La Petite-Boissière
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 27.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 43 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Petite-Boissière (INSEE 79207) is in Deux-Sèvres (79), part of CA du Bocage Bressuirais. Population 616 (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 27.5/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 43 % of the 16,922 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.44 | 10 | 4.45 |
| Housing mix | 0.93 | 5 | 4.67 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LE PIVARDIAS). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE JEANNE D'ARC). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE LA PETITE BOISSIÈRE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [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 | LE PIVARDIAS | 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) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE JEANNE D'ARC | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE LA PETITE BOISSIÈRE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 652 (2012) → 616 (2023): -5.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 652 (1990) → 616 (2023): -5.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 276, of which 3.3 % second homes and 5.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Mauléon): 4.3 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Mauléon): 4 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Mauléon): 4.3 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Mauléon): 4.4 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (La Petite-Boissière): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 38 days at or below 0 °C, over 10 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CIRIERE weather station, 10.6 km away at 200 m; the village itself is at 182 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at BRESSUIRE, 17.8 km away at 191 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 887 mm of rain a year, spread over 127 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MAULEON, 4.6 km away at 175 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 — 79207/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79207/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79207/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79207/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 79079
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 79207
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosoy | 60 | 364 km NE | 622 | 36.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bélus | 40 | 367 km S | 615 | 33.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 36 % |
| Bazus | 31 | 392 km SE | 603 | 32.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 81 % · humidity 71 % |
| Pontavert | 02 | 440 km NE | 605 | 33.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 85 % · winter 68 % |
| Juvincourt-et-Damary | 02 | 447 km NE | 604 | 34.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bouafles | 27 | 303 km NE | 628 | 29.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bouafles | 27 | 303 km NE | 628 | 29.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rosoy | 60 | 364 km NE | 622 | 36.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bélus | 40 | 367 km S | 615 | 33.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 36 % |
| Bazus | 31 | 392 km SE | 603 | 32.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 81 % · humidity 71 % |
| Pontavert | 02 | 440 km NE | 605 | 33.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 85 % · winter 68 % |
| Juvincourt-et-Damary | 02 | 447 km NE | 604 | 34.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 68 % · 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 La Petite-Boissière'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bouafles | 27 | 303 km NE | 628 | 29.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bretignolles | 79 | 10 km E | 592 | 29.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Neewiller-près-Lauterbourg | 67 | 699 km E | 645 | 31.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bouillé-Courdault | 85 | 55 km S | 595 | 32.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Soye-en-Septaine | 18 | 246 km E | 582 | 31.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Schaffhouse-près-Seltz | 67 | 696 km E | 557 | 34.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
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