Combiers
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 15.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 52 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Combiers (INSEE 16103) is in Charente (16), part of CC Lavalette Tude Dronne. Population 128 (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 15.2/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 52 % of the 12,751 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 | 0.51 | 10 | 5.08 |
| Housing mix | 0.31 | 5 | 1.55 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LE PETIT RESTAURANT). [3,4]
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 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 | 1 | LE PETIT RESTAURANT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 123 (2012) → 128 (2023): 4.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 127 (1990) → 128 (2023): 0.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 110, of which 34.5 % second homes and 8.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Charras): 5.3 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Mareuil en Périgord): 5.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Mareuil en Périgord): 5.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Villebois-Lavalette): 11 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Charras): 5.4 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 28 days a year at or above 30 °C and 60 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the RONSENAC weather station, 12.7 km away at 109 m; the village itself is at 98 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at RONSENAC, 12.7 km away at 109 m, over 18 summers. [11]
An average of 850 mm of rain a year, spread over 123 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at RONSENAC, 12.7 km away at 109 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16103/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16103/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16103/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16103/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16084
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 24253
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16408
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chasnay | 58 | 288 km NE | 128 | 14.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Belmont-Sainte-Foi | 46 | 165 km SE | 130 | 20.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Maillas | 40 | 147 km S | 125 | 18.3 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Fanlac | 24 | 71 km SE | 134 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Soulomès | 46 | 133 km SE | 131 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 74 % · humidity 86 % |
| Loze | 82 | 173 km SE | 118 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fanlac | 24 | 71 km SE | 134 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Soulomès | 46 | 133 km SE | 131 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 74 % · humidity 86 % |
| Maillas | 40 | 147 km S | 125 | 18.3 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Belmont-Sainte-Foi | 46 | 165 km SE | 130 | 20.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Loze | 82 | 173 km SE | 118 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chasnay | 58 | 288 km NE | 128 | 14.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Combiers'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Bazeuge | 87 | 99 km NE | 142 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Perrigny-sur-Loire | 71 | 289 km NE | 141 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tersannes | 87 | 105 km NE | 126 | 3.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Aubin-de-Nabirat | 24 | 109 km SE | 160 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sceau-Saint-Angel | 24 | 22 km E | 125 | 8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Gourson | 16 | 51 km N | 133 | 6.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
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