Puihardy
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 12.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 61 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Puihardy (INSEE 79223) is in Deux-Sèvres (79), part of CC Val de Gâtine. Population 58 (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 12.7/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 61 % of the 5,903 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.82 | 10 | 8.18 |
| Housing mix | 0.53 | 5 | 2.65 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), 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) | 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 | 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 | 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 73 (2012) → 58 (2023): -20.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 44 (1990) → 58 (2023): 31.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 34, of which 23.5 % second homes and 0 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Ardin): 3.5 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Fenioux): 4.5 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Coulonges-sur-l'Autize): 6.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Coulonges-sur-l'Autize): 6.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Laurs): 3.3 km to the west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 31 days at or below 0 °C, over 15 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the VERNOUX-EN-GATI weather station, 8.6 km away at 205 m; the village itself is at 108 m. [12]
The village sits 97 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 4.94 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at SCILLE, 10.6 km away at 247 m, over 19 summers. [12]
That station sits 139 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 5.46 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 1,046 mm of rain a year, spread over 131 days — about 8 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at VERNOUX-EN-GATI, 8.6 km away at 205 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 — 79223/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79223/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79223/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79223/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 79012
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 79119
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 79101
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 79263
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broussey-en-Blois | 55 | 514 km NE | 57 | 9.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ambax | 31 | 370 km S | 57 | 6.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 51 % · winter 82 % |
| Savigny | 52 | 487 km E | 58 | 7.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 50 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cazals-des-Baylès | 09 | 430 km SE | 57 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mauvilly | 21 | 418 km E | 61 | 6.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 50 % · humidity 86 % |
| Gogney | 54 | 601 km NE | 58 | 7.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 42 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambax | 31 | 370 km S | 57 | 6.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 51 % · winter 82 % |
| Mauvilly | 21 | 418 km E | 61 | 6.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 50 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cazals-des-Baylès | 09 | 430 km SE | 57 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Savigny | 52 | 487 km E | 58 | 7.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 50 % · humidity 93 % |
| Broussey-en-Blois | 55 | 514 km NE | 57 | 9.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 % |
| Gogney | 54 | 601 km NE | 58 | 7.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 42 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Puihardy'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fournes-Cabardès | 11 | 422 km SE | 53 | 7.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Huruge | 71 | 391 km E | 53 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Groseillers | 79 | 11 km E | 54 | 6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Béhorléguy | 64 | 380 km S | 66 | 8.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sauvagnac | 16 | 126 km SE | 66 | 8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Burzy | 71 | 392 km E | 59 | 6.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
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