Saint-Maixent-l'École
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 55.9/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 61 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Maixent-l'École (INSEE 79270) is in Deux-Sèvres (79), part of CC Haut Val de Sèvre. Population 7,595 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 55.9/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Bakery (boulangerie)).
Better served than 61 % of the 3,213 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 | 0.81 | 20 | 16.23 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.65 | 10 | 6.52 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.6 | 10 | 6.02 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.74 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (DIPAMA · LA FOURNEE). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SUPERETTE DE SAINT-MAIXENT-L'ECOLE). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (NIJUMA · COOP). [3,4]
19 × Restaurant (HERMINE · PIZZAS DU MONDE · SADOUKI ALLAL · RESTAURANT DE L ABBATIALE · RESTO'11). [3,4]
4 × Café / bar (L'ATELIER · LE CHALON · LA TAVERNE · B&C). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUB A ET G DELAUNAY). [3]
4 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PROUST CHAUMETTE · ECOL PRIM PUBL ERNEST PEROCHON · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE WILSON · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT ANDRE). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE DENFERT ROCHEREAU · COLLEGE PRIVE ST ANDRE). [3]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JEAN-FRANCOIS PALLUEL-GERMAIN, MÉDECIN · VERONIQUE POUPOT, MÉDECIN · JEAN-PASCAL GONDRAN, MÉDECIN · ANNE TABOUREL, MÉDECIN · FRANCIS MOUTIER, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE GUYON · PHARMACIE CHOLLET · PHARMACIE DU MARCHE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE AQUA-LIBRIS). [3]
3 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE DE SPORT DAVID DOUILLET · CO SEC JEAN CAVAILLES · CO SEC REMY BOUX). [3]
7 × Bank (CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN · CAISSE D'EPARGNE AQUITAINE PC · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL 17-79 · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · SOCIETE GENERALE). [3]
6 × Hairdresser (SARL ATELIER D'ELISA · KARUSO · IMAG'IN · BSS). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
2 × Hotel (HOTEL SAINT MARTIN · HÔTEL LE CHEVAL BLANC). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL PANIER FLEURI). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 5 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie). [4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | DIPAMA · LA FOURNEE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | SUPERETTE DE SAINT-MAIXENT-L'ECOLE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | NIJUMA · COOP | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 19 | HERMINE · PIZZAS DU MONDE · SADOUKI ALLAL · RESTAURANT DE L ABBATIALE · RESTO'11 | INSEE BPE 19 / INSEE SIRENE 28 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 4 | L'ATELIER · LE CHALON · LA TAVERNE · B&C | INSEE SIRENE 4 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUB A ET G DELAUNAY | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 4 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PROUST CHAUMETTE · ECOL PRIM PUBL ERNEST PEROCHON · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE WILSON · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT ANDRE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE DENFERT ROCHEREAU · COLLEGE PRIVE ST ANDRE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | JEAN-FRANCOIS PALLUEL-GERMAIN, MÉDECIN · VERONIQUE POUPOT, MÉDECIN · JEAN-PASCAL GONDRAN, MÉDECIN · ANNE TABOUREL, MÉDECIN · FRANCIS MOUTIER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | PHARMACIE GUYON · PHARMACIE CHOLLET · PHARMACIE DU MARCHE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE AQUA-LIBRIS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 3 | SALLE DE SPORT DAVID DOUILLET · CO SEC JEAN CAVAILLES · CO SEC REMY BOUX | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 7 | CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN · CAISSE D'EPARGNE AQUITAINE PC · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL 17-79 · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · SOCIETE GENERALE | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 6 | SARL ATELIER D'ELISA · KARUSO · IMAG'IN · BSS | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 2 | HOTEL SAINT MARTIN · HÔTEL LE CHEVAL BLANC | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL PANIER FLEURI | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5,6]
Trajectory
Population 6,852 (2012) → 7,595 (2023): 10.8 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 6,893 (1990) → 7,595 (2023): 10.2 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,511, of which 2.6 % second homes and 13.6 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Maixent-l'École): 0.7 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Saint-Maixent-l'École): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [10]
GP (Saint-Maixent-l'École): 0.5 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Saint-Maixent-l'École): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Maixent-l'École): 0.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 24 days a year at or above 30 °C and 29 days at or below 0 °C, over 15 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the SAINT-MAIXENT-L-ECOLE_SAPC weather station, 0.7 km away at 83 m; the village itself is at 67 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at NIORT, 18.6 km away at 57 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 933 mm of rain a year, spread over 127 days — about 7.3 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST-MAIXENT-L EC, 0.5 km away at 80 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Bakery (boulangerie)
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79270/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-03— https://data.datatourisme.fr/23/48dc43cd-1711-3dba-95e2-f5607d49bb92— “Marché de Saint-Maixent-l'Ecole”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2026-04— https://data.datatourisme.fr/23/711b1d97-364e-301a-940c-db69748f130f— “Epicerie du Val : Paniers de légumes bio”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79270/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79270/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79270/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 79270
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val de Briey | 54 | 556 km NE | 8,130 | 65 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 49 % · humidity 93 % |
| Izon | 33 | 167 km S | 6,374 | 40.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 71 % |
| Beauvoisin | 30 | 465 km SE | 6,066 | 49.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 91 % · humidity 57 % |
| Mer | 41 | 193 km NE | 6,250 | 52.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 73 % |
| L'Aigle | 61 | 269 km N | 7,663 | 67.9 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 73 % · humidity 86 % |
| Jaunay-Marigny | 86 | 54 km NE | 7,528 | 60.5 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaunay-Marigny | 86 | 54 km NE | 7,528 | 60.5 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Izon | 33 | 167 km S | 6,374 | 40.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 71 % |
| Mer | 41 | 193 km NE | 6,250 | 52.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 73 % |
| L'Aigle | 61 | 269 km N | 7,663 | 67.9 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 73 % · humidity 86 % |
| Beauvoisin | 30 | 465 km SE | 6,066 | 49.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 91 % · humidity 57 % |
| Val de Briey | 54 | 556 km NE | 8,130 | 65 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 49 % · humidity 93 % |
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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-l'École'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinon | 37 | 90 km N | 8,144 | 71.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Jean-d'Angély | 17 | 57 km SW | 6,784 | 70.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montmorillon | 86 | 82 km E | 5,821 | 62.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Beaufort-en-Anjou | 49 | 114 km N | 6,901 | 64 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Douvaine | 74 | 499 km E | 6,796 | 64.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fontenay-le-Comte | 85 | 47 km W | 14,059 | 63 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
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