Saint-Groux
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 13/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 38 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Groux (INSEE 16326) is in Charente (16), part of CC Coeur de Charente. Population 136 (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 13/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 38 % of the 13,295 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 | 0.69 | 10 | 6.93 |
| Housing mix | 0.82 | 5 | 4.08 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
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 [3,4] | |
| 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 | 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 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 139 (2012) → 136 (2023): -2.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 114 (1990) → 136 (2023): 19.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 76, of which 9.2 % second homes and 10.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Mansle-les-Fontaines): 2.3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Mansle-les-Fontaines): 2.4 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Mansle-les-Fontaines): 2.4 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Mansle-les-Fontaines): 2.6 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Mansle-les-Fontaines): 2.4 km to the south (straight line). [8]
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. [9]
Measured at the ST FRONT weather station, 10 km away at 99 m; the village itself is at 62 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at ST FRONT, 10 km away at 99 m, over 20 summers. [9]
An average of 789 mm of rain a year, spread over 119 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at ST FRONT, 10 km away at 99 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
What property sold for
6 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 111,125 € — 1,273 € per m² of built surface. [10]
The median across Charente is 1,144 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [10]
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 — 16326/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16326/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16326/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16326/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16206
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combrimont | 88 | 585 km NE | 136 | 8.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 54 % · humidity 79 % |
| La Chèvrerie | 16 | 17 km N | 136 | 9.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Possesse | 51 | 482 km NE | 135 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 85 % · humidity 79 % |
| Puiseux | 28 | 318 km N | 136 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 95 % · humidity 79 % |
| Martincourt | 60 | 424 km N | 136 | 13.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 89 % · humidity 79 % |
| Chilly | 08 | 543 km NE | 134 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 92 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Chèvrerie | 16 | 17 km N | 136 | 9.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Puiseux | 28 | 318 km N | 136 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 95 % · humidity 79 % |
| Martincourt | 60 | 424 km N | 136 | 13.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 89 % · humidity 79 % |
| Possesse | 51 | 482 km NE | 135 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 85 % · humidity 79 % |
| Chilly | 08 | 543 km NE | 134 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 92 % · humidity 79 % |
| Combrimont | 88 | 585 km NE | 136 | 8.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 54 % · 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-Groux'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 Chèvrerie | 16 | 17 km N | 136 | 9.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chérigné | 79 | 36 km NW | 134 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cabanac-Cazaux | 31 | 322 km S | 128 | 13.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Aubin | 36 | 178 km NE | 148 | 10.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Aspret-Sarrat | 31 | 318 km S | 130 | 14.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Campuzan | 65 | 293 km S | 147 | 9.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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