Bellon
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 8.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 9 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bellon (INSEE 16037) is in Charente (16), part of CC Lavalette Tude Dronne. Population 145 (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 8.2/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 9 % of the 13,841 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 | 0.43 | 10 | 4.29 |
| Housing mix | 0.54 | 5 | 2.71 |
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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 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 163 (2012) → 145 (2023): -11 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 156 (1990) → 145 (2023): -7.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 105, of which 22.9 % second homes and 8.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Montboyer): 4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Romain): 2.9 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Aubeterre-sur-Dronne): 5.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Aubeterre-sur-Dronne): 5.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Romain): 3.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 27 days a year at or above 30 °C and 42 days at or below 0 °C, over 23 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the BORS weather station, 4.9 km away at 98 m; the village itself is at 107 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 7 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at BORS, 4.9 km away at 98 m, over 17 summers. [11]
An average of 768 mm of rain a year, spread over 121 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at BORS, 4.9 km away at 98 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 — 16037/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16037/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16037/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16037/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16222
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16347
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16020
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Bersac | 05 | 455 km E | 146 | 15 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 0 % · humidity 50 % |
| Saint-Christophe-sur-Avre | 27 | 381 km N | 145 | 8.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 62 % · winter 88 % |
| Saint-Silvain-sous-Toulx | 23 | 192 km NE | 146 | 6.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 30 % · humidity 50 % |
| Le Mesnil-Gilbert | 50 | 390 km N | 146 | 6.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 92 % · humidity 57 % |
| Anglure-sous-Dun | 71 | 345 km E | 143 | 9.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 35 % · humidity 57 % |
| Cersot | 71 | 382 km NE | 142 | 13.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 78 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Silvain-sous-Toulx | 23 | 192 km NE | 146 | 6.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 30 % · humidity 50 % |
| Anglure-sous-Dun | 71 | 345 km E | 143 | 9.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 35 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Christophe-sur-Avre | 27 | 381 km N | 145 | 8.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 62 % · winter 88 % |
| Cersot | 71 | 382 km NE | 142 | 13.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 78 % · humidity 71 % |
| Le Mesnil-Gilbert | 50 | 390 km N | 146 | 6.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 92 % · humidity 57 % |
| Le Bersac | 05 | 455 km E | 146 | 15 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 0 % · humidity 50 % |
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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 Bellon'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-Ouen-la-Thène | 17 | 67 km N | 147 | 9.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Baulou | 09 | 278 km SE | 164 | 12.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Tourtrès | 47 | 92 km S | 140 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Tourliac | 47 | 87 km SE | 137 | 13.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Herré | 40 | 145 km S | 143 | 11.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Betbezer-d'Armagnac | 40 | 149 km S | 124 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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