La Puisaye
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 18.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 46 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Puisaye (INSEE 28310) is in Eure-et-Loir (28), part of CC des Forêts du Perche. Population 248 (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 18.3/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 46 % of the 17,170 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.69 | 10 | 6.92 |
| Housing mix | 0.46 | 5 | 2.31 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 270 (2012) → 248 (2023): -8.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 208 (1990) → 248 (2023): 19.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 175, of which 26.9 % second homes and 5.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Ferté-Vidame): 4.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (La Ferté-Vidame): 4.3 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (La Ferté-Vidame): 4.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (La Ferté-Vidame): 4.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (La Puisaye): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 11 days a year at or above 30 °C and 63 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the SENONCHES weather station, 6.9 km away at 239 m; the village itself is at 221 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at RUEIL, 11.6 km away at 164 m, over 17 summers. [10]
That station sits 57 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 820 mm of rain a year, spread over 137 days — about 6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at SENONCHES, 6.9 km away at 239 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
18 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 147,500 € — 1,093 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Eure-et-Loir is 1,591 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [11]
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 — 28310/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 28310/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 28310/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 28310/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 28149
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 28310
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alzen | 09 | 626 km S | 262 | 21.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ladern-sur-Lauquet | 11 | 622 km S | 248 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 36 % · humidity 29 % |
| Roche-en-Forez | 42 | 403 km SE | 251 | 15 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 54 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Pierre-Colamine | 63 | 375 km SE | 247 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Butot-Vénesville | 76 | 137 km N | 230 | 16 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 39 % |
| Escos | 64 | 594 km S | 237 | 15.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 31 % · winter 64 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butot-Vénesville | 76 | 137 km N | 230 | 16 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 39 % |
| Saint-Pierre-Colamine | 63 | 375 km SE | 247 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Roche-en-Forez | 42 | 403 km SE | 251 | 15 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 54 % · humidity 100 % |
| Escos | 64 | 594 km S | 237 | 15.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 31 % · winter 64 % · humidity 0 % |
| Ladern-sur-Lauquet | 11 | 622 km S | 248 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 36 % · humidity 29 % |
| Alzen | 09 | 626 km S | 262 | 21.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · 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 La Puisaye'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alzen | 09 | 626 km S | 262 | 21.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Pierre-Colamine | 63 | 375 km SE | 247 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nubécourt | 55 | 312 km E | 253 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Entrevernes | 74 | 504 km SE | 191 | 16.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villechétive | 89 | 197 km E | 260 | 23.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Eugène | 02 | 194 km E | 232 | 20.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
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