Saint-Sulpice-de-Ruffec
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 8.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 28 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Sulpice-de-Ruffec (INSEE 16356) is in Charente (16), part of CC Val de Charente. Population 45 (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 8.3/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 28 % of the 4,093 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 | 0.48 | 10 | 4.78 |
| Housing mix | 0.46 | 5 | 2.3 |
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 32 (2012) → 45 (2023): 40.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 46 (1990) → 45 (2023): -2.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 37, of which 27 % second homes and 8.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Verteuil-sur-Charente): 7.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Aunac-sur-Charente): 6 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Aunac-sur-Charente): 6.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Aunac-sur-Charente): 6.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Nanteuil-en-Vallée): 6.8 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 25 days a year at or above 30 °C and 50 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST FRONT weather station, 6.6 km away at 99 m; the village itself is at 104 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ST FRONT, 6.6 km away at 99 m, over 20 summers. [11]
An average of 789 mm of rain a year, spread over 119 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST FRONT, 6.6 km away at 99 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 — 16356/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16356/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16356/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16356/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16400
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16242
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bay-sur-Aube | 52 | 417 km NE | 45 | 6.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 38 % · humidity 79 % |
| Ameuvelle | 88 | 482 km NE | 46 | 2.7 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Montcharvot | 52 | 466 km NE | 44 | 12.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 58 % · humidity 86 % |
| Barjac | 09 | 326 km S | 45 | 14.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rouvroy-sur-Serre | 02 | 510 km NE | 45 | 4.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 69 % · humidity 79 % |
| Calzan | 09 | 342 km S | 45 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 69 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barjac | 09 | 326 km S | 45 | 14.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Calzan | 09 | 342 km S | 45 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 69 % · humidity 71 % |
| Bay-sur-Aube | 52 | 417 km NE | 45 | 6.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 38 % · humidity 79 % |
| Montcharvot | 52 | 466 km NE | 44 | 12.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 58 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ameuvelle | 88 | 482 km NE | 46 | 2.7 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Rouvroy-sur-Serre | 02 | 510 km NE | 45 | 4.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 69 % · 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 Saint-Sulpice-de-Ruffec'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaumont | 18 | 213 km NE | 45 | 11.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chêne-Sec | 39 | 406 km E | 39 | 5.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fuligny | 10 | 426 km NE | 40 | 5.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fravaux | 10 | 415 km NE | 36 | 5.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Verdon | 24 | 128 km S | 35 | 7.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rieucazé | 31 | 320 km S | 52 | 8.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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