Saint-Ciers-sur-Bonnieure
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 30.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 76 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Ciers-sur-Bonnieure (INSEE 16307) is in Charente (16), part of CC Coeur de Charente. Population 312 (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 30.3/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 76 % of the 17,939 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.8 | 10 | 8 |
| Housing mix | 0.7 | 5 | 3.5 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE DE SAINT-CIERS-SUR-BONNIEURE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE SIVOM). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [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 | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE DE SAINT-CIERS-SUR-BONNIEURE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE SIVOM | INSEE BPE 1 [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 307 (2012) → 312 (2023): 1.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 240 (1990) → 312 (2023): 30 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 180, of which 15 % second homes and 8.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Mansle-les-Fontaines): 5.3 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Val-de-Bonnieure): 3.7 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Val-de-Bonnieure): 3.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Val-de-Bonnieure): 3.8 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Ciers-sur-Bonnieure): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 25 days a year at or above 30 °C and 50 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST FRONT weather station, 4.8 km away at 99 m; the village itself is at 73 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ST FRONT, 4.8 km away at 99 m, over 20 summers. [11]
An average of 789 mm of rain a year, spread over 119 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST FRONT, 4.8 km away at 99 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
23 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 127,500 € — 1,063 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Charente is 1,144 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. [12]
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
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16307/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16307/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16307/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16307/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16206
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16300
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16307
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lantillac | 56 | 321 km NW | 296 | 26.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 74 % · humidity 79 % |
| Vitrac | 63 | 204 km E | 336 | 28 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 16 % · humidity 71 % |
| Queuille | 63 | 202 km E | 284 | 29 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 77 % · humidity 71 % |
| Privezac | 12 | 222 km SE | 350 | 32 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 61 % · humidity 86 % |
| Darnets | 19 | 153 km E | 303 | 25.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 78 % · humidity 71 % |
| Carlipa | 11 | 321 km SE | 332 | 33.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 72 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darnets | 19 | 153 km E | 303 | 25.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 78 % · humidity 71 % |
| Queuille | 63 | 202 km E | 284 | 29 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 77 % · humidity 71 % |
| Vitrac | 63 | 204 km E | 336 | 28 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 16 % · humidity 71 % |
| Privezac | 12 | 222 km SE | 350 | 32 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 61 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lantillac | 56 | 321 km NW | 296 | 26.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 74 % · humidity 79 % |
| Carlipa | 11 | 321 km SE | 332 | 33.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 72 % · humidity 57 % |
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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 Saint-Ciers-sur-Bonnieure'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Celle | 18 | 197 km NE | 326 | 26.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Massilly | 71 | 348 km E | 301 | 25.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Mary | 16 | 12 km E | 354 | 24.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bauzy | 41 | 214 km NE | 270 | 35.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rivarennes | 36 | 123 km NE | 482 | 25.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Nalliers | 86 | 96 km NE | 302 | 25.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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