Parzac
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 8.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 11 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Parzac (INSEE 16255) is in Charente (16), part of CC de Charente Limousine. Population 143 (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 8.7/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 11 % of the 13,700 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.55 | 10 | 5.51 |
| Housing mix | 0.37 | 5 | 1.86 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| 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 136 (2012) → 143 (2023): 5.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 136 (1990) → 143 (2023): 5.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 121, of which 31.4 % second homes and 3.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Laurent-de-Céris): 5.4 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Claud): 5.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Laurent-de-Céris): 5.3 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Claud): 5.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Cellefrouin): 5.1 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 19 days a year at or above 30 °C and 52 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LE VIEUX CERIER_SAPC weather station, 4.4 km away at 162 m; the village itself is at 142 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at LE VIEUX CERIER_SAPC, 4.4 km away at 162 m, over 20 summers. [11]
An average of 999 mm of rain a year, spread over 129 days — about 7.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LE VIEUX CERIER_SAPC, 4.4 km away at 162 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
18 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 92,500 € — 839 € 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 — 16255/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16255/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16255/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16255/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16329
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16308
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16068
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Foy-de-Belvès | 24 | 142 km S | 142 | 6.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 74 % · humidity 86 % |
| Châteauvert | 83 | 519 km SE | 141 | 12.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bellavilliers | 61 | 277 km N | 142 | 6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sceautres | 07 | 359 km SE | 143 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainte-Radegonde | 71 | 293 km E | 146 | 5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Folletière-Abenon | 14 | 339 km N | 138 | 8.2 | No daily shops | no figures |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Foy-de-Belvès | 24 | 142 km S | 142 | 6.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 74 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bellavilliers | 61 | 277 km N | 142 | 6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Radegonde | 71 | 293 km E | 146 | 5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Folletière-Abenon | 14 | 339 km N | 138 | 8.2 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Sceautres | 07 | 359 km SE | 143 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Châteauvert | 83 | 519 km SE | 141 | 12.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Parzac'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chassiecq | 16 | 3.6 km NW | 147 | 6.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainte-Colombe-des-Bois | 58 | 259 km NE | 140 | 7.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Angely | 89 | 329 km NE | 152 | 6.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chirat-l'Église | 03 | 205 km E | 129 | 8.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gravon | 77 | 342 km NE | 156 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Corsaint | 21 | 339 km NE | 129 | 9.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
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