Bécheresse
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 20.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 49 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bécheresse (INSEE 16036) is in Charente (16), part of CC des 4B Sud Charente. Population 290 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 20.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 49 % of the 17,798 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.84 | 10 | 8.36 |
| Housing mix | 0.81 | 5 | 4.06 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (CEROUME). [3,4]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), 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) | 1 | CEROUME | 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 | 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 | 1 | 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 304 (2012) → 290 (2023): -4.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 217 (1990) → 290 (2023): 33.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 138, of which 9.4 % second homes and 4.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Coteaux-du-Blanzacais): 4.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Bécheresse): 1.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Coteaux-du-Blanzacais): 4.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Mouthiers-sur-Boëme): 6.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Pérignac): 4 km to the south (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 23 days a year at or above 30 °C and 42 days at or below 0 °C, over 11 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the ST AULAIS weather station, 10.3 km away at 100 m; the village itself is at 153 m. [12]
The village sits 53 m above the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 4.94 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 5 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at ST AULAIS, 10.3 km away at 100 m, over 11 summers. [12]
That station sits 53 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 5.46 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 754 mm of rain a year, spread over 118 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at ST AULAIS, 10.3 km away at 100 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16036/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16036/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16036/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16036/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16046
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16036
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16236
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16258
- 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-Martin-le-Pin | 24 | 42 km E | 279 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 90 % · winter 81 % |
| Salavre | 01 | 418 km E | 306 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 72 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Genest-de-Contest | 81 | 253 km SE | 282 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Médard | 16 | 17 km W | 303 | 21.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cahagnolles | 14 | 412 km N | 252 | 22.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 66 % · humidity 71 % |
| Montpezat | 32 | 245 km S | 237 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 72 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Médard | 16 | 17 km W | 303 | 21.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Martin-le-Pin | 24 | 42 km E | 279 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 90 % · winter 81 % |
| Montpezat | 32 | 245 km S | 237 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 72 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Genest-de-Contest | 81 | 253 km SE | 282 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cahagnolles | 14 | 412 km N | 252 | 22.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 66 % · humidity 71 % |
| Salavre | 01 | 418 km E | 306 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 72 % · 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 Bécheresse'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Médard | 16 | 17 km W | 303 | 21.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Creyssensac-et-Pissot | 24 | 65 km SE | 273 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Crastes | 32 | 204 km S | 264 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Brizay | 37 | 180 km N | 256 | 9.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pindray | 86 | 124 km NE | 253 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sérigny | 86 | 158 km N | 315 | 9.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
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