Voulmentin
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 21.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 8 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Voulmentin (INSEE 79242) is in Deux-Sèvres (79), part of CA du Bocage Bressuirais. Population 1,129 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2013-01-01 from 1 former commune: Voultegon (79356). [3]
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 21.9/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 8 % of the 13,610 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 0.69 | 10 | 6.9 |
| Housing mix | 0.88 | 5 | 4.41 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [4,5]
2 × Café / bar. [5]
1 × Post office / agence postale (VOULMENTIN LPA AP). [4]
1 × Gym / sports hall (ENSEMBLE SPORTIF). [4]
1 × Hairdresser (ISANA'TIF). [4,5]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Primary school (élémentaire).
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Library. [4,5]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| Café / bar | 2 | INSEE SIRENE 2 [5] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | VOULMENTIN LPA AP | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | ENSEMBLE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | ISANA'TIF | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 1,090 (2012) → 1,129 (2023): 3.6 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 949 (1990) → 1,129 (2023): 19 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 543, of which 5.9 % second homes and 5.7 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Nueil-les-Aubiers): 5.8 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Saint-Aubin-du-Plain): 3.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
GP (Nueil-les-Aubiers): 5.9 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Argentonnay): 6.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Saint-Aubin-du-Plain): 3.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 44 days at or below 0 °C, over 24 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the NUEIL-LES-AUBIERS weather station, 5.3 km away at 118 m; the village itself is at 116 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at BRESSUIRE, 11.5 km away at 191 m, over 30 summers. [12]
That station sits 75 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 800 mm of rain a year, spread over 119 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at NUEIL-LES-AUBIERS, 5.3 km away at 118 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 — 79242/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79242/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79242/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79242/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 79195
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 79238
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 79013
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francourville | 28 | 230 km NE | 941 | 22.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 91 % · humidity 79 % |
| Vindelle | 16 | 145 km S | 1,045 | 23.2 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Corneville-sur-Risle | 27 | 279 km N | 1,379 | 26.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 82 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ébersviller | 57 | 575 km NE | 963 | 19.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 90 % · winter 55 % |
| Doue | 77 | 348 km NE | 1,122 | 24.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Senouillac | 81 | 385 km SE | 1,123 | 28.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vindelle | 16 | 145 km S | 1,045 | 23.2 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Francourville | 28 | 230 km NE | 941 | 22.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 91 % · humidity 79 % |
| Corneville-sur-Risle | 27 | 279 km N | 1,379 | 26.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 82 % · humidity 86 % |
| Doue | 77 | 348 km NE | 1,122 | 24.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Senouillac | 81 | 385 km SE | 1,123 | 28.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ébersviller | 57 | 575 km NE | 963 | 19.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 90 % · winter 55 % |
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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 Voulmentin'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Père | 58 | 268 km E | 1,056 | 20.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Clermont-Créans | 72 | 94 km NE | 1,293 | 29.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cangey | 37 | 132 km NE | 1,021 | 33.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ligré | 37 | 63 km E | 1,068 | 27.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nieuil | 16 | 142 km SE | 883 | 34.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Colombiers | 86 | 74 km E | 1,405 | 26.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
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