Pillac
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 14.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 28 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Pillac (INSEE 16260) is in Charente (16), part of CC Lavalette Tude Dronne. Population 243 (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 14.4/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 28 % of the 17,055 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 | 0.43 | 10 | 4.35 |
| Housing mix | 0.31 | 5 | 1.55 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (HARRIS TANYA). [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 | HARRIS TANYA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 264 (2012) → 243 (2023): -8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 260 (1990) → 243 (2023): -6.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 229, of which 34.5 % second homes and 11.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Petit-Bersac): 5.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Séverin): 4.9 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Séverin): 5.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Séverin): 4.9 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Bors (Canton de Tude-et-Lavalette)): 3.2 km to the north-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, 6.3 km away at 98 m; the village itself is at 96 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 7 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at BORS, 6.3 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, 6.3 km away at 98 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16260/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16260/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16260/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16260/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 24323
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16350
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16052
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chantemerle-lès-Grignan | 26 | 380 km E | 246 | 23.3 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 26 % · winter 86 % · humidity 57 % |
| La Trinité-de-Réville | 27 | 406 km N | 252 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 100 % · humidity 57 % |
| Veyrines-de-Domme | 24 | 93 km SE | 236 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 79 % |
| Lavercantière | 46 | 117 km SE | 234 | 21.3 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 88 % · humidity 79 % |
| Rousset-les-Vignes | 26 | 397 km E | 271 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 97 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Victor-Montvianeix | 63 | 274 km E | 264 | 14.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 69 % · winter 41 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veyrines-de-Domme | 24 | 93 km SE | 236 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 79 % |
| Lavercantière | 46 | 117 km SE | 234 | 21.3 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 88 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Victor-Montvianeix | 63 | 274 km E | 264 | 14.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 69 % · winter 41 % |
| Chantemerle-lès-Grignan | 26 | 380 km E | 246 | 23.3 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 26 % · winter 86 % · humidity 57 % |
| Rousset-les-Vignes | 26 | 397 km E | 271 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 97 % · humidity 57 % |
| La Trinité-de-Réville | 27 | 406 km N | 252 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 100 % · humidity 57 % |
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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 Pillac'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siorac-de-Ribérac | 24 | 19 km SE | 258 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Escalans | 40 | 146 km S | 215 | 15.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Carsac-de-Gurson | 24 | 43 km S | 231 | 11.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Conne-de-Labarde | 24 | 67 km SE | 249 | 21.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Plaisance | 24 | 75 km SE | 412 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Nonac | 16 | 15 km NW | 266 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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