Geay
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 10.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 7 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Geay (INSEE 79131) is in Deux-Sèvres (79), part of CA du Bocage Bressuirais. Population 338 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/79131-geay
Vitality score
Vitality score 10.5/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 7 % of the 18,030 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 | 0.43 | 10 | 4.29 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.62 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [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 | 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 345 (2012) → 338 (2023): -2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 364 (1990) → 338 (2023): -7.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 186, of which 3.8 % second homes and 11.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Pierrefitte): 2.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Bressuire): 4.9 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Varent): 7.2 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Saint-Varent): 7.1 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Luché-Thouarsais): 3.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 24 days a year at or above 30 °C and 39 days at or below 0 °C, over 28 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the GLENAY_SAPC weather station, 6.2 km away at 121 m; the village itself is at 151 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at BRESSUIRE, 15 km away at 191 m, over 30 summers. [12]
An average of 652 mm of rain a year, spread over 108 days — about 6 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at GLENAY_SAPC, 6.2 km away at 121 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79131/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79131/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79131/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79131/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 79209
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 79049
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 79299
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 79159
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pignols | 63 | 310 km SE | 337 | 16.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 62 % · humidity 86 % |
| Remigny | 02 | 414 km NE | 339 | 10.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villy-le-Moutier | 21 | 404 km E | 337 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
| Meslay | 14 | 231 km N | 338 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Millencourt-en-Ponthieu | 80 | 399 km NE | 337 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Maninghen-Henne | 62 | 456 km N | 336 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meslay | 14 | 231 km N | 338 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pignols | 63 | 310 km SE | 337 | 16.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 62 % · humidity 86 % |
| Millencourt-en-Ponthieu | 80 | 399 km NE | 337 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villy-le-Moutier | 21 | 404 km E | 337 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
| Remigny | 02 | 414 km NE | 339 | 10.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Maninghen-Henne | 62 | 456 km N | 336 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Geay'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brossay | 49 | 33 km N | 340 | 12.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Malay-le-Petit | 89 | 313 km NE | 305 | 11 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villetrun | 41 | 151 km NE | 316 | 12.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Salles-de-Villefagnan | 16 | 109 km S | 313 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fontenet | 17 | 108 km S | 391 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vaux-Rouillac | 16 | 128 km S | 294 | 9.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
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