Availles-Thouarsais
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 6 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Availles-Thouarsais (INSEE 79022) is in Deux-Sèvres (79), part of CC Airvaudais-Val du Thouet. Population 180 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 8/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 6 % of the 15,366 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 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.25 | 10 | 2.47 |
| Housing mix | 0.86 | 5 | 4.29 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), 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) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 203 (2012) → 180 (2023): -11.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 241 (1990) → 180 (2023): -25.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 113, of which 7.1 % second homes and 12.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Airvault): 3.6 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Airvault): 3.6 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Airvault): 3.6 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Airvault): 3.9 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Airvault): 3.6 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 25 days a year at or above 30 °C and 35 days at or below 0 °C, over 28 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the GLENAY_SAPC weather station, 8.2 km away at 121 m; the village itself is at 66 m. [9]
The village sits 55 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 4.94 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at THENEZAY STNA, 17.6 km away at 132 m, over 23 summers. [9]
That station sits 66 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 5.46 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 652 mm of rain a year, spread over 108 days — about 6 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at GLENAY_SAPC, 8.2 km away at 121 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79022/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79022/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79022/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79022/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lahas | 32 | 376 km S | 181 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 81 % · humidity 64 % |
| Sainte-Colombe | 50 | 303 km N | 181 | 13.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Belval-sous-Châtillon | 51 | 390 km NE | 174 | 12.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 54 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Hilaire-en-Woëvre | 55 | 501 km NE | 179 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Loup-Terrier | 08 | 464 km NE | 175 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Campigny | 14 | 270 km N | 184 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campigny | 14 | 270 km N | 184 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainte-Colombe | 50 | 303 km N | 181 | 13.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lahas | 32 | 376 km S | 181 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 81 % · humidity 64 % |
| Belval-sous-Châtillon | 51 | 390 km NE | 174 | 12.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 54 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Loup-Terrier | 08 | 464 km NE | 175 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Hilaire-en-Woëvre | 55 | 501 km NE | 179 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 58 % · 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 Availles-Thouarsais'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lédas-et-Penthiès | 81 | 366 km SE | 163 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Laurent-d'Onay | 26 | 446 km SE | 158 | 15.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Néret | 36 | 178 km E | 186 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Liernolles | 03 | 302 km E | 193 | 5.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Julien-Gaulène | 81 | 374 km SE | 220 | 11 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Loubigné | 79 | 87 km S | 157 | 9.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
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