Prahecq

Deux-Sèvres · CA du Niortais · INSEE 79216

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

Partly served 52.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 77 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Prahecq (INSEE 79216) is in Deux-Sèvres (79), part of CA du Niortais. Population 2,252 (2023). ^[1]

INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). ^[2]

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/79216-prahecq

Vitality score

Vitality score 52.7/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 77 % of the 8,835 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	0.51	20	10.26
Education	0.39	10	3.93
Health	0.63	10	6.29
Public & culture	0.39	5	1.97
Population trend	0.9	10	8.96
Housing mix	0.97	5	4.84

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 2 of 6

Eating out 1 of 1

Cafés and bars 1 of 1

Schools 3 of 3

Health 2 of 4

Public services 1 of 1

Culture 1 of 2

Sport 1 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. ^[3,4]

2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (CAHENA). ^[3,4]

1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (COOP). ^[3,4]

2 × Restaurant (NULLE PART AILLEURS · EN FAIM!). ^[3,4]

1 × Café / bar. ^[4]

1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). ^[3]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). ^[3]

1 × Collège (COLLEGE EMILE ZOLA). ^[3]

4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MARTINE SARDET, MÉDECIN · DELPHINE AUSSEL, MÉDECIN · ANNIE BAILLARGEAT, MÉDECIN · CHARLOTTE POMES, MÉDECIN). ^[3]

1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE HERAULT VERNOUX). ^[3,4]

1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). ^[3]

1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE PRAHECQ). ^[3]

2 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE OMNISPORTS ANDRE NOCQUET · SALLE POLYVALENTE OMNISPORTS ET TERRAIN). ^[3]

2 × Bank (CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL 17-79 · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL). ^[3]

3 × Hairdresser (L'HAIR DU TEMPS · L'HAIR DU BONHEUR · DAHAI MARIE-HELENE). ^[3,4]

Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Hairdresser.

Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket. ^[3,4]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts

Type	Count	Names	Sources
Bakery (boulangerie)	2	CAHENA	INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)	1	COOP	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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	2	NULLE PART AILLEURS · EN FAIM!	INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4]
Café / bar	1		INSEE SIRENE 1 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)	1	ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)	1	ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Collège	1	COLLEGE EMILE ZOLA	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)	4	MARTINE SARDET, MÉDECIN · DELPHINE AUSSEL, MÉDECIN · ANNIE BAILLARGEAT, MÉDECIN · CHARLOTTE POMES, MÉDECIN	INSEE BPE 4 [3]
Pharmacy	1	PHARMACIE HERAULT VERNOUX	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Nurse	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Dentist	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Post office / agence postale	1	LA POSTE	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Library	1	MÉDIATHÈQUE DE PRAHECQ	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Cinema	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Gym / sports hall	2	SALLE OMNISPORTS ANDRE NOCQUET · SALLE POLYVALENTE OMNISPORTS ET TERRAIN	INSEE BPE 2 [3]
Swimming pool	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank	2	CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL 17-79 · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL	INSEE BPE 2 [3]
Hairdresser	3	L'HAIR DU TEMPS · L'HAIR DU BONHEUR · DAHAI MARIE-HELENE	INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4]
Fuel station	0		INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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

1968: 939 2023: 2,252 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 2,043 (2012) → 2,252 (2023): 10.2 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 1,613 (1990) → 2,252 (2023): 39.6 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 1,007, of which 1.6 % second homes and 4.5 % vacant. ^[7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

In the commune Bakery, Food shop, Primary school, GP Pharmacy — 0.8 km W 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 (Prahecq): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (Prahecq): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). ^[8]

GP (Prahecq): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). ^[8]

Pharmacy (Prahecq): 0.8 km to the west (straight line). ^[8]

Primary school (Prahecq): 0.4 km to the north-east (straight line). ^[8]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Days at or above 30 °C 19.6

Days at or below 0 °C 34.1

Muggy days a summer 2.2

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 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, 7.6 km away at 57 m; the village itself is at 41 m. ^[9]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. ^[9]

Humidity measured at NIORT, 7.6 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, 7.6 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 — 79216/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79216/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79216/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79216/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 79216
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
Esnandes	17	59 km W	2,224	51.6	Partly served	Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 80 % · humidity 79 %
Courçon	17	36 km W	2,091	55.6	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 93 %
Trouillas	66	477 km SE	2,324	54	Partly served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 18 % · winter 82 % · humidity 29 %
La Ménitré	49	127 km N	2,079	50.6	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 %
Cattenom	57	603 km NE	2,580	53.7	Partly served	Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 85 % · winter 58 %
La Possonnière	49	127 km N	2,501	53.2	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 %

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
Courçon	17	36 km W	2,091	55.6	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 93 %
Esnandes	17	59 km W	2,224	51.6	Partly served	Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 80 % · humidity 79 %
La Possonnière	49	127 km N	2,501	53.2	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 %
La Ménitré	49	127 km N	2,079	50.6	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 %
Trouillas	66	477 km SE	2,324	54	Partly served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 18 % · winter 82 % · humidity 29 %
Cattenom	57	603 km NE	2,580	53.7	Partly served	Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 85 % · winter 58 %

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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 Prahecq'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
La Ménitré	49	127 km N	2,079	50.6	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 %
La Possonnière	49	127 km N	2,501	53.2	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 %
Saint-Étienne-des-Oullières	69	385 km E	2,264	61.1	Served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 %
Trémentines	49	102 km N	3,101	35.2	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 %
Feneu	49	147 km N	2,212	51.7	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 %
Scorbé-Clairvaux	86	85 km NE	2,174	44.8	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 %

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