Bouafle
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 52.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 76 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bouafle (INSEE 78090) is in Yvelines (78), part of CU Grand Paris Seine et Oise. Population 2,234 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/78090-bouafle
Vitality score
Vitality score 52.2/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 76 % of the 8,878 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 | 0.39 | 25 | 9.84 |
| Social | 0.63 | 20 | 12.58 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.51 | 10 | 5.13 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.61 | 10 | 6.1 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.81 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA MAISON DU PAIN). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (COCCIMARKET). [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (WEBER ET COMPAGNIE · LA VALLEE · NAUSIKAA). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JOLIOT-CURIE). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CELINE PEYPOUDAT, MÉDECIN · CAROLINE VITTE, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE HERBORISTERIE DE BOUAFLE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (BOUAFLE LA MAISON DU PAIN LPR RP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE BOUAFLE). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (STYLE D COIFF · AUX BELLES BARBES). [3,4]
2 × Hotel (ALPHA HOTEL · HÔTEL FASTHOTEL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette).
Not found in the commune: Supermarket. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LA MAISON DU PAIN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | COCCIMARKET | 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 | 4 | WEBER ET COMPAGNIE · LA VALLEE · NAUSIKAA | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JOLIOT-CURIE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | CELINE PEYPOUDAT, MÉDECIN · CAROLINE VITTE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE HERBORISTERIE DE BOUAFLE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | BOUAFLE LA MAISON DU PAIN LPR RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE BOUAFLE | 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 | 3 | STYLE D COIFF · AUX BELLES BARBES | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 2 | ALPHA HOTEL · HÔTEL FASTHOTEL | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Thursday 16h à 20h place erambert. [5]
Trajectory
Population 2,092 (2012) → 2,234 (2023): 6.8 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 2,013 (1990) → 2,234 (2023): 11 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 995, of which 1.9 % second homes and 6.6 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bouafle): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Bouafle): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Bouafle): 0.6 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Bouafle): 0.6 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Bouafle): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 52 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the FLINS-SUR-SEINE weather station, 1.6 km away at 32 m; the village itself is at 76 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at CHAPET, 2 km away at 42 m, over 21 summers. [10]
An average of 629 mm of rain a year, spread over 117 days — about 5.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at FLINS-SUR-SEINE, 1.6 km away at 32 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 78090/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.bouafle.fr/— “Rendez-vous tous les jeudis de 16h à 20h sur la place erambert pour le marché !”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 78090/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 78090/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 78090/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 78090
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clairoix | 60 | 87 km NE | 2,208 | 64.2 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bezouce | 30 | 599 km S | 2,348 | 66.8 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 59 % · humidity 57 % |
| Sarry | 51 | 183 km E | 2,044 | 45.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saultain | 59 | 195 km NE | 2,499 | 51.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Parçay-Meslay | 37 | 190 km SW | 2,574 | 63.7 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fourques | 30 | 622 km S | 2,680 | 62.3 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 5 % · winter 54 % · humidity 36 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clairoix | 60 | 87 km NE | 2,208 | 64.2 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sarry | 51 | 183 km E | 2,044 | 45.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Parçay-Meslay | 37 | 190 km SW | 2,574 | 63.7 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saultain | 59 | 195 km NE | 2,499 | 51.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bezouce | 30 | 599 km S | 2,348 | 66.8 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 59 % · humidity 57 % |
| Fourques | 30 | 622 km S | 2,680 | 62.3 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 5 % · winter 54 % · humidity 36 % |
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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 Bouafle'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarry | 51 | 183 km E | 2,044 | 45.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pont-Salomon | 43 | 440 km SE | 1,875 | 50 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fléville-devant-Nancy | 54 | 318 km E | 2,171 | 42.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Boissy-l'Aillerie | 95 | 16 km NE | 2,120 | 56.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Boussois | 59 | 213 km NE | 3,123 | 35.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cepoy | 45 | 120 km SE | 2,332 | 58.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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