Plaine-et-Vallées

Deux-Sèvres · CC du Thouarsais · INSEE 79196

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Partly served 45.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 53 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Plaine-et-Vallées (INSEE 79196) is in Deux-Sèvres (79), part of CC du Thouarsais. Population 2,317 (2023). ^[1]

INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). ^[2]

Commune nouvelle formed on 2019-01-01 from 3 former communes: Brie (79054), Saint-Jouin-de-Marnes (79260), Taizé-Maulais (79321). ^[3]

Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24.

Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/79196-plaine-et-vallees

Vitality score

Vitality score 45.2/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 53 % of the 8,682 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	0.34	25	8.55
Social	0.63	20	12.58
Education	0.78	10	7.77
Health	0	10	0
Public & culture	0.32	5	1.58
Population trend	0.4	10	3.97
Housing mix	0.79	5	3.97

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 2 of 6

Eating out 1 of 1

Cafés and bars 1 of 1

Schools 1 of 3

Health 0 of 4

Public services 1 of 1

Culture 0 of 2

Sport 0 of 2

Everyday services 2 of 3

Lodging 0 of 2

One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. ^[4,5]

1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AU FOURNIL OIRONAIS). ^[4,5]

2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (PARTENARIAT BALKANICA). ^[4,5]

4 × Restaurant (FAITES UNE PAUSE EN CUISINE · CHEZ NICO). ^[4,5]

1 × Café / bar. ^[5]

3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). ^[4]

2 × Post office / agence postale (OIRON RP · SAINT JOUIN DE MARNES AP). ^[4]

2 × Hairdresser (PIN UP HAIR). ^[4,5]

1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). ^[4]

Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Library. ^[4,5]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts

Type	Count	Names	Sources
Bakery (boulangerie)	1	AU FOURNIL OIRONAIS	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5]
Butcher (boucherie)	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)	2	PARTENARIAT BALKANICA	INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5]
Supermarket	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5]
Cheese shop (fromagerie)	0		INSEE SIRENE 0 [5]
Fishmonger	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5]
Restaurant	4	FAITES UNE PAUSE EN CUISINE · CHEZ NICO	INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [4,5]
Café / bar	1		INSEE SIRENE 1 [5]
Nursery school (maternelle)	0		INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Primary school (élémentaire)	3	ECOLE PRIMAIRE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE	INSEE BPE 3 [4]
Collège	0		INSEE BPE 0 [4]
GP (médecin généraliste)	0		INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Pharmacy	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5]
Nurse	0		INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Dentist	0		INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Post office / agence postale	2	OIRON RP · SAINT JOUIN DE MARNES AP	INSEE BPE 2 [4]
Library	0		INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Cinema	0		INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Gym / sports hall	0		INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Swimming pool	0		INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Bank	0		INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Hairdresser	2	PIN UP HAIR	INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5]
Fuel station	1	STATION SERVICE	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Hotel	0		INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [5]
Campsite	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5]

Market and village life

Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.

Trajectory

1968: 2,893 2023: 2,317 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 2,488 (2012) → 2,317 (2023): -6.9 % over 10 years. ^[6,1]

Population 2,584 (1990) → 2,317 (2023): -10.3 % over 30 years. ^[7,1]

Dwellings (2023): 1,312, of which 10.3 % second homes and 10.1 % vacant. ^[8]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

In the commune Bakery, Primary school Food shop — 5.1 km SWGP — 8.1 km WPharmacy — 9.1 km SE Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Plaine-et-Vallées): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). ^[9]

Food shop (Plaine-et-Vallées): 5.1 km to the south-west (straight line). ^[9]

GP (Thouars): 8.1 km to the west (straight line). ^[10]

Pharmacy (Moncontour): 9.1 km to the south-east (straight line). ^[11]

Primary school (Plaine-et-Vallées): 0.4 km to the south-west (straight line). ^[9]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Days at or above 30 °C 26.6

Days at or below 0 °C 33.8

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 27 days a year at or above 30 °C and 34 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[12]

Measured at the THOUARS-STNA weather station, 10.5 km away at 81 m; the village itself is at 91 m. ^[12]

An average of 584 mm of rain a year, spread over 103 days — about 5.7 mm on a day it rains. ^[12]

Rainfall measured at THOUARS-STNA, 10.5 km away at 81 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 — 79196/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE COG 2026
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79196/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79196/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79196/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 79196
INSEE BPE 2025 — 79329
INSEE BPE 2025 — 86161
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
Castagniers	06	670 km SE	1,666	48.7	Partly served	Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 79 % · winter 68 %
Le Morne-Vert	972	6,635 km W	1,718	36.7	Few services	Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 64 % · winter 54 %
Villages du Lac de Paladru	38	463 km E	2,598	54.7	Partly served	Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 19 %
Burlats	81	414 km SE	1,998	46.3	Partly served	Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 49 % · winter 96 %
Roche	38	430 km E	2,196	52.9	Partly served	Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 82 %
Boulleret	18	229 km E	1,397	33.1	Few services	Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 85 % · winter 65 %

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
Boulleret	18	229 km E	1,397	33.1	Few services	Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 85 % · winter 65 %
Burlats	81	414 km SE	1,998	46.3	Partly served	Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 49 % · winter 96 %
Roche	38	430 km E	2,196	52.9	Partly served	Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 82 %
Villages du Lac de Paladru	38	463 km E	2,598	54.7	Partly served	Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 19 %
Castagniers	06	670 km SE	1,666	48.7	Partly served	Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 79 % · winter 68 %
Le Morne-Vert	972	6,635 km W	1,718	36.7	Few services	Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 64 % · winter 54 %

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