Gurat
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 21/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 67 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Gurat (INSEE 16162) is in Charente (16), part of CC Lavalette Tude Dronne. Population 186 (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 21/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 67 % of the 15,549 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.39 | 10 | 3.86 |
| Housing mix | 0.74 | 5 | 3.72 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (LE GARAGE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (GURAT AP). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, 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 | LE GARAGE | 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) | 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 | 1 | GURAT AP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 182 (2012) → 186 (2023): 2.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 210 (1990) → 186 (2023): -11.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 133, of which 12.8 % second homes and 18 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Salles-Lavalette): 5.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Villebois-Lavalette): 6.8 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Villebois-Lavalette): 5.7 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Villebois-Lavalette): 6.7 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Ronsenac): 5.6 km to the north (straight line). [10]
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, 5.5 km away at 109 m; the village itself is at 91 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at RONSENAC, 5.5 km away at 109 m, over 18 summers. [11]
An average of 850 mm of rain a year, spread over 123 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at RONSENAC, 5.5 km away at 109 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16162/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16162/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16162/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16162/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16362
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16408
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16283
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Termes-d'Armagnac | 32 | 197 km S | 207 | 20.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 57 % · humidity 43 % |
| Saint-Géraud-de-Corps | 24 | 53 km S | 202 | 23.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 80 % · humidity 57 % |
| Languimberg | 57 | 620 km NE | 155 | 17.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 74 % · humidity 86 % |
| Valence | 16 | 51 km N | 192 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Grais | 61 | 360 km N | 208 | 23.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 51 % · winter 91 % |
| Longré | 16 | 67 km N | 193 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valence | 16 | 51 km N | 192 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Géraud-de-Corps | 24 | 53 km S | 202 | 23.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 80 % · humidity 57 % |
| Longré | 16 | 67 km N | 193 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Termes-d'Armagnac | 32 | 197 km S | 207 | 20.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 57 % · humidity 43 % |
| Le Grais | 61 | 360 km N | 208 | 23.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 51 % · winter 91 % |
| Languimberg | 57 | 620 km NE | 155 | 17.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 74 % · 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 Gurat'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valence | 16 | 51 km N | 192 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Longré | 16 | 67 km N | 193 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marignac-Laspeyres | 31 | 252 km S | 194 | 24 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montberaud | 31 | 262 km S | 192 | 23.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hautefond | 71 | 321 km E | 201 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Coutures | 24 | 15 km SE | 199 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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