Ruelle-sur-Touvre
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 56.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 66 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Ruelle-sur-Touvre (INSEE 16291) is in Charente (16), part of CA du Grand Angoulême. Population 7,408 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 56.7/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 66 % of the 3,270 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 | 0.54 | 25 | 13.62 |
| Social | 0.7 | 20 | 14.09 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.52 | 10 | 5.24 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.89 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
5 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LES DELICES DU PALAIS · SARL NATHY · BLE NEWS · L'EPI RUELLOIS · LES DELICES D'ALIFAN). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (SOCIETE RUELLOISE DES VIANDES · MAISON FRUGIER). [3,4]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SARL DROUET-LE GALLIC · COOP ATLANTIQUE · DISCOMTE 16). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE). [3,4]
6 × Restaurant (LA COUR DE RUELLE · FACE FOOD KEBAB · LE WILSON 77 · LA CRUNCHETTE · JB GOURMET). [3,4]
4 × Café / bar (L'ETOILE BAR · BAR DE LA FONDERIE). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE ANDREE GROS-DURUISSEAU · ECOLE MATERNELLE CHANTEFLEURS). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ROBERT DOISNEAU · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN MOULIN). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE NORBERT CASTERET). [3]
7 × GP (médecin généraliste) (VIVIANE SOUCHAUD-MENARD, MÉDECIN · NICOLAS DE JONGH, MÉDECIN · SARAH HAIMOUD, MÉDECIN · VERONIQUE BOUSSUGE, MÉDECIN · ELODIE LASSALLE, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE RUELLE CENTRE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE LA MÉDIAPORTE). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF PUYGUILLEN · GYMNASE CENTRE). [3]
5 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE AQUITAINE POITOU CHARENTES · SG - RUELLE (0018.1) · CAISSE REGIONALE CREDIT MUTUEL SUD OUEST · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE RUELLE · L'ATELIER DU CREDIT). [3]
11 × Hairdresser (L HAIR DE RU ELLE ET LUI · ANSELIA · SPSE SARL). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 5 | LES DELICES DU PALAIS · SARL NATHY · BLE NEWS · L'EPI RUELLOIS · LES DELICES D'ALIFAN | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | SOCIETE RUELLOISE DES VIANDES · MAISON FRUGIER | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | SARL DROUET-LE GALLIC · COOP ATLANTIQUE · DISCOMTE 16 | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | INTERMARCHE | 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 | 6 | LA COUR DE RUELLE · FACE FOOD KEBAB · LE WILSON 77 · LA CRUNCHETTE · JB GOURMET | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 4 | L'ETOILE BAR · BAR DE LA FONDERIE | INSEE SIRENE 4 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE ANDREE GROS-DURUISSEAU · ECOLE MATERNELLE CHANTEFLEURS | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ROBERT DOISNEAU · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN MOULIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE NORBERT CASTERET | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 7 | VIVIANE SOUCHAUD-MENARD, MÉDECIN · NICOLAS DE JONGH, MÉDECIN · SARAH HAIMOUD, MÉDECIN · VERONIQUE BOUSSUGE, MÉDECIN · ELODIE LASSALLE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE RUELLE CENTRE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE LA MÉDIAPORTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF PUYGUILLEN · GYMNASE CENTRE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 5 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE AQUITAINE POITOU CHARENTES · SG - RUELLE (0018.1) · CAISSE REGIONALE CREDIT MUTUEL SUD OUEST · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE RUELLE · L'ATELIER DU CREDIT | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 11 | L HAIR DE RU ELLE ET LUI · ANSELIA · SPSE SARL | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 7,436 (2012) → 7,408 (2023): -0.4 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 7,203 (1990) → 7,408 (2023): 2.8 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 4,056, of which 1.1 % second homes and 8 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Ruelle-sur-Touvre): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Ruelle-sur-Touvre): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Ruelle-sur-Touvre): 0.4 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Ruelle-sur-Touvre): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Ruelle-sur-Touvre): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 28 days a year at or above 30 °C and 24 days at or below 0 °C, over 15 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ANGOULEME - BRIE - CHAMPNIERS weather station, 5.5 km away at 124 m; the village itself is at 44 m. [10]
The village sits 80 m below 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ANGOULEME - BRIE - CHAMPNIERS, 5.5 km away at 124 m, over 16 summers. [10]
That station sits 80 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 5.46 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 847 mm of rain a year, spread over 121 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ANGOULEME - BRIE - CHAMPNIERS, 5.5 km away at 124 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16291/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2025-11— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/0733cca0-2b86-3e64-814b-b2bba7b94168— “Marché de Ruelle Sur Touvre”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16291/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16291/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16291/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16291
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Berthevin | 53 | 278 km N | 7,479 | 68.6 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villard-Bonnot | 38 | 444 km E | 7,509 | 59.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 45 % · humidity 93 % |
| Trélissac | 24 | 69 km SE | 7,372 | 65.6 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 53 % · humidity 71 % |
| Melesse | 35 | 318 km NW | 7,541 | 60.3 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ensisheim | 68 | 594 km NE | 7,306 | 56.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 38 % · humidity 93 % |
| Moyeuvre-Grande | 57 | 590 km NE | 7,311 | 50.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 64 % · winter 70 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trélissac | 24 | 69 km SE | 7,372 | 65.6 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 53 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Berthevin | 53 | 278 km N | 7,479 | 68.6 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Melesse | 35 | 318 km NW | 7,541 | 60.3 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villard-Bonnot | 38 | 444 km E | 7,509 | 59.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 45 % · humidity 93 % |
| Moyeuvre-Grande | 57 | 590 km NE | 7,311 | 50.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 64 % · winter 70 % |
| Ensisheim | 68 | 594 km NE | 7,306 | 56.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 38 % · 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 Ruelle-sur-Touvre'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Péray | 07 | 370 km E | 7,580 | 73.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Voreppe | 38 | 424 km E | 9,922 | 58.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lorette | 42 | 339 km E | 4,983 | 48.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mûrs-Erigné | 49 | 200 km N | 6,408 | 59.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| L'Isle-d'Espagnac | 16 | 3.1 km SW | 5,682 | 51.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sciez | 74 | 480 km E | 6,447 | 57.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
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