Mansle-les-Fontaines
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 62/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 94 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Mansle-les-Fontaines (INSEE 16206) is in Charente (16), part of CC Coeur de Charente. Population 2,088 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2023-01-01 from 1 former commune: Fontclaireau (16140). [3]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 62/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 94 % of the 9,324 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 | 0.6 | 25 | 15.02 |
| Social | 0.78 | 20 | 15.5 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.59 | 10 | 5.85 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.6 | 10 | 5.98 |
| Housing mix | 0.89 | 5 | 4.47 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA FOURNEE DE DAVID · DPLD). [4,5]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE CHEZ GUILLIN). [4,5]
3 × Supermarket (ALDI MARCHE · SUPER U). [4,5]
5 × Restaurant (LA BELLE ETOILE · LES RENDEZ VOUS GOURMANDS · CHEZ RACHO · CHEZ ISA · LA MARMITE). [4,5]
2 × Café / bar (L'INDALO · BAR LE PENALTY). [5]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE JEAN DE LA FONTAINE). [4]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE ALFRED RENOLEAU). [4]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JEAN-LOUIS BARRET, MÉDECIN · MARION GLAVIER, MÉDECIN · STÉPHANE MAITROT, MÉDECIN). [4]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE MANSLE). [4,5]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [4]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE MANSLE-LES-FONTAINES). [4]
2 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE POLYVALENTE · COLLEGE DE MANSLE). [4]
3 × Bank (CREDIT MUTUEL · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL CHARENTE-PERIGORD). [4]
5 × Hairdresser (C'STYLE COIFFURE · M COIFF FEE · KARL COIFFURE · PROFIL COIFFURE). [4,5]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [4,5]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL BEAU RIVAGE). [4,5]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING SNACK LE CHAMPION). [4,5]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Primary school (élémentaire).
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Nursery school (maternelle). [4,5]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | LA FOURNEE DE DAVID · DPLD | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE CHEZ GUILLIN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Supermarket | 3 | ALDI MARCHE · SUPER U | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 5 | LA BELLE ETOILE · LES RENDEZ VOUS GOURMANDS · CHEZ RACHO · CHEZ ISA · LA MARMITE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 2 | L'INDALO · BAR LE PENALTY | INSEE SIRENE 2 [5] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE JEAN DE LA FONTAINE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE ALFRED RENOLEAU | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | JEAN-LOUIS BARRET, MÉDECIN · MARION GLAVIER, MÉDECIN · STÉPHANE MAITROT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE MANSLE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE MANSLE-LES-FONTAINES | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | SALLE POLYVALENTE · COLLEGE DE MANSLE | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 3 | CREDIT MUTUEL · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL CHARENTE-PERIGORD | INSEE BPE 3 [4] |
| Hairdresser | 5 | C'STYLE COIFFURE · M COIFF FEE · KARL COIFFURE · PROFIL COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL BEAU RIVAGE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING SNACK LE CHAMPION | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [6]
Trajectory
Population 2,051 (2012) → 2,088 (2023): 1.8 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 1,901 (1990) → 2,088 (2023): 9.8 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,247, of which 5.3 % second homes and 14 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Mansle-les-Fontaines): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Mansle-les-Fontaines): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [10]
GP (Mansle-les-Fontaines): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Mansle-les-Fontaines): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Mansle-les-Fontaines): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 25 days a year at or above 30 °C and 50 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST FRONT weather station, 9 km away at 99 m; the village itself is at 63 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ST FRONT, 9 km away at 99 m, over 20 summers. [11]
An average of 789 mm of rain a year, spread over 119 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST FRONT, 9 km away at 99 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 — 16206/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-09— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/eb071f0e-88c3-3c05-9a19-21ceaf51ffa5— “Marché hebdomadaire”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16206/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16206/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16206/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16206
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bouloire | 72 | 235 km N | 2,127 | 54.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 81 % · humidity 79 % |
| Mailly-le-Camp | 10 | 434 km NE | 2,015 | 53.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 82 % |
| Réguiny | 56 | 322 km NW | 1,955 | 58.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 66 % · humidity 86 % |
| Plouzévédé | 29 | 443 km NW | 1,897 | 60.6 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 43 % · humidity 79 % |
| Coullons | 45 | 262 km NE | 2,231 | 52.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 73 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pont-de-Vaux | 01 | 372 km E | 2,204 | 71.1 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 82 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bouloire | 72 | 235 km N | 2,127 | 54.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 81 % · humidity 79 % |
| Coullons | 45 | 262 km NE | 2,231 | 52.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 73 % · humidity 86 % |
| Réguiny | 56 | 322 km NW | 1,955 | 58.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 66 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pont-de-Vaux | 01 | 372 km E | 2,204 | 71.1 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 82 % |
| Mailly-le-Camp | 10 | 434 km NE | 2,015 | 53.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 82 % |
| Plouzévédé | 29 | 443 km NW | 1,897 | 60.6 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 43 % · 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 Mansle-les-Fontaines'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luzy | 58 | 308 km E | 2,006 | 67.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Matha | 17 | 39 km W | 2,191 | 72 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Frangy | 74 | 445 km E | 2,262 | 62.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Prissé | 71 | 356 km E | 1,898 | 49 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cormery | 37 | 163 km N | 1,905 | 60.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chalais | 16 | 68 km S | 1,812 | 58.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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