La Chapelle
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 12.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 28 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Chapelle (INSEE 16081) is in Charente (16), part of CC Coeur de Charente. Population 175 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 12.3/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 28 % of the 15,200 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 | 0.68 | 10 | 6.82 |
| Housing mix | 0.72 | 5 | 3.6 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 214 (2012) → 175 (2023): -18.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 148 (1990) → 175 (2023): 18.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 114, of which 14 % second homes and 15.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Rouillac): 4.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Xambes): 5.3 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Aigre): 6.4 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Aigre): 6.6 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Marcillac-Lanville): 1.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 30 days a year at or above 30 °C and 51 days at or below 0 °C, over 11 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the AIGRE weather station, 7.4 km away at 69 m; the village itself is at 60 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at MONTIGNAC, 8.3 km away at 63 m, over 20 summers. [12]
An average of 881 mm of rain a year, spread over 123 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at AIGRE, 7.4 km away at 69 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
What property sold for
32 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 104,000 € — 880 € per m² of built surface. [13]
The median across Charente is 1,144 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [13]
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 — 16081/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16081/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16081/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16081/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16286
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16423
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16005
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16207
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autreppes | 02 | 534 km NE | 175 | 12 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pargny-la-Dhuys | 02 | 436 km NE | 174 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Launay | 27 | 367 km N | 177 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Colletot | 27 | 393 km N | 177 | 16 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ignol | 18 | 249 km NE | 173 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vouxey | 88 | 519 km NE | 172 | 13.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 81 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ignol | 18 | 249 km NE | 173 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Launay | 27 | 367 km N | 177 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Colletot | 27 | 393 km N | 177 | 16 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pargny-la-Dhuys | 02 | 436 km NE | 174 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vouxey | 88 | 519 km NE | 172 | 13.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 81 % · humidity 79 % |
| Autreppes | 02 | 534 km NE | 175 | 12 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 86 % · 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 La Chapelle'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bagnizeau | 17 | 28 km W | 177 | 11 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lonnes | 16 | 15 km NE | 185 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Limeux | 18 | 210 km NE | 166 | 11 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Brettes | 16 | 19 km N | 162 | 8.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Souvigné | 16 | 15 km N | 182 | 8.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Brie-sous-Matha | 17 | 23 km W | 163 | 9.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
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