Brives-sur-Charente
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 29.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 87 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Brives-sur-Charente (INSEE 17069) is in Charente-Maritime (17), part of CC de la Haute Saintonge. Population 213 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 29.9/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 87 % of the 16,342 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 | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.71 | 10 | 7.1 |
| Housing mix | 0.82 | 5 | 4.09 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (O'BIEN VIVRE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (BRIVES SUR CHARENTE AP). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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 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 | 1 | O'BIEN VIVRE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | BRIVES SUR CHARENTE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 244 (2012) → 213 (2023): -12.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 176 (1990) → 213 (2023): 21 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 121, of which 9.1 % second homes and 12.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Dompierre-sur-Charente): 4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Montils): 4.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Sever-de-Saintonge): 3.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Chérac): 3.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Chérac): 3.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 26 days a year at or above 30 °C and 39 days at or below 0 °C, over 14 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the SALIGNAC weather station, 3.1 km away at 15 m; the village itself is at 14 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 7 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at BURIE, 12.6 km away at 56 m, over 11 summers. [12]
An average of 765 mm of rain a year, spread over 118 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at SALIGNAC, 3.1 km away at 15 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17069/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17069/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17069/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 17069/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17141
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17242
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17400
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 17100
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballans | 17 | 25 km NE | 201 | 25.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Boulages | 10 | 463 km NE | 224 | 26.7 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 58 % |
| Brieulles-sur-Bar | 08 | 581 km NE | 224 | 38.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 69 % · winter 61 % |
| Pernand-Vergelesses | 21 | 437 km NE | 237 | 25.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 81 % · humidity 57 % |
| Bragelogne-Beauvoir | 10 | 441 km NE | 217 | 22.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 64 % · humidity 57 % |
| Vauconcourt-Nervezain | 70 | 528 km NE | 217 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 39 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballans | 17 | 25 km NE | 201 | 25.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pernand-Vergelesses | 21 | 437 km NE | 237 | 25.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 81 % · humidity 57 % |
| Bragelogne-Beauvoir | 10 | 441 km NE | 217 | 22.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 64 % · humidity 57 % |
| Boulages | 10 | 463 km NE | 224 | 26.7 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 58 % |
| Vauconcourt-Nervezain | 70 | 528 km NE | 217 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 39 % · humidity 71 % |
| Brieulles-sur-Bar | 08 | 581 km NE | 224 | 38.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 69 % · winter 61 % |
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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 Brives-sur-Charente'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballans | 17 | 25 km NE | 201 | 25.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ozon | 65 | 284 km S | 239 | 22.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lugagnan | 65 | 292 km S | 167 | 25.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Simon | 16 | 30 km E | 233 | 19.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cessac | 33 | 106 km S | 196 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainte-Même | 17 | 22 km N | 223 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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