Poigny-la-Forêt
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 38.8/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 61 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Poigny-la-Forêt (INSEE 78497) is in Yvelines (78), part of CA Rambouillet Territoires. Population 957 (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 38.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 61 % of the 14,598 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.54 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.66 | 10 | 6.6 |
| Housing mix | 0.64 | 5 | 3.2 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE FOURNIL DES CHENES). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (MAVILOL). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE LA ROCHE AUX LOUPS). [3]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, 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) | 1 | LE FOURNIL DES CHENES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Restaurant | 1 | MAVILOL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE LA ROCHE AUX LOUPS | 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 983 (2012) → 957 (2023): -2.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 825 (1990) → 957 (2023): 16 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 467, of which 18 % second homes and 2.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Poigny-la-Forêt): 0.8 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Poigny-la-Forêt): 0.9 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Léger-en-Yvelines): 4.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Léger-en-Yvelines): 4.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Poigny-la-Forêt): 1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 12 days a year at or above 30 °C and 52 days at or below 0 °C, over 28 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ST-LEGER_SAPC weather station, 2.7 km away at 176 m; the village itself is at 148 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ST-LEGER_SAPC, 2.7 km away at 176 m, over 18 summers. [10]
An average of 705 mm of rain a year, spread over 118 days — about 6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST-LEGER_SAPC, 2.7 km away at 176 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 78497/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 78497/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 78497/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 78497/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 78497
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 78562
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grézac | 17 | 395 km SW | 955 | 43.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 61 % · humidity 79 % |
| Jonzier-Épagny | 74 | 431 km SE | 942 | 44.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 79 % |
| Appeville-Annebault | 27 | 109 km NW | 1,004 | 31.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Reipertswiller | 67 | 419 km E | 842 | 36.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gerde | 65 | 638 km S | 1,196 | 30.1 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 91 % |
| Saint-Hilaire-les-Andrésis | 45 | 116 km SE | 952 | 39.1 | Few services | no figures |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appeville-Annebault | 27 | 109 km NW | 1,004 | 31.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Hilaire-les-Andrésis | 45 | 116 km SE | 952 | 39.1 | Few services | no figures |
| Grézac | 17 | 395 km SW | 955 | 43.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 61 % · humidity 79 % |
| Reipertswiller | 67 | 419 km E | 842 | 36.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Jonzier-Épagny | 74 | 431 km SE | 942 | 44.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 79 % |
| Gerde | 65 | 638 km S | 1,196 | 30.1 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 91 % |
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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 Poigny-la-Forêt'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appeville-Annebault | 27 | 109 km NW | 1,004 | 31.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chevru | 77 | 106 km E | 1,012 | 33 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Monts-sur-Orne | 61 | 136 km W | 874 | 34.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montacher-Villegardin | 89 | 110 km SE | 719 | 35.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Les Mesnuls | 78 | 10 km NE | 910 | 48.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Azay-sur-Thouet | 79 | 278 km SW | 1,114 | 30.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
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