Salles-de-Villefagnan
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 10.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 7 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Salles-de-Villefagnan (INSEE 16361) is in Charente (16), part of CC Val de Charente. Population 313 (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 10.2/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 7 % of the 17,885 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 | 0.46 | 10 | 4.57 |
| Housing mix | 0.82 | 5 | 4.1 |
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 348 (2012) → 313 (2023): -10.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 327 (1990) → 313 (2023): -4.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 201, of which 9 % second homes and 17.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Verteuil-sur-Charente): 5.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Verteuil-sur-Charente): 5.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Verteuil-sur-Charente): 5.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Aunac-sur-Charente): 7.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Charmé): 3.8 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 46 days at or below 0 °C, over 24 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the RUFFEC weather station, 7.2 km away at 121 m; the village itself is at 104 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at RUFFEC, 7.2 km away at 121 m, over 12 summers. [11]
An average of 804 mm of rain a year, spread over 121 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at RUFFEC, 7.2 km away at 121 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 — 16361/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16361/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16361/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16361/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16400
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16083
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domèvre-sur-Vezouze | 54 | 579 km NE | 314 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 62 % · humidity 86 % |
| Courcelles-le-Roi | 45 | 289 km NE | 316 | 13.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 80 % |
| Chenevrey-et-Morogne | 70 | 451 km E | 305 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montigny-sur-Crécy | 02 | 490 km NE | 306 | 10.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 84 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cabanès | 81 | 285 km SE | 307 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ligsdorf | 68 | 570 km E | 317 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabanès | 81 | 285 km SE | 307 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Courcelles-le-Roi | 45 | 289 km NE | 316 | 13.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 80 % |
| Chenevrey-et-Morogne | 70 | 451 km E | 305 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montigny-sur-Crécy | 02 | 490 km NE | 306 | 10.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 84 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ligsdorf | 68 | 570 km E | 317 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 % |
| Domèvre-sur-Vezouze | 54 | 579 km NE | 314 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 62 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Salles-de-Villefagnan'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Symphorien-sur-Saône | 21 | 413 km E | 322 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villetrun | 41 | 217 km N | 316 | 12.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Dosches | 10 | 405 km NE | 312 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Martin-sous-Montaigu | 71 | 362 km E | 319 | 8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Haussignémont | 51 | 462 km NE | 311 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ensigné | 79 | 35 km NW | 288 | 10.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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