Linars
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 36.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 26 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Linars (INSEE 16187) is in Charente (16), part of CA du Grand Angoulême. Population 2,115 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 36.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 26 % of the 9,227 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 | 0.26 | 25 | 6.56 |
| Social | 0.2 | 20 | 3.93 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.59 | 10 | 5.85 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 0.46 | 10 | 4.64 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.91 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LS CIM). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE FRANCOIS LASSAGNE). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (STEPHANE GALUT, MÉDECIN · JEAN-LOUIS GALEA, MÉDECIN · SOLENN CARLHANT, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LINARS). [3,4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (MT COIFFURE BY JULIE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Post office / agence postale. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LS CIM | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 1 | INTERMARCHE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE FRANCOIS LASSAGNE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | STEPHANE GALUT, MÉDECIN · JEAN-LOUIS GALEA, MÉDECIN · SOLENN CARLHANT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE LINARS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 2 | MT COIFFURE BY JULIE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day (reported, unverified): Sunday. No source says whether it is weekly or monthly. [5]
Trajectory
Population 2,073 (2012) → 2,115 (2023): 2 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 2,193 (1990) → 2,115 (2023): -3.6 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,073, of which 0.9 % second homes and 5.1 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Linars): 1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Linars): 1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Linars): 1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Linars): 1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Linars): 0.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 28 days a year at or above 30 °C and 41 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LA COURONNE weather station, 3.1 km away at 58 m; the village itself is at 46 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LA COURONNE, 3.1 km away at 58 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 849 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LA COURONNE, 3.1 km away at 58 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 — 16187/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2025-11— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/0a89c03d-6927-3b9d-8bdf-29bc7acadbbf— “Ne manquez pas le marché dominical de Linars !”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16187/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16187/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16187/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16187
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Igoville | 27 | 416 km N | 1,689 | 42.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 89 % · humidity 79 % |
| Pouilley-les-Vignes | 25 | 483 km NE | 2,195 | 50.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ablain-Saint-Nazaire | 62 | 563 km N | 1,994 | 34.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 91 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Jeoire-Prieuré | 73 | 460 km E | 1,999 | 44.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 51 % · humidity 86 % |
| Foucherans | 39 | 443 km NE | 2,284 | 43.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 64 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villers-sous-Saint-Leu | 60 | 433 km NE | 2,284 | 39.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 86 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Igoville | 27 | 416 km N | 1,689 | 42.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 89 % · humidity 79 % |
| Villers-sous-Saint-Leu | 60 | 433 km NE | 2,284 | 39.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 86 % · humidity 79 % |
| Foucherans | 39 | 443 km NE | 2,284 | 43.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 64 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Jeoire-Prieuré | 73 | 460 km E | 1,999 | 44.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 51 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pouilley-les-Vignes | 25 | 483 km NE | 2,195 | 50.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ablain-Saint-Nazaire | 62 | 563 km N | 1,994 | 34.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 91 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Linars'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vœuil-et-Giget | 16 | 9.5 km SE | 1,591 | 36.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cénac | 33 | 106 km SW | 2,195 | 44.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Puymoyen | 16 | 9.1 km SE | 2,403 | 42.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sancé | 71 | 375 km E | 2,151 | 43.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Quinsac | 33 | 109 km SW | 2,217 | 47 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Simandres | 69 | 373 km E | 1,918 | 46.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
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