Lhoumois
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 18/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 62 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Lhoumois (INSEE 79149) is in Deux-Sèvres (79), part of CC de Parthenay-Gâtine. Population 157 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 18/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 62 % of the 14,453 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 | 0.56 | 10 | 5.61 |
| Housing mix | 0.68 | 5 | 3.41 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (GUICHARD VIRGINIA). [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 | GUICHARD VIRGINIA | 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 150 (2012) → 157 (2023): 4.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 148 (1990) → 157 (2023): 6.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 82, of which 15.9 % second homes and 7.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Ferrière-en-Parthenay): 6.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (La Peyratte): 4.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (La Peyratte): 4.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (La Peyratte): 4.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (La Peyratte): 3.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 21 days a year at or above 30 °C and 49 days at or below 0 °C, over 24 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the THENEZAY weather station, 4 km away at 140 m; the village itself is at 158 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at THENEZAY STNA, 7.8 km away at 132 m, over 23 summers. [10]
An average of 723 mm of rain a year, spread over 113 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at THENEZAY, 4 km away at 140 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 — 79149/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79149/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79149/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79149/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 79120
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 79208
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Planquay | 27 | 269 km N | 158 | 18.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Franc | 73 | 472 km E | 155 | 20.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 49 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Pantaly-d'Excideuil | 24 | 177 km SE | 157 | 18.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 68 % · humidity 57 % |
| Arques | 12 | 349 km SE | 159 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 69 % · winter 70 % |
| Saint-Eugène | 71 | 329 km E | 150 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Félix-de-Tournegat | 09 | 424 km S | 155 | 23.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 66 % · humidity 43 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Pantaly-d'Excideuil | 24 | 177 km SE | 157 | 18.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 68 % · humidity 57 % |
| Le Planquay | 27 | 269 km N | 158 | 18.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Eugène | 71 | 329 km E | 150 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Arques | 12 | 349 km SE | 159 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 69 % · winter 70 % |
| Saint-Félix-de-Tournegat | 09 | 424 km S | 155 | 23.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 66 % · humidity 43 % |
| Saint-Franc | 73 | 472 km E | 155 | 20.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 49 % · 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 Lhoumois'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vereaux | 18 | 229 km E | 143 | 15.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Savigny-en-Terre-Plaine | 89 | 330 km E | 137 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Luzeret | 36 | 117 km E | 155 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainte-Thérence | 03 | 212 km E | 179 | 22.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tresnay | 58 | 252 km E | 131 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Moulon | 45 | 251 km NE | 178 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
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