Magnac-lès-Gardes
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 24/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 25 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Magnac-lès-Gardes (INSEE 16198) is in Charente (16), part of CC Lavalette Tude Dronne. Population 741 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2025-01-01 from 1 former commune: Gardes-le-Pontaroux (16147). [3]
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 24/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 25 % of the 16,103 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 | 0.48 | 20 | 9.5 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.72 | 10 | 7.21 |
| Housing mix | 0.74 | 5 | 3.7 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [4,5]
3 × Restaurant (LE PETIT POISSON). [4,5]
1 × Campsite (LES PETITES MARTINIES). [4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × Hairdresser.
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. [4,5]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 3 | LE PETIT POISSON | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Campsite | 1 | LES PETITES MARTINIES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 681 (2012) → 741 (2023): 8.8 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 607 (1990) → 741 (2023): 22.1 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 416, of which 13 % second homes and 11.5 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Dignac): 6.8 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Villebois-Lavalette): 2.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
GP (Villebois-Lavalette): 2.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Villebois-Lavalette): 2.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Ronsenac): 2.6 km to the south (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 26 days a year at or above 30 °C and 65 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the RONSENAC weather station, 2.5 km away at 109 m; the village itself is at 180 m. [12]
The village sits 71 m above 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at RONSENAC, 2.5 km away at 109 m, over 18 summers. [12]
That station sits 71 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 5.46 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 850 mm of rain a year, spread over 123 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at RONSENAC, 2.5 km away at 109 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
What property sold for
19 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 173,000 € — 1,430 € per m² of built surface. [13]
The median across Charente is 1,144 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [13]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16198/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16198/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16198/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16198/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16119
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16408
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16283
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chasseneuil | 36 | 160 km NE | 714 | 19.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lolif | 50 | 380 km N | 604 | 19.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Marie-d'Attez | 27 | 371 km N | 575 | 26.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 72 % · winter 86 % |
| Saint-André-sur-Sèvre | 79 | 160 km NW | 637 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Val-d'Auge | 16 | 47 km NW | 792 | 10.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 77 % · humidity 71 % |
| Dhuys et Morin-en-Brie | 02 | 449 km NE | 821 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val-d'Auge | 16 | 47 km NW | 792 | 10.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 77 % · humidity 71 % |
| Chasseneuil | 36 | 160 km NE | 714 | 19.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-André-sur-Sèvre | 79 | 160 km NW | 637 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainte-Marie-d'Attez | 27 | 371 km N | 575 | 26.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 72 % · winter 86 % |
| Lolif | 50 | 380 km N | 604 | 19.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dhuys et Morin-en-Brie | 02 | 449 km NE | 821 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 88 % · 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 Magnac-lès-Gardes'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Fraysse | 81 | 247 km SE | 421 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Bonnet-de-Cray | 71 | 311 km E | 508 | 13.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Uxeau | 71 | 319 km NE | 486 | 21.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Thénac | 24 | 84 km S | 443 | 21.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Aubin-de-Cadelech | 24 | 92 km S | 346 | 17.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Morlhon-le-Haut | 12 | 194 km SE | 555 | 27.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
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