Beaulieu-sous-Parthenay
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 34/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 61 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Beaulieu-sous-Parthenay (INSEE 79029) is in Deux-Sèvres (79), part of CC Val de Gâtine. Population 680 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 34/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 61 % of the 16,533 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.65 | 10 | 6.51 |
| Housing mix | 0.9 | 5 | 4.49 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LES TERROIRS DE BARROUX). [4,3]
1 × Café / bar. [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | LES TERROIRS DE BARROUX | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [3] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] |
Market and village life
Monthly market (reported, unverified): Friday. See the source for which week of the month. [5]
Trajectory
Population 670 (2012) → 680 (2023): 1.5 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 591 (1990) → 680 (2023): 15.1 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 352, of which 5.1 % second homes and 11.4 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Pardoux-Soutiers): 5 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Beaulieu-sous-Parthenay): 3.5 km to the east (straight line). [10]
GP (Mazières-en-Gâtine): 7.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (Pompaire): 6.4 km to the north (straight line). [12]
Primary school (Beaulieu-sous-Parthenay): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 20 days a year at or above 30 °C and 42 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [13]
Measured at the PARTHENAY_SAPC weather station, 7.1 km away at 159 m; the village itself is at 202 m. [13]
An average of 827 mm of rain a year, spread over 116 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [13]
Rainfall measured at PARTHENAY_SAPC, 7.1 km away at 159 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [13]
What property sold for
49 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 81,500 € — 708 € per m² of built surface. [14]
The median across Deux-Sèvres is 1,143 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [14]
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
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79029/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE BPE 2025
- DATAtourisme 2026-06— https://data.datatourisme.fr/23/81c6be9b-713d-3645-b724-4e117b03f545— “Marché mensuel de Beaulieu-sous-Parthenay (1er vendredi du mois).”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79029/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79029/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79029/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 79285
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 79029
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 79172
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 79213
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notre-Dame-d'Aliermont | 76 | 382 km N | 701 | 36.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 54 % · winter 82 % |
| Briastre | 59 | 484 km NE | 689 | 33.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 69 % · winter 95 % |
| Longueville | 50 | 272 km N | 638 | 34.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 56 % · winter 91 % |
| Chaintreaux | 77 | 292 km NE | 821 | 34.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 85 % |
| Curbans | 04 | 544 km SE | 575 | 37.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 38 % · winter 76 % |
| Buléon | 56 | 238 km NW | 547 | 33.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 62 % · winter 85 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buléon | 56 | 238 km NW | 547 | 33.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 62 % · winter 85 % |
| Longueville | 50 | 272 km N | 638 | 34.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 56 % · winter 91 % |
| Chaintreaux | 77 | 292 km NE | 821 | 34.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 85 % |
| Notre-Dame-d'Aliermont | 76 | 382 km N | 701 | 36.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 54 % · winter 82 % |
| Briastre | 59 | 484 km NE | 689 | 33.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 69 % · winter 95 % |
| Curbans | 04 | 544 km SE | 575 | 37.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 38 % · winter 76 % |
Elsewhere
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