Curac
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 9.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 20 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Curac (INSEE 16117) is in Charente (16), part of CC Lavalette Tude Dronne. Population 113 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/16117-curac
Vitality score
Vitality score 9.6/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 20 % of the 11,635 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 | 0.51 | 10 | 5.09 |
| Housing mix | 0.61 | 5 | 3.06 |
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 123 (2012) → 113 (2023): -8.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 112 (1990) → 113 (2023): 0.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 93, of which 19.4 % second homes and 14 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Chalais): 1.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Chalais): 2.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Chalais): 2.7 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Chalais): 2.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Chalais): 2.6 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 26 days a year at or above 30 °C and 39 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the RIOUX MARTIN weather station, 3.9 km away at 81 m; the village itself is at 87 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at RIOUX MARTIN, 3.9 km away at 81 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 830 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 6.8 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at RIOUX MARTIN, 3.9 km away at 81 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
What property sold for
No price figures: fewer than five comparable sales were registered here between 2021 and 2025. A median of two sales is not a median. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16117/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16117/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16117/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16117/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16073
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heume-l'Église | 63 | 216 km E | 113 | 6.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 22 % · humidity 71 % |
| Chapelle-Spinasse | 19 | 158 km E | 114 | 7.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 64 % · winter 64 % |
| Montels | 81 | 209 km SE | 110 | 15 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montfey | 10 | 426 km NE | 115 | 8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 55 % · humidity 79 % |
| Joiselle | 51 | 468 km NE | 110 | 13.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 82 % · humidity 79 % |
| Rozès | 32 | 168 km S | 113 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 99 % · humidity 29 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapelle-Spinasse | 19 | 158 km E | 114 | 7.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 64 % · winter 64 % |
| Rozès | 32 | 168 km S | 113 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 99 % · humidity 29 % |
| Montels | 81 | 209 km SE | 110 | 15 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Heume-l'Église | 63 | 216 km E | 113 | 6.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 22 % · humidity 71 % |
| Montfey | 10 | 426 km NE | 115 | 8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 55 % · humidity 79 % |
| Joiselle | 51 | 468 km NE | 110 | 13.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 82 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Curac'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rouffiac | 16 | 5.2 km SE | 117 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Souline | 16 | 10 km N | 112 | 10.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Julien-d'Armagnac | 40 | 146 km S | 108 | 7.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ventouse | 16 | 72 km N | 122 | 9.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villiers-Couture | 17 | 78 km N | 109 | 5.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Magdeleine | 16 | 84 km N | 118 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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