Charroux
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 48.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 82 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Charroux (INSEE 86061) is in Vienne (86), part of CC du Civraisien en Poitou. Population 1,036 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/86061-charroux
Vitality score
Vitality score 48.9/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 82 % of the 14,098 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 | 0.34 | 25 | 8.55 |
| Social | 0.78 | 20 | 15.54 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.59 | 10 | 5.85 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.23 | 10 | 2.25 |
| Housing mix | 0.7 | 5 | 3.48 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (DE CONTET YOANN · LE FOURNIL DES HALLES). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SAS N&N). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (THE MONK'S SANCTUARY CHARROUX · CAFE DE CHARROUX). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (THE GREELAND PUB COMPANY · O'CHAT ROUX · BAR DE LA TOUR). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE DE CHARROUX). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE ROMAIN ROLLAND). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MARIE-EUGENE GUILLAUD, MÉDECIN · FRANCIS BAILLOUX, MÉDECIN · GERALDINE DAIGUEMORTE, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE GIBOLD). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (CHARROUX COOP LPR RP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE STADE SCOLAIRE). [3]
2 × Bank (CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE · CAISSE REG CRED AGRIC MUT TOURAIN POITOU). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (BEZELGA · LE SALON PAR L). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
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) | 2 | DE CONTET YOANN · LE FOURNIL DES HALLES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | SAS N&N | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | THE MONK'S SANCTUARY CHARROUX · CAFE DE CHARROUX | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | THE GREELAND PUB COMPANY · O'CHAT ROUX · BAR DE LA TOUR | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE DE CHARROUX | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE ROMAIN ROLLAND | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | MARIE-EUGENE GUILLAUD, MÉDECIN · FRANCIS BAILLOUX, MÉDECIN · GERALDINE DAIGUEMORTE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE GIBOLD | 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 | CHARROUX COOP LPR RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | GYMNASE STADE SCOLAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 2 | CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE · CAISSE REG CRED AGRIC MUT TOURAIN POITOU | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 3 | BEZELGA · LE SALON PAR L | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 1,184 (2012) → 1,036 (2023): -12.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,428 (1990) → 1,036 (2023): -27.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 783, of which 15.2 % second homes and 12.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Charroux): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Charroux): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Charroux): 0.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Charroux): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Charroux): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 20 days a year at or above 30 °C and 36 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the CIVRAY weather station, 8.2 km away at 143 m; the village itself is at 148 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at CIVRAY, 8.2 km away at 143 m, over 29 summers. [9]
An average of 830 mm of rain a year, spread over 119 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at CIVRAY, 8.2 km away at 143 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 86061/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 86061/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 86061/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 86061/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 86061
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Droué | 41 | 217 km N | 999 | 55.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Moncontour | 86 | 88 km N | 976 | 58.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Préchac | 33 | 203 km S | 1,061 | 39.8 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 91 % · humidity 57 % |
| Marcillat-en-Combraille | 03 | 172 km E | 900 | 60.6 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 72 % |
| Prayssas | 47 | 207 km S | 993 | 66.1 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 80 % · humidity 50 % |
| Sainte-Suzanne-et-Chammes | 53 | 225 km N | 1,175 | 45.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 77 % · winter 80 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moncontour | 86 | 88 km N | 976 | 58.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Marcillat-en-Combraille | 03 | 172 km E | 900 | 60.6 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 72 % |
| Préchac | 33 | 203 km S | 1,061 | 39.8 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 91 % · humidity 57 % |
| Prayssas | 47 | 207 km S | 993 | 66.1 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 80 % · humidity 50 % |
| Droué | 41 | 217 km N | 999 | 55.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Suzanne-et-Chammes | 53 | 225 km N | 1,175 | 45.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 77 % · winter 80 % |
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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 Charroux'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuvy-le-Roi | 37 | 163 km N | 1,048 | 42.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vouvant | 85 | 102 km NW | 829 | 62.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bellenaves | 03 | 206 km E | 983 | 65.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pampelonne | 81 | 267 km SE | 963 | 57.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Usson-du-Poitou | 86 | 18 km NE | 1,217 | 42.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Thorigny-sur-Oreuse | 89 | 329 km NE | 1,396 | 46.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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