Jarnac
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 50.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 46 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Jarnac (INSEE 16167) is in Charente (16), part of CA du Grand Cognac. Population 4,486 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/16167-jarnac
Vitality score
Vitality score 50.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 46 % of the 5,102 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 | 0.43 | 25 | 10.64 |
| Social | 0.72 | 20 | 14.46 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.37 | 10 | 3.74 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.44 | 10 | 4.37 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.62 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AU BLE D'OR · LA PART DES ANGES · T.A PATISSERIE). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (SARL CHARCUTERIE TRAITEUR COMBAS). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (EPICERIE BELLE LURETTE · AU PETIT BONHEUR). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (NACJAR · U EXPRESS · ACTION FRANCE). [3,4]
10 × Restaurant (LE DOMINO · SARL RESTAURANT DU CHATEAU · MADERNO · LA COMEDIE · L'ALAMBIC). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (CHEZ PATATE). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOL MATE PUBLIQUE PAULINE KERGOMARD · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE CLAUDE DEBUSSY). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENT FERDINAND BUISSON · ECOLE STE MARIE-ST MAURICE). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE JEAN LARTAUT · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT-PIERRE). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MICHEL LAFAYE, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE FEUILLET · PHARMACIE DU CHATEAU · SELAS PHARMACIE DU MARCHE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE L'ORANGERIE RESEAU DE LECTURE PUBLIQUE CA GRAND COGNAC). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE MUNICIPAL · COLLEGE J LARTAUT). [3]
8 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE AQUITAINE POITOU-C · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · SOCIETE GENERALE · BNP PARIBAS · CAISSE REGIONALE CREDIT MUTUEL SUD OUEST). [3]
5 × Hairdresser (COIFFEUR PASSION JARNAC · ISATIFF · QUANTIN MAGGY · HAIR ZEN). [3,4]
4 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL LIGARO). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 2 × Supermarket, 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Bank.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | AU BLE D'OR · LA PART DES ANGES · T.A PATISSERIE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | SARL CHARCUTERIE TRAITEUR COMBAS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | EPICERIE BELLE LURETTE · AU PETIT BONHEUR | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 3 | NACJAR · U EXPRESS · ACTION FRANCE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Restaurant | 10 | LE DOMINO · SARL RESTAURANT DU CHATEAU · MADERNO · LA COMEDIE · L'ALAMBIC | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 16 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | CHEZ PATATE | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOL MATE PUBLIQUE PAULINE KERGOMARD · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE CLAUDE DEBUSSY | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENT FERDINAND BUISSON · ECOLE STE MARIE-ST MAURICE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE JEAN LARTAUT · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT-PIERRE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | MICHEL LAFAYE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | PHARMACIE FEUILLET · PHARMACIE DU CHATEAU · SELAS PHARMACIE DU MARCHE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE L'ORANGERIE RESEAU DE LECTURE PUBLIQUE CA GRAND COGNAC | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | COMPLEXE MUNICIPAL · COLLEGE J LARTAUT | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 8 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE AQUITAINE POITOU-C · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · SOCIETE GENERALE · BNP PARIBAS · CAISSE REGIONALE CREDIT MUTUEL SUD OUEST | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 5 | COIFFEUR PASSION JARNAC · ISATIFF · QUANTIN MAGGY · HAIR ZEN | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 4 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL LIGARO | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Tuesday, Friday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 4,419 (2012) → 4,486 (2023): 1.5 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 4,786 (1990) → 4,486 (2023): -6.3 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,705, of which 3.8 % second homes and 11.8 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Jarnac): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Jarnac): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Jarnac): 0.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Jarnac): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Jarnac): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 30 days a year at or above 30 °C and 46 days at or below 0 °C, over 11 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the JARNAC weather station, 1.9 km away at 16 m; the village itself is at 26 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 5 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at JARNAC, 1.9 km away at 16 m, over 11 summers. [10]
An average of 765 mm of rain a year, spread over 119 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at JARNAC, 1.9 km away at 16 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16167/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-02— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/62016dee-822c-37b9-9df2-16395df6db2b— “Plus de stands le mardi et le vendredi”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16167/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16167/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16167/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16167
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montbard | 21 | 406 km NE | 4,639 | 52.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 76 % · humidity 71 % |
| Vivonne | 86 | 89 km N | 4,550 | 58.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sézanne | 51 | 448 km NE | 4,576 | 54.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 92 % · humidity 71 % |
| Angerville | 91 | 336 km NE | 4,428 | 55.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 72 % · winter 81 % |
| Cabannes | 13 | 452 km SE | 4,595 | 48.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pons | 17 | 31 km W | 4,343 | 56.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 88 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pons | 17 | 31 km W | 4,343 | 56.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 88 % · humidity 71 % |
| Vivonne | 86 | 89 km N | 4,550 | 58.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Angerville | 91 | 336 km NE | 4,428 | 55.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 72 % · winter 81 % |
| Montbard | 21 | 406 km NE | 4,639 | 52.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 76 % · humidity 71 % |
| Sézanne | 51 | 448 km NE | 4,576 | 54.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 92 % · humidity 71 % |
| Cabannes | 13 | 452 km SE | 4,595 | 48.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 81 % · 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 Jarnac'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire | 16 | 23 km S | 4,726 | 60.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cazères | 31 | 293 km S | 4,854 | 64.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Grisolles | 82 | 237 km SE | 4,214 | 56.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Verdun-sur-Garonne | 82 | 232 km SE | 4,961 | 54 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gourdon | 46 | 161 km SE | 4,206 | 56.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Neuville-de-Poitou | 86 | 116 km N | 5,513 | 59.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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