Puymoyen
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 42.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 42 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Puymoyen (INSEE 16271) is in Charente (16), part of CA du Grand Angoulême. Population 2,403 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [2]
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/16271-puymoyen
Vitality score
Vitality score 42.2/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 42 % 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 | 0.26 | 25 | 6.56 |
| Social | 0.39 | 20 | 7.77 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.51 | 10 | 5.13 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.56 | 10 | 5.64 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.88 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE L'ARTISAN). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LE ERELAIS DES MOUSQUETAIRES). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (NETTO). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (LES ROTISSEURS CHARENTAIS · PIZZ'MANO · AUMI). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE LES EAUX CLAIRES). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (VALERIE AUCHER-MAGNANON, MÉDECIN · VERONIQUE HUILLIER, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (PUYMOYEN GARRAUD THOMAS LPR RP). [3]
1 × Library (POINT LECTURE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE DES FETES). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (CARACT'HAIR). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Pharmacy.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE L'ARTISAN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | LE ERELAIS DES MOUSQUETAIRES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | NETTO | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 3 | LES ROTISSEURS CHARENTAIS · PIZZ'MANO · AUMI | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE LES EAUX CLAIRES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | VALERIE AUCHER-MAGNANON, MÉDECIN · VERONIQUE HUILLIER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | PUYMOYEN GARRAUD THOMAS LPR RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | POINT LECTURE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLE DES FETES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | CARACT'HAIR | 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 (reported, unverified): Wednesday. No source says whether it is weekly or monthly. [5]
Trajectory
Population 2,427 (2012) → 2,403 (2023): -1 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 2,258 (1990) → 2,403 (2023): 6.4 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,196, of which 1.2 % second homes and 4.3 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Puymoyen): 2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Puymoyen): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Puymoyen): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Angoulême): 2.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Puymoyen): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 25 days a year at or above 30 °C and 45 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LA COURONNE weather station, 6.5 km away at 58 m; the village itself is at 140 m. [11]
The village sits 82 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at LA COURONNE, 6.5 km away at 58 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 82 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 5.46 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 849 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LA COURONNE, 6.5 km away at 58 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. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16271/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2025-11— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/006de365-95ba-306d-bdc7-b5edf4756c6c— “Le marché bio de Puymoyen accueille une dizaine de producteurs locaux dans le bourg le 2ème et 4ème mercredis.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16271/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16271/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16271/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16271
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16015
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soyons | 07 | 374 km E | 2,341 | 49.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rouillon | 72 | 266 km N | 2,382 | 41.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Richardménil | 54 | 561 km NE | 2,389 | 35.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fleurieux-sur-l'Arbresle | 69 | 348 km E | 2,361 | 45.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Brié-et-Angonnes | 38 | 441 km E | 2,497 | 52.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 74 % · winter 62 % |
| Corbehem | 62 | 567 km N | 2,258 | 41.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rouillon | 72 | 266 km N | 2,382 | 41.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fleurieux-sur-l'Arbresle | 69 | 348 km E | 2,361 | 45.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Soyons | 07 | 374 km E | 2,341 | 49.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Brié-et-Angonnes | 38 | 441 km E | 2,497 | 52.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 74 % · winter 62 % |
| Richardménil | 54 | 561 km NE | 2,389 | 35.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Corbehem | 62 | 567 km N | 2,258 | 41.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 95 % · 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 Puymoyen'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fleurieux-sur-l'Arbresle | 69 | 348 km E | 2,361 | 45.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lampertheim | 67 | 661 km NE | 3,457 | 42.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sancé | 71 | 368 km E | 2,151 | 43.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mareil-sur-Mauldre | 78 | 386 km N | 1,776 | 43.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Devecey | 25 | 486 km NE | 1,296 | 41.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Linars | 16 | 9.1 km NW | 2,115 | 36.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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