Saint-Martin-de-Bernegoue
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 21.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 14 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Martin-de-Bernegoue (INSEE 79273) is in Deux-Sèvres (79), part of CA du Niortais. Population 806 (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 21.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 14 % of the 15,597 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.69 | 10 | 6.92 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.75 |
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). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (MD'COIFF). [3,4]
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, 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 1 | MD'COIFF | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 805 (2012) → 806 (2023): 0.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 676 (1990) → 806 (2023): 19.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 363, of which 2.5 % second homes and 5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Prahecq): 2.5 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Prahecq): 2.4 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Prahecq): 2.6 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Prahecq): 2.8 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Martin-de-Bernegoue): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 20 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 NIORT weather station, 9.6 km away at 57 m; the village itself is at 73 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at NIORT, 9.6 km away at 57 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 837 mm of rain a year, spread over 117 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at NIORT, 9.6 km away at 57 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 — 79273/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79273/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79273/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79273/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 79216
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 79273
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonzac | 33 | 137 km S | 805 | 22.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 97 % · humidity 7 % |
| Lachelle | 60 | 424 km NE | 805 | 24.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Combon | 27 | 331 km N | 823 | 24.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 74 % · winter 69 % |
| Émanville | 76 | 389 km N | 791 | 24.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Charly-Oradour | 57 | 591 km NE | 810 | 24.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 42 % · humidity 93 % |
| Louvetot | 76 | 379 km N | 783 | 23.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonzac | 33 | 137 km S | 805 | 22.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 97 % · humidity 7 % |
| Combon | 27 | 331 km N | 823 | 24.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 74 % · winter 69 % |
| Louvetot | 76 | 379 km N | 783 | 23.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Émanville | 76 | 389 km N | 791 | 24.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lachelle | 60 | 424 km NE | 805 | 24.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Charly-Oradour | 57 | 591 km NE | 810 | 24.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 42 % · 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-Martin-de-Bernegoue'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naives-Rosières | 55 | 505 km NE | 809 | 17.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Martin-le-Vieux | 87 | 126 km SE | 865 | 21.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Biez-en-Belin | 72 | 182 km N | 710 | 21.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Marcillé | 79 | 18 km E | 725 | 18.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Neuville-sur-Brenne | 37 | 181 km NE | 872 | 24.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Petosse | 85 | 51 km NW | 688 | 24.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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