Laprade
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 21.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 57 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Laprade (INSEE 16180) is in Charente (16), part of CC Lavalette Tude Dronne. Population 248 (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 21.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 57 % of the 17,170 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.7 | 10 | 6.98 |
| Housing mix | 0.49 | 5 | 2.43 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (EATPRADZA). [3,4]
1 × Swimming pool (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING AUBETERRE). [3,4]
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, 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 | 2 | EATPRADZA | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING AUBETERRE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 234 (2012) → 248 (2023): 6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 207 (1990) → 248 (2023): 19.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 179, of which 25.7 % second homes and 6.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Petit-Bersac): 3.9 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Aubeterre-sur-Dronne): 1.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Aubeterre-sur-Dronne): 1.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Aubeterre-sur-Dronne): 1.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Romain): 2.9 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 29 days a year at or above 30 °C and 39 days at or below 0 °C, over 23 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the BORS weather station, 9.4 km away at 98 m; the village itself is at 45 m. [11]
The village sits 53 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 4.94 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 9 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at BORS, 9.4 km away at 98 m, over 17 summers. [11]
That station sits 53 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 5.46 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 768 mm of rain a year, spread over 121 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at BORS, 9.4 km away at 98 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 — 16180/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16180/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16180/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16180/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 24323
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16020
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16347
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Tour-du-Meix | 39 | 446 km E | 261 | 26.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 42 % · humidity 36 % |
| Sparsbach | 67 | 678 km NE | 238 | 22 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 65 % · humidity 50 % |
| Le Puech | 34 | 304 km SE | 262 | 24.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 59 % · humidity 79 % |
| Goldbach-Altenbach | 68 | 602 km NE | 261 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 57 % · humidity 36 % |
| Mouzieys-Panens | 81 | 191 km SE | 256 | 21.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 99 % |
| Maupertus-sur-Mer | 50 | 503 km N | 238 | 16.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 28 % · winter 64 % · humidity 43 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mouzieys-Panens | 81 | 191 km SE | 256 | 21.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 99 % |
| Le Puech | 34 | 304 km SE | 262 | 24.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 59 % · humidity 79 % |
| La Tour-du-Meix | 39 | 446 km E | 261 | 26.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 42 % · humidity 36 % |
| Maupertus-sur-Mer | 50 | 503 km N | 238 | 16.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 28 % · winter 64 % · humidity 43 % |
| Goldbach-Altenbach | 68 | 602 km NE | 261 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 57 % · humidity 36 % |
| Sparsbach | 67 | 678 km NE | 238 | 22 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 65 % · humidity 50 % |
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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 Laprade'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castelnou | 66 | 358 km SE | 280 | 20.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Molandier | 11 | 257 km SE | 252 | 11.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ger | 65 | 248 km S | 160 | 20.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bors (Canton de Tude-et-Lavalette) | 16 | 7.8 km N | 223 | 21.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Jû-Belloc | 32 | 189 km S | 286 | 19.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Orbessan | 32 | 196 km S | 269 | 24.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
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