Beaulieu-sur-Sonnette
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 7.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 4 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Beaulieu-sur-Sonnette (INSEE 16035) is in Charente (16), part of CC de Charente Limousine. Population 235 (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 7.7/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 4 % of the 16,924 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 | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.28 | 10 | 2.83 |
| Housing mix | 0.43 | 5 | 2.16 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (BEAULIEU SUR SONNETTE AP). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hairdresser.
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, 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 1 | BEAULIEU SUR SONNETTE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [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] | |
| 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 254 (2012) → 235 (2023): -7.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 300 (1990) → 235 (2023): -21.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 215, of which 28.4 % second homes and 12.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Claud): 7.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Claud): 6.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Champagne-Mouton): 7.4 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Claud): 7.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Cellefrouin): 3.8 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 19 days a year at or above 30 °C and 52 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LE VIEUX CERIER_SAPC weather station, 6.5 km away at 162 m; the village itself is at 140 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at LE VIEUX CERIER_SAPC, 6.5 km away at 162 m, over 20 summers. [11]
An average of 999 mm of rain a year, spread over 129 days — about 7.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LE VIEUX CERIER_SAPC, 6.5 km away at 162 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16035/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16035/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16035/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16035/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16308
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16076
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16068
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonsmoulins | 61 | 303 km N | 232 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cortevaix | 71 | 334 km E | 247 | 12.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saléchan | 65 | 331 km S | 242 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 76 % |
| Annay-sur-Serein | 89 | 338 km NE | 205 | 7.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 77 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Chalard | 87 | 72 km SE | 302 | 13.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Étivey | 89 | 346 km NE | 181 | 7.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 66 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Chalard | 87 | 72 km SE | 302 | 13.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bonsmoulins | 61 | 303 km N | 232 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saléchan | 65 | 331 km S | 242 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 76 % |
| Cortevaix | 71 | 334 km E | 247 | 12.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Annay-sur-Serein | 89 | 338 km NE | 205 | 7.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 77 % · humidity 86 % |
| Étivey | 89 | 346 km NE | 181 | 7.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 66 % · 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 Beaulieu-sur-Sonnette'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcilly-sur-Maulne | 37 | 181 km N | 222 | 11 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vernoy | 89 | 318 km NE | 244 | 12.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Laurent-l'Abbaye | 58 | 254 km NE | 216 | 12.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Joire | 55 | 482 km NE | 230 | 11 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cornusse | 18 | 213 km NE | 226 | 6.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villemoiron-en-Othe | 10 | 361 km NE | 201 | 9.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
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