Villefagnan
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 66.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 99 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Villefagnan (INSEE 16409) is in Charente (16), part of CC Val de Charente. Population 972 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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 66.5/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 99 % of the 14,488 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 | 0.5 | 25 | 12.47 |
| Social | 0.79 | 20 | 15.82 |
| Education | 0.86 | 10 | 8.65 |
| Health | 0.75 | 10 | 7.48 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.48 | 10 | 4.76 |
| Housing mix | 0.83 | 5 | 4.15 |
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]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (O COMPTOIR DE MAUD · ELIA MARKET). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (L'ETOILE D'OR · COFFEE CAVE · LES PIZZAS D'HELENE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE ANTOINE DE ST EXUPERY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ENFANT JESUS). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE ALBERT MICHENEAU). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ELISABETH CAPON, MÉDECIN · PATRICK BONNARDEL, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE ARRIVE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE COMMUNALE LA CLÉ DES MOTS). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (L AIRE COUVERTE). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (ESPACE DE LOISIRS). [3]
1 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL CHARENTE-PERIGORD). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (COIFF'LUI · M L COIF). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (M PELOQUIN AIRE NATURELLE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie).
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | O COMPTOIR DE MAUD · ELIA MARKET | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 | 3 | L'ETOILE D'OR · COFFEE CAVE · LES PIZZAS D'HELENE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE ANTOINE DE ST EXUPERY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ENFANT JESUS | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE ALBERT MICHENEAU | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | ELISABETH CAPON, MÉDECIN · PATRICK BONNARDEL, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE ARRIVE | 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 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE COMMUNALE LA CLÉ DES MOTS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | L AIRE COUVERTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 1 | ESPACE DE LOISIRS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 1 | CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL CHARENTE-PERIGORD | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 3 | COIFF'LUI · M L COIF | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | M PELOQUIN AIRE NATURELLE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5,6]
Trajectory
Population 1,012 (2012) → 972 (2023): -4 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 996 (1990) → 972 (2023): -2.4 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 579, of which 8.5 % second homes and 15.5 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Villefagnan): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Villefagnan): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
GP (Villefagnan): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Villefagnan): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Villefagnan): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 26 days a year at or above 30 °C and 53 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the TUSSON weather station, 7.3 km away at 88 m; the village itself is at 120 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at TUSSON, 7.3 km away at 88 m, over 29 summers. [11]
An average of 821 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 6.8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at TUSSON, 7.3 km away at 88 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
73 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 88,790 € — 825 € 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 — 16409/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2025-07— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/c7aeedf6-a869-3f6a-b2d3-368e3b205927— “Marché hebdomadaire”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2026-07— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/8f4a572b-31f7-3608-b2a0-99903875d059— “Marché paysan bio à la ferme”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16409/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16409/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 16409/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 16409
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Grand-Serre | 26 | 399 km E | 973 | 65 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Courson-les-Carrières | 89 | 315 km NE | 900 | 62.3 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ury | 77 | 322 km NE | 882 | 60.9 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rilly-la-Montagne | 51 | 459 km NE | 1,003 | 48.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fontaine-Française | 21 | 437 km NE | 911 | 63.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 77 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Aignan-sur-Roë | 53 | 223 km NW | 949 | 59.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 72 % · winter 96 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Aignan-sur-Roë | 53 | 223 km NW | 949 | 59.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 72 % · winter 96 % |
| Courson-les-Carrières | 89 | 315 km NE | 900 | 62.3 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ury | 77 | 322 km NE | 882 | 60.9 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Grand-Serre | 26 | 399 km E | 973 | 65 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fontaine-Française | 21 | 437 km NE | 911 | 63.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 77 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rilly-la-Montagne | 51 | 459 km NE | 1,003 | 48.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Villefagnan'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Grand-Serre | 26 | 399 km E | 973 | 65 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Salornay-sur-Guye | 71 | 352 km E | 864 | 64.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Bridoire | 73 | 442 km E | 1,202 | 44.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Savigny-lès-Beaune | 21 | 381 km E | 1,268 | 54.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Reignac-sur-Indre | 37 | 150 km NE | 1,288 | 53.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Coudes | 63 | 247 km E | 1,225 | 54.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
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