Guizengeard
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 9.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 14 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Guizengeard (INSEE 16161) is in Charente (16), part of CC des 4B Sud Charente. Population 166 (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 9.8/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 14 % of the 14,814 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 | 0.49 | 10 | 4.88 |
| Housing mix | 0.69 | 5 | 3.46 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Hairdresser (JOLY COIFFURE). [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 | 1 | JOLY COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 153 (2012) → 166 (2023): 8.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 168 (1990) → 166 (2023): -1.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 104, of which 15.4 % second homes and 16.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Brossac): 5.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Brossac): 5 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Chevanceaux): 10.5 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Chevanceaux): 10.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Brossac): 4.5 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 23 days a year at or above 30 °C and 47 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the PASSIRAC weather station, 3.1 km away at 114 m; the village itself is at 84 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at RIOUX MARTIN, 10.1 km away at 81 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 950 mm of rain a year, spread over 127 days — about 7.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at PASSIRAC, 3.1 km away at 114 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
12 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 121,100 € — 983 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Charente is 1,144 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [11]
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 — 16161/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16161/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16161/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16161/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16066
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17104
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ainhice-Mongelos | 64 | 249 km S | 168 | 9.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 81 % · humidity 43 % |
| Saint-Front-sur-Nizonne | 24 | 61 km E | 168 | 14.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Longemaison | 25 | 542 km NE | 167 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 36 % · humidity 71 % |
| Lignareix | 19 | 190 km E | 162 | 9.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 26 % · humidity 71 % |
| Thianges | 58 | 330 km NE | 165 | 6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 62 % · humidity 86 % |
| Marchemaisons | 61 | 358 km N | 162 | 12.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 99 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Front-sur-Nizonne | 24 | 61 km E | 168 | 14.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lignareix | 19 | 190 km E | 162 | 9.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 26 % · humidity 71 % |
| Ainhice-Mongelos | 64 | 249 km S | 168 | 9.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 81 % · humidity 43 % |
| Thianges | 58 | 330 km NE | 165 | 6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 62 % · humidity 86 % |
| Marchemaisons | 61 | 358 km N | 162 | 12.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 99 % · humidity 79 % |
| Longemaison | 25 | 542 km NE | 167 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 36 % · humidity 71 % |
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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 Guizengeard'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Front-sur-Nizonne | 24 | 61 km E | 168 | 14.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Paul-de-Vern | 46 | 169 km E | 171 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Bouchage | 16 | 90 km NE | 175 | 8.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Cirq-Souillaguet | 46 | 140 km SE | 172 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gajoubert | 87 | 115 km NE | 148 | 9.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Loubigné | 79 | 85 km N | 157 | 9.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
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