Mazerolles
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 18.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 37 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Mazerolles (INSEE 16213) is in Charente (16), part of CC de Charente Limousine. Population 314 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 18.3/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 37 % of the 17,926 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.52 | 10 | 5.16 |
| Housing mix | 0.81 | 5 | 4.07 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (THE ROCKING HORSE). [3]
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 | 1 | THE ROCKING HORSE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 343 (2012) → 314 (2023): -8.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 309 (1990) → 314 (2023): 1.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 216, of which 9.3 % second homes and 19 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Montembœuf): 3.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Montembœuf): 3.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Montbron): 10.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Montembœuf): 3.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Montembœuf): 3.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 14 days a year at or above 30 °C and 31 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MONTEMBOEUF weather station, 4.4 km away at 247 m; the village itself is at 328 m. [10]
The village sits 81 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at MONTEMBOEUF, 4.4 km away at 247 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 81 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 5.46 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 963 mm of rain a year, spread over 128 days — about 7.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MONTEMBOEUF, 4.4 km away at 247 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16213/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16213/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16213/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16213/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16225
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16223
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sallen | 14 | 388 km N | 322 | 22.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 84 % · humidity 86 % |
| Marly-sur-Arroux | 71 | 294 km E | 301 | 15.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 45 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fieux | 47 | 185 km S | 323 | 18.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Grassac | 16 | 21 km SW | 308 | 18.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 55 % · humidity 93 % |
| Anzex | 47 | 165 km S | 332 | 21 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 78 % · humidity 79 % |
| Bouligneux | 01 | 346 km E | 318 | 24.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 56 % · winter 69 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grassac | 16 | 21 km SW | 308 | 18.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 55 % · humidity 93 % |
| Anzex | 47 | 165 km S | 332 | 21 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 78 % · humidity 79 % |
| Fieux | 47 | 185 km S | 323 | 18.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Marly-sur-Arroux | 71 | 294 km E | 301 | 15.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 45 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bouligneux | 01 | 346 km E | 318 | 24.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 56 % · winter 69 % |
| Sallen | 14 | 388 km N | 322 | 22.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 84 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Mazerolles'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basses | 86 | 147 km N | 344 | 17.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fontguenand | 36 | 181 km NE | 248 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sarcé | 72 | 221 km N | 264 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Loup-du-Gast | 53 | 305 km N | 313 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Bignon-du-Maine | 53 | 260 km N | 322 | 30.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Brèches | 37 | 203 km N | 239 | 17 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
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