Passirac
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 19.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 51 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Passirac (INSEE 16256) is in Charente (16), part of CC des 4B Sud Charente. Population 250 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/16256-passirac
Vitality score
Vitality score 19.8/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 51 % of the 17,252 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 | 0.65 | 10 | 6.52 |
| Housing mix | 0.8 | 5 | 4 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (TSB). [3,4]
1 × Hairdresser (SAVERY KIM). [3,4]
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 | TSB | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | SAVERY KIM | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 237 (2012) → 250 (2023): 5.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 217 (1990) → 250 (2023): 15.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 150, of which 10 % second homes and 9.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Brossac): 2.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Brossac): 2.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Chalais): 11.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Chalais): 11.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Brossac): 2.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 23 days a year at or above 30 °C and 47 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the PASSIRAC weather station, 1.8 km away at 114 m; the village itself is at 154 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at RIOUX MARTIN, 10.7 km away at 81 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 73 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 950 mm of rain a year, spread over 127 days — about 7.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at PASSIRAC, 1.8 km away at 114 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 — 16256/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16256/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16256/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16256/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16066
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16073
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gazaupouy | 32 | 154 km S | 252 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 76 % · humidity 43 % |
| Fontguenand | 36 | 242 km NE | 248 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Thermes-Magnoac | 65 | 234 km S | 240 | 22.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Londigny | 16 | 84 km N | 237 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Conne-de-Labarde | 24 | 79 km SE | 249 | 21.3 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rouperroux-le-Coquet | 72 | 322 km N | 266 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 96 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conne-de-Labarde | 24 | 79 km SE | 249 | 21.3 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Londigny | 16 | 84 km N | 237 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gazaupouy | 32 | 154 km S | 252 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 76 % · humidity 43 % |
| Thermes-Magnoac | 65 | 234 km S | 240 | 22.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fontguenand | 36 | 242 km NE | 248 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rouperroux-le-Coquet | 72 | 322 km N | 266 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 96 % |
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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 Passirac'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Londigny | 16 | 84 km N | 237 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Torxé | 17 | 81 km NW | 258 | 21 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gournay | 36 | 195 km NE | 278 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montardit | 09 | 272 km S | 224 | 23.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Cirgue | 81 | 246 km SE | 224 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Coussay | 86 | 167 km N | 266 | 17.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
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