Saint-Saturnin
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 38.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 48 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Saturnin (INSEE 16348) is in Charente (16), part of CA du Grand Angoulême. Population 1,284 (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 2026-10-25 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 38.3/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 48 % of the 12,798 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 | 0.13 | 25 | 3.28 |
| Social | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 0.69 | 10 | 6.86 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.89 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (VARACHE VASSILI). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (AB DISTRIB · KAIROS). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE GILBERT RAMBLIERE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT SATURNIN AP). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE DE SPORTS). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (AURELIE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie).
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, 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] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | VARACHE VASSILI | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 2 | AB DISTRIB · KAIROS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE GILBERT RAMBLIERE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | SAINT SATURNIN AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLE DE SPORTS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 2 | AURELIE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 1,317 (2012) → 1,284 (2023): -2.5 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,083 (1990) → 1,284 (2023): 18.6 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 616, of which 1.1 % second homes and 6.5 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Linars): 3.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Saint-Saturnin): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [10]
GP (Hiersac): 2.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (Hiersac): 2.8 km to the west (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Saint-Saturnin): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 28 days a year at or above 30 °C and 41 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the LA COURONNE weather station, 5.6 km away at 58 m; the village itself is at 97 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at LA COURONNE, 5.6 km away at 58 m, over 30 summers. [12]
An average of 849 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at LA COURONNE, 5.6 km away at 58 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
What property sold for
65 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 180,000 € — 1,029 € per m² of built surface. [13]
The median across Charente is 1,144 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [13]
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 — 16348/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2023-03— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/e079ffff-863f-3fc9-b0e6-c3e4c7794d5d— “Marché de Saint Saturnin”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16348/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16348/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16348/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16187
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16348
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16163
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courlaoux | 39 | 432 km E | 1,204 | 45.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Beaumont-sur-Lèze | 31 | 274 km SE | 1,647 | 34.3 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 96 % · humidity 71 % |
| Herm | 40 | 227 km SW | 1,185 | 35.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 14 % |
| Saint-Ouen-en-Belin | 72 | 242 km N | 1,313 | 31.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 96 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Léger-de-Montbrun | 79 | 149 km N | 1,247 | 27.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 91 % |
| Dialan sur Chaîne | 14 | 378 km N | 1,006 | 38.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 81 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Léger-de-Montbrun | 79 | 149 km N | 1,247 | 27.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 91 % |
| Herm | 40 | 227 km SW | 1,185 | 35.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 14 % |
| Saint-Ouen-en-Belin | 72 | 242 km N | 1,313 | 31.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 96 % · humidity 79 % |
| Beaumont-sur-Lèze | 31 | 274 km SE | 1,647 | 34.3 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 96 % · humidity 71 % |
| Dialan sur Chaîne | 14 | 378 km N | 1,006 | 38.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 81 % · humidity 79 % |
| Courlaoux | 39 | 432 km E | 1,204 | 45.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
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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-Saturnin'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villebernier | 49 | 177 km N | 1,441 | 35.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sainte-Colombe-en-Bruilhois | 47 | 169 km S | 1,546 | 29.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Neuillé | 49 | 187 km N | 1,028 | 39.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Essouvert | 17 | 57 km NW | 1,021 | 27.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Romain-en-Jarez | 42 | 350 km E | 1,206 | 35.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Priest | 07 | 368 km E | 1,345 | 32.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
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