Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 60.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 81 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire (INSEE 16028) is in Charente (16), part of CC des 4B Sud Charente. Population 4,726 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 60.6/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 81 % of the 4,912 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 | 0.51 | 25 | 12.71 |
| Social | 0.85 | 20 | 16.95 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.71 | 10 | 7.11 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.49 | 10 | 4.9 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.76 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
6 × Bakery (boulangerie) (O DELICES D'ANTAN · AU PATON GOURMAND · JEFF DE BRUGES · SARL \ LE FOURNIL DES 4 B). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SARL JOSANA). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (SOCIETE DE DISTRIBUTION BARBEZILIENNE · LIDL · INTERMARCHE). [3,4]
16 × Restaurant (SA EVEN · RESTAURANT LE CHATEAU SARL · QUERCIA PIZZA · LE BON REPAS). [3,4]
5 × Café / bar (LE FAIR PLAY · LE PRELUDE · LE CAMPUS · MELTING POTES). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE LES ALOUETTES · ECOLE MATERNELLE FELIX GAILLARD). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JACQUES PREVERT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE STE MARIE). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE JEAN MOULIN · COLLEGE PRIVE CATHOLIQUE SAINTE MARIE). [3]
9 × GP (médecin généraliste) (DENIS PAIRE, MÉDECIN · BRUNE NOEL, MÉDECIN · ANNE FARIC, MÉDECIN · MARC LEFEBVRE, MÉDECIN · IYADH ALLANI, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DES ALLEES · PHARMACIE FAYE OLAIZOLA · SELARL PHARMACIE DU PARC). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE ERNEST LABROUSSE). [3]
1 × Cinema (LE CLUB). [3]
4 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE JEAN GUY RANSON · GYMNASE JEAN MOULIN · GYMNASE CHRISTIAN GIRARD · GYMNASE INSTITUTION SAINTE MARIE). [3]
7 × Bank (CREDIT MUTUEL · CAISSE D'EPARGNE AQUITAINE POITOU CHARENTES · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT MUTUEL AGRICOLE · SOCIETE GENERALE · CAISSE REGIONALE CREDIT MUTUEL SUD OUEST). [3]
11 × Hairdresser (PASCAL COSTE · AZDOD LAHCEN · SERENITE COIFFURE). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
3 × Hotel (HÔTEL LE RELAIS DE BARBEZIEUX · HOTEL BON REPOS · HOTEL RESTAURANT LA BOULE D'OR). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 3 × Restaurant.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 6 | O DELICES D'ANTAN · AU PATON GOURMAND · JEFF DE BRUGES · SARL \ LE FOURNIL DES 4 B | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | SARL JOSANA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 3 | SOCIETE DE DISTRIBUTION BARBEZILIENNE · LIDL · INTERMARCHE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 16 | SA EVEN · RESTAURANT LE CHATEAU SARL · QUERCIA PIZZA · LE BON REPAS | INSEE BPE 16 / INSEE SIRENE 26 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 5 | LE FAIR PLAY · LE PRELUDE · LE CAMPUS · MELTING POTES | INSEE SIRENE 5 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE LES ALOUETTES · ECOLE MATERNELLE FELIX GAILLARD | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JACQUES PREVERT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE STE MARIE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE JEAN MOULIN · COLLEGE PRIVE CATHOLIQUE SAINTE MARIE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 9 | DENIS PAIRE, MÉDECIN · BRUNE NOEL, MÉDECIN · ANNE FARIC, MÉDECIN · MARC LEFEBVRE, MÉDECIN · IYADH ALLANI, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | PHARMACIE DES ALLEES · PHARMACIE FAYE OLAIZOLA · SELARL PHARMACIE DU PARC | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE ERNEST LABROUSSE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LE CLUB | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 4 | GYMNASE JEAN GUY RANSON · GYMNASE JEAN MOULIN · GYMNASE CHRISTIAN GIRARD · GYMNASE INSTITUTION SAINTE MARIE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 7 | CREDIT MUTUEL · CAISSE D'EPARGNE AQUITAINE POITOU CHARENTES · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT MUTUEL AGRICOLE · SOCIETE GENERALE · CAISSE REGIONALE CREDIT MUTUEL SUD OUEST | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 11 | PASCAL COSTE · AZDOD LAHCEN · SERENITE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 3 | HÔTEL LE RELAIS DE BARBEZIEUX · HOTEL BON REPOS · HOTEL RESTAURANT LA BOULE D'OR | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 4,823 (2012) → 4,726 (2023): -2 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 4,774 (1990) → 4,726 (2023): -1 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,762, of which 2.4 % second homes and 12.9 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire): 0.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire): 0.5 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 27 days a year at or above 30 °C and 50 days at or below 0 °C, over 24 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the SALLES DE BARB weather station, 4.1 km away at 74 m; the village itself is at 103 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 6 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at SALLES DE BARB, 4.1 km away at 74 m, over 16 summers. [10]
An average of 883 mm of rain a year, spread over 119 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at BARBEZIEUX, 1.4 km away at 81 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
307 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 125,000 € — 1,192 € per m² of built surface. [11]
29 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 110,000 € — 1,105 € per m². [11]
The median across Charente is 1,144 € per m², so this commune sits about level with 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 — 16028/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-06— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/23cc6ae9-35c8-3134-921a-3934668bd08d— “Marché hebdomadaire de Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16028/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16028/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16028/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16028
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phalsbourg | 57 | 670 km NE | 4,688 | 62.7 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 82 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Georges-de-Reneins | 69 | 384 km E | 4,677 | 57.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 71 % |
| Les Monts d'Aunay | 14 | 396 km N | 4,777 | 57.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 62 % · humidity 64 % |
| Cazères | 31 | 271 km S | 4,854 | 64.9 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Écommoy | 72 | 264 km N | 4,868 | 58.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 84 % · humidity 64 % |
| Plaintel | 22 | 384 km NW | 4,602 | 55.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 85 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Écommoy | 72 | 264 km N | 4,868 | 58.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 84 % · humidity 64 % |
| Cazères | 31 | 271 km S | 4,854 | 64.9 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Plaintel | 22 | 384 km NW | 4,602 | 55.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 85 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Georges-de-Reneins | 69 | 384 km E | 4,677 | 57.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 71 % |
| Les Monts d'Aunay | 14 | 396 km N | 4,777 | 57.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 62 % · humidity 64 % |
| Phalsbourg | 57 | 670 km NE | 4,688 | 62.7 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 82 % · humidity 71 % |
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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 Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarnac | 16 | 23 km N | 4,486 | 50.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Morcenx-la-Nouvelle | 40 | 171 km S | 5,022 | 53.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Neuville-de-Poitou | 86 | 139 km N | 5,513 | 59.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rieumes | 31 | 250 km SE | 3,517 | 54.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gourdon | 46 | 146 km SE | 4,206 | 56.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Réole | 33 | 100 km S | 4,487 | 61.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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