Châtignac
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 12.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 33 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Châtignac (INSEE 16091) is in Charente (16), part of CC Lavalette Tude Dronne. Population 163 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 12.9/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 33 % of the 14,672 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 | 0.64 | 10 | 6.4 |
| Housing mix | 0.91 | 5 | 4.56 |
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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| 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 196 (2012) → 163 (2023): -16.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 143 (1990) → 163 (2023): 14 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 113, of which 4.4 % second homes and 22.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Brossac): 3.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Brossac): 3.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Chalais): 9.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Chalais): 9.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Brossac): 3.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
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. [10]
Measured at the PASSIRAC weather station, 5.4 km away at 114 m; the village itself is at 163 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at RIOUX MARTIN, 9.4 km away at 81 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 82 m below 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 950 mm of rain a year, spread over 127 days — about 7.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at PASSIRAC, 5.4 km away at 114 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16091/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16091/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16091/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16091/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montgazin | 31 | 250 km SE | 164 | 15 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 96 % · humidity 79 % |
| Montgaillard-en-Albret | 47 | 129 km S | 167 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 96 % · humidity 79 % |
| Banogne-Recouvrance | 08 | 564 km NE | 162 | 14.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 88 % |
| Saint-Sernin-lès-Lavaur | 81 | 255 km SE | 167 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 26 % · winter 62 % · humidity 43 % |
| Foreste | 02 | 548 km NE | 166 | 11.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Marmont-Pachas | 47 | 148 km S | 157 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montgaillard-en-Albret | 47 | 129 km S | 167 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 96 % · humidity 79 % |
| Marmont-Pachas | 47 | 148 km S | 157 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montgazin | 31 | 250 km SE | 164 | 15 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 96 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Sernin-lès-Lavaur | 81 | 255 km SE | 167 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 26 % · winter 62 % · humidity 43 % |
| Foreste | 02 | 548 km NE | 166 | 11.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Banogne-Recouvrance | 08 | 564 km NE | 162 | 14.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 88 % |
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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 Châtignac'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chezelle | 03 | 262 km NE | 158 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Laurent-d'Onay | 26 | 401 km E | 158 | 15.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Hilaire-sur-Puiseaux | 45 | 352 km NE | 151 | 12.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villeporcher | 41 | 266 km N | 146 | 12.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Esves-le-Moutier | 37 | 201 km N | 159 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Assay | 37 | 194 km N | 177 | 11 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
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