Aiffres
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 44.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 19 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Aiffres (INSEE 79003) is in Deux-Sèvres (79), part of CA du Niortais. Population 5,419 (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/79003-aiffres
Vitality score
Vitality score 44.2/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 19 % of the 4,353 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 | 0.28 | 25 | 6.97 |
| Social | 0.51 | 20 | 10.26 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.82 | 10 | 8.16 |
| Housing mix | 0.99 | 5 | 4.95 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (DELICE ET GOURMANDISE · AU FOUR ET AU MOULIN). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (SARL LE PETIT FIEF). [3]
1 × Supermarket (LIDL). [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (HOLDING DE RESTAURATION CONCEDEE HRC · DERYA · ROTISSERIE). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (RENO'METS). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE VICTOR HUGO). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE VICTOR HUGO). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ANDRISOA RASIDIMANANA, MÉDECIN · BRUNO PALIARD, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA GUIRANDE · PHARMACIE AIFFRES). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE MADELEINE-CHAPSAL). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE VICTOR HUGO · SALLE SPORTIVE DE TARTALIN). [3]
3 × Bank (CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL 17-79 · CCM SUD NIORTAIS). [3]
5 × Hairdresser (EH! COIFFURE / ESTHETIQUE · ABSOLU COIFFURE · RICHARD AURELIE). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Nursery school (maternelle).
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | DELICE ET GOURMANDISE · AU FOUR ET AU MOULIN | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | SARL LE PETIT FIEF | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | LIDL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 4 | HOLDING DE RESTAURATION CONCEDEE HRC · DERYA · ROTISSERIE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | RENO'METS | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE VICTOR HUGO | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE VICTOR HUGO | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | ANDRISOA RASIDIMANANA, MÉDECIN · BRUNO PALIARD, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE DE LA GUIRANDE · PHARMACIE AIFFRES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MEDIATHEQUE MADELEINE-CHAPSAL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | GYMNASE VICTOR HUGO · SALLE SPORTIVE DE TARTALIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 3 | CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL 17-79 · CCM SUD NIORTAIS | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 5 | EH! COIFFURE / ESTHETIQUE · ABSOLU COIFFURE · RICHARD AURELIE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Saturday 8h à 12h30 place du marché dans le quartier commerçant du Petit Fief. [5]
Trajectory
Population 5,360 (2012) → 5,419 (2023): 1.1 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 4,119 (1990) → 5,419 (2023): 31.6 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,631, of which 0.5 % second homes and 7.2 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Aiffres): 0.5 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Aiffres): 1.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Aiffres): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Aiffres): 0.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Aiffres): 1.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 20 days a year at or above 30 °C and 34 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the NIORT weather station, 3.6 km away at 57 m; the village itself is at 26 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at NIORT, 3.6 km away at 57 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 837 mm of rain a year, spread over 117 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at NIORT, 3.6 km away at 57 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 — 79003/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.ville-aiffres.fr/marche-du-petit-fief— “Chaque samedi matin, de 8h à 12h30”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79003/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79003/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79003/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 79003
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calonne-Ricouart | 62 | 514 km NE | 5,369 | 46.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Coulogne | 62 | 543 km N | 5,438 | 52.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tresses | 33 | 160 km S | 5,290 | 51.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 84 % · humidity 71 % |
| Condat-sur-Vienne | 87 | 139 km SE | 5,281 | 43.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 79 % |
| Dainville | 62 | 501 km NE | 5,683 | 48.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ferrière-la-Grande | 59 | 549 km NE | 5,131 | 47.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Condat-sur-Vienne | 87 | 139 km SE | 5,281 | 43.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 79 % |
| Tresses | 33 | 160 km S | 5,290 | 51.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 84 % · humidity 71 % |
| Dainville | 62 | 501 km NE | 5,683 | 48.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Calonne-Ricouart | 62 | 514 km NE | 5,369 | 46.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Coulogne | 62 | 543 km N | 5,438 | 52.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ferrière-la-Grande | 59 | 549 km NE | 5,131 | 47.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Aiffres'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marolles-en-Hurepoix | 91 | 325 km NE | 5,708 | 44.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Itteville | 91 | 324 km NE | 6,746 | 55 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Arnage | 72 | 188 km N | 5,445 | 55.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mundolsheim | 67 | 665 km NE | 5,322 | 55.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lardy | 91 | 320 km NE | 5,530 | 58.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Ville-aux-Dames | 37 | 153 km NE | 5,606 | 54.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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