Mauléon
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 60.6/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 73 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Mauléon (INSEE 79079) is in Deux-Sèvres (79), part of CA du Bocage Bressuirais. Population 8,573 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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 60.6/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Bakery (boulangerie)).
Better served than 73 % of the 2,856 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 | 0.38 | 25 | 9.52 |
| Social | 0.8 | 20 | 16.08 |
| Education | 0.89 | 10 | 8.95 |
| Health | 0.31 | 10 | 3.07 |
| Public & culture | 0.55 | 5 | 2.77 |
| Population trend | 0.64 | 10 | 6.41 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.75 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (ESTOY). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (EURL CHAIGNEAU CEDRIC · HERAULT TRAITEUR · MJ.BOUCHERIE.PRESTA). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (DISMO). [3,4]
9 × Restaurant (LYCEE DE VAL DE L'OUIN · CAFE DE LA POSTE · 3 EN 1 · LA MUSE GUEULE · CAFE DU RENARD). [3,4]
5 × Café / bar (HOTEL RESTAURANT LA TERRASSE · LE BAR A BAR). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
9 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT LOUIS-MARIE GRIGNON DE MONTFORT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE GROUPE SCOLAIRE PAUL MARTIN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT-SAUVEUR · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ARC EN CIEL · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE DAME). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE PRIVE SAINTE ANNE). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MICHEL SOUCHAUD, MÉDECIN · JEAN-PAUL FOUSSAT, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU BOCAGE). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (ST AUBIN DE BAUBIGNE LPR RP · LA POSTE). [3]
5 × Library (LA CHAPELLE LARGEAU POINT RETRAIT MAIRIE · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE LOUBLANDE · BIBLIOTHEQUE DE SAINT AUBIN DE BAUBIGNE · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE MOULINS · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE MAULÉON). [3]
1 × Cinema (CINE CASTEL). [3]
6 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF SAINTE ANNE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF PIERRE MARTIN · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE RORTHAIS · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE MOULINS · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE LOUBLANDE). [3]
4 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE AQUITAINE POITOU CHARENTES · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL 17-79 · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · PR EMPLOI PERSONNEL CCM DE MAULEON). [3]
7 × Hairdresser (NOUVELLE IMAGE · LE TEMPS DES CISEAUX). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL RESTAURANT LA TERRASSE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Restaurant, 2 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | ESTOY | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | EURL CHAIGNEAU CEDRIC · HERAULT TRAITEUR · MJ.BOUCHERIE.PRESTA | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | DISMO | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 9 | LYCEE DE VAL DE L'OUIN · CAFE DE LA POSTE · 3 EN 1 · LA MUSE GUEULE · CAFE DU RENARD | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 5 | HOTEL RESTAURANT LA TERRASSE · LE BAR A BAR | INSEE SIRENE 5 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 9 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT LOUIS-MARIE GRIGNON DE MONTFORT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE GROUPE SCOLAIRE PAUL MARTIN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT-SAUVEUR · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ARC EN CIEL · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE DAME | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE PRIVE SAINTE ANNE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | MICHEL SOUCHAUD, MÉDECIN · JEAN-PAUL FOUSSAT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DU BOCAGE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | ST AUBIN DE BAUBIGNE LPR RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 5 | LA CHAPELLE LARGEAU POINT RETRAIT MAIRIE · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE LOUBLANDE · BIBLIOTHEQUE DE SAINT AUBIN DE BAUBIGNE · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE MOULINS · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE MAULÉON | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | CINE CASTEL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 6 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF SAINTE ANNE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF PIERRE MARTIN · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE RORTHAIS · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE MOULINS · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE LOUBLANDE | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 4 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE AQUITAINE POITOU CHARENTES · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL 17-79 · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · PR EMPLOI PERSONNEL CCM DE MAULEON | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 7 | NOUVELLE IMAGE · LE TEMPS DES CISEAUX | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL RESTAURANT LA TERRASSE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| 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 8,354 (2012) → 8,573 (2023): 2.6 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 7,514 (1990) → 8,573 (2023): 14.1 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,859, of which 2.5 % second homes and 5.8 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Mauléon): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Mauléon): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Mauléon): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Mauléon): 0.9 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Mauléon): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 44 days at or below 0 °C, over 24 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the NUEIL-LES-AUBIERS weather station, 12.8 km away at 118 m; the village itself is at 168 m. [10]
An average of 887 mm of rain a year, spread over 127 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MAULEON, 0.5 km away at 175 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Bakery (boulangerie)
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79079/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-03— https://data.datatourisme.fr/23/036eacdc-563b-3f2b-aebf-1b8eaa99ba57— “Marché de Mauléon”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79079/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79079/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79079/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 79079
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plédran | 22 | 226 km NW | 6,933 | 50.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 59 % · winter 69 % |
| Saint-André-des-Eaux | 44 | 126 km W | 7,013 | 51.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 57 % |
| Combourg | 35 | 182 km NW | 6,411 | 65.1 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 82 % |
| Chantonnay | 85 | 35 km SW | 8,557 | 63.1 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 93 % |
| Ergué-Gabéric | 29 | 274 km NW | 8,606 | 63.9 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 64 % · winter 69 % |
| Pleurtuit | 35 | 209 km NW | 7,167 | 65.5 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 64 % · winter 68 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chantonnay | 85 | 35 km SW | 8,557 | 63.1 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 93 % |
| Saint-André-des-Eaux | 44 | 126 km W | 7,013 | 51.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 57 % |
| Combourg | 35 | 182 km NW | 6,411 | 65.1 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 82 % |
| Pleurtuit | 35 | 209 km NW | 7,167 | 65.5 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 64 % · winter 68 % |
| Plédran | 22 | 226 km NW | 6,933 | 50.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 59 % · winter 69 % |
| Ergué-Gabéric | 29 | 274 km NW | 8,606 | 63.9 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 64 % · winter 69 % |
Elsewhere
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