Saint-Jean-de-Thouars

Deux-Sèvres · CC du Thouarsais · INSEE 79259

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

Few services 28.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 17 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Saint-Jean-de-Thouars (INSEE 79259) is in Deux-Sèvres (79), part of CC du Thouarsais. Population 1,328 (2023). ^[1]

INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). ^[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/79259-saint-jean-de-thouars

Vitality score

Vitality score 28.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 17 % of the 12,471 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	0.13	25	3.28
Social	0.32	20	6.32
Education	0.39	10	3.93
Health	0	10	0
Public & culture	0.2	5	0.98
Population trend	0.47	10	4.71
Housing mix	0.98	5	4.9

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 1 of 6

Eating out 1 of 1

Cafés and bars 0 of 1

Schools 1 of 3

Health 0 of 4

Public services 0 of 1

Culture 1 of 2

Sport 1 of 2

Everyday services 1 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]

1 × Supermarket (ALDI MARCHE). ^[3,4]

2 × Restaurant (CHEZ RAOUL · SENG KRI). ^[3,4]

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

1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE DE ST JEAN DE THOUARS). ^[3]

1 × Gym / sports hall (ESPACE MULTISPORTS). ^[3]

1 × Hairdresser (LE COMPTOIR DE L'ART). ^[3,4]

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

Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. ^[3,4]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts

Type	Count	Names	Sources
Bakery (boulangerie)	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3]
Butcher (boucherie)	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Supermarket	1	ALDI MARCHE	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Cheese shop (fromagerie)	0		INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Fishmonger	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Restaurant	2	CHEZ RAOUL · SENG KRI	INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Café / bar	0		INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)	1	ECOLE PRIMAIRE	INSEE BPE 1 [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	1	BIBLIOTHEQUE DE ST JEAN DE THOUARS	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Cinema	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Gym / sports hall	1	ESPACE MULTISPORTS	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Swimming pool	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Hairdresser	1	LE COMPTOIR DE L'ART	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Fuel station	0		INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Hotel	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3]
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: 606 peak 1990: 1,368 2023: 1,328 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 1,333 (2012) → 1,328 (2023): -0.4 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 1,368 (1990) → 1,328 (2023): -2.9 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 682, of which 1 % second homes and 7.3 % vacant. ^[7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

In the commune Primary school Food shop — 0.9 km NEBakery — 1.8 km NPharmacy — 1.8 km NGP — 2.1 km NE 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 (Thouars): 1.8 km to the north (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (Saint-Jean-de-Thouars): 0.9 km to the north-east (straight line). ^[9]

GP (Thouars): 2.1 km to the north-east (straight line). ^[8]

Pharmacy (Thouars): 1.8 km to the north (straight line). ^[8]

Primary school (Saint-Jean-de-Thouars): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). ^[9]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Days at or above 30 °C 26.6

Days at or below 0 °C 33.8

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 27 days a year at or above 30 °C and 34 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[10]

Measured at the THOUARS-STNA weather station, 3.1 km away at 81 m; the village itself is at 101 m. ^[10]

An average of 584 mm of rain a year, spread over 103 days — about 5.7 mm on a day it rains. ^[10]

Rainfall measured at THOUARS-STNA, 3.1 km away at 81 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 — 79259/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79259/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79259/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79259/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 79329
INSEE BPE 2025 — 79259
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
Mirepeix	64	420 km S	1,255	30.2	Few services	Similar summers, colder winters.summer 100 % · winter 81 %
Fortschwihr	68	589 km E	1,198	39.2	Few services	Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 77 % · winter 51 %
Boisset-lès-Montrond	42	372 km E	1,212	30.6	Few services	Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 35 %
Villevieille	30	488 km SE	1,889	34.1	Few services	Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 23 % · winter 89 %
Gumbrechtshoffen	67	623 km NE	1,113	24	Few services	Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 77 % · winter 58 %
Chamarande	91	251 km NE	1,089	27.1	Few services	Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 72 % · winter 76 %

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
Chamarande	91	251 km NE	1,089	27.1	Few services	Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 72 % · winter 76 %
Boisset-lès-Montrond	42	372 km E	1,212	30.6	Few services	Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 35 %
Mirepeix	64	420 km S	1,255	30.2	Few services	Similar summers, colder winters.summer 100 % · winter 81 %
Villevieille	30	488 km SE	1,889	34.1	Few services	Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 23 % · winter 89 %
Fortschwihr	68	589 km E	1,198	39.2	Few services	Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 77 % · winter 51 %
Gumbrechtshoffen	67	623 km NE	1,113	24	Few services	Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 77 % · winter 58 %

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Elsewhere

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