Saint-Pardoux-Soutiers
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 45.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 60 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Pardoux-Soutiers (INSEE 79285) is in Deux-Sèvres (79), part of CC Val de Gâtine. Population 1,869 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2019-01-01 from 1 former commune: Soutiers (79318). [3]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 45.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 60 % of the 10,040 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 | 0.13 | 25 | 3.28 |
| Social | 0.7 | 20 | 14.09 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.86 | 10 | 8.64 |
| Housing mix | 0.93 | 5 | 4.65 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE COQUERIE). [4,5]
3 × Restaurant (LA CROIX DES VIGNES · LA PHOCEENNE · CHARRON DISTRIBUTION). [4,5]
2 × Café / bar (METS EN VIN). [5]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT JOSEPH). [4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (ST PARDOUX SOUTIERS LPA AP). [4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAINT-PARDOUX). [4]
1 × Hairdresser (L'ATELIER C). [4,5]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 4 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [4,5]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | BOULANGERIE COQUERIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 3 | LA CROIX DES VIGNES · LA PHOCEENNE · CHARRON DISTRIBUTION | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 2 | METS EN VIN | INSEE SIRENE 2 [5] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT JOSEPH | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | ST PARDOUX SOUTIERS LPA AP | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAINT-PARDOUX | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | L'ATELIER C | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Friday. [6]
Trajectory
Population 1,877 (2012) → 1,869 (2023): -0.4 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 1,370 (1990) → 1,869 (2023): 36.4 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 854, of which 3.5 % second homes and 7.1 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Pardoux-Soutiers): 0.7 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Mazières-en-Gâtine): 4.3 km to the south (straight line). [11]
GP (Mazières-en-Gâtine): 3.5 km to the south (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (Mazières-en-Gâtine): 3.2 km to the south (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Saint-Pardoux-Soutiers): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 20 days a year at or above 30 °C and 42 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the PARTHENAY_SAPC weather station, 8 km away at 159 m; the village itself is at 204 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at VERNOUX STNA, 18.1 km away at 202 m, over 11 summers. [12]
An average of 827 mm of rain a year, spread over 116 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at PARTHENAY_SAPC, 8 km away at 159 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [6]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79285/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-06— https://data.datatourisme.fr/23/ebb02fb1-5914-3396-a652-8f79fc917ac4— “La Fabrik : Marché hebdomadaire (vendredi soir).”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79285/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79285/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79285/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 79285
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 79172
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amanlis | 35 | 182 km NW | 1,768 | 40.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Pierre-d'Eyraud | 24 | 198 km S | 1,795 | 36.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 86 % · humidity 57 % |
| Le Theil-de-Bretagne | 35 | 172 km NW | 1,731 | 43.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mézières-sur-Couesnon | 35 | 210 km NW | 1,734 | 46.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 99 % · humidity 79 % |
| Guénin | 56 | 251 km NW | 1,921 | 48 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vue | 44 | 138 km NW | 1,753 | 46 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 68 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vue | 44 | 138 km NW | 1,753 | 46 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 68 % |
| Le Theil-de-Bretagne | 35 | 172 km NW | 1,731 | 43.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Amanlis | 35 | 182 km NW | 1,768 | 40.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Pierre-d'Eyraud | 24 | 198 km S | 1,795 | 36.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 86 % · humidity 57 % |
| Mézières-sur-Couesnon | 35 | 210 km NW | 1,734 | 46.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 99 % · humidity 79 % |
| Guénin | 56 | 251 km NW | 1,921 | 48 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 100 % · 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-Pardoux-Soutiers'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mouzeil | 44 | 126 km NW | 2,017 | 43.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Tauxigny-Saint-Bauld | 37 | 112 km NE | 1,688 | 35.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Les Ormes | 86 | 82 km NE | 1,613 | 37.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Luant | 36 | 143 km E | 1,604 | 44.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Lager | 69 | 386 km E | 1,056 | 37.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Charbuy | 89 | 317 km NE | 1,868 | 40.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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