Azay-le-Brûlé
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 60.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 92 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Azay-le-Brûlé (INSEE 79024) is in Deux-Sèvres (79), part of CC Haut Val de Sèvre. Population 1,927 (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 60.2/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 92 % of the 9,851 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 | 0.63 | 25 | 15.8 |
| Social | 0.7 | 20 | 14.09 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.88 | 10 | 8.77 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.61 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE AU SUBROT). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (SAS LES PAYSANS DE LA SEVRE · GANDRAND LOUIS-GEORGES). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (ALOE TERRA). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (SAINT MAIXENT DISTRIBUTION · LIDL). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (LE PATIO · FETE ANIMATION RESTAURATION · CHEZ STEFF). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (LE CAP BAR). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JEAN-MARC NORMAND, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU GRAND CHENE). [3,4]
3 × Hairdresser (FRANCK PROVOST). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (LES DEMEURES DE VALETTE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Post office / agence postale, Library. [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | BOULANGERIE AU SUBROT | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | SAS LES PAYSANS DE LA SEVRE · GANDRAND LOUIS-GEORGES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | ALOE TERRA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | SAINT MAIXENT DISTRIBUTION · LIDL | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 3 | LE PATIO · FETE ANIMATION RESTAURATION · CHEZ STEFF | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | LE CAP BAR | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | JEAN-MARC NORMAND, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DU GRAND CHENE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 3 | FRANCK PROVOST | INSEE SIRENE 3 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | LES DEMEURES DE VALETTE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 1,852 (2012) → 1,927 (2023): 4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,399 (1990) → 1,927 (2023): 37.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 852, of which 3.9 % second homes and 3.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Maixent-l'École): 3.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Azay-le-Brûlé): 1.6 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Azay-le-Brûlé): 1.4 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Azay-le-Brûlé): 2.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Azay-le-Brûlé): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 24 days a year at or above 30 °C and 29 days at or below 0 °C, over 15 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the SAINT-MAIXENT-L-ECOLE_SAPC weather station, 3.5 km away at 83 m; the village itself is at 112 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at NIORT, 15 km away at 57 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 55 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 5.46 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 933 mm of rain a year, spread over 127 days — about 7.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST-MAIXENT-L EC, 3.3 km away at 80 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79024/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79024/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79024/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79024/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 79270
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 79024
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taden | 22 | 266 km NW | 2,636 | 66.8 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 59 % · winter 96 % |
| Barsac | 33 | 200 km S | 2,058 | 52.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 95 % · humidity 21 % |
| Saint-Valérien | 89 | 321 km NE | 1,823 | 49.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pierre-de-Bresse | 71 | 424 km E | 1,967 | 64.1 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 49 % |
| Saint-Sernin-du-Bois | 71 | 361 km E | 1,734 | 45.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 46 % · humidity 93 % |
| Blacé | 69 | 379 km E | 1,715 | 49.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barsac | 33 | 200 km S | 2,058 | 52.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 95 % · humidity 21 % |
| Taden | 22 | 266 km NW | 2,636 | 66.8 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 59 % · winter 96 % |
| Saint-Valérien | 89 | 321 km NE | 1,823 | 49.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Sernin-du-Bois | 71 | 361 km E | 1,734 | 45.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 46 % · humidity 93 % |
| Blacé | 69 | 379 km E | 1,715 | 49.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pierre-de-Bresse | 71 | 424 km E | 1,967 | 64.1 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 49 % |
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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 Azay-le-Brûlé'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chouzé-sur-Loire | 37 | 97 km N | 2,132 | 60.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rives-d'Autise | 85 | 33 km W | 2,036 | 60.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chaillé-les-Marais | 85 | 59 km W | 1,924 | 51.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Coulonges-sur-l'Autize | 79 | 28 km W | 2,345 | 61 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Valloire-sur-Cisse | 41 | 169 km NE | 2,385 | 46.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Varennes-sur-Loire | 49 | 96 km N | 1,922 | 47.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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