Marthon
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 48.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 92 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Marthon (INSEE 16211) is in Charente (16), part of CC La Rochefoucauld Porte du Périgord. Population 554 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/16211-marthon
Vitality score
Vitality score 48.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 92 % of the 17,489 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.54 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.55 | 10 | 5.47 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.7 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (EPICERIE MARTHONNAISE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE DE MARTHON). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JOSE ORTEGA, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA TOUR). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Cinema (LE SILVERADO). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (L'ATELIER DE LEA · LA FILLE QUI COIFFE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | EPICERIE MARTHONNAISE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE DE MARTHON | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | JOSE ORTEGA, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE LA TOUR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 1 | LE SILVERADO | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 2 | L'ATELIER DE LEA · LA FILLE QUI COIFFE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market: Thursday matin. [5,6]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Trajectory
Population 586 (2012) → 554 (2023): -5.5 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 529 (1990) → 554 (2023): 4.7 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 337, of which 3 % second homes and 16 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Marthon): 0.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Marthon): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [10]
GP (Marthon): 0.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Marthon): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Marthon): 0.4 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 60 days at or below 0 °C, over 23 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the MARTHON weather station, 0.6 km away at 120 m; the village itself is at 111 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at MARTHON, 0.6 km away at 120 m, over 23 summers. [11]
An average of 787 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MARTHON, 0.6 km away at 120 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 — 16211/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://marthon.fr/index.php/marthon-pratique/— “MARCHE: jeudi matin”
- DATAtourisme 2026-08— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/9200f78d-c641-3d1a-93ce-f10624fe8b3d— “Marché du jeudi matin à Marthon...”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16211/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16211/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16211/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16211
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blangy-sur-Ternoise | 62 | 550 km N | 715 | 51 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 54 % · humidity 93 % |
| Avricourt | 57 | 588 km NE | 574 | 41.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 77 % · winter 74 % |
| Tanus | 81 | 223 km SE | 552 | 43.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 62 % · humidity 93 % |
| Athesans-Étroitefontaine | 70 | 513 km NE | 631 | 45.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montret | 71 | 378 km E | 763 | 50.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 78 % · humidity 71 % |
| Châtillon-sur-Marne | 51 | 461 km NE | 625 | 67.4 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanus | 81 | 223 km SE | 552 | 43.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 62 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montret | 71 | 378 km E | 763 | 50.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 78 % · humidity 71 % |
| Châtillon-sur-Marne | 51 | 461 km NE | 625 | 67.4 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Athesans-Étroitefontaine | 70 | 513 km NE | 631 | 45.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Blangy-sur-Ternoise | 62 | 550 km N | 715 | 51 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 54 % · humidity 93 % |
| Avricourt | 57 | 588 km NE | 574 | 41.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 77 % · winter 74 % |
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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 Marthon'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevagnes | 03 | 264 km NE | 630 | 60.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chaumergy | 39 | 410 km E | 510 | 39.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Moissey | 39 | 427 km NE | 567 | 47.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Poulaines | 36 | 195 km NE | 816 | 47.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marchenoir | 41 | 256 km N | 677 | 51.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mailley-et-Chazelot | 70 | 479 km NE | 610 | 36.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
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