Graves-Saint-Amant
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 11.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 10 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Graves-Saint-Amant (INSEE 16297) is in Charente (16), part of CA du Grand Cognac. Population 326 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [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 11.3/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 10 % of the 17,971 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.38 | 10 | 3.81 |
| Housing mix | 0.84 | 5 | 4.22 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT AMANT DE GRAVES AP). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 1 | SAINT AMANT DE GRAVES AP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 339 (2012) → 326 (2023): -3.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 370 (1990) → 326 (2023): -11.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 206, of which 7.8 % second homes and 13.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bassac): 2.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Mainxe-Gondeville): 5.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Châteauneuf-sur-Charente): 5.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Saint-Même-les-Carrières): 3.6 km to the west (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Bassac): 3.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 28 days a year at or above 30 °C and 40 days at or below 0 °C, over 24 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the GRAVES-SAINT-AMANT weather station, 0.8 km away at 22 m; the village itself is at 21 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 6 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at GRAVES-SAINT-AMANT, 0.8 km away at 22 m, over 12 summers. [12]
An average of 736 mm of rain a year, spread over 117 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at GRAVES-SAINT-AMANT, 0.8 km away at 22 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16297/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16297/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16297/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16297/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16032
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16153
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16090
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16340
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purgerot | 70 | 520 km NE | 327 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 43 % · humidity 79 % |
| Villebaudon | 50 | 378 km N | 327 | 12.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 73 % · humidity 64 % |
| Deneuille-les-Mines | 03 | 237 km E | 347 | 13 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 64 % |
| Maisonneuve | 86 | 121 km N | 319 | 13.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Verjon | 01 | 428 km E | 346 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 69 % · humidity 79 % |
| Senon | 55 | 591 km NE | 300 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 73 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maisonneuve | 86 | 121 km N | 319 | 13.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Deneuille-les-Mines | 03 | 237 km E | 347 | 13 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 64 % |
| Villebaudon | 50 | 378 km N | 327 | 12.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 73 % · humidity 64 % |
| Verjon | 01 | 428 km E | 346 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 69 % · humidity 79 % |
| Purgerot | 70 | 520 km NE | 327 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 43 % · humidity 79 % |
| Senon | 55 | 591 km NE | 300 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 73 % · humidity 64 % |
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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 Graves-Saint-Amant'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castin | 32 | 223 km S | 337 | 14.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vibrac | 16 | 2.6 km E | 307 | 15.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Barlest | 65 | 277 km S | 334 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Vincent-de-Pertignas | 33 | 94 km S | 331 | 9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vaux-Rouillac | 16 | 11 km N | 294 | 9.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Loiré-sur-Nie | 17 | 37 km NW | 283 | 9.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
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