Fressines
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 33.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 24 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Fressines (INSEE 79129) is in Deux-Sèvres (79), part of CC Mellois en Poitou. Population 1,757 (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 33.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 24 % of the 10,473 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 | 0.39 | 20 | 7.87 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.2 | 10 | 1.97 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.9 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LE REST'O A VOTRE PORTE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE FRESSINOIS). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ANTOINE EL JAMMAL, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (L ATELIER ET LE BOUDOIR DE VALENTINE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie).
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), 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] | |
| 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 | 1 | LE REST'O A VOTRE PORTE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE FRESSINOIS | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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) | 1 | ANTOINE EL JAMMAL, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [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 ATELIER ET LE BOUDOIR DE VALENTINE | 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 1,516 (2012) → 1,757 (2023): 15.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 993 (1990) → 1,757 (2023): 76.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 729, of which 1 % second homes and 4.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Aigondigné): 3.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Aigondigné): 3.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Fressines): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Aigondigné): 3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Fressines): 0.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 37 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the NIORT weather station, 8.3 km away at 57 m; the village itself is at 108 m. [10]
The village sits 51 m above the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 4.94 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at NIORT, 8.3 km away at 57 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 51 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 5.46 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 837 mm of rain a year, spread over 117 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at NIORT, 8.3 km away at 57 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79129/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79129/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79129/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79129/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 79185
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 79129
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vildé-Guingalan | 22 | 274 km NW | 1,304 | 36.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Loubière | 12 | 312 km SE | 1,573 | 39.7 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gonneville-Le Theil | 50 | 379 km N | 1,513 | 31.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
| Brandivy | 56 | 258 km NW | 1,466 | 33.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Beautheil-Saints | 77 | 369 km NE | 2,093 | 36.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aiglun | 04 | 564 km SE | 1,399 | 45.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 15 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandivy | 56 | 258 km NW | 1,466 | 33.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vildé-Guingalan | 22 | 274 km NW | 1,304 | 36.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Loubière | 12 | 312 km SE | 1,573 | 39.7 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Beautheil-Saints | 77 | 369 km NE | 2,093 | 36.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gonneville-Le Theil | 50 | 379 km N | 1,513 | 31.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aiglun | 04 | 564 km SE | 1,399 | 45.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 15 % · 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 Fressines'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Gemme-Moronval | 28 | 298 km NE | 1,114 | 36.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Genouph | 37 | 136 km NE | 1,019 | 27.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Beaufou | 85 | 110 km NW | 1,683 | 27.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Priest-sous-Aixe | 87 | 121 km SE | 1,743 | 43.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Luant | 36 | 149 km E | 1,604 | 44.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chaillac-sur-Vienne | 87 | 103 km SE | 1,250 | 25.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
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