Saint-Selve
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 40.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 18 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Selve (INSEE 33474) is in Gironde (33), part of CC de Montesquieu. Population 3,746 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/33474-saint-selve
Vitality score
Vitality score 40.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 18 % of the 5,948 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 | 0.2 | 25 | 5.12 |
| Social | 0.36 | 20 | 7.13 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.89 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (TIAXE · BOULANGERIE DES ECOLIERS). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE DE SAINT-SELVE). [3,4]
5 × Restaurant (ROUGAIL 974 · LE SAINT HUBERT · DEL AN). [3,4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE CLAIRE DE CASTELBAJAC · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LES PLATANES). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE DE SAINT-SELVE). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (BERNARD DRAPALA, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE SAINT-SELVE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT SELVE LPA AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE SAINT-SELVE). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (CL'HAIR ZEN · LANGELLOTTO CYNTHIA · AC'TIF). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | TIAXE · BOULANGERIE DES ECOLIERS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE DE SAINT-SELVE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 5 | ROUGAIL 974 · LE SAINT HUBERT · DEL AN | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE CLAIRE DE CASTELBAJAC · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LES PLATANES | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE DE SAINT-SELVE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | BERNARD DRAPALA, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE SAINT-SELVE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | SAINT SELVE LPA AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE SAINT-SELVE | 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 | 3 | CL'HAIR ZEN · LANGELLOTTO CYNTHIA · AC'TIF | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Saturday De 8h à 13h Sous la halle. [5]
Trajectory
Population 2,285 (2012) → 3,746 (2023): 63.9 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,324 (1990) → 3,746 (2023): 182.9 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,397, of which 1.1 % second homes and 3.2 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Selve): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Saint-Selve): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Selve): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Selve): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Selve): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 29 days a year at or above 30 °C and 32 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CADAUJAC-INRAE weather station, 11 km away at 25 m; the village itself is at 13 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 7 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at CADAUJAC-INRAE, 11 km away at 25 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 898 mm of rain a year, spread over 123 days — about 7.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CABANAC ET VILL, 9.3 km away at 45 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 33474/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.saintselve.fr/— “Marché hebdomadaire tous les samedis De 8h à 13h - Sous la halle”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 33474/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 33474/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 33474/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 33474
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vallières-sur-Fier | 74 | 520 km E | 2,860 | 55.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 34 % · humidity 57 % |
| Ploudaniel | 29 | 520 km NW | 3,732 | 43 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 31 % · winter 84 % · humidity 57 % |
| Le May-sur-Èvre | 49 | 276 km N | 3,920 | 38 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 89 % · humidity 64 % |
| Montbert | 44 | 277 km N | 3,388 | 41.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 95 % · humidity 71 % |
| Treize-Septiers | 85 | 264 km N | 3,416 | 40.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 67 % · winter 89 % |
| La Chaize-le-Vicomte | 85 | 231 km N | 3,948 | 40.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 99 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Chaize-le-Vicomte | 85 | 231 km N | 3,948 | 40.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 99 % · humidity 64 % |
| Treize-Septiers | 85 | 264 km N | 3,416 | 40.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 67 % · winter 89 % |
| Le May-sur-Èvre | 49 | 276 km N | 3,920 | 38 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 89 % · humidity 64 % |
| Montbert | 44 | 277 km N | 3,388 | 41.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 95 % · humidity 71 % |
| Ploudaniel | 29 | 520 km NW | 3,732 | 43 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 31 % · winter 84 % · humidity 57 % |
| Vallières-sur-Fier | 74 | 520 km E | 2,860 | 55.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 34 % · 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 Saint-Selve'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morlaàs | 64 | 149 km S | 4,374 | 58.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Ciers-sur-Gironde | 33 | 70 km N | 3,175 | 35.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lavernose-Lacasse | 31 | 199 km SE | 3,798 | 51.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lherm | 31 | 194 km SE | 3,880 | 51.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Margaux-Cantenac | 33 | 44 km N | 2,845 | 54.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ambès | 33 | 38 km N | 3,313 | 39 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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