Sainte-Sévère
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 27.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 50 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sainte-Sévère (INSEE 16349) is in Charente (16), part of CA du Grand Cognac. Population 519 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 27.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 50 % of the 17,696 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.4 | 10 | 3.98 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.73 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE KAMMOUN). [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE DE SAINTE-SEVERE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINTE SEVERE AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAINTE-SÉVÈRE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE KAMMOUN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE DE SAINTE-SEVERE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | SAINTE SEVERE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAINTE-SÉVÈRE | INSEE BPE 1 [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
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Sunday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 546 (2012) → 519 (2023): -4.9 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 578 (1990) → 519 (2023): -10.2 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 256, of which 2.7 % second homes and 6.3 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Sainte-Sévère): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Houlette): 2.4 km to the east (straight line). [10]
GP (Châteaubernard): 8.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (Nercillac): 4.9 km to the south (straight line). [12]
Primary school (Sainte-Sévère): 0 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 26 days a year at or above 30 °C and 47 days at or below 0 °C, over 11 complete years in 1995–2024. [13]
Measured at the BREVILLE weather station, 4.4 km away at 21 m; the village itself is at 20 m. [13]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 6 days a summer. [13]
Humidity measured at BREVILLE, 4.4 km away at 21 m, over 11 summers. [13]
An average of 819 mm of rain a year, spread over 119 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [13]
Rainfall measured at BREVILLE, 4.4 km away at 21 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [13]
What property sold for
29 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 154,000 € — 909 € 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
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16349/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-02— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/d3230678-52e5-3fe5-b3f0-8bd1a6c15357— “Venez retrouver les producteurs locaux (de3 à 5 en moyenne) le dimanche matin.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16349/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16349/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16349/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16349
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16165
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16089
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16243
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherves | 86 | 109 km N | 529 | 28.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Dambelin | 25 | 558 km E | 512 | 39.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 93 % · humidity 64 % |
| Bouquemaison | 80 | 531 km N | 493 | 23.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 91 % · humidity 64 % |
| Critot | 76 | 443 km N | 544 | 29.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 51 % · winter 99 % |
| Talmay | 21 | 469 km NE | 528 | 22.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 80 % |
| Lantenay | 21 | 428 km NE | 496 | 28.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 96 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherves | 86 | 109 km N | 529 | 28.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lantenay | 21 | 428 km NE | 496 | 28.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 96 % · humidity 64 % |
| Critot | 76 | 443 km N | 544 | 29.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 51 % · winter 99 % |
| Talmay | 21 | 469 km NE | 528 | 22.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 80 % |
| Bouquemaison | 80 | 531 km N | 493 | 23.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 91 % · humidity 64 % |
| Dambelin | 25 | 558 km E | 512 | 39.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 93 % · 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 Sainte-Sévère'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherves | 86 | 109 km N | 529 | 28.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Thors | 17 | 10 km NW | 477 | 29.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Touches-de-Périgny | 17 | 17 km N | 550 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Neuvicq-le-Château | 17 | 7.9 km NE | 365 | 25.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Michel-de-Fronsac | 33 | 92 km S | 509 | 36.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sonnac | 17 | 9.9 km N | 512 | 25.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
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