Châteauneuf-sur-Charente
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 52.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 61 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Châteauneuf-sur-Charente (INSEE 16090) is in Charente (16), part of CA du Grand Cognac. Population 3,550 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 52.3/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 61 % of the 6,210 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 | 0.44 | 25 | 11.07 |
| Social | 0.7 | 20 | 13.92 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.47 | 10 | 4.67 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.51 | 10 | 5.08 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.71 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
5 × Bakery (boulangerie) (DESPORT BRUNO GEOFFROY EMILIE · AU FOURNIL DE BEN & MANON). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (CHATEAUDIS · CARREFOUR CONTACT). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (LA FROMAGERIE DE JULIE). [4]
8 × Restaurant (LA TONNELLERIE · LA BEKASSE · PIZZA CHEZ BOZZO). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (LA TAVERNE · LE CHAP'TI). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE MARIE CURIE). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE M. NADAUD · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE MARTHE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE MAURICE GENEVOIX). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MARION JONQUET-FRANCHAUD, MÉDECIN · JÉRÉMIE CAMBRAI, MÉDECIN · JEAN-LOUIS LEVESQUE, MÉDECIN · BASTIEN YONNEAU, MÉDECIN · SYLVIE CARBONNET, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (LA KINKAÏRI MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (COLLEGE MAURICE GENEVOIX · COMPLEXE SPORTIF FRANCOIS GABART). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (LE BAIN DES DAMES). [3]
4 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE AQUITAINE POITOU-C · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL CHARENTE-PERIGORD · BANQUE CIC OUEST). [3]
12 × Hairdresser (LES CISEAUX D'AURELIE · LE SALON · DE PEIGNE EN CISEAUX · COIFFEUR PASSION). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING DE L’ÉTANG). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 5 | DESPORT BRUNO GEOFFROY EMILIE · AU FOURNIL DE BEN & MANON | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 2 | CHATEAUDIS · CARREFOUR CONTACT | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | LA FROMAGERIE DE JULIE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 8 | LA TONNELLERIE · LA BEKASSE · PIZZA CHEZ BOZZO | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | LA TAVERNE · LE CHAP'TI | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE MARIE CURIE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE M. NADAUD · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE MARTHE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE MAURICE GENEVOIX | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | MARION JONQUET-FRANCHAUD, MÉDECIN · JÉRÉMIE CAMBRAI, MÉDECIN · JEAN-LOUIS LEVESQUE, MÉDECIN · BASTIEN YONNEAU, MÉDECIN · SYLVIE CARBONNET, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | LA KINKAÏRI MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | COLLEGE MAURICE GENEVOIX · COMPLEXE SPORTIF FRANCOIS GABART | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 1 | LE BAIN DES DAMES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 4 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE AQUITAINE POITOU-C · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL CHARENTE-PERIGORD · BANQUE CIC OUEST | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 12 | LES CISEAUX D'AURELIE · LE SALON · DE PEIGNE EN CISEAUX · COIFFEUR PASSION | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING DE L’ÉTANG | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 8h à 13h rues Berthe et Jules Noblet. [5,6,7]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Trajectory
Population 3,432 (2012) → 3,550 (2023): 3.4 % over 10 years. [8,1]
Population 3,522 (1990) → 3,550 (2023): 0.8 % over 30 years. [9,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,915, of which 2.9 % second homes and 9.3 % vacant. [10]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Châteauneuf-sur-Charente): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [11]
Food shop (Châteauneuf-sur-Charente): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [11]
GP (Châteauneuf-sur-Charente): 0.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (Saint-Même-les-Carrières): 8.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [12]
Primary school (Châteauneuf-sur-Charente): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 27 days a year at or above 30 °C and 33 days at or below 0 °C, over 11 complete years in 1995–2024. [13]
Measured at the CHATEAUNEUF weather station, 1.5 km away at 55 m; the village itself is at 22 m. [13]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 14 days a summer. [13]
Humidity measured at BOUTEVILLE, 5.7 km away at 67 m, over 11 summers. [13]
An average of 731 mm of rain a year, spread over 116 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [13]
Rainfall measured at CHATEAUNEUF, 1.5 km away at 55 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [13]
What property sold for
230 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 124,500 € — 1,055 € per m² of built surface. [14]
20 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 125,650 € — 942 € per m². [14]
The median across Charente is 1,144 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. [14]
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 — 16090/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.chateauneufsurcharente.fr/marches-et-foire/— “les mardis, jeudis et samedis de 8h à 13h”
- DATAtourisme 2026-06— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/ade4e9c4-cf1f-341e-8f6d-156f07e08dd4— “Vente de livres d'occasion par des bouquinistes professionnels le 1er samedi du mois.”
- DATAtourisme 2026-02— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/0dc3f3ec-6dd9-3471-a7fd-8c55e183e599— “3 étales le mardi à 10 étales le samedi : fruits/légumes, poissonnerie, boucherie, volailler, pain, fromages et vêtements le jeudi et samedi.”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16090/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16090/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16090/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16090
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16340
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rieumes | 31 | 260 km S | 3,517 | 54.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 43 % |
| Montmirail | 51 | 453 km NE | 3,535 | 53.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 74 % · humidity 7 % |
| Vouillé | 79 | 83 km N | 3,566 | 41.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 99 % · humidity 14 % |
| Forges-les-Eaux | 76 | 462 km N | 3,642 | 56.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 70 % · humidity 7 % |
| Saint-Soupplets | 77 | 439 km NE | 3,542 | 50.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 76 % · humidity 21 % |
| Marines | 95 | 423 km N | 3,594 | 52.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 85 % · humidity 7 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vouillé | 79 | 83 km N | 3,566 | 41.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 99 % · humidity 14 % |
| Rieumes | 31 | 260 km S | 3,517 | 54.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 43 % |
| Marines | 95 | 423 km N | 3,594 | 52.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 85 % · humidity 7 % |
| Saint-Soupplets | 77 | 439 km NE | 3,542 | 50.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 76 % · humidity 21 % |
| Montmirail | 51 | 453 km NE | 3,535 | 53.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 74 % · humidity 7 % |
| Forges-les-Eaux | 76 | 462 km N | 3,642 | 56.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 70 % · humidity 7 % |
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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 Châteauneuf-sur-Charente'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eauze | 32 | 194 km S | 4,108 | 60.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mauléon-Licharre | 64 | 273 km S | 2,972 | 66.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Artix | 64 | 248 km S | 3,477 | 51.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Gan | 64 | 265 km S | 5,676 | 55.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Galgon | 33 | 70 km S | 3,144 | 36.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cadillac-sur-Garonne | 33 | 109 km S | 2,670 | 61.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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