Valence
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 17.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 53 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Valence (INSEE 16392) is in Charente (16), part of CC Coeur de Charente. Population 192 (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 17.6/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 53 % of the 15,741 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.41 | 10 | 4.06 |
| Housing mix | 0.61 | 5 | 3.03 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant. [4,3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (VALENCE RP). [4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Restaurant | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,3] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | VALENCE RP | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 227 (2012) → 192 (2023): -15.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 212 (1990) → 192 (2023): -9.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 142, of which 19.7 % second homes and 8.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Coulgens): 8.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Val-de-Bonnieure): 4.4 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Val-de-Bonnieure): 4.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Val-de-Bonnieure): 4.4 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Val-de-Bonnieure): 4.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 25 days a year at or above 30 °C and 50 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ST FRONT weather station, 1.1 km away at 99 m; the village itself is at 88 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ST FRONT, 1.1 km away at 99 m, over 20 summers. [10]
An average of 789 mm of rain a year, spread over 119 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST FRONT, 1.1 km away at 99 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16392/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16392/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16392/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16392/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16107
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16300
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longré | 16 | 28 km NW | 193 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Préaux | 36 | 147 km NE | 172 | 15.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Géraud-de-Corps | 24 | 104 km S | 202 | 23.3 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 93 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Merd-la-Breuille | 23 | 165 km E | 198 | 16 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 41 % · humidity 71 % |
| Gurat | 16 | 51 km S | 186 | 21 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chauvigny-du-Perche | 41 | 238 km N | 230 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 99 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longré | 16 | 28 km NW | 193 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gurat | 16 | 51 km S | 186 | 21 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Géraud-de-Corps | 24 | 104 km S | 202 | 23.3 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 93 % · humidity 64 % |
| Préaux | 36 | 147 km NE | 172 | 15.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Merd-la-Breuille | 23 | 165 km E | 198 | 16 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 41 % · humidity 71 % |
| Chauvigny-du-Perche | 41 | 238 km N | 230 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 99 % · 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 Valence'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longré | 16 | 28 km NW | 193 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Préaux | 36 | 147 km NE | 172 | 15.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gurat | 16 | 51 km S | 186 | 21 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Urciers | 36 | 158 km NE | 236 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Brugnac | 47 | 160 km S | 180 | 16.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Perdoux | 46 | 191 km SE | 196 | 15.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
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