La Boissière-en-Gâtine
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 8.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 7 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Boissière-en-Gâtine (INSEE 79040) is in Deux-Sèvres (79), part of CC Val de Gâtine. Population 223 (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 8.8/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 7 % of the 16,607 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 | 0.31 | 10 | 3.05 |
| Housing mix | 0.89 | 5 | 4.46 |
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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 231 (2012) → 223 (2023): -3.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 277 (1990) → 223 (2023): -19.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 130, of which 5.4 % second homes and 14.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Mazières-en-Gâtine): 4.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Mazières-en-Gâtine): 4.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Mazières-en-Gâtine): 4.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Mazières-en-Gâtine): 4.5 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Allonne): 2.8 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 48 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the SECONDIGNY weather station, 7.6 km away at 198 m; the village itself is at 182 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at VERNOUX STNA, 14.6 km away at 202 m, over 11 summers. [10]
An average of 1,103 mm of rain a year, spread over 129 days — about 8.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at SECONDIGNY, 7.6 km away at 198 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
27 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 116,560 € — 832 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Deux-Sèvres is 1,143 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [11]
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
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79040/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79040/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79040/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79040/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 79172
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 79007
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Vincent-de-Lamontjoie | 47 | 283 km S | 223 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Julien-Gaulène | 81 | 356 km SE | 220 | 11 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Foulognes | 14 | 290 km N | 220 | 13.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 61 % · humidity 79 % |
| Peuton | 53 | 152 km N | 222 | 12 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ardizas | 32 | 334 km S | 217 | 17 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 36 % · winter 95 % |
| Amorots-Succos | 64 | 360 km S | 219 | 11 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 78 % · humidity 43 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peuton | 53 | 152 km N | 222 | 12 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Vincent-de-Lamontjoie | 47 | 283 km S | 223 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| Foulognes | 14 | 290 km N | 220 | 13.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 61 % · humidity 79 % |
| Ardizas | 32 | 334 km S | 217 | 17 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 36 % · winter 95 % |
| Saint-Julien-Gaulène | 81 | 356 km SE | 220 | 11 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Amorots-Succos | 64 | 360 km S | 219 | 11 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 78 % · humidity 43 % |
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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 La Boissière-en-Gâtine'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peuton | 53 | 152 km N | 222 | 12 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Condé | 36 | 183 km E | 226 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Puydarrieux | 65 | 369 km S | 226 | 9.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Guilly | 36 | 170 km E | 234 | 9.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Maillet | 36 | 157 km E | 224 | 8.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Denazé | 53 | 153 km N | 194 | 14.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
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