Val-de-Cognac
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 36.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 11 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Val-de-Cognac (INSEE 16097) is in Charente (16), part of CA du Grand Cognac. Population 3,471 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2024-01-01 from 1 former commune: Saint-Sulpice-de-Cognac (16355). [3]
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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/16097-val-de-cognac
Vitality score
Vitality score 36.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 11 % of the 6,314 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 | 25 | 6.24 |
| Social | 0.26 | 20 | 5.28 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.43 | 10 | 4.27 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.43 | 10 | 4.3 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.62 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (MERSIER PATISSERIE FINE). [4,5]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (VIVAL). [4,5]
3 × Restaurant (LE TIRE BOUCHON · AUX SAVEURS DU 974 BY'ROSY). [4,5]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE JEAN-MARIE WEBER). [4]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PAUL GARANDEAU · ECOLE PRIMAIRE DE BUHET · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE EUSTELLE). [4]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JEAN PERRIN, MÉDECIN · JEAN-MARIE LAVIGNE, MÉDECIN · ALICE CHASSEUIL, MÉDECIN · THIERRY CHARMENSAT, MÉDECIN). [4]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE CHERVES RICHEMONT). [4,5]
1 × Post office / agence postale (CHERVES RICHEMONT VIVAL LPR RP). [4]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [4]
4 × Hairdresser (CAMILLE COIFFURE ET BEAUTE · EURL LE COIFFEUR · CHEZ JULIE). [4,5]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Café / bar. [4,5]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | MERSIER PATISSERIE FINE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | VIVAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 3 | LE TIRE BOUCHON · AUX SAVEURS DU 974 BY'ROSY | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE JEAN-MARIE WEBER | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PAUL GARANDEAU · ECOLE PRIMAIRE DE BUHET · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE EUSTELLE | INSEE BPE 3 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | JEAN PERRIN, MÉDECIN · JEAN-MARIE LAVIGNE, MÉDECIN · ALICE CHASSEUIL, MÉDECIN · THIERRY CHARMENSAT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE CHERVES RICHEMONT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | CHERVES RICHEMONT VIVAL LPR RP | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 4 | CAMILLE COIFFURE ET BEAUTE · EURL LE COIFFEUR · CHEZ JULIE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 3,700 (2012) → 3,471 (2023): -6.2 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 3,734 (1990) → 3,471 (2023): -7 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,848, of which 3.8 % second homes and 9.7 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Val-de-Cognac): 0.8 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Val-de-Cognac): 0.7 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Val-de-Cognac): 0.7 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Val-de-Cognac): 0.7 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Val-de-Cognac): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 25 days a year at or above 30 °C and 29 days at or below 0 °C, over 11 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the JAVREZAC weather station, 3.7 km away at 67 m; the village itself is at 57 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 6 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at BREVILLE, 7.7 km away at 21 m, over 11 summers. [10]
An average of 939 mm of rain a year, spread over 126 days — about 7.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LOUZAC ST ANDRE, 2.1 km away at 51 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
209 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 148,000 € — 1,110 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Charente is 1,144 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. [11]
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 — 16097/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16097/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16097/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16097/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16097
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miremont | 31 | 299 km SE | 2,838 | 55.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Elliant | 29 | 367 km NW | 3,427 | 45.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 78 % · humidity 64 % |
| Rouans | 44 | 197 km NW | 3,301 | 40.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 85 % · humidity 79 % |
| Plougonven | 29 | 400 km NW | 3,382 | 30.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 85 % · humidity 64 % |
| Corcoué-sur-Logne | 44 | 165 km NW | 3,265 | 37.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 95 % · humidity 71 % |
| Malville | 44 | 213 km NW | 3,752 | 35.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 69 % · winter 70 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corcoué-sur-Logne | 44 | 165 km NW | 3,265 | 37.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 95 % · humidity 71 % |
| Rouans | 44 | 197 km NW | 3,301 | 40.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 85 % · humidity 79 % |
| Malville | 44 | 213 km NW | 3,752 | 35.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 69 % · winter 70 % |
| Miremont | 31 | 299 km SE | 2,838 | 55.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Elliant | 29 | 367 km NW | 3,427 | 45.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 78 % · humidity 64 % |
| Plougonven | 29 | 400 km NW | 3,382 | 30.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 85 % · 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 Val-de-Cognac'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaniers | 17 | 16 km W | 3,651 | 45.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Val de Virvée | 33 | 81 km S | 3,793 | 40.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Signes | 83 | 563 km SE | 3,126 | 48.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ambès | 33 | 82 km S | 3,313 | 39 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pugnac | 33 | 74 km S | 2,453 | 58.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villié-Morgon | 69 | 392 km E | 2,148 | 62.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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