Champniers
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 56.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 65 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Champniers (INSEE 16078) is in Charente (16), part of CA du Grand Angoulême. Population 5,281 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 56.1/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 65 % of the 4,454 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 | 0.47 | 25 | 11.74 |
| Social | 0.61 | 20 | 12.17 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Public & culture | 0.31 | 5 | 1.54 |
| Population trend | 0.71 | 10 | 7.12 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.83 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
6 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AGORA · L'AUTHENTIQUE · LA MIE DE LOUISE · MARINE FEE DES GATEAUX). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (CS SAS · LUCULLUS). [3,4]
4 × Supermarket (AGORA · ALDI MARCHE · ACTION · AHYPER 1). [3,4]
22 × Restaurant (BISTROT DU MARCHE · CARSON · LE SNACK IMPERIAL · LA BOUCHERIE · MILLE ET UNE SAVEURS). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
4 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE SIMONE VEIL · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LA CHIGNOLLE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE MARCEL RADEUIL · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE HORS CONTRAT LES PETITS MAITRES). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ETIENNE FEVRE, MÉDECIN · AURORE DELOOR-DEMAY, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE MAPPA · PHARMACIE DES MONTAGNES). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (CHAMPNIERS AUCHAN LPR RP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE LUCIEN DESCHAMPS). [3]
1 × Bank (BANQUE CIC OUEST). [3]
13 × Hairdresser (HARMONIE COIFFURE · COMPAIN FRANCISCA). [3,4]
4 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
5 × Hotel (IBIS · FORMULE 1 · IBIS STYLES · IBIS BUDGET · KYRIAD LOUVRES HOTEL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 3 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 6 | AGORA · L'AUTHENTIQUE · LA MIE DE LOUISE · MARINE FEE DES GATEAUX | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | CS SAS · LUCULLUS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 4 | AGORA · ALDI MARCHE · ACTION · AHYPER 1 | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 22 | BISTROT DU MARCHE · CARSON · LE SNACK IMPERIAL · LA BOUCHERIE · MILLE ET UNE SAVEURS | INSEE BPE 22 / INSEE SIRENE 30 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 4 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE SIMONE VEIL · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LA CHIGNOLLE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE MARCEL RADEUIL · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE HORS CONTRAT LES PETITS MAITRES | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | ETIENNE FEVRE, MÉDECIN · AURORE DELOOR-DEMAY, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE MAPPA · PHARMACIE DES MONTAGNES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | CHAMPNIERS AUCHAN LPR RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE LUCIEN DESCHAMPS | 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 | 1 | BANQUE CIC OUEST | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 13 | HARMONIE COIFFURE · COMPAIN FRANCISCA | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 17 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 4 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 5 | IBIS · FORMULE 1 · IBIS STYLES · IBIS BUDGET · KYRIAD LOUVRES HOTEL | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market: Saturday 11h30 place de l'église (seasonal). [5,6]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Trajectory
Population 5,171 (2012) → 5,281 (2023): 2.1 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 4,358 (1990) → 5,281 (2023): 21.2 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,614, of which 1.7 % second homes and 6.5 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Champniers): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Champniers): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [10]
GP (Champniers): 0.7 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Champniers): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Champniers): 0.4 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 24 days a year at or above 30 °C and 37 days at or below 0 °C, over 16 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the BRIE weather station, 1.9 km away at 125 m; the village itself is at 78 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at BRIE, 1.9 km away at 125 m, over 17 summers. [11]
An average of 799 mm of rain a year, spread over 119 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at BRIE, 1.9 km away at 125 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
318 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 162,000 € — 1,234 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Charente is 1,144 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. [12]
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 — 16078/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.mairie-champniers.fr/actualites/nouvelle-saison-on-mange-au-marche/— “Les samedis à 11h30”
- DATAtourisme 2025-11— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/d4b22eb8-73db-3832-a898-b921931dd2a0— “Au cœur de la vie des habitants, le marché hebdomadaire du samedi matin est un lieu de convivialité qui contribue au dynamisme du cadre de vie des Chaniérauds.”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16078/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16078/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16078/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16078
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloyes-les-Trois-Rivières | 28 | 266 km N | 5,607 | 47.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 82 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mesnil-Roc'h | 35 | 344 km NW | 4,492 | 49.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Quessoy | 22 | 371 km NW | 3,969 | 47.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Plessé | 44 | 258 km NW | 5,335 | 56.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 85 % · winter 81 % |
| Vair-sur-Loire | 44 | 213 km NW | 4,944 | 45.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 99 % |
| Aigondigné | 79 | 75 km NW | 4,710 | 47.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aigondigné | 79 | 75 km NW | 4,710 | 47.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vair-sur-Loire | 44 | 213 km NW | 4,944 | 45.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 99 % |
| Plessé | 44 | 258 km NW | 5,335 | 56.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 85 % · winter 81 % |
| Cloyes-les-Trois-Rivières | 28 | 266 km N | 5,607 | 47.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 82 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mesnil-Roc'h | 35 | 344 km NW | 4,492 | 49.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Quessoy | 22 | 371 km NW | 3,969 | 47.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Champniers'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Crèche | 79 | 82 km NW | 5,662 | 48.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Roullet-Saint-Estèphe | 16 | 19 km SW | 4,357 | 39.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Brie | 16 | 4.0 km NE | 4,125 | 44.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Cellier | 44 | 215 km NW | 4,051 | 47.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Boivre-la-Vallée | 86 | 94 km N | 3,024 | 39.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Riaillé | 44 | 231 km NW | 2,365 | 58.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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