Brie-sous-Chalais
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 7.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 6 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Brie-sous-Chalais (INSEE 16063) is in Charente (16), part of CC Lavalette Tude Dronne. Population 157 (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 7.6/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 6 % of the 14,453 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 | 0.48 | 10 | 4.81 |
| Housing mix | 0.34 | 5 | 1.69 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Hairdresser (LILICOIF). [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 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 | LILICOIF | 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 169 (2012) → 157 (2023): -7.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 160 (1990) → 157 (2023): -1.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 130, of which 33.1 % second homes and 5.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Brossac): 4.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Brossac): 4.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Chalais): 5.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Chalais): 5.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Brossac): 4.3 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 26 days a year at or above 30 °C and 39 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the RIOUX MARTIN weather station, 5.9 km away at 81 m; the village itself is at 117 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at RIOUX MARTIN, 5.9 km away at 81 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 830 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 6.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at RIOUX MARTIN, 5.9 km away at 81 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
24 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 133,702 € — 1,075 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Charente is 1,144 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. [11]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16063/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16063/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16063/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16063/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16066
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16073
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravon | 77 | 417 km NE | 156 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 84 % · humidity 86 % |
| Creysseilles | 07 | 362 km E | 158 | 12.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Collandres | 15 | 208 km E | 155 | 2.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
| Assigny | 18 | 316 km NE | 159 | 7.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 43 % · humidity 79 % |
| Rudeau-Ladosse | 24 | 46 km NE | 154 | 4.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 77 % |
| Marcheseuil | 21 | 391 km NE | 158 | 7.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 54 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudeau-Ladosse | 24 | 46 km NE | 154 | 4.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 77 % |
| Collandres | 15 | 208 km E | 155 | 2.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
| Assigny | 18 | 316 km NE | 159 | 7.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 43 % · humidity 79 % |
| Creysseilles | 07 | 362 km E | 158 | 12.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Marcheseuil | 21 | 391 km NE | 158 | 7.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 54 % · humidity 71 % |
| Gravon | 77 | 417 km NE | 156 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 84 % · 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 Brie-sous-Chalais'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creysseilles | 07 | 362 km E | 158 | 12.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Grèzes | 46 | 162 km SE | 155 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Aubigné | 79 | 83 km N | 163 | 3.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Foy-de-Belvès | 24 | 104 km SE | 142 | 6.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Couture | 16 | 72 km N | 169 | 7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mairé | 86 | 181 km N | 173 | 7.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
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