La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 51.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 53 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois (INSEE 16281) is in Charente (16), part of CC La Rochefoucauld Porte du Périgord. Population 4,025 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2019-01-01 from 1 former commune: Saint-Projet-Saint-Constant (16344). [3]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 51.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 53 % of the 5,605 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 | 0.38 | 25 | 9.52 |
| Social | 0.89 | 20 | 17.83 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.11 | 10 | 1.11 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.44 | 10 | 4.38 |
| Housing mix | 0.91 | 5 | 4.55 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SARL VIDALION). [4,5]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE ROLLAND). [4,5]
1 × Supermarket (COOP ATLANTIQUE). [4,5]
2 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (LA PORTE DES FROMAGES). [5]
10 × Restaurant (BAR DE LA PISCINE · CHEZ MIMI · CHEZ FRANCOISE ET PATRICE · LE RESTO DES HALLES · AU MOULIN DU CHATEAU). [4,5]
8 × Café / bar (LE FOUCAULD · L'EQUIPE · CAFE DES SPORTS · LE CAFE DES SPORTS · LA ROTONDE). [5]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE LES PETITS PICHOTIERS). [4]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE MAURICE GENEVOIX · ECOLE PRIMAIRE DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD-EN-ANGOUMOIS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ANNE-MARIE MARTEL). [4]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE JEAN ROSTAND · COLLEGE PRIVE). [4]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU CHATEAU). [4,5]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [4]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE LES MAXIMES). [4]
1 × Cinema (LA HALLE AUX GRAINS). [4]
2 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE OMNISPORT · COLLEGE JEAN ROSTAND). [4]
6 × Bank (CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL LA ROCHEFOUCAULD · CAISSE D'EPARGNE AQUITAINE POITOU- · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · LA ROCHEFOUCAULD RUE · CAISSE REGIONALE CREDIT MUTUEL SUD OUEST). [4]
7 × Hairdresser (SARL JEAN-PIERRE · HELENE COIFFURE). [4,5]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [4,5]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 4 × Restaurant, 1 × Bank, 2 × Hairdresser, 1 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), GP (médecin généraliste). [5,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | SARL VIDALION | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | BOUCHERIE ROLLAND | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | COOP ATLANTIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 2 | LA PORTE DES FROMAGES | INSEE SIRENE 2 [5] |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 10 | BAR DE LA PISCINE · CHEZ MIMI · CHEZ FRANCOISE ET PATRICE · LE RESTO DES HALLES · AU MOULIN DU CHATEAU | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 20 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 8 | LE FOUCAULD · L'EQUIPE · CAFE DES SPORTS · LE CAFE DES SPORTS · LA ROTONDE | INSEE SIRENE 8 [5] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE LES PETITS PICHOTIERS | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE MAURICE GENEVOIX · ECOLE PRIMAIRE DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD-EN-ANGOUMOIS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ANNE-MARIE MARTEL | INSEE BPE 3 [4] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE JEAN ROSTAND · COLLEGE PRIVE | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DU CHATEAU | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE LES MAXIMES | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 1 | LA HALLE AUX GRAINS | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | SALLE OMNISPORT · COLLEGE JEAN ROSTAND | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 6 | CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL LA ROCHEFOUCAULD · CAISSE D'EPARGNE AQUITAINE POITOU- · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · LA ROCHEFOUCAULD RUE · CAISSE REGIONALE CREDIT MUTUEL SUD OUEST | INSEE BPE 6 [4] |
| Hairdresser | 7 | SARL JEAN-PIERRE · HELENE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Saturday. [6]
Trajectory
Population 3,961 (2012) → 4,025 (2023): 1.6 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 4,290 (1990) → 4,025 (2023): -6.2 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,531, of which 4.5 % second homes and 12.2 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Food shop (La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [10]
GP (Rivières): 1 km to the north (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Primary school (La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 24 days a year at or above 30 °C and 43 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the RIVIERES weather station, 3.2 km away at 109 m; the village itself is at 80 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at RIVIERES, 3.2 km away at 109 m, over 13 summers. [12]
An average of 882 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at LA ROCHEFOUCAUL, 0.1 km away at 81 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [6]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16281/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-08— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/4b0c9030-6c86-3938-a563-91c4ab55e46a— “Marché du samedi matin à La Rochefoucauld !”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16281/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16281/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16281/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16281
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16280
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champagné | 72 | 254 km N | 3,666 | 39.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 80 % · humidity 79 % |
| Benet | 85 | 103 km NW | 4,089 | 43.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 82 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sainte-Bazeille | 47 | 136 km S | 3,171 | 41.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 61 % · humidity 64 % |
| Plœuc-L'Hermitage | 22 | 375 km NW | 4,103 | 50.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 95 % · humidity 79 % |
| Courpière | 63 | 245 km E | 4,166 | 50.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 79 % |
| Sées | 61 | 319 km N | 4,168 | 56.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benet | 85 | 103 km NW | 4,089 | 43.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 82 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sainte-Bazeille | 47 | 136 km S | 3,171 | 41.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 61 % · humidity 64 % |
| Courpière | 63 | 245 km E | 4,166 | 50.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 79 % |
| Champagné | 72 | 254 km N | 3,666 | 39.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 80 % · humidity 79 % |
| Sées | 61 | 319 km N | 4,168 | 56.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Plœuc-L'Hermitage | 22 | 375 km NW | 4,103 | 50.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 95 % · 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 La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buzançais | 36 | 151 km NE | 4,356 | 45.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vouillé | 86 | 102 km N | 3,697 | 51.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aigrefeuille-d'Aunis | 17 | 110 km NW | 4,677 | 51 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villeneuve-sur-Yonne | 89 | 342 km NE | 5,135 | 51.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Tonnerre | 89 | 361 km NE | 4,261 | 56.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pusignan | 69 | 363 km E | 4,119 | 49.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
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