Pérignac
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 18.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 22 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Pérignac (INSEE 16258) is in Charente (16), part of CC des 4B Sud Charente. Population 495 (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 18.7/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 22 % of the 17,804 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.54 | 10 | 5.42 |
| Housing mix | 0.83 | 5 | 4.15 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE HORS CONTRAT GRAINES D'ARC EN CIEL). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE HORS CONTRAT GRAINES D'ARC EN CIEL | 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 | 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 536 (2012) → 495 (2023): -7.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 475 (1990) → 495 (2023): 4.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 281, of which 8.5 % second homes and 10 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Coteaux-du-Blanzacais): 3.8 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Bécheresse): 3.6 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Coteaux-du-Blanzacais): 3.6 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Montmoreau): 8.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Pérignac): 0 km to the west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 43 days at or below 0 °C, over 11 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the ST AULAIS weather station, 8.5 km away at 100 m; the village itself is at 161 m. [12]
The village sits 61 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at ST AULAIS, 8.5 km away at 100 m, over 11 summers. [12]
That station sits 61 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 5.46 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 754 mm of rain a year, spread over 118 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at ST AULAIS, 8.5 km away at 100 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16258/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16258/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16258/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16258/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16046
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16036
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16230
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16258
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renung | 40 | 194 km S | 483 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 91 % · humidity 29 % |
| Grateloup-Saint-Gayrand | 47 | 118 km S | 469 | 18.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 95 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Palais | 33 | 55 km W | 527 | 21.8 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 97 % · humidity 79 % |
| Haudricourt | 76 | 490 km N | 461 | 18.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 76 % · humidity 79 % |
| Malaussanne | 64 | 216 km S | 450 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 88 % · humidity 36 % |
| Beyrie-sur-Joyeuse | 64 | 256 km S | 561 | 20.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 50 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Palais | 33 | 55 km W | 527 | 21.8 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 97 % · humidity 79 % |
| Grateloup-Saint-Gayrand | 47 | 118 km S | 469 | 18.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 95 % · humidity 79 % |
| Renung | 40 | 194 km S | 483 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 91 % · humidity 29 % |
| Malaussanne | 64 | 216 km S | 450 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 88 % · humidity 36 % |
| Beyrie-sur-Joyeuse | 64 | 256 km S | 561 | 20.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 50 % |
| Haudricourt | 76 | 490 km N | 461 | 18.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 76 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Pérignac'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meilhac | 87 | 89 km E | 529 | 24.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Pérouille | 36 | 177 km NE | 427 | 21.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Yvrac-et-Malleyrand | 16 | 43 km NE | 559 | 22 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Pins | 16 | 46 km NE | 506 | 15.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Capdrot | 24 | 110 km SE | 458 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sérénac | 81 | 244 km SE | 504 | 25.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
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