L'Absie
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 40.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 64 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
L'Absie (INSEE 79001) is in Deux-Sèvres (79), part of CA du Bocage Bressuirais. Population 1,047 (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/79001-l-absie
Vitality score
Vitality score 40.9/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 64 % of the 14,069 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 | 0.63 | 20 | 12.58 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.51 | 10 | 5.13 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.33 | 10 | 3.34 |
| Housing mix | 0.91 | 5 | 4.54 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (CARREFOUR CONTACT). [4,3]
4 × Restaurant (RESTAURANT DE LA PROMENADE · PAUSE · LA TARTE RIT). [4,3]
1 × Café / bar (LE NOUVEAU BAR DE LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). [4]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ADINA-ISABELA SUHAN, MÉDECIN · GEORGETA DINU, MÉDECIN). [4]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DES ABIES). [4,3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE DE L' ABSIE). [4]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE OMNISPORTS). [4]
3 × Bank (CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL 17-79 · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE L'ABSIE). [4]
3 × Hairdresser (BRUNEAU DIANA). [4,3]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [4]
1 × Hotel (L'ABSIE). [4,3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | CARREFOUR CONTACT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,3] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Restaurant | 4 | RESTAURANT DE LA PROMENADE · PAUSE · LA TARTE RIT | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [4,3] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE NOUVEAU BAR DE LA POSTE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [3] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | ADINA-ISABELA SUHAN, MÉDECIN · GEORGETA DINU, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DES ABIES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,3] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE DE L' ABSIE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLE OMNISPORTS | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 3 | CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL 17-79 · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE L'ABSIE | INSEE BPE 3 [4] |
| Hairdresser | 3 | BRUNEAU DIANA | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,3] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] |
| Hotel | 1 | L'ABSIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,3] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 1,009 (2012) → 1,047 (2023): 3.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,255 (1990) → 1,047 (2023): -16.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 634, of which 4.6 % second homes and 19.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Vernoux-en-Gâtine): 4.9 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (L'Absie): 0.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (L'Absie): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (L'Absie): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (L'Absie): 0.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 10 days a year at or above 30 °C and 27 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the SCILLE weather station, 1.8 km away at 247 m; the village itself is at 236 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at SCILLE, 1.8 km away at 247 m, over 19 summers. [10]
An average of 924 mm of rain a year, spread over 128 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at SCILLE, 1.8 km away at 247 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
134 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 79,682 € — 629 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Deux-Sèvres is 1,143 € 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 — 79001/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79001/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79001/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79001/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 79342
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 79001
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charmont-sous-Barbuise | 10 | 408 km NE | 1,053 | 48.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 55 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bussac-Forêt | 17 | 159 km S | 1,074 | 39.1 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 56 % · winter 86 % |
| Roybon | 38 | 475 km E | 1,091 | 39.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 70 % · humidity 86 % |
| Velles | 36 | 170 km E | 975 | 55.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique | 02 | 432 km NE | 990 | 56.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Houga | 32 | 319 km S | 1,202 | 47.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 96 % · humidity 36 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bussac-Forêt | 17 | 159 km S | 1,074 | 39.1 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 56 % · winter 86 % |
| Velles | 36 | 170 km E | 975 | 55.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Houga | 32 | 319 km S | 1,202 | 47.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 96 % · humidity 36 % |
| Charmont-sous-Barbuise | 10 | 408 km NE | 1,053 | 48.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 55 % · humidity 93 % |
| Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique | 02 | 432 km NE | 990 | 56.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Roybon | 38 | 475 km E | 1,091 | 39.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 70 % · 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 L'Absie'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val-de-Saâne | 76 | 360 km N | 1,454 | 44.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ennetières-en-Weppes | 59 | 515 km NE | 1,280 | 44.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Marcillé-Robert | 35 | 158 km N | 1,017 | 38.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Denis-de-Gastines | 53 | 191 km N | 1,463 | 38.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fontaine-le-Bourg | 76 | 351 km N | 1,881 | 50 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ercé-en-Lamée | 35 | 152 km NW | 1,566 | 47.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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