Barro
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 16.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 19 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Barro (INSEE 16031) is in Charente (16), part of CC Val de Charente. Population 413 (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 16.2/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 19 % of the 17,970 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.75 | 5 | 3.77 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), 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 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 379 (2012) → 413 (2023): 9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 258 (1990) → 413 (2023): 60.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 227, of which 12.3 % second homes and 7.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Verteuil-sur-Charente): 2.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Verteuil-sur-Charente): 2.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Verteuil-sur-Charente): 2.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Ruffec): 3.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Verteuil-sur-Charente): 2.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 46 days at or below 0 °C, over 24 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the RUFFEC weather station, 4.4 km away at 121 m; the village itself is at 81 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at RUFFEC, 4.4 km away at 121 m, over 12 summers. [10]
An average of 804 mm of rain a year, spread over 121 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at RUFFEC, 4.4 km away at 121 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16031/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16031/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16031/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16031/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16400
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16292
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Germain-de-Tournebut | 50 | 411 km N | 418 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 78 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Pierre-la-Bruyère | 61 | 266 km N | 423 | 9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 74 % · winter 86 % |
| Chanteloup | 50 | 347 km N | 407 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 51 % · winter 89 % |
| Puiseux-en-Bray | 60 | 397 km N | 398 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bessamorel | 43 | 316 km E | 432 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 41 % · humidity 79 % |
| Trizay-Coutretot-Saint-Serge | 28 | 259 km N | 430 | 9.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 77 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trizay-Coutretot-Saint-Serge | 28 | 259 km N | 430 | 9.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 77 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Pierre-la-Bruyère | 61 | 266 km N | 423 | 9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 74 % · winter 86 % |
| Bessamorel | 43 | 316 km E | 432 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 41 % · humidity 79 % |
| Chanteloup | 50 | 347 km N | 407 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 51 % · winter 89 % |
| Puiseux-en-Bray | 60 | 397 km N | 398 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Germain-de-Tournebut | 50 | 411 km N | 418 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 78 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Barro'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Chapelle-Thémer | 85 | 110 km NW | 393 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rives-de-Boutonne | 17 | 51 km W | 419 | 10.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ciran | 37 | 128 km NE | 425 | 12.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Laval-en-Brie | 77 | 341 km NE | 412 | 13.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Millery | 21 | 356 km NE | 410 | 13.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chamblanc | 21 | 394 km E | 456 | 12.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
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