Chazelles
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 40.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 50 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Chazelles (INSEE 16093) is in Charente (16), part of CC La Rochefoucauld Porte du Périgord. Population 1,543 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/16093-chazelles
Vitality score
Vitality score 40.7/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 50 % of the 11,407 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 | 0.26 | 25 | 6.56 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.63 | 10 | 6.29 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 0.58 | 10 | 5.81 |
| Housing mix | 0.93 | 5 | 4.67 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (GRAINE DE LEVAIN). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SARL BOUSSETON). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (LA FLAMBEE). [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE JEAN JAURES). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN JAURES). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MARIE-PIERRE LALANNE-MARTIN, MÉDECIN · MARION LAGARDE, MÉDECIN · ANAELLE BOMBLED NORAIS, MÉDECIN · CHRISTINE PAULIEN, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE CHAZELLES). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (CHAZELLES AP). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie).
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Café / bar, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | GRAINE DE LEVAIN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | SARL BOUSSETON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 2 | LA FLAMBEE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE JEAN JAURES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN JAURES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | MARIE-PIERRE LALANNE-MARTIN, MÉDECIN · MARION LAGARDE, MÉDECIN · ANAELLE BOMBLED NORAIS, MÉDECIN · CHRISTINE PAULIEN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE CHAZELLES | 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 | CHAZELLES AP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 1,500 (2012) → 1,543 (2023): 2.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,428 (1990) → 1,543 (2023): 8.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 784, of which 3.3 % second homes and 7.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Chazelles): 2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Chazelles): 0 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Chazelles): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Chazelles): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Chazelles): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 25 days a year at or above 30 °C and 60 days at or below 0 °C, over 23 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the MARTHON weather station, 7.1 km away at 120 m; the village itself is at 94 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at MARTHON, 7.1 km away at 120 m, over 23 summers. [9]
An average of 787 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at MARTHON, 7.1 km away at 120 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
What property sold for
105 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 149,000 € — 1,082 € per m² of built surface. [10]
The median across Charente is 1,144 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. [10]
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 — 16093/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16093/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16093/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16093/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16093
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thivars | 28 | 315 km N | 1,119 | 42.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cahagnes | 14 | 390 km N | 1,405 | 36 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 50 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Hilaire-de-Villefranche | 17 | 73 km W | 1,350 | 41.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 62 % · humidity 64 % |
| Mézeray | 72 | 244 km N | 1,841 | 41.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
| Val-de-Bonnieure | 16 | 23 km N | 1,332 | 36.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cadalen | 81 | 237 km SE | 1,547 | 44.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 80 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val-de-Bonnieure | 16 | 23 km N | 1,332 | 36.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Hilaire-de-Villefranche | 17 | 73 km W | 1,350 | 41.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 62 % · humidity 64 % |
| Cadalen | 81 | 237 km SE | 1,547 | 44.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 80 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mézeray | 72 | 244 km N | 1,841 | 41.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
| Thivars | 28 | 315 km N | 1,119 | 42.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cahagnes | 14 | 390 km N | 1,405 | 36 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 50 % · 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 Chazelles'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val-de-Bonnieure | 16 | 23 km N | 1,332 | 36.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Bris-le-Vineux | 89 | 342 km NE | 1,024 | 34 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dignac | 16 | 12 km SW | 1,362 | 39.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dampierre-en-Burly | 45 | 287 km NE | 1,466 | 37 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Séreilhac | 87 | 57 km E | 2,003 | 41.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Joze | 63 | 229 km E | 1,183 | 45.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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