Boutigny-Prouais
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 32.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 21 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Boutigny-Prouais (INSEE 28056) is in Eure-et-Loir (28), part of CC du Pays Houdanais (CCPH). Population 1,704 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 32.3/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 21 % of the 10,695 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 | 0.13 | 25 | 3.28 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.79 | 10 | 7.93 |
| Housing mix | 0.8 | 5 | 4 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (CASA LEONARDI). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (NOUTIKAZ). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE ETIENNE PRUNIER). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (BOUTIGNY PROUAIS AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE RÉGINE DEFORGES BOUTIGNY-PROUAIS). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [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) | 1 | CASA LEONARDI | 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 | 2 | NOUTIKAZ | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE ETIENNE PRUNIER | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | BOUTIGNY PROUAIS AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE RÉGINE DEFORGES BOUTIGNY-PROUAIS | INSEE BPE 1 [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
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Saturday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 1,871 (2012) → 1,704 (2023): -8.9 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,318 (1990) → 1,704 (2023): 29.3 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 851, of which 10 % second homes and 6.7 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Houdan): 4.5 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Boutigny-Prouais): 1.6 km to the east (straight line). [10]
GP (Houdan): 5.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Houdan): 5 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Boutigny-Prouais): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 12 days a year at or above 30 °C and 45 days at or below 0 °C, over 28 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the BU_SAPC weather station, 9.4 km away at 132 m; the village itself is at 124 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at BU_SAPC, 9.4 km away at 132 m, over 15 summers. [11]
An average of 645 mm of rain a year, spread over 116 days — about 5.6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at BU - MAN, 9.4 km away at 132 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 28056/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2023-06— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/56bdc71d-7034-32f5-aba8-11901c436fe0— “Tous les samedis de 9h à 13h, place de l'église les commerçants et producteurs du coin vous attendent de pied ferme pour vous faire découvrir toute leur gamme de produits !”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 28056/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 28056/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 28056/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 78310
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 28056
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eurre | 26 | 513 km SE | 1,431 | 34 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Meilleraie-Tillay | 85 | 288 km SW | 1,485 | 32.2 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Uchaux | 84 | 561 km SE | 1,699 | 38.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 78 % · humidity 86 % |
| Iracoubo | 973 | 7,032 km SW | 1,662 | 38.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 39 % |
| Vertheuil | 33 | 430 km SW | 1,339 | 29.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 64 % · humidity 57 % |
| Ruminghem | 62 | 239 km N | 1,614 | 40.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruminghem | 62 | 239 km N | 1,614 | 40.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Meilleraie-Tillay | 85 | 288 km SW | 1,485 | 32.2 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vertheuil | 33 | 430 km SW | 1,339 | 29.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 64 % · humidity 57 % |
| Eurre | 26 | 513 km SE | 1,431 | 34 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Uchaux | 84 | 561 km SE | 1,699 | 38.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 78 % · humidity 86 % |
| Iracoubo | 973 | 7,032 km SW | 1,662 | 38.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 39 % |
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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 Boutigny-Prouais'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marigné-Laillé | 72 | 138 km SW | 1,653 | 31.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Molac | 56 | 319 km W | 1,633 | 34 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Laval-en-Belledonne | 38 | 509 km SE | 1,029 | 31.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Clément | 19 | 379 km S | 1,386 | 38.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Calonne-sur-la-Lys | 62 | 222 km N | 1,595 | 29.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Hermeray | 78 | 13 km SE | 1,007 | 28.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
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