Bessac
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 8.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 11 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bessac (INSEE 16041) is in Charente (16), part of CC Lavalette Tude Dronne. Population 122 (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 11 % of the 12,371 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 | 0.38 | 10 | 3.78 |
| Housing mix | 0.64 | 5 | 3.19 |
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 123 (2012) → 122 (2023): -0.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 139 (1990) → 122 (2023): -12.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 94, of which 18.1 % second homes and 14.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Berneuil): 6 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Val des Vignes): 6.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Coteaux-du-Blanzacais): 6.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire): 11.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Saint-Aulais-la-Chapelle): 3.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [12]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 25 days a year at or above 30 °C and 39 days at or below 0 °C, over 11 complete years in 1995–2024. [13]
Measured at the ST AULAIS weather station, 2.9 km away at 100 m; the village itself is at 99 m. [13]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 6 days a summer. [13]
Humidity measured at ST AULAIS, 2.9 km away at 100 m, over 11 summers. [13]
An average of 754 mm of rain a year, spread over 118 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [13]
Rainfall measured at ST AULAIS, 2.9 km away at 100 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [13]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16041/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16041/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16041/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16041/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16040
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16175
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16046
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16028
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16301
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumont | 32 | 167 km S | 122 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 76 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montaut | 32 | 229 km S | 122 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 95 % · humidity 79 % |
| Englancourt | 02 | 575 km NE | 122 | 11.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 59 % · humidity 64 % |
| Rozoy-Bellevalle | 02 | 469 km NE | 122 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 77 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Lambert-et-Mont-de-Jeux | 08 | 570 km NE | 123 | 6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 65 % · humidity 64 % |
| Méhoudin | 61 | 343 km N | 121 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 64 % · winter 68 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumont | 32 | 167 km S | 122 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 76 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montaut | 32 | 229 km S | 122 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 95 % · humidity 79 % |
| Méhoudin | 61 | 343 km N | 121 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 64 % · winter 68 % |
| Rozoy-Bellevalle | 02 | 469 km NE | 122 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 77 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Lambert-et-Mont-de-Jeux | 08 | 570 km NE | 123 | 6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 65 % · humidity 64 % |
| Englancourt | 02 | 575 km NE | 122 | 11.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 59 % · humidity 64 % |
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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 Bessac'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Betbezer-d'Armagnac | 40 | 162 km S | 124 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ventouse | 16 | 59 km NE | 122 | 9.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chenon | 16 | 60 km N | 124 | 7.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Curac | 16 | 16 km S | 113 | 9.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sainte-Souline | 16 | 5.6 km S | 112 | 10.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Julien-d'Armagnac | 40 | 161 km S | 108 | 7.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
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