Airvault
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 36.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 13 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Airvault (INSEE 79005) is in Deux-Sèvres (79), part of CC Airvaudais-Val du Thouet. Population 3,306 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2019-01-01 from 3 former communes: Borcq-sur-Airvault (79041), Soulièvres (79317), Tessonnière (79325). [3]
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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/79005-airvault
Vitality score
Vitality score 36.9/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 13 % of the 6,563 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 | 0.31 | 20 | 6.15 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.47 | 10 | 4.67 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.43 | 10 | 4.25 |
| Housing mix | 0.86 | 5 | 4.32 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AUX BLES D'OR · ROBIN). [4,5]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE DES HALLES). [4,5]
1 × Supermarket (VERANBERT). [4,5]
1 × Restaurant (LE12). [4,5]
2 × Café / bar (CAFE DES PROMENADES). [5]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE DES CORDERIES). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE ERNEST PEROCHON · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE AGNES). [4]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE VOLTAIRE · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINTE AGNES). [4]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (DANIEL PENIT, MÉDECIN · CAROLE BARBEZAT, MÉDECIN · SOPHIE BACHE-GABRIELSEN, MÉDECIN · THI-NHAN TRAN, MÉDECIN · GERARD PENIT, MÉDECIN). [4]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE D'AIRVAULT). [4,5]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [4]
1 × Library (MEDIATHÈQUE AIRVAUDAIS-VAL DU THOUET). [4]
2 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE AUGUSTIN BORDAGE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF RENEE BRENET). [4]
4 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE AQUITAINE POITOU CHARENTES · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL 17-79 · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · PR EMPLOI PERSONNEL CCM AIRVAULT). [4]
5 × Hairdresser (EVOLUTIF'3 · LES P'TITS CISEAUX · K'TRINE COIFFURE · LILY-ROSE). [4,5]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [4]
1 × Hotel (LOGIS HÔTEL O' FUN ART). [4,5]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LA COURTE VALLÉE). [4,5]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [5]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | AUX BLES D'OR · ROBIN | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE DES HALLES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | VERANBERT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 1 | LE12 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 2 | CAFE DES PROMENADES | INSEE SIRENE 2 [5] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE DES CORDERIES | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE ERNEST PEROCHON · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE AGNES | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE VOLTAIRE · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINTE AGNES | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | DANIEL PENIT, MÉDECIN · CAROLE BARBEZAT, MÉDECIN · SOPHIE BACHE-GABRIELSEN, MÉDECIN · THI-NHAN TRAN, MÉDECIN · GERARD PENIT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE D'AIRVAULT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| 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 | MEDIATHÈQUE AIRVAUDAIS-VAL DU THOUET | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | SALLE AUGUSTIN BORDAGE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF RENEE BRENET | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 4 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE AQUITAINE POITOU CHARENTES · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL 17-79 · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · PR EMPLOI PERSONNEL CCM AIRVAULT | INSEE BPE 4 [4] |
| Hairdresser | 5 | EVOLUTIF'3 · LES P'TITS CISEAUX · K'TRINE COIFFURE · LILY-ROSE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] |
| Hotel | 1 | LOGIS HÔTEL O' FUN ART | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING LA COURTE VALLÉE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Weekly market: Saturday 8h à 12h30 Place Saint-Pierre et sous les Halles. [6,7]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Trajectory
Population 3,366 (2012) → 3,306 (2023): -1.8 % over 10 years. [8,1]
Population 3,573 (1990) → 3,306 (2023): -7.5 % over 30 years. [9,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,902, of which 6.8 % second homes and 9.9 % vacant. [10]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Airvault): 0 km to the east (straight line). [11]
Food shop (Airvault): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [11]
GP (Airvault): 0.4 km to the west (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (Airvault): 0.8 km to the east (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Airvault): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 24 days a year at or above 30 °C and 39 days at or below 0 °C, over 28 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the GLENAY_SAPC weather station, 9.4 km away at 121 m; the village itself is at 116 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at THENEZAY STNA, 14.2 km away at 132 m, over 23 summers. [12]
An average of 682 mm of rain a year, spread over 112 days — about 6.1 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at ASSAIS, 7 km away at 131 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79005/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://airvault.fr/decouvrir-airvault/marches-et-foires/— “Tous les samedis matins de 8h à 12h30, Place Saint-Pierre et sous les Halles”
- DATAtourisme 2026-03— https://data.datatourisme.fr/23/7ff9cd36-8416-3592-952f-bc8d6694fe08— “Marché hebdomadaire d'Airvault (samedi matin).”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79005/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79005/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79005/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 79005
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rouillac | 16 | 117 km S | 2,919 | 70.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 71 % |
| Chasseneuil-sur-Bonnieure | 16 | 120 km S | 3,111 | 52.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 76 % · humidity 64 % |
| Terres-de-Haute-Charente | 16 | 117 km SE | 3,777 | 48.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Châteauneuf-sur-Isère | 26 | 441 km SE | 4,281 | 53.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 96 % · humidity 79 % |
| Sainte-Feyre | 23 | 175 km SE | 2,566 | 57.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Melgven | 29 | 303 km NW | 3,371 | 43.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rouillac | 16 | 117 km S | 2,919 | 70.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 71 % |
| Terres-de-Haute-Charente | 16 | 117 km SE | 3,777 | 48.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chasseneuil-sur-Bonnieure | 16 | 120 km S | 3,111 | 52.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 76 % · humidity 64 % |
| Sainte-Feyre | 23 | 175 km SE | 2,566 | 57.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Melgven | 29 | 303 km NW | 3,371 | 43.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Châteauneuf-sur-Isère | 26 | 441 km SE | 4,281 | 53.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 96 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Airvault'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celles-sur-Belle | 79 | 63 km S | 3,829 | 46.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chef-Boutonne | 79 | 80 km S | 2,371 | 59.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Oudon | 44 | 104 km NW | 3,904 | 45.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Chef | 38 | 444 km E | 3,921 | 46.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Cellier | 44 | 107 km NW | 4,051 | 47.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Brie | 16 | 124 km S | 4,125 | 44.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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