Brie
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 44.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 26 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Brie (INSEE 16061) is in Charente (16), part of CA du Grand Angoulême. Population 4,125 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/16061-brie
Vitality score
Vitality score 44.2/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 26 % of the 5,483 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 | 0.34 | 25 | 8.4 |
| Social | 0.31 | 20 | 6.15 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.31 | 10 | 3.07 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.88 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE FOURNIL D'ALEX). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (LES FRERES ALLARD). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SPAR). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (ILLICO PESTO). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (LE BRIAUD). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE DE BRIE). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE DU BOURG · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LA PREVOTERIE). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CELIA BORNERT, MÉDECIN · LAURA VERGNAUD, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA BRACONNE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (LES PETITS CISEAUX). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Supermarket. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | LE FOURNIL D'ALEX | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | LES FRERES ALLARD | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | SPAR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | ILLICO PESTO | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | LE BRIAUD | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE DE BRIE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE DU BOURG · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LA PREVOTERIE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | CELIA BORNERT, MÉDECIN · LAURA VERGNAUD, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE LA BRACONNE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | LES PETITS CISEAUX | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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: Friday 16 h à 20 h Espace commercial, et parking salle des fêtes. No source says whether it is weekly or monthly. [5,6]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Trajectory
Population 4,249 (2012) → 4,125 (2023): -2.9 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 2,728 (1990) → 4,125 (2023): 51.2 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,776, of which 1.2 % second homes and 5.9 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Brie): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Brie): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [10]
GP (Brie): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Brie): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Brie): 0 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 25 days a year at or above 30 °C and 28 days at or below 0 °C, over 15 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ANGOULEME - BRIE - CHAMPNIERS weather station, 2.1 km away at 124 m; the village itself is at 121 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ANGOULEME - BRIE - CHAMPNIERS, 2.1 km away at 124 m, over 16 summers. [11]
An average of 847 mm of rain a year, spread over 121 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ANGOULEME - BRIE - CHAMPNIERS, 2.1 km away at 124 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 — 16061/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.brie.fr/category/foires-et-marches/— “Tous les 3 èmes vendredis du mois”
- DATAtourisme 2025-11— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/9490222d-2664-3329-baaa-cb8492d64d67— “Tous les 3èmes vendredis, des producteurs et les commerçants de Brie proposent leurs produits : viandes, légumes, fromages, desserts, plats cuisinés…”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16061/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16061/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16061/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16061
- 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 Cellier | 44 | 214 km NW | 4,051 | 47.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Étienne-de-Tulmont | 82 | 211 km SE | 4,051 | 43.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 23 % · winter 64 % · humidity 71 % |
| Condé-sur-Vire | 50 | 381 km N | 4,137 | 39.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| Beauvallon | 69 | 347 km E | 4,260 | 47.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 50 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Nolff | 56 | 310 km NW | 3,990 | 46.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Prigonrieux | 24 | 99 km S | 4,374 | 45.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 68 % · humidity 43 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prigonrieux | 24 | 99 km S | 4,374 | 45.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 68 % · humidity 43 % |
| Saint-Étienne-de-Tulmont | 82 | 211 km SE | 4,051 | 43.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 23 % · winter 64 % · humidity 71 % |
| Le Cellier | 44 | 214 km NW | 4,051 | 47.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Nolff | 56 | 310 km NW | 3,990 | 46.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Beauvallon | 69 | 347 km E | 4,260 | 47.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 50 % · humidity 79 % |
| Condé-sur-Vire | 50 | 381 km N | 4,137 | 39.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Brie'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Cellier | 44 | 214 km NW | 4,051 | 47.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Couffé | 44 | 218 km NW | 2,535 | 58.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Coulonges-sur-l'Autize | 79 | 105 km NW | 2,345 | 61 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Airvault | 79 | 124 km N | 3,306 | 36.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Valloire-sur-Cisse | 41 | 213 km N | 2,385 | 46.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rives-d'Autise | 85 | 104 km NW | 2,036 | 60.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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