Villebois-Lavalette
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 61.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 98 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Villebois-Lavalette (INSEE 16408) is in Charente (16), part of CC Lavalette Tude Dronne. Population 717 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 61.4/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 98 % of the 16,295 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.54 |
| Social | 0.79 | 20 | 15.82 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.79 | 10 | 7.91 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.44 | 10 | 4.37 |
| Housing mix | 0.82 | 5 | 4.11 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (SUPER U). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (LE LAVALETTE · DELYS KREOL · CHEZ NINIE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (VINTAGE JAZZ CAFE). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE ARC EN CIEL). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB JEAN TAUTOU). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE HENRI MARTIN). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CHRISTOPHE JUNIOT, MÉDECIN · ALEXIS VIVIEN, MÉDECIN · OPHÉLIE CHAMBROT, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE CASASNOVAS). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (VILLEBOIS LAVALETTE LPAC AP). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE LAVALETTE TUDE DRONNE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE). [3]
2 × Bank (CAISSE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL CHARENTE-PERIGORD). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (COIFF'DENTENTE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 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] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | SUPER U | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 3 | LE LAVALETTE · DELYS KREOL · CHEZ NINIE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | VINTAGE JAZZ CAFE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE ARC EN CIEL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB JEAN TAUTOU | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE HENRI MARTIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | CHRISTOPHE JUNIOT, MÉDECIN · ALEXIS VIVIEN, MÉDECIN · OPHÉLIE CHAMBROT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE CASASNOVAS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | VILLEBOIS LAVALETTE LPAC AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE LAVALETTE TUDE DRONNE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | GYMNASE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 2 | CAISSE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL CHARENTE-PERIGORD | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 2 | COIFF'DENTENTE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 740 (2012) → 717 (2023): -3.1 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 765 (1990) → 717 (2023): -6.3 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 403, of which 8.9 % second homes and 12.7 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Dignac): 8.5 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Villebois-Lavalette): 1 km to the north (straight line). [10]
GP (Villebois-Lavalette): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Villebois-Lavalette): 1 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Villebois-Lavalette): 0 km to the north (straight line). [10]
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. [11]
Measured at the RONSENAC weather station, 2 km away at 109 m; the village itself is at 150 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at RONSENAC, 2 km away at 109 m, over 18 summers. [11]
An average of 850 mm of rain a year, spread over 123 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at RONSENAC, 2 km away at 109 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16408/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-02— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/b2d520fa-c99a-3ea0-a12f-400d91b7e0ee— “Marché hebdomadaire de Villebois-Lavalette”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16408/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16408/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16408/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16119
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16408
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Précy-sous-Thil | 21 | 375 km NE | 719 | 63.9 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sellières | 39 | 434 km E | 737 | 61.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Longeau-Percey | 52 | 461 km NE | 688 | 62.4 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lembeye | 64 | 228 km S | 838 | 63.5 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 46 % |
| Fresnes-en-Woëvre | 55 | 569 km NE | 668 | 59.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Varennes-en-Argonne | 55 | 549 km NE | 636 | 62.6 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lembeye | 64 | 228 km S | 838 | 63.5 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 46 % |
| Précy-sous-Thil | 21 | 375 km NE | 719 | 63.9 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sellières | 39 | 434 km E | 737 | 61.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Longeau-Percey | 52 | 461 km NE | 688 | 62.4 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Varennes-en-Argonne | 55 | 549 km NE | 636 | 62.6 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fresnes-en-Woëvre | 55 | 569 km NE | 668 | 59.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 92 % · 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 Villebois-Lavalette'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sellières | 39 | 434 km E | 737 | 61.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villamblard | 24 | 55 km S | 851 | 48.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Gy | 70 | 475 km NE | 1,049 | 56.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sigoulès-et-Flaugeac | 24 | 81 km S | 1,280 | 48.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Olliergues | 63 | 262 km E | 736 | 49.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lamure-sur-Azergues | 69 | 333 km E | 1,048 | 55.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
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