (BEN BRAHIM YOUSSEF). [4,3]
6 × Restaurant (L ABRICOTIER · LA BELLE LURETTE · MIKE EXPRESS). [4,3]
1 × Café / bar (LE CABOULOT). [3]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE ANNE SYLVESTRE). [4]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE DAME DE VERDERLAIS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE SEMMACARI · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE DAME DU ROSAIRE). [4]
2 × Collège (ECOLE SECONDAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE-DAME DE VERDELAIS · COLLEGE NOTRE DAME DU ROSAIRE). [4]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CYNTHIA GARDERET, MÉDECIN · MICHELE GONZALEZ-BIGOT, MÉDECIN · TATIANA FROMONT, MÉDECIN · LAURA VILLENEUVE, MÉDECIN · JULIE DAGOT, MÉDECIN). [4]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE REYNAUD). [4,3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [4]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE ROBERT ESCARPIT). [4]
3 × Hairdresser (L' INSTANT POUR SOI · L'ATELIER ESSENTIEL). [4,3]
1 × Hotel (RESIDENCE LES TILLEULS-LE MEDIEVAL). [4,3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Supermarket. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4,3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | BEN BRAHIM YOUSSEF | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,3] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Restaurant | 6 | L ABRICOTIER · LA BELLE LURETTE · MIKE EXPRESS | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [4,3] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE CABOULOT | INSEE SIRENE 1 [3] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE ANNE SYLVESTRE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE DAME DE VERDERLAIS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE SEMMACARI · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE DAME DU ROSAIRE | INSEE BPE 3 [4] |
| Collège | 2 | ECOLE SECONDAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE-DAME DE VERDELAIS · COLLEGE NOTRE DAME DU ROSAIRE | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | CYNTHIA GARDERET, MÉDECIN · MICHELE GONZALEZ-BIGOT, MÉDECIN · TATIANA FROMONT, MÉDECIN · LAURA VILLENEUVE, MÉDECIN · JULIE DAGOT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE REYNAUD | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4,3] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE ROBERT ESCARPIT | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 3 | L' INSTANT POUR SOI · L'ATELIER ESSENTIEL | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [4,3] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Hotel | 1 | RESIDENCE LES TILLEULS-LE MEDIEVAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,3] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] |
Market and village life
Weekly market: Thursday, Sunday 8h à 13h. [5,6]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Trajectory
Population 2,020 (2012) → 1,981 (2023): -1.9 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 1,459 (1990) → 1,981 (2023): 35.8 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,104, of which 2.9 % second homes and 8.4 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Pierre-de-Mons): 1.7 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Saint-Macaire): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
GP (Saint-Macaire): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (Langon): 2.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [12]
Primary school (Saint-Macaire): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 30 days a year at or above 30 °C and 44 days at or below 0 °C, over 15 complete years in 1995–2024. [13]
Measured at the ST-LOUBERT weather station, 4.7 km away at 34 m; the village itself is at 25 m. [13]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 11 days a summer. [13]
Humidity measured at SAUTERNES, 8.3 km away at 65 m, over 22 summers. [13]
An average of 811 mm of rain a year, spread over 118 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [13]
Rainfall measured at ST-LOUBERT, 4.7 km away at 34 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [13]
What property sold for
96 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 189,550 € — 1,914 € per m² of built surface. [14]
82 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 98,500 € — 1,785 € per m². [14]
The median across Gironde is 2,989 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [14]
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 — 33435/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE BPE 2025
- Commune website 2026-10— https://saintmacaire.fr/marche/— “A Saint-Macaire, le marché c'est le jeudi, allées des Tilleuls, et le dimanche devant la salle des fêtes ! De 8h a 13 h.”
- DATAtourisme 2026-03— https://data.datatourisme.fr/23/8f43ea7a-a1fe-32b0-a0f6-c7e395f61092— “Marché de Saint-Macaire le jeudi et le dimanche.”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 33435/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 33435/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 33435/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 33465
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 33435
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 33227
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roëzé-sur-Sarthe | 72 | 371 km N | 2,514 | 60.6 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 92 % · humidity 29 % |
| Volonne | 04 | 499 km E | 1,633 | 50.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 91 % · humidity 21 % |
| La Milesse | 72 | 390 km N | 2,617 | 46.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 95 % · humidity 29 % |
| Auboué | 54 | 699 km NE | 2,650 | 49.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 76 % · humidity 29 % |
| Vernosc-lès-Annonay | 07 | 396 km E | 2,725 | 53.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 100 % · winter 77 % · humidity 36 % |
| Maisse | 91 | 470 km NE | 2,797 | 64.6 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 85 % · humidity 29 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roëzé-sur-Sarthe | 72 | 371 km N | 2,514 | 60.6 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 92 % · humidity 29 % |
| La Milesse | 72 | 390 km N | 2,617 | 46.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 95 % · humidity 29 % |
| Vernosc-lès-Annonay | 07 | 396 km E | 2,725 | 53.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 100 % · winter 77 % · humidity 36 % |
| Maisse | 91 | 470 km NE | 2,797 | 64.6 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 85 % · humidity 29 % |
| Volonne | 04 | 499 km E | 1,633 | 50.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 91 % · humidity 21 % |
| Auboué | 54 | 699 km NE | 2,650 | 49.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 76 % · humidity 29 % |
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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-Macaire'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nay | 64 | 154 km S | 3,184 | 57.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Coarraze | 64 | 155 km S | 2,177 | 55.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Couzon-au-Mont-d'Or | 69 | 421 km E | 2,619 | 58.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bénéjacq | 64 | 153 km S | 2,013 | 53.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Verdelais | 33 | 3.2 km NW | 1,045 | 40 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Castets et Castillon | 33 | 5.8 km E | 1,551 | 44.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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