Saint-Genis-d'Hiersac
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 39.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 64 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Genis-d'Hiersac (INSEE 16320) is in Charente (16), part of CC du Rouillacais. Population 942 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 39.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 64 % of the 14,707 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.32 | 10 | 3.16 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.63 | 10 | 6.27 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.75 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LES FOUS DE LA BOULANGE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LES HALLES DES LYS). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE DE SAINT-GENIS-D'HIERSAC). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (AHMED BENMOULAI, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (LE SALON DE NANCY). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), Pharmacy, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LES FOUS DE LA BOULANGE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | LES HALLES DES LYS | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE DE SAINT-GENIS-D'HIERSAC | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | AHMED BENMOULAI, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | LA POSTE | 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 | 2 | LE SALON DE NANCY | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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
Weekly market: Friday De 16h00 à 19h00 Place du marché. [5,6]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Trajectory
Population 893 (2012) → 942 (2023): 5.5 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 836 (1990) → 942 (2023): 12.7 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 474, of which 2.5 % second homes and 9.7 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Genis-d'Hiersac): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Rouillac): 7.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [11]
GP (Saint-Genis-d'Hiersac): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (La Boixe): 8.5 km to the east (straight line). [12]
Primary school (Saint-Genis-d'Hiersac): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
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, 5.3 km away at 116 m; the village itself is at 130 m. [13]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 5 days a summer. [13]
Humidity measured at ECHALLAT, 5.3 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, 5.3 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
57 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 145,000 € — 990 € per m² of built surface. [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
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16320/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://saintgenisdhiersac.fr/mon-quotidien/actualites/1752649512— “Vendredi 30 Janvier 2025 Marché hebdomadaire - Place du marché De 16h00 à 19h00”
- DATAtourisme 2025-09— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/853126b8-6949-37a9-bcc9-b94753cfd37f— “Tous les vendredis de 16h à 19h, le bon goût des produits fermiers.”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16320/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16320/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16320/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16320
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16286
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16393
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villereau | 59 | 569 km NE | 1,084 | 33.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 73 % · humidity 71 % |
| Bourret | 82 | 220 km SE | 971 | 40.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Colembert | 62 | 572 km N | 907 | 45.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 91 % · humidity 79 % |
| Pranzac | 16 | 27 km E | 872 | 45.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 65 % · humidity 79 % |
| Salles-d'Angles | 16 | 32 km SW | 1,011 | 26.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Jauldes | 16 | 18 km E | 847 | 39 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jauldes | 16 | 18 km E | 847 | 39 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 79 % |
| Pranzac | 16 | 27 km E | 872 | 45.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 65 % · humidity 79 % |
| Salles-d'Angles | 16 | 32 km SW | 1,011 | 26.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bourret | 82 | 220 km SE | 971 | 40.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villereau | 59 | 569 km NE | 1,084 | 33.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 73 % · humidity 71 % |
| Colembert | 62 | 572 km N | 907 | 45.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 91 % · humidity 79 % |
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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-Genis-d'Hiersac'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salles-d'Angles | 16 | 32 km SW | 1,011 | 26.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vindelle | 16 | 7.9 km SE | 1,045 | 23.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Genac-Bignac | 16 | 5.2 km N | 974 | 41.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Benais | 37 | 173 km N | 945 | 41 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montgaillard | 65 | 292 km S | 816 | 49.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Puye | 86 | 114 km NE | 608 | 49.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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