Fontenille-Saint-Martin-d'Entraigues
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 9.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 1 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Fontenille-Saint-Martin-d'Entraigues (INSEE 79122) is in Deux-Sèvres (79), part of CC Mellois en Poitou. Population 531 (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 9.4/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 1 % of the 17,610 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 | 0.4 | 10 | 4.03 |
| Housing mix | 0.79 | 5 | 3.94 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Hairdresser (HAIR CUT). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
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] | |
| 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 | 1 | HAIR CUT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 603 (2012) → 531 (2023): -11.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 588 (1990) → 531 (2023): -9.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 311, of which 10.6 % second homes and 8.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Chef-Boutonne): 4.3 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Chef-Boutonne): 5 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Chef-Boutonne): 4.6 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Chef-Boutonne): 5.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Chef-Boutonne): 4.8 km to the east (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, 7.1 km away at 64 m; the village itself is at 71 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at MELLE, 12.5 km away at 136 m, over 30 summers. [9]
That station sits 65 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, 7.1 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 — 79122/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79122/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79122/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79122/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Loup | 82 | 240 km S | 531 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 33 % · winter 91 % |
| Arcenant | 21 | 396 km E | 518 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 84 % · humidity 79 % |
| Aulnay-la-Rivière | 45 | 299 km NE | 511 | 11.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 97 % |
| Belle Vie en Auge | 14 | 332 km N | 538 | 12.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Weiterswiller | 67 | 643 km NE | 515 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 72 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montreuil | 28 | 316 km N | 538 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 96 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Loup | 82 | 240 km S | 531 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 33 % · winter 91 % |
| Aulnay-la-Rivière | 45 | 299 km NE | 511 | 11.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 97 % |
| Montreuil | 28 | 316 km N | 538 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 96 % · humidity 79 % |
| Belle Vie en Auge | 14 | 332 km N | 538 | 12.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Arcenant | 21 | 396 km E | 518 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 84 % · humidity 79 % |
| Weiterswiller | 67 | 643 km NE | 515 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 72 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Fontenille-Saint-Martin-d'Entraigues'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 Brousse | 17 | 31 km SW | 516 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chey | 79 | 21 km N | 541 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ancier | 70 | 463 km E | 523 | 12.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Courcelles | 17 | 33 km SW | 455 | 9.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Julos | 65 | 334 km S | 450 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Celles-sur-Ource | 10 | 406 km NE | 490 | 10 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
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