Pierrefitte
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 18.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 36 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Pierrefitte (INSEE 79209) is in Deux-Sèvres (79), part of CC du Thouarsais. Population 318 (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 18.1/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 36 % of the 17,908 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.58 | 10 | 5.82 |
| Housing mix | 0.85 | 5 | 4.27 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE D VILLAGES). [3,4]
1 × Hairdresser (MAGALIE COIFFEUSE A DOMICILE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie).
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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) | 1 | BOULANGERIE D VILLAGES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 1 | MAGALIE COIFFEUSE A DOMICILE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 332 (2012) → 318 (2023): -4.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 294 (1990) → 318 (2023): 8.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 165, of which 7.3 % second homes and 17.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Pierrefitte): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Varent): 5.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Varent): 5.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Varent): 5.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Glénay): 4.1 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 24 days a year at or above 30 °C and 39 days at or below 0 °C, over 28 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the GLENAY_SAPC weather station, 3.8 km away at 121 m; the village itself is at 135 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at BRESSUIRE, 16.7 km away at 191 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 56 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 5.46 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 652 mm of rain a year, spread over 108 days — about 6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at GLENAY_SAPC, 3.8 km away at 121 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79209/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79209/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79209/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79209/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 79209
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 79299
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 79134
- 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-Michel-de-Villadeix | 24 | 224 km S | 298 | 18.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Méhers | 41 | 143 km E | 303 | 21 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 72 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mesplède | 64 | 376 km S | 325 | 16.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 29 % |
| Beaugas | 47 | 272 km S | 322 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 79 % |
| Cartigny-l'Épinay | 14 | 269 km N | 300 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Berneuil | 16 | 165 km S | 325 | 16.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Méhers | 41 | 143 km E | 303 | 21 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 72 % · humidity 86 % |
| Berneuil | 16 | 165 km S | 325 | 16.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Michel-de-Villadeix | 24 | 224 km S | 298 | 18.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cartigny-l'Épinay | 14 | 269 km N | 300 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Beaugas | 47 | 272 km S | 322 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 79 % |
| Mesplède | 64 | 376 km S | 325 | 16.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 29 % |
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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 Pierrefitte'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berneuil | 16 | 165 km S | 325 | 16.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Christophe | 86 | 51 km E | 279 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Bourg | 46 | 295 km SE | 298 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Mayme-de-Péreyrol | 24 | 219 km S | 286 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Adilly | 79 | 20 km S | 310 | 12 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Creyssensac-et-Pissot | 24 | 212 km S | 273 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
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