La Chapelle-Pouilloux
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 10.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 16 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Chapelle-Pouilloux (INSEE 79074) is in Deux-Sèvres (79), part of CC Mellois en Poitou. Population 171 (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 10.2/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 16 % of the 15,020 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 | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.38 | 10 | 3.81 |
| Housing mix | 0.65 | 5 | 3.25 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE LA CHAPELLE-POUILLOUX). [3]
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. [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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| 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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE LA CHAPELLE-POUILLOUX | INSEE BPE 1 [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 184 (2012) → 171 (2023): -7.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 194 (1990) → 171 (2023): -11.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 126, of which 17.5 % second homes and 15.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Sauzé-entre-Bois): 4 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Sauzé-entre-Bois): 4.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Sauzé-entre-Bois): 4.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Chef-Boutonne): 9.9 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Mairé-Levescault): 2.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 28 days a year at or above 30 °C and 43 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the HANC weather station, 9.1 km away at 125 m; the village itself is at 158 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at MELLE, 19.1 km away at 136 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 851 mm of rain a year, spread over 125 days — about 6.8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at HANC, 9.1 km away at 125 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 — 79074/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79074/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79074/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79074/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 79307
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 79083
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 79163
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montmirey-la-Ville | 39 | 434 km E | 176 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 66 % |
| Cize | 01 | 415 km E | 168 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cirfontaines-en-Azois | 52 | 425 km NE | 180 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cadrieu | 46 | 232 km SE | 174 | 17 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montgenost | 51 | 382 km NE | 161 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 62 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cailhavel | 11 | 369 km SE | 154 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 64 % · humidity 29 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cadrieu | 46 | 232 km SE | 174 | 17 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cailhavel | 11 | 369 km SE | 154 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 64 % · humidity 29 % |
| Montgenost | 51 | 382 km NE | 161 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 62 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cize | 01 | 415 km E | 168 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cirfontaines-en-Azois | 52 | 425 km NE | 180 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montmirey-la-Ville | 39 | 434 km E | 176 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 66 % |
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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-Pouilloux'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lentillac-Saint-Blaise | 46 | 236 km SE | 191 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Reilhac | 46 | 206 km SE | 175 | 16.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bagnizeau | 17 | 40 km SW | 177 | 11 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lusseray | 79 | 17 km W | 172 | 9.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ignol | 18 | 233 km NE | 173 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Chapelle | 16 | 33 km S | 175 | 12.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
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