Pougne-Hérisson
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school.
Few services 31.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 74 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Pougne-Hérisson (INSEE 79215) is in Deux-Sèvres (79), part of CC de Parthenay-Gâtine. Population 353 (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 31.3/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 74 % of the 18,024 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 | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.43 | 10 | 4.29 |
| Housing mix | 0.89 | 5 | 4.43 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (L'ECOPAIN BIO). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (HAPPY PIZZA). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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 | L'ECOPAIN BIO | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | HAPPY PIZZA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 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 373 (2012) → 353 (2023): -5.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 380 (1990) → 353 (2023): -7.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 192, of which 5.7 % second homes and 11.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Pougne-Hérisson): 3.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Aubin-le-Cloud): 3.6 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Aubin-le-Cloud): 3.5 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Aubin-le-Cloud): 3.6 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Aubin-le-Cloud): 3.4 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 49 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the POUGNE-HERISSON_SAPC weather station, 0.3 km away at 196 m; the village itself is at 208 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at VERNOUX STNA, 10.2 km away at 202 m, over 11 summers. [10]
An average of 928 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 7.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at POUGNE-HERISSON_SAPC, 0.3 km away at 196 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 — 79215/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79215/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79215/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79215/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 79215
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 79239
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chivres-en-Laonnois | 02 | 456 km NE | 359 | 34 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 82 % · humidity 79 % |
| Guyans-Durnes | 25 | 507 km E | 318 | 38.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 73 % · humidity 71 % |
| Boismont | 54 | 549 km NE | 410 | 34.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 79 % |
| Cheminas | 07 | 434 km E | 423 | 37.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 79 % |
| Rolleboise | 78 | 302 km NE | 346 | 25.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 78 % · humidity 79 % |
| Hundsbach | 68 | 594 km E | 357 | 30.5 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 100 % · winter 78 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolleboise | 78 | 302 km NE | 346 | 25.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 78 % · humidity 79 % |
| Cheminas | 07 | 434 km E | 423 | 37.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 79 % |
| Chivres-en-Laonnois | 02 | 456 km NE | 359 | 34 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 82 % · humidity 79 % |
| Guyans-Durnes | 25 | 507 km E | 318 | 38.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 73 % · humidity 71 % |
| Boismont | 54 | 549 km NE | 410 | 34.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 79 % |
| Hundsbach | 68 | 594 km E | 357 | 30.5 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 100 % · winter 78 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Pougne-Hérisson'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rottelsheim | 67 | 650 km NE | 301 | 33.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Blaise-sous-Arzillières | 51 | 435 km NE | 316 | 24.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Joussé | 86 | 82 km SE | 309 | 23.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Forges | 77 | 319 km NE | 443 | 35 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Val-d'Auzon | 10 | 407 km NE | 356 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Laheycourt | 55 | 475 km NE | 349 | 28 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
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