Niort
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Well served 88.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 87 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Niort (INSEE 79191) is in Deux-Sèvres (79), part of CA du Niortais. Population 59,854 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [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/79191-niort
Vitality score
Vitality score 88.5/100 — Well served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 87 % of the 357 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 | 0.91 | 25 | 22.84 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 19.98 |
| Education | 0.96 | 10 | 9.61 |
| Health | 0.95 | 10 | 9.47 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.15 |
| Population trend | 0.55 | 10 | 5.5 |
| Housing mix | 0.93 | 5 | 4.67 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
35 × Bakery (boulangerie) (CHOCOLATERIE DE FRANCE · FOURNIL DU MARAIS · PALOMA · BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · LA VALSE DES PAINS). [3,4]
14 × Butcher (boucherie) (HERROUET · GRAND FRAIS · PLAISIRS FERMIERS · SARL CHAMARE · AUX BONNES SAVEURS). [3,4]
21 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (CARREFOUR CITY · SPAR NIORT · CHEN YING · L'HEURE DU MARCHE DE MENDES). [3,4]
14 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE · SOCIETE NIORTAISE D'ALIMENTATION · TRENTE ORMEAUX DISTRIBUTION · LIDL · PEZALI). [3,4]
2 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (FROMAGERIE PASCAL BEILLEVAIRE · FROMAGERIE LA CHAMOISE). [4]
3 × Fishmonger (PRUNIER TERRASSIER · POISSONNERIE LE PETIT BLEU). [3,4]
147 × Restaurant (LA BELLE ETOILE · MOULIN DES SAVEURS · IL VESUVIO · SARL CASA MARIA · FOCHAY). [3,4]
52 × Café / bar (LA FRINGALE · LA CARAVELLE · LE BALTO · LE SAINT FLO). [4]
11 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE EDMOND PROUST · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUB GRPE SCOL J MERMOZ · ECOL MATE GROUPE SCOLAIRE F BU · ECOLE MATERNELLE GPE SCOLAIRE J.MICHELET · ECOLE MATERNELLE GPE SCOLAIRE J. JAURES). [3]
26 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE PAUL BERT · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN MERMOZ · ECOLE PRIMAIRE JEAN ZAY · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE F BUISSON · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN JAURES). [3]
10 × Collège (COLLEGE PRIVE HORS CONTRAT ST MARTIN · COLLEGE JEAN ZAY · COLLEGE PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE · COLLEGE GERARD PHILIPE · COLLEGE PHILIPPE DE COMMYNES). [3]
61 × GP (médecin généraliste) (OLIVIER PAQUIN, MÉDECIN · CÉDRIC TOUQUET, MÉDECIN · JEAN-PHILIPPE TURPAULT, MÉDECIN · DAVID GABILLY, MÉDECIN · GERRIT VON WEDEL, MÉDECIN). [3]
18 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE GODILLON · PHARMACIE DE LA ROCADE · PHARMACIE LE PADELLEC · SELARL PHARMANIORT · PHARMACIE DU PORT). [3,4]
9 × Post office / agence postale (NIORT SAINT FLORENT RPU RP · NIORT BRIZEAUX RPU RP · NIORT LE PONTREAU LRPU RP · NIORT ST LIGUAIRE AP · LA POSTE). [3]
7 × Library (ANTENNE DE SAINT-FLORENT · MÉDIA-LUDOTHÈQUE DU GUESCLIN · ANTENNE DE SAINTE-PEZENNE · MEDIATHEQUE CENTRALE D'AGGLOMÉRATION PIERRE-MOINOT COMMUNAUTE D'AGGLOMERATION DU NIORTAIS · ANTENNE DU LAMBON). [3]
2 × Cinema (LE MOULIN DU ROC · MEGA CGR). [3]
23 × Gym / sports hall (L ACCLAMEUR · STADE DE GENEVE COLLEGE SAINT EXUPERY · COMPLEXE SPORTIF GARDOUX · COLLEGE NOTRE DAME · INTER MUTUELLES SPORTS). [3]
32 × Bank (CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN · CREDIT COOPERATIF · CAISSE D'EPARGNE AQUITAINE PC · CAISSE D'EPARGNE AQUITAINE POITOU-CHARENTES · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL 17-79). [3]
75 × Hairdresser (DL CENTRE · UNE COIFFEUSE A LA MAISON · PASSION COIFFURE). [3,4]
11 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
16 × Hotel (GRAND HÔTEL · HÔTEL DU MOULIN · HOTEL DE LA CHAMOISERIE · BEST WESTERN HÔTEL DE LA BRÈCHE · MERCURE HÔTEL NIORT MARAIS POITEVIN). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 8 × Bakery (boulangerie), 3 × Butcher (boucherie), 5 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Supermarket, 1 × Fishmonger, 50 × Restaurant, 6 × Pharmacy, 1 × Bank, 13 × Hairdresser, 3 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 35 | CHOCOLATERIE DE FRANCE · FOURNIL DU MARAIS · PALOMA · BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · LA VALSE DES PAINS | INSEE BPE 35 / INSEE SIRENE 52 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 14 | HERROUET · GRAND FRAIS · PLAISIRS FERMIERS · SARL CHAMARE · AUX BONNES SAVEURS | INSEE BPE 14 / INSEE SIRENE 19 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 21 | CARREFOUR CITY · SPAR NIORT · CHEN YING · L'HEURE DU MARCHE DE MENDES | INSEE BPE 21 / INSEE SIRENE 32 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 14 | INTERMARCHE · SOCIETE NIORTAISE D'ALIMENTATION · TRENTE ORMEAUX DISTRIBUTION · LIDL · PEZALI | INSEE BPE 14 / INSEE SIRENE 17 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 2 | FROMAGERIE PASCAL BEILLEVAIRE · FROMAGERIE LA CHAMOISE | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 3 | PRUNIER TERRASSIER · POISSONNERIE LE PETIT BLEU | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 147 | LA BELLE ETOILE · MOULIN DES SAVEURS · IL VESUVIO · SARL CASA MARIA · FOCHAY | INSEE BPE 147 / INSEE SIRENE 228 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 52 | LA FRINGALE · LA CARAVELLE · LE BALTO · LE SAINT FLO | INSEE SIRENE 52 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 11 | ECOLE MATERNELLE EDMOND PROUST · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUB GRPE SCOL J MERMOZ · ECOL MATE GROUPE SCOLAIRE F BU · ECOLE MATERNELLE GPE SCOLAIRE J.MICHELET · ECOLE MATERNELLE GPE SCOLAIRE J. JAURES | INSEE BPE 11 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 26 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE PAUL BERT · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN MERMOZ · ECOLE PRIMAIRE JEAN ZAY · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE F BUISSON · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN JAURES | INSEE BPE 26 [3] |
| Collège | 10 | COLLEGE PRIVE HORS CONTRAT ST MARTIN · COLLEGE JEAN ZAY · COLLEGE PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE · COLLEGE GERARD PHILIPE · COLLEGE PHILIPPE DE COMMYNES | INSEE BPE 10 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 61 | OLIVIER PAQUIN, MÉDECIN · CÉDRIC TOUQUET, MÉDECIN · JEAN-PHILIPPE TURPAULT, MÉDECIN · DAVID GABILLY, MÉDECIN · GERRIT VON WEDEL, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 61 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 18 | PHARMACIE GODILLON · PHARMACIE DE LA ROCADE · PHARMACIE LE PADELLEC · SELARL PHARMANIORT · PHARMACIE DU PORT | INSEE BPE 18 / INSEE SIRENE 28 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 9 | NIORT SAINT FLORENT RPU RP · NIORT BRIZEAUX RPU RP · NIORT LE PONTREAU LRPU RP · NIORT ST LIGUAIRE AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Library | 7 | ANTENNE DE SAINT-FLORENT · MÉDIA-LUDOTHÈQUE DU GUESCLIN · ANTENNE DE SAINTE-PEZENNE · MEDIATHEQUE CENTRALE D'AGGLOMÉRATION PIERRE-MOINOT COMMUNAUTE D'AGGLOMERATION DU NIORTAIS · ANTENNE DU LAMBON | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Cinema | 2 | LE MOULIN DU ROC · MEGA CGR | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 23 | L ACCLAMEUR · STADE DE GENEVE COLLEGE SAINT EXUPERY · COMPLEXE SPORTIF GARDOUX · COLLEGE NOTRE DAME · INTER MUTUELLES SPORTS | INSEE BPE 23 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 32 | CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN · CREDIT COOPERATIF · CAISSE D'EPARGNE AQUITAINE PC · CAISSE D'EPARGNE AQUITAINE POITOU-CHARENTES · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL 17-79 | INSEE BPE 32 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 75 | DL CENTRE · UNE COIFFEUSE A LA MAISON · PASSION COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 75 / INSEE SIRENE 101 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 11 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 16 | GRAND HÔTEL · HÔTEL DU MOULIN · HOTEL DE LA CHAMOISERIE · BEST WESTERN HÔTEL DE LA BRÈCHE · MERCURE HÔTEL NIORT MARAIS POITEVIN | INSEE BPE 16 / INSEE SIRENE 22 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 57,607 (2012) → 59,854 (2023): 3.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 57,012 (1990) → 59,854 (2023): 5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 35,745, of which 3.3 % second homes and 8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Niort): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Niort): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Niort): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Niort): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Niort): 0 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 20 days a year at or above 30 °C and 34 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the NIORT weather station, 5 km away at 57 m; the village itself is at 26 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at NIORT, 5 km away at 57 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 837 mm of rain a year, spread over 117 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at NIORT, 5 km away at 57 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79191/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79191/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79191/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79191/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 79191
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-André | 974 | 9,364 km SE | 58,885 | 87.9 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 54 % · humidity 0 % |
| Montauban | 82 | 294 km SE | 62,945 | 89.6 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 96 % · humidity 71 % |
| La Roche-sur-Yon | 85 | 83 km NW | 54,849 | 86.3 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Beauvais | 60 | 394 km NE | 55,550 | 86.9 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cholet | 49 | 88 km N | 54,404 | 86.4 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Quentin | 02 | 481 km NE | 52,813 | 83.2 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Roche-sur-Yon | 85 | 83 km NW | 54,849 | 86.3 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cholet | 49 | 88 km N | 54,404 | 86.4 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montauban | 82 | 294 km SE | 62,945 | 89.6 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 96 % · humidity 71 % |
| Beauvais | 60 | 394 km NE | 55,550 | 86.9 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Quentin | 02 | 481 km NE | 52,813 | 83.2 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-André | 974 | 9,364 km SE | 58,885 | 87.9 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 54 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Niort'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blois | 41 | 196 km NE | 47,219 | 83.6 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mâcon | 71 | 407 km E | 35,177 | 80.6 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Auxerre | 89 | 347 km NE | 35,097 | 78.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villejuif | 94 | 347 km NE | 60,183 | 81.6 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Clamart | 92 | 343 km NE | 58,576 | 82.5 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Maisons-Alfort | 94 | 351 km NE | 56,799 | 84 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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