Saint-Martin-de-Saint-Maixent
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 32.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 38 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Martin-de-Saint-Maixent (INSEE 79276) is in Deux-Sèvres (79), part of CC Haut Val de Sèvre. Population 1,062 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 32.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 38 % of the 13,969 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 | 0.2 | 20 | 3.93 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.86 | 10 | 8.62 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.77 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SARL LES GOURMETS DE LA MICHE AUX MOINES). [3]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (DANTON, BOUTIQUE CULINAIRE). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, 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) | 1 | SARL LES GOURMETS DE LA MICHE AUX MOINES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | DANTON, BOUTIQUE CULINAIRE | 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) | 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 | 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
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 1,118 (2012) → 1,062 (2023): -5 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 780 (1990) → 1,062 (2023): 36.2 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 516, of which 2.3 % second homes and 7.6 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Martin-de-Saint-Maixent): 1.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Saint-Martin-de-Saint-Maixent): 0.4 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Maixent-l'École): 1.9 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Saint-Maixent-l'École): 1.7 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Martin-de-Saint-Maixent): 0 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
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, 2.5 km away at 83 m; the village itself is at 94 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at NIORT, 17.6 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, 2.1 km away at 80 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
61 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 153,500 € — 1,294 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Deux-Sèvres is 1,143 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [12]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79276/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-03— https://data.datatourisme.fr/23/d2c71c82-6274-3017-8949-cb862f8a4cd0— “Marché de Saint-Martin de Saint-Maixent”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79276/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79276/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79276/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 79276
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 79270
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appeville-Annebault | 27 | 332 km N | 1,004 | 31.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Jonzier-Épagny | 74 | 478 km E | 942 | 44.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 54 % · humidity 86 % |
| Moumour | 64 | 356 km S | 814 | 40.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 21 % |
| Bonnetan | 33 | 176 km S | 1,065 | 33.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 71 % |
| Nercillac | 16 | 76 km S | 1,051 | 32.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rougemontier | 27 | 337 km N | 1,032 | 31.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 64 % · winter 68 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nercillac | 16 | 76 km S | 1,051 | 32.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bonnetan | 33 | 176 km S | 1,065 | 33.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 71 % |
| Appeville-Annebault | 27 | 332 km N | 1,004 | 31.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rougemontier | 27 | 337 km N | 1,032 | 31.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 64 % · winter 68 % |
| Moumour | 64 | 356 km S | 814 | 40.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 21 % |
| Jonzier-Épagny | 74 | 478 km E | 942 | 44.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 54 % · humidity 86 % |
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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-Saint-Maixent'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nercillac | 16 | 76 km S | 1,051 | 32.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Julien | 69 | 376 km E | 969 | 36.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Coudray-Macouard | 49 | 89 km N | 918 | 34.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Pierre-le-Vieux | 85 | 42 km W | 917 | 32.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Denis-sur-Loire | 41 | 182 km NE | 904 | 34.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Poueyferré | 65 | 365 km S | 827 | 38.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
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