Saint-Simon
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 19.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 52 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Simon (INSEE 16352) is in Charente (16), part of CA du Grand Cognac. Population 233 (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 19.3/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 52 % of the 16,841 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.55 | 10 | 5.5 |
| Housing mix | 0.6 | 5 | 2.98 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (EURL LPG). [4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT SIMON RP). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), 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 [3,4] | |
| 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 | 1 | EURL LPG | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | SAINT SIMON RP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 208 (2012) → 233 (2023): 12 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 222 (1990) → 233 (2023): 5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 168, of which 20.2 % second homes and 20.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bassac): 2.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Mérignac): 5 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Mérignac): 5.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Même-les-Carrières): 4.8 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Bassac): 3.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 28 days a year at or above 30 °C and 40 days at or below 0 °C, over 24 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the GRAVES-SAINT-AMANT weather station, 1.8 km away at 22 m; the village itself is at 22 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 6 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at GRAVES-SAINT-AMANT, 1.8 km away at 22 m, over 12 summers. [11]
An average of 736 mm of rain a year, spread over 117 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at GRAVES-SAINT-AMANT, 1.8 km away at 22 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16352/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16352/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16352/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16352/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16032
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16216
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16340
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sermizelles | 89 | 363 km NE | 248 | 23.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 79 % |
| Ferrière-Larçon | 37 | 167 km NE | 242 | 16 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 100 % · humidity 79 % |
| Vouécourt | 52 | 491 km NE | 210 | 19.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 96 % · humidity 79 % |
| Bethon | 51 | 432 km NE | 222 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 58 % · humidity 64 % |
| Denipaire | 88 | 612 km NE | 243 | 18.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 96 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Hilaire-sur-Risle | 61 | 345 km N | 289 | 18.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 91 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferrière-Larçon | 37 | 167 km NE | 242 | 16 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 100 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Hilaire-sur-Risle | 61 | 345 km N | 289 | 18.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 91 % · humidity 57 % |
| Sermizelles | 89 | 363 km NE | 248 | 23.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 79 % |
| Bethon | 51 | 432 km NE | 222 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 58 % · humidity 64 % |
| Vouécourt | 52 | 491 km NE | 210 | 19.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 96 % · humidity 79 % |
| Denipaire | 88 | 612 km NE | 243 | 18.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 96 % · 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-Simon'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juncalas | 65 | 289 km S | 174 | 21.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ballans | 17 | 21 km NW | 201 | 25.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Loiré-sur-Nie | 17 | 37 km NW | 283 | 9.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Brives-sur-Charente | 17 | 30 km W | 213 | 29.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Molandier | 11 | 303 km SE | 252 | 11.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Même | 17 | 38 km NW | 223 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
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