Saint-Martial
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 19.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 74 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Martial (INSEE 16334) is in Charente (16), part of CC Lavalette Tude Dronne. Population 122 (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 19.1/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 74 % of the 12,371 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 | 0.49 | 20 | 9.82 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.25 | 10 | 2.48 |
| Housing mix | 0.78 | 5 | 3.91 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (ETANG DU PRE NEUF · CHEZ ISA · CHEZ P'TIT PIERRE · BEAUGIER YVETTE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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 | 4 | ETANG DU PRE NEUF · CHEZ ISA · CHEZ P'TIT PIERRE · BEAUGIER YVETTE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [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 141 (2012) → 122 (2023): -13.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 163 (1990) → 122 (2023): -25.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 92, of which 10.9 % second homes and 19.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Montboyer): 5.7 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Montmoreau): 7 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Montmoreau): 6.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Montmoreau): 6.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Montmoreau): 6.1 km to the north-east (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. [10]
Measured at the BORS weather station, 5.6 km away at 98 m; the village itself is at 109 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 7 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at BORS, 5.6 km away at 98 m, over 17 summers. [10]
An average of 768 mm of rain a year, spread over 121 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at BORS, 5.6 km away at 98 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16334/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16334/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16334/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16334/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16222
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16230
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pradières | 09 | 296 km SE | 124 | 20.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Marcel-en-Murat | 03 | 252 km NE | 128 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 86 % · humidity 57 % |
| Bessins | 38 | 408 km E | 123 | 22.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 47 % · humidity 64 % |
| Tresnay | 58 | 283 km NE | 131 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 71 % |
| Abitain | 64 | 232 km S | 120 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 92 % · humidity 36 % |
| Sainte-Camelle | 11 | 272 km SE | 127 | 24.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abitain | 64 | 232 km S | 120 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 92 % · humidity 36 % |
| Saint-Marcel-en-Murat | 03 | 252 km NE | 128 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 86 % · humidity 57 % |
| Sainte-Camelle | 11 | 272 km SE | 127 | 24.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tresnay | 58 | 283 km NE | 131 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 71 % |
| Pradières | 09 | 296 km SE | 124 | 20.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bessins | 38 | 408 km E | 123 | 22.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 47 % · humidity 64 % |
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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-Martial'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poullignac | 16 | 6.7 km NW | 107 | 18.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Guizerix | 65 | 230 km S | 112 | 14.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rimbez-et-Baudiets | 40 | 147 km S | 104 | 25 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Araille | 31 | 236 km S | 123 | 10.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Lary-Boujean | 31 | 245 km S | 127 | 9.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Coutures | 33 | 81 km S | 89 | 20.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
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