François
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 24.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 18 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
François (INSEE 79128) is in Deux-Sèvres (79), part of CC Haut Val de Sèvre. Population 999 (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 24.9/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 18 % of the 14,330 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.84 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (L'ART DE MONIA). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | L'ART DE MONIA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 954 (2012) → 999 (2023): 4.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 648 (1990) → 999 (2023): 54.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 439, of which 1.6 % second homes and 3.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Crèche): 3.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (La Crèche): 3.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Gelais): 3.7 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (La Crèche): 4 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (François): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 20 days a year at or above 30 °C and 34 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the NIORT weather station, 8.8 km away at 57 m; the village itself is at 66 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at NIORT, 8.8 km away at 57 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 837 mm of rain a year, spread over 117 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at NIORT, 8.8 km away at 57 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
51 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 180,000 € — 1,400 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Deux-Sèvres is 1,143 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [12]
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 — 79128/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79128/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79128/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79128/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 79048
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 79249
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 79128
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norville | 76 | 352 km N | 996 | 21.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Étercy | 74 | 492 km E | 985 | 25 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 46 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Barre-de-Semilly | 50 | 308 km N | 1,029 | 22.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aureil | 87 | 148 km SE | 1,045 | 21.8 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aubepierre-Ozouer-le-Repos | 77 | 348 km NE | 984 | 22.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Blandine | 38 | 456 km E | 1,039 | 20.7 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 20 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aureil | 87 | 148 km SE | 1,045 | 21.8 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Barre-de-Semilly | 50 | 308 km N | 1,029 | 22.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aubepierre-Ozouer-le-Repos | 77 | 348 km NE | 984 | 22.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Norville | 76 | 352 km N | 996 | 21.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Blandine | 38 | 456 km E | 1,039 | 20.7 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 20 % · humidity 93 % |
| Étercy | 74 | 492 km E | 985 | 25 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 46 % · 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 François'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Pierre-la-Garenne | 27 | 334 km N | 927 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Martin-le-Vieux | 87 | 133 km SE | 865 | 21.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Naives-Rosières | 55 | 496 km NE | 809 | 17.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Neuville-sur-Brenne | 37 | 167 km NE | 872 | 24.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Martin-de-Bernegoue | 79 | 16 km S | 806 | 21.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainte-Néomaye | 79 | 6.1 km E | 1,359 | 21.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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