Hiersac

Charente · CA du Grand Cognac · INSEE 16163

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Partly served 44/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 69 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Hiersac (INSEE 16163) is in Charente (16), part of CA du Grand Cognac. Population 1,142 (2023). ^[1]

INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). ^[2]

Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.

Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/16163-hiersac

Vitality score

Vitality score 44/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 69 % of the 13,545 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	0.13	25	3.28
Social	0.51	20	10.26
Education	0.39	10	3.93
Health	0.63	10	6.29
Public & culture	0.39	5	1.97
Population trend	0.68	10	6.82
Housing mix	0.97	5	4.86

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 1 of 6

Eating out 1 of 1

Cafés and bars 1 of 1

Schools 1 of 3

Health 2 of 4

Public services 1 of 1

Culture 1 of 2

Sport 0 of 2

Everyday services 2 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 food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. ^[3,4]

1 × Bakery (boulangerie). ^[3,4]

2 × Restaurant (LA PATTE FOLLE · AROMATE). ^[3,4]

1 × Café / bar. ^[4]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE JEROME JEAN THARAUD). ^[3]

4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (FREDERIC GUILHABAUD, MÉDECIN · LAURENT CHOTARD, MÉDECIN · EMILIE KALIFA-ROBIN, MÉDECIN · MARIE LANDREAU, MÉDECIN). ^[3]

1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE HIERSAC). ^[3,4]

1 × Post office / agence postale (HIERSAC AP). ^[3]

1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). ^[3]

1 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL CHARENTE-PERIGORD). ^[3]

3 × Hairdresser. ^[3,4]

Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). ^[4,3]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts

Type	Count	Names	Sources
Bakery (boulangerie)	1		INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)	0		INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 PATTE FOLLE · AROMATE	INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Café / bar	1		INSEE SIRENE 1 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)	1	ECOLE PRIMAIRE JEROME JEAN THARAUD	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Collège	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)	4	FREDERIC GUILHABAUD, MÉDECIN · LAURENT CHOTARD, MÉDECIN · EMILIE KALIFA-ROBIN, MÉDECIN · MARIE LANDREAU, MÉDECIN	INSEE BPE 4 [3]
Pharmacy	1	PHARMACIE DE HIERSAC	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Nurse	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Dentist	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Post office / agence postale	1	HIERSAC AP	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Library	1	BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Cinema	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Gym / sports hall	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Swimming pool	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank	1	CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL CHARENTE-PERIGORD	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Hairdresser	3		INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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: 692 2023: 1,142 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 1,050 (2012) → 1,142 (2023): 8.8 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 966 (1990) → 1,142 (2023): 18.2 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 572, of which 1.4 % second homes and 6.1 % vacant. ^[7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

In the commune Bakery, Primary school Pharmacy — 0.5 km EGP — 0.7 km EFood shop — 3.2 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 (Hiersac): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (Saint-Saturnin): 3.2 km to the east (straight line). ^[9]

GP (Hiersac): 0.7 km to the east (straight line). ^[8]

Pharmacy (Hiersac): 0.5 km to the east (straight line). ^[8]

Primary school (Hiersac): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). ^[8]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Days at or above 30 °C 21.7

Days at or below 0 °C 34.2

Muggy days a summer 4.7

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 34 days at or below 0 °C, over 11 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[10]

Measured at the ECHALLAT weather station, 6.9 km away at 116 m; the village itself is at 77 m. ^[10]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 5 days a summer. ^[10]

Humidity measured at ECHALLAT, 6.9 km away at 116 m, over 10 summers. ^[10]

An average of 821 mm of rain a year, spread over 123 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. ^[10]

Rainfall measured at ECHALLAT, 6.9 km away at 116 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 — 16163/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16163/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16163/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16163/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 16163
INSEE BPE 2025 — 16348
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
Tillé	60	451 km N	1,258	43.1	Partly served	Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 74 % · humidity 71 %
Villeneuve-sur-Allier	03	273 km NE	1,024	38.3	Few services	Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 66 % · humidity 79 %
Branne	33	94 km S	1,296	53.2	Partly served	Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 %
Tronville-en-Barrois	55	523 km NE	1,302	36.4	Few services	Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 59 % · humidity 71 %
Mont-sous-Vaudrey	39	454 km E	1,309	49.5	Partly served	Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 54 % · humidity 79 %
Grésy-sur-Isère	73	486 km E	1,195	44	Partly served	no figures

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
Branne	33	94 km S	1,296	53.2	Partly served	Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 %
Villeneuve-sur-Allier	03	273 km NE	1,024	38.3	Few services	Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 66 % · humidity 79 %
Tillé	60	451 km N	1,258	43.1	Partly served	Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 74 % · humidity 71 %
Mont-sous-Vaudrey	39	454 km E	1,309	49.5	Partly served	Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 54 % · humidity 79 %
Grésy-sur-Isère	73	486 km E	1,195	44	Partly served	no figures
Tronville-en-Barrois	55	523 km NE	1,302	36.4	Few services	Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 59 % · 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 Hiersac'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
Coulombiers	86	92 km N	1,155	39.2	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 %
Auros	33	131 km S	1,072	58.8	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 %
Pouilly-lès-Feurs	42	328 km E	1,231	38.9	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 %
Les Gonds	17	49 km W	1,740	45.7	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 %
Excideuil	24	89 km SE	1,201	50.4	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 %
Saint-Genou	36	174 km NE	911	49.4	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 %

Elsewhere

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