La Faye

Charente · CC Val de Charente · INSEE 16136

A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.

Few services 30.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 52 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

La Faye (INSEE 16136) is in Charente (16), part of CC Val de Charente. Population 617 (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.

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Vitality score

Vitality score 30.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 52 % of the 16,933 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	0.43	20	8.65
Education	0.63	10	6.32
Health	0	10	0
Public & culture	0	5	0
Population trend	0.64	10	6.45
Housing mix	0.88	5	4.41

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 0 of 6

Eating out 1 of 1

Cafés and bars 0 of 1

Schools 1 of 3

Health 0 of 4

Public services 0 of 1

Culture 0 of 2

Sport 0 of 2

Everyday services 1 of 3

Lodging 0 of 2

One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. ^[3,4]

2 × Restaurant (LA SCENE DU BURGER · LES PIZZAS D'HELENE). ^[3,4]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). ^[3]

1 × Hairdresser. ^[3,4]

Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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	2	LA SCENE DU BURGER · LES PIZZAS D'HELENE	INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Café / bar	0		INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)	1	ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE	INSEE BPE 1 [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	1		INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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

1968: 490 peak 2012: 628 2023: 617 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 628 (2012) → 617 (2023): -1.8 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 539 (1990) → 617 (2023): 14.5 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 340, of which 5.9 % second homes and 8.2 % vacant. ^[7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

In the commune Primary school Food shop — 3.0 km EGP — 3.9 km EBakery — 4.0 km EPharmacy — 4.2 km E Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Ruffec): 4 km to the east (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (Ruffec): 3 km to the east (straight line). ^[8]

GP (Ruffec): 3.9 km to the east (straight line). ^[8]

Pharmacy (Ruffec): 4.2 km to the east (straight line). ^[8]

Primary school (La Faye): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). ^[9]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Days at or above 30 °C 21.9

Days at or below 0 °C 45.6

Muggy days a summer 2.7

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 46 days at or below 0 °C, over 24 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[10]

Measured at the RUFFEC weather station, 2.5 km away at 121 m; the village itself is at 130 m. ^[10]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. ^[10]

Humidity measured at RUFFEC, 2.5 km away at 121 m, over 12 summers. ^[10]

An average of 804 mm of rain a year, spread over 121 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. ^[10]

Rainfall measured at RUFFEC, 2.5 km away at 121 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 — 16136/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16136/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16136/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16136/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 16292
INSEE BPE 2025 — 16136
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
Luzay	79	104 km N	617	28.6	Few services	Similar summers, milder winters.summer 87 % · winter 84 %
Merckeghem	59	561 km N	615	27.8	Few services	Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 %
Bacqueville	27	378 km N	614	31.8	Few services	Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 %
Saint-Sorlin-de-Morestel	38	415 km E	610	31.1	Few services	Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 46 % · humidity 93 %
Loray	25	501 km E	623	34.6	Few services	Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 1 % · humidity 79 %
Montferrand	11	324 km SE	622	34.5	Few services	Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 81 % · humidity 71 %

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
Luzay	79	104 km N	617	28.6	Few services	Similar summers, milder winters.summer 87 % · winter 84 %
Montferrand	11	324 km SE	622	34.5	Few services	Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 81 % · humidity 71 %
Bacqueville	27	378 km N	614	31.8	Few services	Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 %
Saint-Sorlin-de-Morestel	38	415 km E	610	31.1	Few services	Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 46 % · humidity 93 %
Loray	25	501 km E	623	34.6	Few services	Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 1 % · humidity 79 %
Merckeghem	59	561 km N	615	27.8	Few services	Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 %

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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 La Faye'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
Puyréaux	16	18 km S	582	34.9	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 %
Landelles	28	284 km N	628	28.9	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 %
Dierre	37	160 km N	645	33.4	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 %
Saint-Jean-du-Bois	72	206 km N	616	29.2	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 %
Baudemont	71	320 km E	627	25.3	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 %
Verneix	03	199 km E	574	26.1	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 %

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