Montjean
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 36.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 93 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Montjean (INSEE 16229) is in Charente (16), part of CC Val de Charente. Population 237 (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 36.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 93 % of the 16,965 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 | 0.29 | 25 | 7.21 |
| Social | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.37 | 10 | 3.71 |
| Housing mix | 0.65 | 5 | 3.27 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE FOURNIL PAYSAN). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (LE RELAI DE LA PERUSE). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE DE MONTJEAN). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (MONTJEAN AP). [3]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | LE FOURNIL PAYSAN | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 | 2 | LE RELAI DE LA PERUSE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE DE MONTJEAN | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | MONTJEAN AP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 253 (2012) → 237 (2023): -6.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 272 (1990) → 237 (2023): -12.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 162, of which 17.3 % second homes and 13 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Montjean): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Sauzé-entre-Bois): 5 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Sauzé-entre-Bois): 5 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Villefagnan): 8.9 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Montjean): 0 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 46 days at or below 0 °C, over 24 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the RUFFEC weather station, 8.5 km away at 121 m; the village itself is at 140 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at RUFFEC, 8.5 km away at 121 m, over 12 summers. [11]
An average of 804 mm of rain a year, spread over 121 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at RUFFEC, 8.5 km away at 121 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
38 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 66,950 € — 706 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Charente is 1,144 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [12]
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 — 16229/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16229/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16229/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16229/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16229
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 79307
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16409
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luchapt | 86 | 52 km E | 244 | 21.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 79 % |
| Orliac-de-Bar | 19 | 153 km SE | 256 | 27.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Tournecoupe | 32 | 253 km S | 262 | 25.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 65 % · humidity 50 % |
| Rouvres-les-Bois | 36 | 161 km NE | 281 | 26 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vancé | 72 | 198 km N | 283 | 23.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 81 % |
| Montaigu-le-Blin | 03 | 262 km E | 300 | 26.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luchapt | 86 | 52 km E | 244 | 21.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 79 % |
| Orliac-de-Bar | 19 | 153 km SE | 256 | 27.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rouvres-les-Bois | 36 | 161 km NE | 281 | 26 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vancé | 72 | 198 km N | 283 | 23.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 81 % |
| Tournecoupe | 32 | 253 km S | 262 | 25.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 65 % · humidity 50 % |
| Montaigu-le-Blin | 03 | 262 km E | 300 | 26.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Montjean'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rouvres-les-Bois | 36 | 161 km NE | 281 | 26 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Julien-le-Vendômois | 19 | 117 km SE | 234 | 29.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Langé | 36 | 153 km NE | 253 | 20.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cressy-sur-Somme | 71 | 295 km E | 175 | 24.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Migné | 36 | 115 km NE | 225 | 26.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mont-Roc | 81 | 310 km SE | 198 | 25.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
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