Cherves-Châtelars
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 14.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 14 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Cherves-Châtelars (INSEE 16096) is in Charente (16), part of CC de Charente Limousine. Population 414 (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 14.2/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 14 % of the 17,984 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.3 | 10 | 2.96 |
| Housing mix | 0.57 | 5 | 2.83 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (EURL M-A). [4,3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Restaurant | 1 | EURL M-A | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,3] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 419 (2012) → 414 (2023): -1.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 520 (1990) → 414 (2023): -20.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 299, of which 21.7 % second homes and 9.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Montembœuf): 3.7 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Montembœuf): 3.7 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Chasseneuil-sur-Bonnieure): 7.7 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Montembœuf): 3.8 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Montembœuf): 4 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 24 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MONTEMBOEUF weather station, 2.6 km away at 247 m; the village itself is at 184 m. [10]
The village sits 63 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 4.94 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 5 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at MONTEMBOEUF, 2.6 km away at 247 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 63 m above 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 963 mm of rain a year, spread over 128 days — about 7.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MONTEMBOEUF, 2.6 km away at 247 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 — 16096/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16096/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16096/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16096/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16225
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16085
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonvilliers-Grandhoux | 28 | 286 km N | 429 | 20.8 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 66 % · humidity 71 % |
| Lac-des-Rouges-Truites | 39 | 429 km E | 397 | 23.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 0 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Martin-Laguépie | 81 | 217 km SE | 400 | 16.1 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Saint-Evroult-de-Montfort | 61 | 334 km N | 370 | 25.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 81 % · humidity 79 % |
| Le Fraysse | 81 | 259 km SE | 421 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 58 % · humidity 86 % |
| Laleu | 61 | 305 km N | 362 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 59 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Martin-Laguépie | 81 | 217 km SE | 400 | 16.1 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Le Fraysse | 81 | 259 km SE | 421 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 58 % · humidity 86 % |
| Nonvilliers-Grandhoux | 28 | 286 km N | 429 | 20.8 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 66 % · humidity 71 % |
| Laleu | 61 | 305 km N | 362 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 59 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Evroult-de-Montfort | 61 | 334 km N | 370 | 25.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 81 % · humidity 79 % |
| Lac-des-Rouges-Truites | 39 | 429 km E | 397 | 23.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 0 % · humidity 64 % |
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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 Cherves-Châtelars'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Médard-d'Excideuil | 24 | 66 km SE | 546 | 17.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Lindois | 16 | 8.1 km SE | 339 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mazerolles | 16 | 7.0 km S | 314 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Semoussac | 17 | 103 km SW | 386 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Courpignac | 17 | 97 km SW | 421 | 28.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bar | 19 | 111 km SE | 311 | 20.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
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