Torsac
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 22.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 21 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Torsac (INSEE 16382) is in Charente (16), part of CA du Grand Angoulême. Population 740 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 22.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 21 % of the 16,142 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.51 | 10 | 5.12 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.72 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE DE TORSAC). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (TORSAC AP). [3]
1 × Library (POINT LECTURE). [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, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [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] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE DE TORSAC | 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 | 1 | TORSAC AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | POINT LECTURE | 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 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
Monthly market (reported, unverified): Wednesday. See the source for which week of the month. [5]
Trajectory
Population 779 (2012) → 740 (2023): -5 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 731 (1990) → 740 (2023): 1.2 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 386, of which 2.8 % second homes and 7.5 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Dignac): 4.9 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Fouquebrune): 4.1 km to the south (straight line). [10]
GP (Dignac): 4.9 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Dignac): 4.9 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Torsac): 0 km to the south (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 28 days a year at or above 30 °C and 60 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the RONSENAC weather station, 10 km away at 109 m; the village itself is at 111 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at RONSENAC, 10 km away at 109 m, over 18 summers. [12]
An average of 936 mm of rain a year, spread over 127 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at TORSAC, 1.3 km away at 151 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16382/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2023-03— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/52e94703-6779-3d43-977b-e77d4a5b0b97— “La place Blanche de Torsac accueille un marché d'environ 10 producteurs locaux 2 mercredis par mois.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16382/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16382/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16382/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16119
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16143
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16382
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
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| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haudivillers | 60 | 462 km N | 773 | 23 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Ciers-de-Canesse | 33 | 84 km SW | 746 | 22.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 55 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Michel-de-Chavaignes | 72 | 274 km N | 737 | 22.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 74 % · humidity 86 % |
| Dompierre-sur-Helpe | 59 | 577 km NE | 815 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montagny-en-Vexin | 60 | 421 km N | 672 | 25.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Brueil-en-Vexin | 78 | 404 km N | 652 | 27.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Ciers-de-Canesse | 33 | 84 km SW | 746 | 22.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 55 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Michel-de-Chavaignes | 72 | 274 km N | 737 | 22.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 74 % · humidity 86 % |
| Brueil-en-Vexin | 78 | 404 km N | 652 | 27.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montagny-en-Vexin | 60 | 421 km N | 672 | 25.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Haudivillers | 60 | 462 km N | 773 | 23 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Dompierre-sur-Helpe | 59 | 577 km NE | 815 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 88 % · 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 Torsac'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-Célerin | 72 | 285 km N | 882 | 28.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vernon | 86 | 100 km N | 730 | 34.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bény | 01 | 401 km E | 777 | 24.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Argentine | 73 | 475 km E | 959 | 26.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lemps | 07 | 359 km E | 798 | 26.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Dampniat | 19 | 119 km E | 716 | 23.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
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