Irais
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 16/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 40 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Irais (INSEE 79141) is in Deux-Sèvres (79), part of CC Airvaudais-Val du Thouet. Population 209 (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 16/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 40 % of the 16,228 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.39 | 10 | 3.89 |
| Housing mix | 0.69 | 5 | 3.43 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (BEUN'AISE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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 | 1 | BEUN'AISE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 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 198 (2012) → 209 (2023): 5.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 235 (1990) → 209 (2023): -11.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 127, of which 15.7 % second homes and 10.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Moncontour): 5.4 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Moncontour): 5.4 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Moncontour): 5.5 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Moncontour): 5.6 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Plaine-et-Vallées): 2.8 km to the east (straight line). [9]
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. [10]
Measured at the GLENAY_SAPC weather station, 12.5 km away at 121 m; the village itself is at 99 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at THENEZAY STNA, 17.8 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, 9.9 km away at 131 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 — 79141/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79141/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79141/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79141/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 86161
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 79196
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bussunarits-Sarrasquette | 64 | 422 km S | 210 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 21 % |
| Ménil-Hermei | 61 | 217 km N | 208 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 54 % · winter 93 % |
| Razines | 37 | 37 km E | 218 | 15.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Attigny | 88 | 479 km E | 200 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Villedieu | 17 | 92 km S | 200 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Torcy-et-Pouligny | 21 | 333 km E | 202 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Razines | 37 | 37 km E | 218 | 15.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Villedieu | 17 | 92 km S | 200 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ménil-Hermei | 61 | 217 km N | 208 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 54 % · winter 93 % |
| Torcy-et-Pouligny | 21 | 333 km E | 202 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bussunarits-Sarrasquette | 64 | 422 km S | 210 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 21 % |
| Attigny | 88 | 479 km E | 200 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 82 % · 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 Irais'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Razines | 37 | 37 km E | 218 | 15.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Villedieu | 17 | 92 km S | 200 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chessenaz | 74 | 468 km E | 239 | 23.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tailly | 21 | 373 km E | 201 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rudelle | 46 | 284 km SE | 187 | 23.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gironville | 77 | 245 km NE | 166 | 23.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
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