Rouillac
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 70.4/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 99 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Rouillac (INSEE 16286) is in Charente (16), part of CC du Rouillacais. Population 2,919 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2019-01-01 from 3 former communes: Gourville (16156), Plaizac (16262), Sonneville (16371). [3]
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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 70.4/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 99 % of the 7,280 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 | 0.63 | 25 | 15.75 |
| Social | 0.86 | 20 | 17.29 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.67 | 10 | 6.72 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.62 | 10 | 6.2 |
| Housing mix | 0.89 | 5 | 4.43 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE 203 BIS · LA BELLE HELENE · 203 BIS). [4,5]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (TIPHONNET SAS). [4,5]
2 × Supermarket (SOCIETE ROUILLACAISE DE DISTRIBUTION · ESEC). [4,5]
4 × Restaurant (AUBERGE DES FINS BOIS · LE 203 · HORIZON). [4,5]
4 × Café / bar (CAFE DE LA VILLE · CAFE DU CENTRE · CAFE DE LA GARE · LE ZINC). [5]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE JEAN PIVETEAU). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE A. DE ST EXUPERY · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE DE ROUILLAC). [4]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE CLAUDIE HAIGNERE). [4]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (SIMONA MANGANO, MÉDECIN · VIRGINIE LAIDET, MÉDECIN · GATIEN BLEUEZ, MÉDECIN · MARION GACOUGNOLLE, MÉDECIN · ANNE MOREAU-RACAPE, MÉDECIN). [4]
1 × Pharmacy. [4,5]
2 × Post office / agence postale (GOURVILLE AP · LA POSTE). [4]
2 × Library (MÉDIATHEQUE INTERCOMMUNALE · BIBLIOTHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE ASSOC. \ PLAISIR DE LIRE). [4]
1 × Gym / sports hall (ESPACE SPORTIF). [4]
2 × Bank (CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL CHARENTE-PERIGORD). [4]
7 × Hairdresser (TENDANCE · ANNE COIFF A DOMICILE · MILLE ET UNE COIFFURES D'ANGELIQUE · BULLE D'HAIR · AU SALON D'ELONA). [4,5]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 4 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [4,5]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | LE 203 BIS · LA BELLE HELENE · 203 BIS | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [4,5] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | TIPHONNET SAS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Supermarket | 2 | SOCIETE ROUILLACAISE DE DISTRIBUTION · ESEC | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 4 | AUBERGE DES FINS BOIS · LE 203 · HORIZON | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 4 | CAFE DE LA VILLE · CAFE DU CENTRE · CAFE DE LA GARE · LE ZINC | INSEE SIRENE 4 [5] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE JEAN PIVETEAU | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE A. DE ST EXUPERY · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE DE ROUILLAC | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE CLAUDIE HAIGNERE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | SIMONA MANGANO, MÉDECIN · VIRGINIE LAIDET, MÉDECIN · GATIEN BLEUEZ, MÉDECIN · MARION GACOUGNOLLE, MÉDECIN · ANNE MOREAU-RACAPE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4,5] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | GOURVILLE AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Library | 2 | MÉDIATHEQUE INTERCOMMUNALE · BIBLIOTHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE ASSOC. \ PLAISIR DE LIRE | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | ESPACE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 2 | CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL CHARENTE-PERIGORD | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Hairdresser | 7 | TENDANCE · ANNE COIFF A DOMICILE · MILLE ET UNE COIFFURES D'ANGELIQUE · BULLE D'HAIR · AU SALON D'ELONA | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market: Wednesday, Saturday matins place Thiers. [6,7]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Confirmed by two independent sources: Wednesday. Reported by one source only: Saturday. [6]
Trajectory
Population 2,893 (2012) → 2,919 (2023): 0.9 % over 10 years. [8,1]
Population 2,606 (1990) → 2,919 (2023): 12 % over 30 years. [9,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,583, of which 5.7 % second homes and 10.2 % vacant. [10]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Rouillac): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [11]
Food shop (Rouillac): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
GP (Rouillac): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (Sigogne): 8.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [12]
Primary school (Rouillac): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 34 days at or below 0 °C, over 11 complete years in 1995–2024. [13]
Measured at the ECHALLAT weather station, 6.2 km away at 116 m; the village itself is at 110 m. [13]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 5 days a summer. [13]
Humidity measured at ECHALLAT, 6.2 km away at 116 m, over 10 summers. [13]
An average of 821 mm of rain a year, spread over 123 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [13]
Rainfall measured at ECHALLAT, 6.2 km away at 116 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [13]
What property sold for
190 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 120,000 € — 907 € per m² of built surface. [14]
5 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 175,000 € — 1,208 € per m². [14]
The median across Charente is 1,144 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [14]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16286/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— http://www.ville-rouillac.fr/rouillac-pratique/foire-et-marche/— “Vous trouverez à Rouillac un marché de producteurs locaux situé place Thiers , tous les mercredis matins et reprise du marché les samedis matins à partir du 04 octobre 2025”
- DATAtourisme 2025-11— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/fa5c25f4-c947-383c-81d2-10ba9bbe33b8— “Ouvert le mercredi matin, marée, fruits et légumes, poissonnerie, fromages, yaourts BIO, cafés/thés..”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16286/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16286/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16286/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16286
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16369
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chasseneuil-sur-Bonnieure | 16 | 40 km E | 3,111 | 52.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Feyre | 23 | 158 km E | 2,566 | 57.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 93 % · humidity 79 % |
| Airvault | 79 | 117 km N | 3,306 | 36.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 71 % |
| Terres-de-Haute-Charente | 16 | 51 km E | 3,777 | 48.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 84 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Genix-les-Villages | 73 | 443 km E | 3,095 | 48.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Roche-Chalais | 24 | 69 km S | 3,060 | 35.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 70 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chasseneuil-sur-Bonnieure | 16 | 40 km E | 3,111 | 52.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Terres-de-Haute-Charente | 16 | 51 km E | 3,777 | 48.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 84 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Roche-Chalais | 24 | 69 km S | 3,060 | 35.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 70 % · humidity 71 % |
| Airvault | 79 | 117 km N | 3,306 | 36.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 71 % |
| Sainte-Feyre | 23 | 158 km E | 2,566 | 57.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 93 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Genix-les-Villages | 73 | 443 km E | 3,095 | 48.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 61 % · 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 Rouillac'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Segonzac | 16 | 21 km SW | 2,083 | 49.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Signes | 83 | 545 km SE | 3,126 | 48.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Brioux-sur-Boutonne | 79 | 43 km N | 1,440 | 46.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rouillé | 86 | 72 km N | 2,533 | 38.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pugnac | 33 | 84 km SW | 2,453 | 58.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villié-Morgon | 69 | 369 km E | 2,148 | 62.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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