Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 49.6/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 39 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre (INSEE 79179) is in Deux-Sèvres (79), part of CA du Bocage Bressuirais. Population 5,121 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2019-01-01 from 5 former communes: Le Breuil-Bernard (79051), La Chapelle-Saint-Étienne (79075), Moutiers-sous-Chantemerle (79188), Pugny (79222), Saint-Jouin-de-Milly (79261). [3]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 49.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 39 % of the 4,586 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 | 25 | 6.24 |
| Social | 0.7 | 20 | 14.09 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.55 | 10 | 5.53 |
| Public & culture | 0.31 | 5 | 1.54 |
| Population trend | 0.5 | 10 | 5.05 |
| Housing mix | 0.88 | 5 | 4.4 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (L'AMANDINE · DOUCEUR SUCRE · LES GOURMANDISES MONCOUTANT). [4,5]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (ROBERT). [4,5]
1 × Supermarket (SUPER U). [4,5]
4 × Restaurant (HOTEL RESTAURANT LE SAINT PIERRE · L'ATIPI'K). [4,5]
6 × Café / bar (LE SAVANE · LE CHENE VERT · AU GOUT DU JOUR). [5]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE). [4]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [4]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE JACQUES PREVERT · COLLEGE PRIVE CHARLES PEGUY). [4]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JACKY LIAIGRE, MÉDECIN · PEGGY LETHEUIL-LIAIGRE, MÉDECIN · SANDRINE AUBINEAU-BIRAULT, MÉDECIN · STEPHANE DELABROYE, MÉDECIN · ELODIE CHARGY, MÉDECIN). [4]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE LANDRE · SELARL PHARMACIE DE LA SEVRE). [4,5]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [4]
2 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE MOUTIERS SOUS CHANTEMERLE · BIBLIOTHEQUE DE MONCOUTANT SUR SÈVRE). [4]
1 × Cinema (STELLA). [4]
2 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE OMNISPORT · COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [4]
4 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE AQUITAINE POITOU CHARENTES · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL 17-79 · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · PR EMPLOI PERSONNEL CCM MONCOUTANT). [4]
5 × Hairdresser (STYL'COIFF · HABILLE TA TETE · LES TENDANCES DE CLEMENCE). [4,5]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [4]
2 × Hotel (DOMAINE DE CHANTEMERLE · HOTEL RESTAURANT LE SAINT PIERRE). [4,5]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 3 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire).
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie). [4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | L'AMANDINE · DOUCEUR SUCRE · LES GOURMANDISES MONCOUTANT | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | ROBERT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Supermarket | 1 | SUPER U | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 4 | HOTEL RESTAURANT LE SAINT PIERRE · L'ATIPI'K | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 6 | LE SAVANE · LE CHENE VERT · AU GOUT DU JOUR | INSEE SIRENE 6 [5] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 3 [4] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE JACQUES PREVERT · COLLEGE PRIVE CHARLES PEGUY | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | JACKY LIAIGRE, MÉDECIN · PEGGY LETHEUIL-LIAIGRE, MÉDECIN · SANDRINE AUBINEAU-BIRAULT, MÉDECIN · STEPHANE DELABROYE, MÉDECIN · ELODIE CHARGY, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE LANDRE · SELARL PHARMACIE DE LA SEVRE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 2 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE MOUTIERS SOUS CHANTEMERLE · BIBLIOTHEQUE DE MONCOUTANT SUR SÈVRE | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Cinema | 1 | STELLA | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | SALLE OMNISPORT · COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 4 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE AQUITAINE POITOU CHARENTES · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL 17-79 · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · PR EMPLOI PERSONNEL CCM MONCOUTANT | INSEE BPE 4 [4] |
| Hairdresser | 5 | STYL'COIFF · HABILLE TA TETE · LES TENDANCES DE CLEMENCE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] |
| Hotel | 2 | DOMAINE DE CHANTEMERLE · HOTEL RESTAURANT LE SAINT PIERRE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [5] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [6]
Trajectory
Population 5,018 (2012) → 5,121 (2023): 2.1 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 5,096 (1990) → 5,121 (2023): 0.5 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,702, of which 6 % second homes and 9.3 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre): 0.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
GP (Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre): 0.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 38 days at or below 0 °C, over 11 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the VERNOUX STNA weather station, 10.9 km away at 202 m; the village itself is at 199 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at VERNOUX STNA, 10.9 km away at 202 m, over 11 summers. [11]
An average of 1,004 mm of rain a year, spread over 131 days — about 7.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MONCOUTANT, 0.2 km away at 190 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79179/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-03— https://data.datatourisme.fr/23/ff2dafe4-7959-3aa6-aa95-221e51c0073e— “Marché de Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79179/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79179/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79179/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 79179
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valleiry | 74 | 507 km E | 5,264 | 48.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 68 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Astier | 24 | 195 km SE | 5,376 | 54.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 80 % · humidity 79 % |
| Ambazac | 87 | 175 km SE | 5,556 | 48.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Mézière | 35 | 188 km NW | 5,033 | 60.3 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 97 % · humidity 79 % |
| Neuville-aux-Bois | 45 | 249 km NE | 4,987 | 51 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 76 % |
| Roquemaure | 30 | 513 km SE | 5,529 | 50.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 3 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambazac | 87 | 175 km SE | 5,556 | 48.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Mézière | 35 | 188 km NW | 5,033 | 60.3 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 97 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Astier | 24 | 195 km SE | 5,376 | 54.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 80 % · humidity 79 % |
| Neuville-aux-Bois | 45 | 249 km NE | 4,987 | 51 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 76 % |
| Valleiry | 74 | 507 km E | 5,264 | 48.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 68 % · humidity 79 % |
| Roquemaure | 30 | 513 km SE | 5,529 | 50.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 3 % · winter 96 % · 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 Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naintré | 86 | 82 km E | 5,964 | 46.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bellevigny | 85 | 64 km W | 6,240 | 54.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Aÿ-Champagne | 51 | 430 km NE | 5,103 | 59.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ardentes | 36 | 185 km E | 3,715 | 35.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mouilleron-le-Captif | 85 | 66 km W | 5,273 | 45.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Amplepuis | 69 | 387 km E | 4,876 | 59.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
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