Taizé-Aizie
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 35.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 70 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Taizé-Aizie (INSEE 16378) is in Charente (16), part of CC Val de Charente. Population 593 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/16378-taize-aizie
Vitality score
Vitality score 35.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 70 % of the 17,106 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 | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.59 | 10 | 5.9 |
| Housing mix | 0.77 | 5 | 3.83 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LAURHEL). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (BAR LES FORGES). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE DE TAIZE-AIZIE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [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 | 1 | LAURHEL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | BAR LES FORGES | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE DE TAIZE-AIZIE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 587 (2012) → 593 (2023): 1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 544 (1990) → 593 (2023): 9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 332, of which 11.7 % second homes and 6.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Lizant): 3.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Ruffec): 4.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Ruffec): 4.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Ruffec): 5 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Taizé-Aizie): 0 km to the east (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, 6.6 km away at 121 m; the village itself is at 110 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at RUFFEC, 6.6 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, 6.6 km away at 121 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
48 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 121,500 € — 842 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Charente is 1,144 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [12]
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 — 16378/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16378/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16378/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16378/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 86136
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16292
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16378
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyas | 07 | 371 km E | 592 | 36.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sougy-sur-Loire | 58 | 257 km E | 594 | 37.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Apremont | 60 | 390 km NE | 636 | 34.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Aignan-le-Jaillard | 45 | 251 km NE | 596 | 35.3 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Courtomer | 77 | 351 km NE | 591 | 37.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Flagy | 77 | 322 km NE | 584 | 39.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Aignan-le-Jaillard | 45 | 251 km NE | 596 | 35.3 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sougy-sur-Loire | 58 | 257 km E | 594 | 37.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Flagy | 77 | 322 km NE | 584 | 39.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Courtomer | 77 | 351 km NE | 591 | 37.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lyas | 07 | 371 km E | 592 | 36.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Apremont | 60 | 390 km NE | 636 | 34.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 93 % · 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 Taizé-Aizie'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flagy | 77 | 322 km NE | 584 | 39.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Guilly | 45 | 248 km NE | 659 | 38.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bourdeau | 73 | 437 km E | 572 | 34.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Martin-de-Bavel | 01 | 421 km E | 428 | 37.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Martial-de-Valette | 24 | 69 km SE | 803 | 34.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Georges-sur-Arnon | 36 | 176 km NE | 548 | 32 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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