Souffrignac
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school.
Few services 25.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 88 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Souffrignac (INSEE 16372) is in Charente (16), part of CC La Rochefoucauld Porte du Périgord. Population 150 (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 25.9/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 88 % of the 14,109 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.65 | 10 | 6.54 |
| Housing mix | 0.77 | 5 | 3.85 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE CIRQUE A PAINS). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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) | 1 | LE CIRQUE A PAINS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 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 | 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 153 (2012) → 150 (2023): -2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 130 (1990) → 150 (2023): 15.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 87, of which 11.5 % second homes and 6.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Souffrignac): 1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Javerlhac-et-la-Chapelle-Saint-Robert): 5 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Marthon): 5.3 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Marthon): 5.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Varaignes): 2.2 km to the east (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 25 days a year at or above 30 °C and 60 days at or below 0 °C, over 23 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the MARTHON weather station, 5.3 km away at 120 m; the village itself is at 138 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at MARTHON, 5.3 km away at 120 m, over 23 summers. [12]
An average of 787 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at MARTHON, 5.3 km away at 120 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16372/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16372/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16372/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16372/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16372
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 24214
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16211
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 24565
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleyrac | 33 | 106 km SW | 148 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 64 % · humidity 64 % |
| Vernix | 50 | 371 km N | 154 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Laréole | 31 | 210 km S | 157 | 22.2 | Few services | no figures |
| Margouët-Meymes | 32 | 210 km S | 163 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 47 % · humidity 43 % |
| Ilharre | 64 | 274 km SW | 147 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 58 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Perdoux | 24 | 95 km S | 143 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Perdoux | 24 | 95 km S | 143 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cleyrac | 33 | 106 km SW | 148 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 64 % · humidity 64 % |
| Margouët-Meymes | 32 | 210 km S | 163 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 47 % · humidity 43 % |
| Laréole | 31 | 210 km S | 157 | 22.2 | Few services | no figures |
| Ilharre | 64 | 274 km SW | 147 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 58 % · humidity 0 % |
| Vernix | 50 | 371 km N | 154 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 84 % · 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 Souffrignac'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-Perdoux | 24 | 95 km S | 143 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bourg-le-Comte | 71 | 281 km E | 168 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Martin-des-Lais | 03 | 271 km NE | 122 | 13.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Boudrac | 31 | 267 km S | 148 | 12.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Feuillade | 16 | 3.2 km NW | 283 | 22.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Barberier | 03 | 223 km E | 150 | 15.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
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