Soyaux
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 45.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 11 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Soyaux (INSEE 16374) is in Charente (16), part of CA du Grand Angoulême. Population 10,087 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [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 45.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 11 % of the 2,423 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 | 0.36 | 25 | 9.08 |
| Social | 0.56 | 20 | 11.16 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.27 | 10 | 2.67 |
| Public & culture | 0.17 | 5 | 0.85 |
| Population trend | 0.47 | 10 | 4.74 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.85 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
5 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE PAIN GOURMAND · BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · AU PALAIS DES DELICES · LES PETITS PAINS DE CHRISTOPHE). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (GRAND FRAIS · SARL MAUGET). [3,4]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (L EPICERIE FABULETTE · AMODO MARKET · VIETNAM MARKET). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (LIDL · ALDI MARCHE · CARREFOUR). [3,4]
13 × Restaurant (IDEAS · BUFFALO GRILL · SAVEURS D'ASIE · BISTRO REGENT · OP16). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (BAR A MOUSSE). [4]
5 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE CHARLES PERRAULT · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE SAINT EXUPERY · ECOLE MATERNELLE JULIE-VICTOIRE DAUBIE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE PAUL ELUARD · ECOL MATE PUBLIQUE PAULINE KERGOMARD). [3]
6 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LE BOURG · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN MOULIN · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB JEAN MONET · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE EDOUARD HERRIOT · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB C FREINET). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE ROMAIN ROLLAND · COLLEGE PIERRE MENDES-FRANCE). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (VALÉRIE BAILLY-MAITRE, MÉDECIN · PATRICK LABAT, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU CHAMP DE MANOEUVRE · PHARMACIE LAGARDE PIZON · PHARMACIE LUTARD). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (SOYAUX CDM LPA AP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE POUR TOUS). [3]
4 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE ROMAIN ROLLAND · LEP JEAN ALBERT GREGOIRE · PLAINE DE JEUX · GYMNASE LEON BLUM). [3]
7 × Bank (CREDIT MUTUEL · CAISSE D'EPARGNE AQUITAINE POITOU CHARENTES · BNP PARIBAS · CAISSE REGIONALE CREDIT MUTUEL SUD OUEST · BANQUE POPULAIRE AQUITAINE CENTRE ATLANTIQUE). [3]
14 × Hairdresser (MIGUEL · LE SALON · FLOW COIFFURE · JUST FOR MEN · COIFF & CO). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 5 × Restaurant, 2 × GP (médecin généraliste), 1 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 5 | LE PAIN GOURMAND · BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · AU PALAIS DES DELICES · LES PETITS PAINS DE CHRISTOPHE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | GRAND FRAIS · SARL MAUGET | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | L EPICERIE FABULETTE · AMODO MARKET · VIETNAM MARKET | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 3 | LIDL · ALDI MARCHE · CARREFOUR | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 13 | IDEAS · BUFFALO GRILL · SAVEURS D'ASIE · BISTRO REGENT · OP16 | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 26 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | BAR A MOUSSE | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 5 | ECOLE MATERNELLE CHARLES PERRAULT · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE SAINT EXUPERY · ECOLE MATERNELLE JULIE-VICTOIRE DAUBIE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE PAUL ELUARD · ECOL MATE PUBLIQUE PAULINE KERGOMARD | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 6 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LE BOURG · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN MOULIN · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB JEAN MONET · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE EDOUARD HERRIOT · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB C FREINET | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE ROMAIN ROLLAND · COLLEGE PIERRE MENDES-FRANCE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | VALÉRIE BAILLY-MAITRE, MÉDECIN · PATRICK LABAT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | PHARMACIE DU CHAMP DE MANOEUVRE · PHARMACIE LAGARDE PIZON · PHARMACIE LUTARD | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | SOYAUX CDM LPA AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE POUR TOUS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 4 | GYMNASE ROMAIN ROLLAND · LEP JEAN ALBERT GREGOIRE · PLAINE DE JEUX · GYMNASE LEON BLUM | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 7 | CREDIT MUTUEL · CAISSE D'EPARGNE AQUITAINE POITOU CHARENTES · BNP PARIBAS · CAISSE REGIONALE CREDIT MUTUEL SUD OUEST · BANQUE POPULAIRE AQUITAINE CENTRE ATLANTIQUE | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 14 | MIGUEL · LE SALON · FLOW COIFFURE · JUST FOR MEN · COIFF & CO | INSEE BPE 14 / INSEE SIRENE 19 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 9,570 (2012) → 10,087 (2023): 5.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 10,353 (1990) → 10,087 (2023): -2.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 4,960, of which 1.5 % second homes and 6.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Soyaux): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Soyaux): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Soyaux): 0.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Soyaux): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Soyaux): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 25 days a year at or above 30 °C and 45 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the LA COURONNE weather station, 7.4 km away at 58 m; the village itself is at 133 m. [9]
The village sits 75 m above the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 4.94 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at LA COURONNE, 7.4 km away at 58 m, over 30 summers. [9]
That station sits 75 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 5.46 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 849 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at LA COURONNE, 7.4 km away at 58 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16374/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16374/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16374/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16374/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16374
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Léguevin | 31 | 242 km S | 9,945 | 56.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 73 % · humidity 71 % |
| Beaumont-sur-Oise | 95 | 420 km N | 10,232 | 49.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 84 % · humidity 71 % |
| Jeumont | 59 | 594 km NE | 10,160 | 40.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 64 % · winter 93 % |
| Chambly | 60 | 421 km N | 9,959 | 69.5 | Served | no figures |
| Auchel | 62 | 566 km N | 10,051 | 53.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Aniche | 59 | 569 km N | 9,963 | 68 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Léguevin | 31 | 242 km S | 9,945 | 56.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 73 % · humidity 71 % |
| Beaumont-sur-Oise | 95 | 420 km N | 10,232 | 49.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 84 % · humidity 71 % |
| Chambly | 60 | 421 km N | 9,959 | 69.5 | Served | no figures |
| Auchel | 62 | 566 km N | 10,051 | 53.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Aniche | 59 | 569 km N | 9,963 | 68 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Jeumont | 59 | 594 km NE | 10,160 | 40.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 64 % · winter 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 Soyaux'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerzat | 63 | 230 km E | 10,335 | 48.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Issoudun | 36 | 200 km NE | 11,159 | 53.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Motte-Servolex | 73 | 442 km E | 12,067 | 50.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pont-du-Château | 63 | 238 km E | 12,412 | 54.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Châlette-sur-Loing | 45 | 327 km NE | 12,677 | 52.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Charnay-lès-Mâcon | 71 | 363 km E | 8,227 | 58.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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