Saint-Maixent-de-Beugné
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 23.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 43 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Maixent-de-Beugné (INSEE 79269) is in Deux-Sèvres (79), part of CC Val de Gâtine. Population 416 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [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 23.1/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 43 % of the 17,966 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.92 | 10 | 9.25 |
| Housing mix | 0.82 | 5 | 4.08 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (BAR LE FOURNIL). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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 | 1 | BAR LE FOURNIL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 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 361 (2012) → 416 (2023): 15.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 292 (1990) → 416 (2023): 42.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 196, of which 9.2 % second homes and 4.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Coulonges-sur-l'Autize): 2.7 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Coulonges-sur-l'Autize): 2.7 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Coulonges-sur-l'Autize): 3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Coulonges-sur-l'Autize): 2.7 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Coulonges-sur-l'Autize): 2.6 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 30 days at or below 0 °C, over 15 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the VERNOUX-EN-GATI weather station, 12.5 km away at 205 m; the village itself is at 93 m. [9]
The village sits 112 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]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at SCILLE, 12.9 km away at 247 m, over 19 summers. [9]
That station sits 154 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 5.46 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 1,046 mm of rain a year, spread over 131 days — about 8 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at VERNOUX-EN-GATI, 12.5 km away at 205 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 — 79269/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79269/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79269/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79269/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 79101
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuzieu | 01 | 490 km E | 424 | 24.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 66 % · humidity 86 % |
| Auxelles-Bas | 90 | 576 km E | 417 | 20.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 45 % · humidity 79 % |
| Bosc-Hyons | 76 | 368 km NE | 414 | 23.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 58 % |
| Le Breuil-en-Bessin | 14 | 306 km N | 409 | 24.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rémering | 57 | 621 km NE | 421 | 17 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Croisilles | 28 | 290 km NE | 422 | 23.7 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 78 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croisilles | 28 | 290 km NE | 422 | 23.7 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 78 % · humidity 79 % |
| Le Breuil-en-Bessin | 14 | 306 km N | 409 | 24.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bosc-Hyons | 76 | 368 km NE | 414 | 23.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 58 % |
| Cuzieu | 01 | 490 km E | 424 | 24.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 66 % · humidity 86 % |
| Auxelles-Bas | 90 | 576 km E | 417 | 20.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 45 % · humidity 79 % |
| Rémering | 57 | 621 km NE | 421 | 17 | No daily shops | no figures |
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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 Saint-Maixent-de-Beugné'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dampierre-sous-Brou | 28 | 230 km NE | 443 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chalais | 86 | 76 km NE | 465 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Drouges | 35 | 163 km N | 502 | 21.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Roche-Rigault | 86 | 79 km NE | 565 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Laval-en-Brie | 77 | 345 km NE | 412 | 13.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Merrey-sur-Arce | 10 | 416 km NE | 325 | 20.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
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