Souvigné
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 8.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 7 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Souvigné (INSEE 16373) is in Charente (16), part of CC Val de Charente. Population 182 (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 8.3/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 7 % of the 15,408 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 | 0.3 | 10 | 3.02 |
| Housing mix | 0.81 | 5 | 4.07 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
2 × Hairdresser (L'SA COIFFURE A DOMICILE). [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 | 2 | L'SA COIFFURE A DOMICILE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 231 (2012) → 182 (2023): -21.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 227 (1990) → 182 (2023): -19.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 129, of which 9.3 % second homes and 19.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Villefagnan): 5.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Tusson): 3.9 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Villefagnan): 4.9 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Villefagnan): 5 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Villefagnan): 4.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 26 days a year at or above 30 °C and 53 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the TUSSON weather station, 2.5 km away at 88 m; the village itself is at 105 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at TUSSON, 2.5 km away at 88 m, over 29 summers. [10]
An average of 821 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 6.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at TUSSON, 2.5 km away at 88 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
24 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 109,075 € — 922 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Charente is 1,144 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [11]
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
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16373/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16373/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16373/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16373/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16409
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16390
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mertrud | 52 | 456 km NE | 183 | 9.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Château-d'Almenêches | 61 | 301 km N | 182 | 9.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Grivy-Loisy | 08 | 514 km NE | 181 | 10.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Julien-lès-Russey | 25 | 528 km E | 181 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 5 % · humidity 79 % |
| Rocquencourt | 60 | 445 km N | 184 | 15.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lignorelles | 89 | 349 km NE | 185 | 13.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 80 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Château-d'Almenêches | 61 | 301 km N | 182 | 9.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lignorelles | 89 | 349 km NE | 185 | 13.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 80 % · humidity 79 % |
| Rocquencourt | 60 | 445 km N | 184 | 15.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mertrud | 52 | 456 km NE | 183 | 9.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Grivy-Loisy | 08 | 514 km NE | 181 | 10.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Julien-lès-Russey | 25 | 528 km E | 181 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 5 % · 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 Souvigné'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concriers | 41 | 228 km NE | 184 | 14.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mérey-Vieilley | 25 | 483 km E | 178 | 17 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lavignac | 87 | 87 km E | 171 | 13.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Roncenay | 10 | 391 km NE | 175 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Quincy-le-Vicomte | 21 | 368 km NE | 207 | 13.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Limeux | 18 | 199 km NE | 166 | 11 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
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