Saint-Marc-la-Lande
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 21.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 43 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Marc-la-Lande (INSEE 79271) is in Deux-Sèvres (79), part of CC Val de Gâtine. Population 356 (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 21.3/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 43 % of the 18,059 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.59 | 10 | 5.85 |
| Housing mix | 0.86 | 5 | 4.32 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAINT-MARC-LA-LANDE MAIRIE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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 [3,4] | |
| 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | 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 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAINT-MARC-LA-LANDE MAIRIE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 357 (2012) → 356 (2023): -0.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 328 (1990) → 356 (2023): 8.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 162, of which 6.8 % second homes and 8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Champdeniers): 4.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Champdeniers): 4.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Champdeniers): 4.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Mazières-en-Gâtine): 5.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Marc-la-Lande): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 38 days at or below 0 °C, over 24 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the SURIN weather station, 8.3 km away at 112 m; the village itself is at 169 m. [11]
The village sits 57 m above 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at VERNOUX STNA, 16.8 km away at 202 m, over 11 summers. [11]
An average of 926 mm of rain a year, spread over 128 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at SURIN, 8.3 km away at 112 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79271/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79271/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79271/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79271/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 79066
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 79172
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 79271
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cléré-sur-Layon | 49 | 64 km N | 348 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chappes | 10 | 394 km NE | 360 | 23.5 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Buzignargues | 34 | 460 km SE | 378 | 26.1 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pauligne | 11 | 433 km SE | 357 | 21.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 100 % · humidity 36 % |
| Loriges | 03 | 287 km E | 350 | 21.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 62 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Méry | 77 | 332 km NE | 334 | 21.5 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cléré-sur-Layon | 49 | 64 km N | 348 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Loriges | 03 | 287 km E | 350 | 21.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 62 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Méry | 77 | 332 km NE | 334 | 21.5 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chappes | 10 | 394 km NE | 360 | 23.5 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pauligne | 11 | 433 km SE | 357 | 21.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 100 % · humidity 36 % |
| Buzignargues | 34 | 460 km SE | 378 | 26.1 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 95 % · 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-Marc-la-Lande'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cléré-sur-Layon | 49 | 64 km N | 348 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Soudron | 51 | 429 km NE | 300 | 20.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Traize | 73 | 482 km E | 335 | 25.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Billième | 73 | 485 km E | 273 | 23.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Leigné-sur-Usseau | 86 | 78 km NE | 451 | 22.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Martin-de-Caralp | 09 | 421 km S | 379 | 36.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
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