Chérigné
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 8.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 11 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Chérigné (INSEE 79085) is in Deux-Sèvres (79), part of CC Mellois en Poitou. Population 134 (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 8.6/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 11 % of the 13,199 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.33 | 10 | 3.32 |
| Housing mix | 0.8 | 5 | 4.01 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
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, 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 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 | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 152 (2012) → 134 (2023): -11.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 161 (1990) → 134 (2023): -16.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 81, of which 9.9 % second homes and 7.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Brioux-sur-Boutonne): 4.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Brioux-sur-Boutonne): 4.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Brioux-sur-Boutonne): 4.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Brioux-sur-Boutonne): 4.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Brioux-sur-Boutonne): 4.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 23 days a year at or above 30 °C and 44 days at or below 0 °C, over 13 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the BRIOUX-SUR-BOUT weather station, 4.3 km away at 64 m; the village itself is at 66 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at MELLE, 12.6 km away at 136 m, over 30 summers. [9]
That station sits 70 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 5.46 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 863 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at BRIOUX-SUR-BOUT, 4.3 km away at 64 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79085/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79085/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79085/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79085/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 79057
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Chèvrerie | 16 | 25 km E | 136 | 9.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vauchelles-lès-Authie | 80 | 483 km NE | 132 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 69 % · winter 95 % |
| Haution | 02 | 512 km NE | 131 | 7.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 95 % · humidity 79 % |
| Puiseux | 28 | 303 km N | 136 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 97 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Jean-d'Ormont | 88 | 594 km NE | 134 | 6.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 97 % · humidity 79 % |
| Bassanne | 33 | 174 km S | 131 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 100 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Chèvrerie | 16 | 25 km E | 136 | 9.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bassanne | 33 | 174 km S | 131 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 100 % · humidity 57 % |
| Puiseux | 28 | 303 km N | 136 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 97 % · humidity 79 % |
| Vauchelles-lès-Authie | 80 | 483 km NE | 132 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 69 % · winter 95 % |
| Haution | 02 | 512 km NE | 131 | 7.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 95 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Jean-d'Ormont | 88 | 594 km NE | 134 | 6.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 97 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Chérigné'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Chèvrerie | 16 | 25 km E | 136 | 9.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Groux | 16 | 36 km SE | 136 | 13 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Aubin | 36 | 187 km NE | 148 | 10.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Campuzan | 65 | 321 km S | 147 | 9.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Contré | 17 | 15 km SW | 135 | 7.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Molleville | 11 | 351 km SE | 128 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
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