Saint-Front
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 11.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 10 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Front (INSEE 16318) is in Charente (16), part of CC Coeur de Charente. Population 355 (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 11.8/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 10 % of the 18,079 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.68 | 10 | 6.79 |
| Housing mix | 0.64 | 5 | 3.21 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
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, Post office / agence postale, 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] | |
| 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 353 (2012) → 355 (2023): 0.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 301 (1990) → 355 (2023): 17.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 196, of which 17.9 % second homes and 11.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Mansle-les-Fontaines): 8.7 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Aunac-sur-Charente): 4.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Aunac-sur-Charente): 4.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Aunac-sur-Charente): 4.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Val-de-Bonnieure): 5.1 km to the south (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, 1.5 km away at 99 m; the village itself is at 80 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ST FRONT, 1.5 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, 1.5 km away at 99 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16318/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16318/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16318/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16318/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16206
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16300
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pontaubert | 89 | 325 km NE | 355 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Mards-de-Fresne | 27 | 354 km N | 347 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 89 % · humidity 79 % |
| Bérou-la-Mulotière | 28 | 322 km N | 345 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 81 % · humidity 71 % |
| Guerstling | 57 | 606 km NE | 360 | 11.6 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Chassey-le-Camp | 71 | 356 km E | 366 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 91 % · humidity 79 % |
| Orconte | 51 | 456 km NE | 365 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bérou-la-Mulotière | 28 | 322 km N | 345 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 81 % · humidity 71 % |
| Pontaubert | 89 | 325 km NE | 355 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Mards-de-Fresne | 27 | 354 km N | 347 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 89 % · humidity 79 % |
| Chassey-le-Camp | 71 | 356 km E | 366 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 91 % · humidity 79 % |
| Orconte | 51 | 456 km NE | 365 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Guerstling | 57 | 606 km NE | 360 | 11.6 | No daily shops | no figures |
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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-Front'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pontaubert | 89 | 325 km NE | 355 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chantillac | 16 | 76 km SW | 370 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fontenille | 16 | 9.8 km W | 353 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villecien | 89 | 329 km NE | 335 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Annay-la-Côte | 89 | 329 km NE | 329 | 9.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Quinsac | 24 | 61 km SE | 381 | 9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
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