Brossac
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 48.6/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 93 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Brossac (INSEE 16066) is in Charente (16), part of CC des 4B Sud Charente. Population 482 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 48.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 93 % of the 17,875 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 | 0.63 | 25 | 15.8 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.43 | 10 | 4.32 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.31 | 10 | 3.13 |
| Housing mix | 0.45 | 5 | 2.23 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (DOUSSAINT). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE DU CENTRE). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (PAPILLES VAGABONDES). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE HONORE DE BALZAC). [3]
2 × Pharmacy. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (BROSSAC AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (CENTRE DE LOISIRS). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Pharmacy.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | DOUSSAINT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE DU CENTRE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | 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 | PAPILLES VAGABONDES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE HONORE DE BALZAC | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 2 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | BROSSAC AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 1 | CENTRE DE LOISIRS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market: Saturday matin Place de la mairie (Sous les Halles). [5,6]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Trajectory
Population 520 (2012) → 482 (2023): -7.3 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 593 (1990) → 482 (2023): -18.7 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 447, of which 27.7 % second homes and 15 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Brossac): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Brossac): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [10]
GP (Chalais): 9.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (Chalais): 9.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Brossac): 1 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 23 days a year at or above 30 °C and 47 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the PASSIRAC weather station, 2.7 km away at 114 m; the village itself is at 159 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at RIOUX MARTIN, 8.5 km away at 81 m, over 30 summers. [12]
That station sits 78 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 950 mm of rain a year, spread over 127 days — about 7.5 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at PASSIRAC, 2.7 km away at 114 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16066/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.brossac.fr/marche-hebdomadaire/— “Tous les samedis matins”
- DATAtourisme 2022-02— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/ac99ef5e-bace-3606-acf0-ec39958f6fe0— “Chaque samedi matin, la Commune de Brossac s'anime au rythme de son marché convivial.”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16066/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16066/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16066/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16066
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16073
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lussac-les-Églises | 87 | 147 km NE | 462 | 39.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Quarré-les-Tombes | 89 | 384 km NE | 619 | 59.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 54 % · humidity 86 % |
| Gilhoc-sur-Ormèze | 07 | 373 km E | 470 | 40.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Échassières | 03 | 250 km NE | 364 | 46.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 97 % · humidity 79 % |
| Ferrières-sur-Sichon | 03 | 297 km E | 496 | 37.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Sornin-Leulac | 87 | 142 km NE | 564 | 47.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Sornin-Leulac | 87 | 142 km NE | 564 | 47.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lussac-les-Églises | 87 | 147 km NE | 462 | 39.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Échassières | 03 | 250 km NE | 364 | 46.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 97 % · humidity 79 % |
| Ferrières-sur-Sichon | 03 | 297 km E | 496 | 37.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gilhoc-sur-Ormèze | 07 | 373 km E | 470 | 40.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Quarré-les-Tombes | 89 | 384 km NE | 619 | 59.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 54 % · 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 Brossac'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chéniers | 23 | 184 km NE | 554 | 42.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Nouic | 87 | 110 km NE | 423 | 35.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Jumilhac-le-Grand | 24 | 88 km E | 1,130 | 35 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Saud-Lacoussière | 24 | 71 km E | 820 | 44.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Crevant | 36 | 201 km NE | 705 | 43.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Christophe-en-Brionnais | 71 | 344 km E | 503 | 55.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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