Chef-Boutonne
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 59.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 91 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Chef-Boutonne (INSEE 79083) is in Deux-Sèvres (79), part of CC Mellois en Poitou. Population 2,371 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2019-01-01 from 3 former communes: La Bataille (79027), Crézières (79107), Tillou (79330). [3]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/79083-chef-boutonne
Vitality score
Vitality score 59.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 91 % of the 8,549 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 | 0.6 | 25 | 15.02 |
| Social | 0.66 | 20 | 13.11 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.79 | 10 | 7.91 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.37 | 10 | 3.66 |
| Housing mix | 0.82 | 5 | 4.08 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE FOURNIL DES HALLES · MICKA&CO). [4,5]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE DE LA PLACE). [4,5]
2 × Supermarket (MIFRANNE · U EXPRESS). [4,5]
5 × Restaurant (J.O.S · LE BAR'OC · HOTEL DES VOYAGEURS · LES MIJOTES PORTES). [4,5]
1 × Café / bar (CAFE DES SPORTS). [5]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [4]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE FRANCOIS TRUFFAUT). [4]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (HÉLOÏSE THOMAS, MÉDECIN · KATIA GAUTIER, MÉDECIN · FLORENT BLANCHARD, MÉDECIN · MATHILDE BOINOT-MEUNIER, MÉDECIN · ANTHONY HORACK, MÉDECIN). [4]
2 × Pharmacy (NOUVELLE PHARMACIE DES HALLES · PHARMACIE DE LA BOUTONNE). [4,5]
2 × Post office / agence postale (TILLOU AP · LA POSTE). [4]
2 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE TILLOU · MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE MARGUERITE GURGAND). [4]
1 × Cinema (FOYER CULTUREL). [4]
2 × Gym / sports hall (LYCEE JEAN FRANCOIS CAIL · COMPLEXE SPORTIF MUNICIPAL). [4]
3 × Bank (CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE CHEF-BOUTONNE). [4]
4 × Hairdresser (EURL SOPHIE HARDY · ATMOSP'HAIR). [4,5]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING DU MOULIN DE TRENEUILLET). [4,5]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Nursery school (maternelle). [4,5]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | LE FOURNIL DES HALLES · MICKA&CO | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [4,5] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE DE LA PLACE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Supermarket | 2 | MIFRANNE · U EXPRESS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 5 | J.O.S · LE BAR'OC · HOTEL DES VOYAGEURS · LES MIJOTES PORTES | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 1 | CAFE DES SPORTS | INSEE SIRENE 1 [5] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE FRANCOIS TRUFFAUT | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | HÉLOÏSE THOMAS, MÉDECIN · KATIA GAUTIER, MÉDECIN · FLORENT BLANCHARD, MÉDECIN · MATHILDE BOINOT-MEUNIER, MÉDECIN · ANTHONY HORACK, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | NOUVELLE PHARMACIE DES HALLES · PHARMACIE DE LA BOUTONNE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | TILLOU AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Library | 2 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE TILLOU · MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE MARGUERITE GURGAND | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Cinema | 1 | FOYER CULTUREL | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | LYCEE JEAN FRANCOIS CAIL · COMPLEXE SPORTIF MUNICIPAL | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 3 | CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE CHEF-BOUTONNE | INSEE BPE 3 [4] |
| Hairdresser | 4 | EURL SOPHIE HARDY · ATMOSP'HAIR | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING DU MOULIN DE TRENEUILLET | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Saturday matin Place Cail et les Halles. [6]
Trajectory
Population 2,533 (2012) → 2,371 (2023): -6.4 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 2,739 (1990) → 2,371 (2023): -13.4 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,631, of which 9.2 % second homes and 16.2 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Chef-Boutonne): 0.4 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Chef-Boutonne): 0.4 km to the east (straight line). [10]
GP (Chef-Boutonne): 0.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Chef-Boutonne): 0.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Chef-Boutonne): 0.1 km to the south (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, 7.3 km away at 125 m; the village itself is at 92 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at MELLE, 15.1 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, 7.3 km away at 125 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [6]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79083/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.chef-boutonne.fr/la-ville/tourisme.html— “Un marché hebdomadaire y a lieu tous les samedis matin.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79083/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79083/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79083/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 79083
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocroi | 08 | 544 km NE | 2,270 | 64.3 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 78 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Faouët | 56 | 336 km NW | 2,814 | 66.8 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Georges-sur-Cher | 41 | 163 km NE | 2,710 | 59.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 72 % · winter 89 % |
| Le Thoronet | 83 | 583 km SE | 2,631 | 57.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Tholonet | 13 | 526 km SE | 2,391 | 67.9 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 54 % · humidity 86 % |
| Arthez-de-Béarn | 64 | 297 km S | 1,837 | 55.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 43 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Georges-sur-Cher | 41 | 163 km NE | 2,710 | 59.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 72 % · winter 89 % |
| Arthez-de-Béarn | 64 | 297 km S | 1,837 | 55.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 43 % |
| Le Faouët | 56 | 336 km NW | 2,814 | 66.8 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Tholonet | 13 | 526 km SE | 2,391 | 67.9 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 54 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rocroi | 08 | 544 km NE | 2,270 | 64.3 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 78 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Thoronet | 83 | 583 km SE | 2,631 | 57.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 81 % · 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 Chef-Boutonne'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airvault | 79 | 80 km N | 3,306 | 36.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Vigen | 87 | 113 km E | 2,310 | 64.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Méreau | 18 | 200 km NE | 2,632 | 48.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Brioux-sur-Boutonne | 79 | 12 km W | 1,440 | 46.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mansle-les-Fontaines | 16 | 33 km SE | 2,088 | 62 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Beaulon | 03 | 293 km E | 1,649 | 39.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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