La Boixe
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school.
Partly served 51/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 66 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Boixe (INSEE 16393) is in Charente (16), part of CC Coeur de Charente. Population 2,841 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2025-01-01 from 1 former commune: Montignac-Charente (16226). [3]
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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/16393-la-boixe
Vitality score
Vitality score 51/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 66 % of the 7,447 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 | 0.47 | 25 | 11.83 |
| Social | 0.51 | 20 | 10.26 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0.63 | 10 | 6.29 |
| Public & culture | 0.51 | 5 | 2.56 |
| Population trend | 0.78 | 10 | 7.8 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.62 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school. [4,5]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE FOURNIL D'ANAIS). [4,5]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (PIERRE BONNEAU SARL). [4,5]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (COOP). [4,5]
2 × Restaurant (PIZZEA · MARQUANT). [4,5]
1 × Café / bar (BAR LE DONJON). [5]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CELINE COLIN, MÉDECIN · SARHA SAUTEREAU, MÉDECIN · OLIVIER RIMKUS, MÉDECIN · JEAN-MATHIEU BESSONNET, MÉDECIN). [4]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE VARS). [4,5]
2 × Post office / agence postale (VARS LPA AP · LA POSTE). [4]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [4]
1 × Swimming pool (ESPACE DE LOISIRS). [4]
2 × Bank (CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL CHARENTE-PERIGORD). [4]
8 × Hairdresser (WIRCZAK JOSSELINE · SARL TENDANCE). [4,5]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL LES PLATANES). [4,5]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Supermarket, 1 × Restaurant, 2 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire). [4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LE FOURNIL D'ANAIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | PIERRE BONNEAU SARL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | COOP | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4,5] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 2 | PIZZEA · MARQUANT | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 1 | BAR LE DONJON | INSEE SIRENE 1 [5] |
| 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) | 4 | CELINE COLIN, MÉDECIN · SARHA SAUTEREAU, MÉDECIN · OLIVIER RIMKUS, MÉDECIN · JEAN-MATHIEU BESSONNET, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE VARS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | VARS LPA AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 1 | ESPACE DE LOISIRS | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Bank | 2 | CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL CHARENTE-PERIGORD | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Hairdresser | 8 | WIRCZAK JOSSELINE · SARL TENDANCE | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL LES PLATANES | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday Montignac. [6]
Trajectory
Population 2,686 (2012) → 2,841 (2023): 5.8 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 2,220 (1990) → 2,841 (2023): 28 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,488, of which 3.8 % second homes and 8.3 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Boixe): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Food shop (La Boixe): 1.5 km to the north (straight line). [10]
GP (La Boixe): 1.1 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (La Boixe): 1.1 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Amant-de-Boixe): 3.9 km to the north (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 27 days a year at or above 30 °C and 43 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the MONTIGNAC weather station, 2.4 km away at 63 m; the village itself is at 49 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at MONTIGNAC, 2.4 km away at 63 m, over 20 summers. [12]
An average of 827 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at MONTIGNAC, 2.4 km away at 63 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [6]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16393/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://mairie-laboixe.fr/la-commune-2/— “à Montignac : tous les jours sauf le lundi”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16393/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16393/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16393/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16393
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16295
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rédené | 29 | 359 km NW | 3,043 | 48 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Branchs | 37 | 170 km N | 2,637 | 51.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Plumelec | 56 | 312 km NW | 2,754 | 68 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Richebourg | 62 | 569 km N | 2,687 | 50.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 84 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cléguérec | 56 | 357 km NW | 2,885 | 62.1 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Val d'Oust | 56 | 305 km NW | 2,807 | 67.9 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 73 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Branchs | 37 | 170 km N | 2,637 | 51.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Val d'Oust | 56 | 305 km NW | 2,807 | 67.9 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 73 % · humidity 86 % |
| Plumelec | 56 | 312 km NW | 2,754 | 68 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cléguérec | 56 | 357 km NW | 2,885 | 62.1 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rédené | 29 | 359 km NW | 3,043 | 48 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Richebourg | 62 | 569 km N | 2,687 | 50.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 84 % · 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 La Boixe'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valdivienne | 86 | 92 km NE | 2,715 | 53.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Eyzin-Pinet | 38 | 380 km E | 2,285 | 51.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Boivre-la-Vallée | 86 | 89 km N | 3,024 | 39.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Méreau | 18 | 215 km NE | 2,632 | 48.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Varennes-sur-Loire | 49 | 164 km N | 1,922 | 47.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Quintenas | 07 | 362 km E | 1,770 | 49.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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