Le Grand-Madieu
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 7.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 7 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Le Grand-Madieu (INSEE 16157) is in Charente (16), part of CC de Charente Limousine. Population 153 (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 7.9/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 7 % of the 14,226 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 | 0.4 | 10 | 4 |
| Housing mix | 0.55 | 5 | 2.74 |
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 150 (2012) → 153 (2023): 2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 170 (1990) → 153 (2023): -10 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 106, of which 22.6 % second homes and 3.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Laurent-de-Céris): 3 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Claud): 5.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Laurent-de-Céris): 3.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Claud): 5.3 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Laurent-de-Céris): 2.7 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 19 days a year at or above 30 °C and 52 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LE VIEUX CERIER_SAPC weather station, 3 km away at 162 m; the village itself is at 171 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LE VIEUX CERIER_SAPC, 3 km away at 162 m, over 20 summers. [10]
An average of 999 mm of rain a year, spread over 129 days — about 7.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LE VIEUX CERIER_SAPC, 3 km away at 162 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 — 16157/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16157/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16157/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16157/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16329
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16308
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xamontarupt | 88 | 530 km NE | 152 | 10 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villefloure | 11 | 349 km SE | 156 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 54 % · humidity 50 % |
| Bonvillaret | 73 | 456 km E | 154 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 62 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rebets | 76 | 403 km N | 147 | 13.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 64 % |
| Preyssac-d'Excideuil | 24 | 84 km SE | 152 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 73 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Martin-de-Juillers | 17 | 62 km W | 151 | 8.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Martin-de-Juillers | 17 | 62 km W | 151 | 8.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Preyssac-d'Excideuil | 24 | 84 km SE | 152 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 73 % · humidity 79 % |
| Villefloure | 11 | 349 km SE | 156 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 54 % · humidity 50 % |
| Rebets | 76 | 403 km N | 147 | 13.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 64 % |
| Bonvillaret | 73 | 456 km E | 154 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 62 % · humidity 86 % |
| Xamontarupt | 88 | 530 km NE | 152 | 10 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 70 % · 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 Le Grand-Madieu'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courcelles-Frémoy | 21 | 330 km NE | 148 | 11.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rosey | 71 | 339 km E | 156 | 7.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chazilly | 21 | 345 km NE | 151 | 12.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Neuilly | 27 | 341 km N | 168 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Christophe | 28 | 253 km N | 143 | 9.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fontenay-sur-Conie | 28 | 264 km N | 150 | 12.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
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