Fouquebrune
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 25.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 32 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Fouquebrune (INSEE 16143) is in Charente (16), part of CC Lavalette Tude Dronne. Population 714 (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 25.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 32 % of the 16,322 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.57 | 10 | 5.66 |
| Housing mix | 0.91 | 5 | 4.53 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (API FOUQUEBRUNE). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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) | 1 | API FOUQUEBRUNE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE 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 | 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 662 (2012) → 714 (2023): 7.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 670 (1990) → 714 (2023): 6.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 343, of which 4.7 % second homes and 7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Chadurie): 4.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Fouquebrune): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Dignac): 6 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Dignac): 6.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Fouquebrune): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
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, 6.4 km away at 109 m; the village itself is at 149 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at RONSENAC, 6.4 km away at 109 m, over 18 summers. [11]
An average of 936 mm of rain a year, spread over 127 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at TORSAC, 3 km away at 151 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
41 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 160,000 € — 1,104 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Charente is 1,144 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. [12]
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 — 16143/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16143/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16143/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16143/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16072
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16143
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16119
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Affrique-les-Montagnes | 81 | 272 km SE | 748 | 30.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 61 % · humidity 43 % |
| Génébrières | 82 | 198 km SE | 661 | 30.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rocquemont | 76 | 460 km N | 747 | 31.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 46 % · winter 84 % |
| Guenviller | 57 | 636 km NE | 680 | 26.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Neugartheim-Ittlenheim | 67 | 655 km NE | 784 | 31.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Bourgonce | 88 | 590 km NE | 842 | 25.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 68 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Génébrières | 82 | 198 km SE | 661 | 30.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Affrique-les-Montagnes | 81 | 272 km SE | 748 | 30.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 61 % · humidity 43 % |
| Rocquemont | 76 | 460 km N | 747 | 31.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 46 % · winter 84 % |
| La Bourgonce | 88 | 590 km NE | 842 | 25.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 68 % · humidity 86 % |
| Guenviller | 57 | 636 km NE | 680 | 26.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Neugartheim-Ittlenheim | 67 | 655 km NE | 784 | 31.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Fouquebrune'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tillenay | 21 | 435 km NE | 743 | 24.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Varenne-Saint-Germain | 71 | 311 km E | 684 | 23.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rivas | 42 | 314 km E | 747 | 25 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Menthonnex-sous-Clermont | 74 | 446 km E | 811 | 24.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Dizimieu | 38 | 396 km E | 835 | 24.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vouzan | 16 | 14 km NE | 818 | 20.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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