Saint-Martin-de-Laye
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 24.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 38 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Martin-de-Laye (INSEE 33442) is in Gironde (33), part of CA du Libournais. Population 540 (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 24.3/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 38 % of the 17,580 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.87 | 5 | 4.34 |
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 ELEMENTAIRE JEAN-FRANCOIS MARTINEZ). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (TAMALI'S COIFFURE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN-FRANCOIS MARTINEZ | 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 | 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 | 1 | TAMALI'S COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 533 (2012) → 540 (2023): 1.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 359 (1990) → 540 (2023): 50.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 272, of which 6.6 % second homes and 4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Guîtres): 3.5 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Guîtres): 3.3 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Guîtres): 3.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Guîtres): 3.9 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Martin-de-Laye): 0.5 km to the east (straight line). [9]
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. [10]
Measured at the ST-MARTIN-DU-BO weather station, 2.4 km away at 66 m; the village itself is at 60 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 15 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ST-MARTIN-DU-BO, 2.4 km away at 66 m, over 12 summers. [10]
An average of 770 mm of rain a year, spread over 119 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST-MARTIN-DU-BO, 2.4 km away at 66 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
35 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 190,000 € — 898 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Gironde is 2,989 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [11]
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 — 33442/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 33442/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 33442/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 33442/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 33198
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 33442
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ouainville | 76 | 532 km N | 540 | 20.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 33 % · winter 81 % |
| Jazennes | 17 | 68 km NW | 542 | 24 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 57 % |
| Coudres | 27 | 440 km N | 536 | 20.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 65 % · humidity 0 % |
| Nance | 39 | 477 km NE | 544 | 22.8 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 65 % · humidity 14 % |
| Villeneuve-Lécussan | 31 | 218 km S | 544 | 20.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 49 % · humidity 14 % |
| Guigneville | 45 | 398 km NE | 540 | 22.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 79 % · winter 81 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jazennes | 17 | 68 km NW | 542 | 24 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 57 % |
| Villeneuve-Lécussan | 31 | 218 km S | 544 | 20.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 49 % · humidity 14 % |
| Guigneville | 45 | 398 km NE | 540 | 22.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 79 % · winter 81 % |
| Coudres | 27 | 440 km N | 536 | 20.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 65 % · humidity 0 % |
| Nance | 39 | 477 km NE | 544 | 22.8 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 65 % · humidity 14 % |
| Ouainville | 76 | 532 km N | 540 | 20.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 33 % · winter 81 % |
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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-Martin-de-Laye'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loubieng | 64 | 183 km S | 491 | 20.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Béhasque-Lapiste | 64 | 200 km S | 505 | 22.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Serres-Sainte-Marie | 64 | 182 km S | 581 | 22.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Gaas | 40 | 171 km S | 470 | 22.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Cricq-du-Gave | 40 | 178 km S | 445 | 24.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Laà-Mondrans | 64 | 181 km S | 423 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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