La Crèche
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 48.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 33 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Crèche (INSEE 79048) is in Deux-Sèvres (79), part of CC Haut Val de Sèvre. Population 5,662 (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 48.3/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 33 % of the 4,166 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 | 25 | 6.24 |
| Social | 0.56 | 20 | 11.16 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.47 | 10 | 4.67 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.77 | 10 | 7.68 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.89 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE GUILLON PICARD · BOULANGERIE BANETTE · LA CHABANAISE). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR CONTACT). [3,4]
9 × Restaurant (DEUX SEVRES RESTAURATION · BELGA · LA MIGAINE · LE VIT'FAIT · SAS P.M). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE DYONISOS). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE). [3]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE CHAVAGNE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE BOISRAGON · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE AIRAULT). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE JEAN VILAR). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (BERANGERE WAXIN, MÉDECIN · MOUNIR NAKHLE, MÉDECIN · DOMINIQUE LE MAILLOUX, MÉDECIN · PAULINE HATTON-LEFORT, MÉDECIN · OLIVIER PAGEARD, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE PAPIN). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE LA RONDE DES MOTS). [3]
1 × Cinema (HENRI GEORGES CLOUZOT). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (AIRE COUVERTE DE CHANTOISEAU). [3]
4 × Bank (CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN · CAISSE D EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE AQUITAINE POITOU CHARENTES · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL 17-79 · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL). [3]
5 × Hairdresser (KARINE COIFFEUSE A DOMICILE · COIFFURE ISABELLE M · CLEMENTINE · LE SALON AURELIE & MARINA). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
4 × Hotel (KYRIAD · HOTEL PREMIERE CLASSE · IBIS BUDGET · HOTEL SO LODGE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [4,3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | BOULANGERIE GUILLON PICARD · BOULANGERIE BANETTE · LA CHABANAISE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | CARREFOUR CONTACT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 9 | DEUX SEVRES RESTAURATION · BELGA · LA MIGAINE · LE VIT'FAIT · SAS P.M | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE DYONISOS | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE CHAVAGNE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE BOISRAGON · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE AIRAULT | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE JEAN VILAR | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | BERANGERE WAXIN, MÉDECIN · MOUNIR NAKHLE, MÉDECIN · DOMINIQUE LE MAILLOUX, MÉDECIN · PAULINE HATTON-LEFORT, MÉDECIN · OLIVIER PAGEARD, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE PAPIN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE LA RONDE DES MOTS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | HENRI GEORGES CLOUZOT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | AIRE COUVERTE DE CHANTOISEAU | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 4 | CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN · CAISSE D EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE AQUITAINE POITOU CHARENTES · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL 17-79 · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 5 | KARINE COIFFEUSE A DOMICILE · COIFFURE ISABELLE M · CLEMENTINE · LE SALON AURELIE & MARINA | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 4 | KYRIAD · HOTEL PREMIERE CLASSE · IBIS BUDGET · HOTEL SO LODGE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 5,475 (2012) → 5,662 (2023): 3.4 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 4,467 (1990) → 5,662 (2023): 26.8 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,809, of which 1.1 % second homes and 5.2 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Crèche): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (La Crèche): 1.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (La Crèche): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (La Crèche): 0.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (La Crèche): 0.1 km to the south-west (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, 9 km away at 83 m; the village itself is at 58 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at NIORT, 9.4 km away at 57 m, over 30 summers. [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, 8.8 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 — 79048/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-03— https://data.datatourisme.fr/23/83fcc96c-0d91-3f3f-8539-1d9786ea80af— “Marché de La Crèche”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79048/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79048/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79048/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 79048
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Martin-la-Pallu | 86 | 62 km NE | 5,713 | 46 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Missillac | 44 | 188 km NW | 5,709 | 49.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mésanger | 44 | 138 km NW | 4,724 | 43.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 88 % |
| Verneuil-sur-Vienne | 87 | 124 km SE | 4,903 | 42.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Neuvic | 24 | 153 km SE | 3,687 | 45.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 61 % · humidity 64 % |
| Monein | 64 | 339 km S | 4,446 | 62 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 84 % · humidity 21 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Martin-la-Pallu | 86 | 62 km NE | 5,713 | 46 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Verneuil-sur-Vienne | 87 | 124 km SE | 4,903 | 42.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mésanger | 44 | 138 km NW | 4,724 | 43.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 88 % |
| Neuvic | 24 | 153 km SE | 3,687 | 45.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 61 % · humidity 64 % |
| Missillac | 44 | 188 km NW | 5,709 | 49.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Monein | 64 | 339 km S | 4,446 | 62 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 84 % · humidity 21 % |
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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 Crèche'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champniers | 16 | 82 km SE | 5,281 | 56.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Airvault | 79 | 53 km N | 3,306 | 36.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mazé-Milon | 49 | 122 km N | 5,761 | 48.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gennes-Val-de-Loire | 49 | 110 km N | 8,429 | 68.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Brie | 16 | 81 km SE | 4,125 | 44.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Cellier | 44 | 134 km NW | 4,051 | 47.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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