Chabanais
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 57/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 89 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Chabanais (INSEE 16070) is in Charente (16), part of CC de Charente Limousine. Population 1,589 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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/16070-chabanais
Vitality score
Vitality score 57/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 89 % of the 11,215 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 | 0.6 | 25 | 15.02 |
| Social | 0.78 | 20 | 15.54 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.51 | 10 | 5.13 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.25 | 10 | 2.54 |
| Housing mix | 0.87 | 5 | 4.35 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (DIAS COIMBRA ANTONIO · LA FOURNEE CHABANOISE). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE SARDAIN IIIE · SAS PASSION D'ELEVEURS). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (O FIL DES SAISONS). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (CHABADIS). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (LE VIEUX MOULIN · ALLEGRINI TESSA · BASILIC & ROMARIN). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (CAFE DES SPORTS). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE MARIANNE ET ALBERT BERAUD). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE JEAN DE LA QUINTINIE). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (HANNA SOUWEILEH RIHAN, MÉDECIN · CONNY VAN SETTEN, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE ARTEMISE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
4 × Bank (CREDIT MUTUEL · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE REGIONALE CREDIT MUTUEL SUD OUEST · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL CHARENTE-PERIGORD). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (MILL'N'HAIR). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL LA BARRIERE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | DIAS COIMBRA ANTONIO · LA FOURNEE CHABANOISE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | BOUCHERIE SARDAIN IIIE · SAS PASSION D'ELEVEURS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | O FIL DES SAISONS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | CHABADIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 3 | LE VIEUX MOULIN · ALLEGRINI TESSA · BASILIC & ROMARIN | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | CAFE DES SPORTS | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE MARIANNE ET ALBERT BERAUD | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE JEAN DE LA QUINTINIE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | HANNA SOUWEILEH RIHAN, MÉDECIN · CONNY VAN SETTEN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE ARTEMISE | 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 | MEDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 4 | CREDIT MUTUEL · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE REGIONALE CREDIT MUTUEL SUD OUEST · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL CHARENTE-PERIGORD | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 3 | MILL'N'HAIR | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL LA BARRIERE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Thursday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 1,833 (2012) → 1,589 (2023): -13.3 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 2,107 (1990) → 1,589 (2023): -24.6 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,122, of which 6.5 % second homes and 20.9 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Chabanais): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Chabanais): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Chabanais): 0.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Chabanais): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Chabanais): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 42 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LA PERUSE weather station, 8.3 km away at 235 m; the village itself is at 162 m. [10]
The village sits 73 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 4.94 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 5 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LA PERUSE, 8.3 km away at 235 m, over 13 summers. [10]
That station sits 73 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 5.46 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 889 mm of rain a year, spread over 126 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LA PERUSE, 8.3 km away at 235 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16070/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2024-02— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/d1dc7232-fbe0-3e24-a808-06dc9b59e224— “Tous les jeudis matin et foire le premier jeudi de chaque mois”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16070/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16070/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16070/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16070
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jussey | 70 | 450 km NE | 1,558 | 61.7 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 46 % · humidity 79 % |
| Monségur | 33 | 145 km S | 1,579 | 57.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Crépin-Ibouvillers | 60 | 390 km N | 1,637 | 56.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 91 % · humidity 71 % |
| Lédignan | 30 | 339 km SE | 1,516 | 54 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Germain-Laval | 42 | 255 km E | 1,608 | 55.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 100 % · winter 72 % · humidity 79 % |
| Montmarault | 03 | 179 km E | 1,525 | 60.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monségur | 33 | 145 km S | 1,579 | 57.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montmarault | 03 | 179 km E | 1,525 | 60.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Germain-Laval | 42 | 255 km E | 1,608 | 55.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 100 % · winter 72 % · humidity 79 % |
| Lédignan | 30 | 339 km SE | 1,516 | 54 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Crépin-Ibouvillers | 60 | 390 km N | 1,637 | 56.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 91 % · humidity 71 % |
| Jussey | 70 | 450 km NE | 1,558 | 61.7 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 46 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Chabanais'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gençay | 86 | 60 km NW | 1,653 | 50 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Châtillon-sur-Indre | 36 | 128 km N | 2,293 | 58.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Château-la-Vallière | 37 | 188 km N | 1,734 | 57.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Secondigny | 79 | 120 km NW | 1,765 | 56.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Savigné-sur-Lathan | 37 | 177 km N | 1,305 | 42.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| L'Île-Bouchard | 37 | 140 km N | 1,606 | 58.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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