Le Chillou
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 8.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 9 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Le Chillou (INSEE 79089) is in Deux-Sèvres (79), part of CC Airvaudais-Val du Thouet. Population 163 (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 9 % of the 14,672 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 | 0.41 | 10 | 4.06 |
| Housing mix | 0.66 | 5 | 3.29 |
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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 179 (2012) → 163 (2023): -8.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 180 (1990) → 163 (2023): -9.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 111, of which 17.1 % second homes and 7.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Airvault): 6.9 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Airvault): 7.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Loup-Lamairé): 3.9 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Loup-Lamairé): 3.8 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Loup-Lamairé): 3.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 21 days a year at or above 30 °C and 49 days at or below 0 °C, over 24 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the THENEZAY weather station, 8.4 km away at 140 m; the village itself is at 149 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at THENEZAY STNA, 9.9 km away at 132 m, over 23 summers. [10]
An average of 682 mm of rain a year, spread over 112 days — about 6.1 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ASSAIS, 6.7 km away at 131 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
26 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 85,000 € — 802 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Deux-Sèvres is 1,143 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [11]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79089/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79089/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79089/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79089/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 79005
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 79268
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaumot | 58 | 292 km E | 164 | 9.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montels | 09 | 437 km S | 164 | 13.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 64 % |
| Allemant | 51 | 369 km NE | 166 | 11.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Oradour | 16 | 95 km S | 163 | 6.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 64 % |
| La Neuville-lès-Wasigny | 08 | 462 km NE | 162 | 10.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 77 % · winter 76 % |
| Choilley-Dardenay | 52 | 427 km E | 162 | 12.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 90 % · winter 61 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oradour | 16 | 95 km S | 163 | 6.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 64 % |
| Chaumot | 58 | 292 km E | 164 | 9.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Allemant | 51 | 369 km NE | 166 | 11.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Choilley-Dardenay | 52 | 427 km E | 162 | 12.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 90 % · winter 61 % |
| Montels | 09 | 437 km S | 164 | 13.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 64 % |
| La Neuville-lès-Wasigny | 08 | 462 km NE | 162 | 10.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 77 % · winter 76 % |
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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 Le Chillou'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meunet-Planches | 36 | 160 km E | 166 | 9.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Noncourt-sur-le-Rongeant | 52 | 444 km NE | 168 | 7.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-André-en-Terre-Plaine | 89 | 327 km E | 164 | 8.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ouagne | 58 | 284 km E | 149 | 6.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Firmin | 58 | 270 km E | 152 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Renay | 41 | 155 km NE | 174 | 12.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
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