Saint-Amand-sur-Sèvre
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 38.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 45 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Amand-sur-Sèvre (INSEE 79235) is in Deux-Sèvres (79), part of CA du Bocage Bressuirais. Population 1,422 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/79235-saint-amand-sur-sevre
Vitality score
Vitality score 38.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 45 % of the 12,028 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 | 0.26 | 25 | 6.56 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 0.62 | 10 | 6.24 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.7 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LA BOITE A PAPA). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (AU P'TIT COCHON). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT JOSEPH). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ALI TEYMOURI, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE SAINT AMAND SUR SEVRE). [3,4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE SAINT AMAND SUR SEVRE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (CMB MICHELE BIENAIME COIFFURE · JE COIFFE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), Post office / agence postale. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | LA BOITE A PAPA | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 2 | AU P'TIT COCHON | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT JOSEPH | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | ALI TEYMOURI, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE SAINT AMAND SUR SEVRE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | BIBLIOTHEQUE SAINT AMAND SUR SEVRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 3 | CMB MICHELE BIENAIME COIFFURE · JE COIFFE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [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 1,306 (2012) → 1,422 (2023): 8.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,265 (1990) → 1,422 (2023): 12.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 657, of which 3 % second homes and 7.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Amand-sur-Sèvre): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Amand-sur-Sèvre): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Amand-sur-Sèvre): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Amand-sur-Sèvre): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Amand-sur-Sèvre): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 35 days at or below 0 °C, over 10 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the CIRIERE weather station, 13.6 km away at 200 m; the village itself is at 148 m. [9]
The village sits 52 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. [9]
An average of 887 mm of rain a year, spread over 127 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at MAULEON, 7.3 km away at 175 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
What property sold for
101 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 115,000 € — 1,094 € per m² of built surface. [10]
The median across Deux-Sèvres is 1,143 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. [10]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79235/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79235/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79235/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79235/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 79235
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Pertre | 35 | 131 km N | 1,363 | 43.6 | Partly served | no figures |
| Chemazé | 53 | 102 km N | 1,352 | 45.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 91 % |
| Mirabeau | 84 | 615 km SE | 1,450 | 44.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 5 % · winter 49 % |
| Saint-Aubin-le-Cloud | 79 | 41 km SE | 1,648 | 33.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 81 % |
| Saint-Martin-du-Fouilloux | 49 | 63 km N | 1,705 | 46.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 95 % |
| Héry | 89 | 352 km E | 1,784 | 36.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 73 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Aubin-le-Cloud | 79 | 41 km SE | 1,648 | 33.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 81 % |
| Saint-Martin-du-Fouilloux | 49 | 63 km N | 1,705 | 46.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 95 % |
| Chemazé | 53 | 102 km N | 1,352 | 45.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 100 % · winter 91 % |
| Le Pertre | 35 | 131 km N | 1,363 | 43.6 | Partly served | no figures |
| Héry | 89 | 352 km E | 1,784 | 36.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 73 % |
| Mirabeau | 84 | 615 km SE | 1,450 | 44.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 5 % · winter 49 % |
Elsewhere
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