Saint-Laurent-des-Combes
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 10/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 26 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Laurent-des-Combes (INSEE 16331) is in Charente (16), part of CC Lavalette Tude Dronne. Population 97 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 10/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 26 % of the 10,303 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 | 0.59 | 10 | 5.9 |
| Housing mix | 0.51 | 5 | 2.57 |
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 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 96 (2012) → 97 (2023): 1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 89 (1990) → 97 (2023): 9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 70, of which 24.3 % second homes and 8.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Montboyer): 4.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Brossac): 7 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Montmoreau): 8.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Montmoreau): 8.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Brossac): 7.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 27 days a year at or above 30 °C and 42 days at or below 0 °C, over 23 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the BORS weather station, 6.4 km away at 98 m; the village itself is at 103 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 7 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at BORS, 6.4 km away at 98 m, over 17 summers. [11]
An average of 768 mm of rain a year, spread over 121 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at BORS, 6.4 km away at 98 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
9 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 110,000 € — 1,090 € 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 — 16331/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16331/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16331/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16331/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16222
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16066
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16230
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estal | 46 | 156 km E | 97 | 5.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 86 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Nicolas-des-Bois | 50 | 389 km N | 98 | 6.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 92 % · humidity 57 % |
| La Pouge | 23 | 164 km NE | 96 | 10.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 26 % · humidity 50 % |
| Bazian | 32 | 189 km S | 97 | 7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 66 % · humidity 79 % |
| Montjardin | 11 | 308 km SE | 93 | 6.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 65 % · humidity 86 % |
| Castex | 09 | 264 km SE | 99 | 12.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 82 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estal | 46 | 156 km E | 97 | 5.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 86 % · humidity 71 % |
| La Pouge | 23 | 164 km NE | 96 | 10.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 26 % · humidity 50 % |
| Bazian | 32 | 189 km S | 97 | 7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 66 % · humidity 79 % |
| Castex | 09 | 264 km SE | 99 | 12.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 82 % |
| Montjardin | 11 | 308 km SE | 93 | 6.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 65 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Nicolas-des-Bois | 50 | 389 km N | 98 | 6.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 92 % · 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-Laurent-des-Combes'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Messac | 17 | 28 km W | 102 | 6.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Estigarde | 40 | 148 km S | 100 | 10.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Félix | 16 | 2.9 km NW | 102 | 7.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lubbon | 40 | 139 km S | 85 | 7.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Betcave-Aguin | 32 | 219 km S | 92 | 9.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Aries-Espénan | 65 | 235 km S | 91 | 12.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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