Sainte-Souline
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 10.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 28 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sainte-Souline (INSEE 16354) is in Charente (16), part of CC des 4B Sud Charente. Population 112 (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 10.7/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 28 % of the 11,611 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.58 | 10 | 5.77 |
| Housing mix | 0.67 | 5 | 3.33 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 111 (2012) → 112 (2023): 0.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 104 (1990) → 112 (2023): 7.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 90, of which 16.7 % second homes and 18.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Berneuil): 3.3 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Brossac): 5.8 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Coteaux-du-Blanzacais): 11.4 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Montmoreau): 12.1 km to the east (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Challignac): 6.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [12]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 23 days a year at or above 30 °C and 47 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [13]
Measured at the PASSIRAC weather station, 6.8 km away at 114 m; the village itself is at 158 m. [13]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [13]
Humidity measured at ST AULAIS, 8.3 km away at 100 m, over 11 summers. [13]
That station sits 58 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 5.46 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [13]
An average of 950 mm of rain a year, spread over 127 days — about 7.5 mm on a day it rains. [13]
Rainfall measured at PASSIRAC, 6.8 km away at 114 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [13]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16354/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16354/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16354/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16354/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16040
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16066
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16046
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16230
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16074
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montfermier | 82 | 171 km SE | 111 | 8.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 46 % · winter 81 % |
| Cazaux-d'Anglès | 32 | 193 km S | 112 | 8.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 61 % · humidity 57 % |
| Montgauch | 09 | 279 km S | 112 | 8.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Moirey-Flabas-Crépion | 55 | 598 km NE | 109 | 9.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 68 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Gratien-Savigny | 58 | 331 km NE | 114 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 % |
| Balnot-la-Grange | 10 | 433 km NE | 111 | 5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 74 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montfermier | 82 | 171 km SE | 111 | 8.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 46 % · winter 81 % |
| Cazaux-d'Anglès | 32 | 193 km S | 112 | 8.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 61 % · humidity 57 % |
| Montgauch | 09 | 279 km S | 112 | 8.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Gratien-Savigny | 58 | 331 km NE | 114 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 % |
| Balnot-la-Grange | 10 | 433 km NE | 111 | 5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 74 % · humidity 79 % |
| Moirey-Flabas-Crépion | 55 | 598 km NE | 109 | 9.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 68 % · humidity 79 % |
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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-Souline'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villiers-aux-Corneilles | 51 | 453 km NE | 113 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Curac | 16 | 10 km S | 113 | 9.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mondion | 86 | 178 km N | 120 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rouffiac | 16 | 15 km SE | 117 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Romain-de-Monpazier | 24 | 102 km SE | 104 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Murs | 36 | 193 km NE | 119 | 7.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
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