Montmoreau
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 51.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 73 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Montmoreau (INSEE 16230) is in Charente (16), part of CC Lavalette Tude Dronne. Population 2,403 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2017-01-01 from 4 former communes: Aignes-et-Puypéroux (16004), Saint-Amant-de-Montmoreau (16294), Saint-Eutrope (16314), Saint-Laurent-de-Belzagot (16328). [3]
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/16230-montmoreau
Vitality score
Vitality score 51.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 73 % of the 8,479 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 | 0.39 | 25 | 9.84 |
| Social | 0.66 | 20 | 13.11 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.67 | 10 | 6.72 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.44 | 10 | 4.36 |
| Housing mix | 0.82 | 5 | 4.08 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AU BON PAIN MONTMORELIEN). [4,5]
1 × Butcher (boucherie). [4,5]
1 × Supermarket (SUPER U). [4,5]
5 × Restaurant (LA GOURMANDISE · LEBISTROQUET · TIAM). [4,5]
1 × Café / bar (LE BIFANA). [5]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE GRACIEUSE COMPIN). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE HELENE CARTIER). [4]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE ANTOINE DELAFONT). [4]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (GASTON DOURESSAMY, MÉDECIN · CAROLE AIGUILLON-DOURESSAMY, MÉDECIN · EDOUARD DUPOUY, MÉDECIN · NELLY VINCENT, MÉDECIN · CHARLOTTE GERAUDIE-CHATIN, MÉDECIN). [4]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU MONTMORELIEN). [4,5]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [4]
1 × Cinema (LE MONTMORELIEN). [4]
3 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF · GYMNASE · APEC). [4]
3 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE AQUITAINE POITOU CHARENTES · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL CHARENTE-PERIGORD). [4]
2 × Hairdresser (LASSALLE ARLETTE · C CREA'TIF). [4,5]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie).
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [4,5]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | AU BON PAIN MONTMORELIEN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4,5] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | SUPER U | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 5 | LA GOURMANDISE · LEBISTROQUET · TIAM | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE BIFANA | INSEE SIRENE 1 [5] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE GRACIEUSE COMPIN | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE HELENE CARTIER | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE ANTOINE DELAFONT | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | GASTON DOURESSAMY, MÉDECIN · CAROLE AIGUILLON-DOURESSAMY, MÉDECIN · EDOUARD DUPOUY, MÉDECIN · NELLY VINCENT, MÉDECIN · CHARLOTTE GERAUDIE-CHATIN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DU MONTMORELIEN | 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 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 1 | LE MONTMORELIEN | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Gym / sports hall | 3 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF · GYMNASE · APEC | INSEE BPE 3 [4] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 3 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE AQUITAINE POITOU CHARENTES · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL CHARENTE-PERIGORD | INSEE BPE 3 [4] |
| Hairdresser | 2 | LASSALLE ARLETTE · C CREA'TIF | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [5] |
Market and village life
Monthly market (reported, unverified): Saturday. See the source for which week of the month. [6]
Trajectory
Population 2,582 (2012) → 2,403 (2023): -6.9 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 2,566 (1990) → 2,403 (2023): -6.4 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,496, of which 9.2 % second homes and 15 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Montmoreau): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Montmoreau): 0.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
GP (Montmoreau): 0.8 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Montmoreau): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Montmoreau): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 27 days a year at or above 30 °C and 42 days at or below 0 °C, over 23 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the BORS weather station, 5.5 km away at 98 m; the village itself is at 80 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 7 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at BORS, 5.5 km away at 98 m, over 17 summers. [11]
An average of 768 mm of rain a year, spread over 121 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at BORS, 5.5 km away at 98 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [6]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16230/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2025-08— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/41a5d586-7ff4-33f8-91b2-918bb29a2157— “Chaque premier samedi du mois, le marché de Montmoreau devient déjeunatoire.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16230/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16230/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16230/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16230
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plénée-Jugon | 22 | 382 km NW | 2,579 | 58.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 92 % · humidity 57 % |
| Louargat | 22 | 440 km NW | 2,448 | 60 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 96 % · humidity 50 % |
| Carentoir | 56 | 320 km NW | 3,232 | 48.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 99 % · humidity 64 % |
| Villeneuve | 12 | 184 km SE | 1,948 | 63.3 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 76 % · humidity 64 % |
| Plouguenast-Langast | 22 | 386 km NW | 2,380 | 56.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 68 % · humidity 57 % |
| Puylaurens | 81 | 252 km SE | 3,257 | 52.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villeneuve | 12 | 184 km SE | 1,948 | 63.3 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 76 % · humidity 64 % |
| Puylaurens | 81 | 252 km SE | 3,257 | 52.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Carentoir | 56 | 320 km NW | 3,232 | 48.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 99 % · humidity 64 % |
| Plénée-Jugon | 22 | 382 km NW | 2,579 | 58.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 92 % · humidity 57 % |
| Plouguenast-Langast | 22 | 386 km NW | 2,380 | 56.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 68 % · humidity 57 % |
| Louargat | 22 | 440 km NW | 2,448 | 60 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 96 % · humidity 50 % |
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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 Montmoreau'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monflanquin | 47 | 108 km SE | 2,342 | 57.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rouillac | 16 | 45 km N | 2,919 | 70.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Savinien | 17 | 83 km NW | 2,460 | 56.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aigre | 16 | 56 km N | 1,594 | 55.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Terre | 33 | 66 km S | 1,883 | 53.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gaillan-en-Médoc | 33 | 85 km W | 2,385 | 58.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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