La Chapelle-Bertrand
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 20.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 31 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Chapelle-Bertrand (INSEE 79071) is in Deux-Sèvres (79), part of CC de Parthenay-Gâtine. Population 465 (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 20.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 31 % of the 17,947 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.65 | 10 | 6.51 |
| Housing mix | 0.93 | 5 | 4.65 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE RELAIS DU POITOU GOURMAND). [4]
2 × Hairdresser (2C O NATUREL · GROUSSEAU LAUREEN). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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 | 1 | LE RELAIS DU POITOU GOURMAND | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 2 | 2C O NATUREL · GROUSSEAU LAUREEN | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 500 (2012) → 465 (2023): -7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 404 (1990) → 465 (2023): 15.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 226, of which 3.5 % second homes and 4.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Martin-du-Fouilloux): 3.8 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Parthenay): 4.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Parthenay): 5.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Parthenay): 4.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Pompaire): 4.8 km to the 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. [11]
Measured at the PARTHENAY_SAPC weather station, 6.8 km away at 159 m; the village itself is at 201 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at THENEZAY STNA, 16.6 km away at 132 m, over 23 summers. [11]
That station sits 69 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 5.46 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 827 mm of rain a year, spread over 116 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at PARTHENAY_SAPC, 6.8 km away at 159 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79071/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79071/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79071/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79071/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 79278
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 79202
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 79213
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coulonges-Thouarsais | 79 | 36 km N | 443 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Martin-du-Mont | 21 | 387 km E | 463 | 23.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bettendorf | 68 | 574 km E | 469 | 21.3 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tourmont | 39 | 447 km E | 437 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Marbeuf | 27 | 294 km N | 491 | 27.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 74 % · winter 80 % |
| Jaillon | 54 | 517 km NE | 469 | 25 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coulonges-Thouarsais | 79 | 36 km N | 443 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Marbeuf | 27 | 294 km N | 491 | 27.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 74 % · winter 80 % |
| Saint-Martin-du-Mont | 21 | 387 km E | 463 | 23.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tourmont | 39 | 447 km E | 437 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Jaillon | 54 | 517 km NE | 469 | 25 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bettendorf | 68 | 574 km E | 469 | 21.3 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Chapelle-Bertrand'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coulonges-Thouarsais | 79 | 36 km N | 443 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vinzieux | 07 | 403 km E | 538 | 24.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Courant | 17 | 71 km SW | 445 | 23.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Marigny-Chemereau | 86 | 37 km SE | 603 | 24.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Just-sur-Dive | 49 | 62 km N | 373 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Forges | 77 | 309 km NE | 443 | 35 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
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