Saint-Sornin
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 44.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 79 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Sornin (INSEE 16353) is in Charente (16), part of CC La Rochefoucauld Porte du Périgord. Population 844 (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 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/16353-saint-sornin
Vitality score
Vitality score 44.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 79 % of the 15,333 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.54 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.72 | 10 | 7.16 |
| Housing mix | 0.84 | 5 | 4.22 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (MARYNICO). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (L'EPISTOCHE). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LA COTE QUI DESCEND). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE DE SAINT-SORNIN). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT SORNIN AP). [3]
1 × Library (POINT LECTURE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (LD COIFF). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | MARYNICO | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | L'EPISTOCHE | 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 | 1 | LA COTE QUI DESCEND | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE DE SAINT-SORNIN | INSEE BPE 1 [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 SORNIN AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | POINT LECTURE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 2 | LD COIFF | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 870 (2012) → 844 (2023): -3 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 694 (1990) → 844 (2023): 21.6 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 450, of which 7.8 % second homes and 6 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Sornin): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Saint-Sornin): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Montbron): 6.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Montbron): 5.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Sornin): 0 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 35 days a year at or above 30 °C and 47 days at or below 0 °C, over 10 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ORGEDEUIL weather station, 3.3 km away at 134 m; the village itself is at 130 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at MARTHON, 9.3 km away at 120 m, over 23 summers. [11]
An average of 1,011 mm of rain a year, spread over 133 days — about 7.6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ORGEDEUIL, 3.3 km away at 134 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
68 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 140,000 € — 1,058 € 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
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16353/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-08— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/4bee0a91-bdd6-3355-8a85-83a2fc72192a— “Marché hebdomadaire du dimanche.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16353/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16353/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16353/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16353
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16223
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brégnier-Cordon | 01 | 403 km E | 804 | 50.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Gras | 25 | 490 km E | 817 | 45.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Gironcourt-sur-Vraine | 88 | 508 km NE | 849 | 41.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Jean-le-Centenier | 07 | 344 km E | 871 | 50.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chalandray | 86 | 113 km N | 784 | 50.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saussemesnil | 50 | 455 km N | 927 | 43.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 13 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chalandray | 86 | 113 km N | 784 | 50.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Jean-le-Centenier | 07 | 344 km E | 871 | 50.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Brégnier-Cordon | 01 | 403 km E | 804 | 50.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saussemesnil | 50 | 455 km N | 927 | 43.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 13 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Gras | 25 | 490 km E | 817 | 45.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Gironcourt-sur-Vraine | 88 | 508 km NE | 849 | 41.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 68 % · 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-Sornin'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brégnier-Cordon | 01 | 403 km E | 804 | 50.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Jean-le-Centenier | 07 | 344 km E | 871 | 50.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Fortunat-sur-Eyrieux | 07 | 345 km E | 817 | 48.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Brignac-la-Plaine | 19 | 90 km SE | 977 | 41.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Auzits | 12 | 199 km SE | 824 | 36.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Usuge | 71 | 386 km E | 1,204 | 29.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
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