Saint-Pierre-des-Échaubrognes

Deux-Sèvres · CA du Bocage Bressuirais · INSEE 79289

A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.

Few services 26.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 11 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Saint-Pierre-des-Échaubrognes (INSEE 79289) is in Deux-Sèvres (79), part of CA du Bocage Bressuirais. Population 1,384 (2023). ^[1]

INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). ^[2]

Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.

Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/79289-saint-pierre-des-echaubrognes

Vitality score

Vitality score 26.1/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 11 % of the 12,183 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	0.32	20	6.32
Education	0.39	10	3.93
Health	0	10	0
Public & culture	0.2	5	0.98
Population trend	0.6	10	6.05
Housing mix	0.98	5	4.92

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 0 of 6

Eating out 1 of 1

Cafés and bars 0 of 1

Schools 1 of 3

Health 0 of 4

Public services 0 of 1

Culture 1 of 2

Sport 1 of 2

Everyday services 1 of 3

Lodging 0 of 2

One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. ^[3,4]

2 × Restaurant (BLP RESTAURANT · LE 7EME PECHE). ^[3,4]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE DAME). ^[3]

1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAINT-PIERRE-DES-ÉCHAUBROGNES). ^[3]

1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE OMNISPORTS). ^[3]

1 × Hairdresser (DE LA COULEUR DANS L'AIR). ^[3,4]

Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hairdresser.

Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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	2	BLP RESTAURANT · LE 7EME PECHE	INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Café / bar	0		INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)	1	ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE DAME	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-PIERRE-DES-ÉCHAUBROGNES	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Cinema	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Gym / sports hall	1	SALLE OMNISPORTS	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Swimming pool	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Hairdresser	1	DE LA COULEUR DANS L'AIR	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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

1968: 961 peak 2017: 1,411 2023: 1,384 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 1,380 (2012) → 1,384 (2023): 0.3 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 1,253 (1990) → 1,384 (2023): 10.5 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 631, of which 0.8 % second homes and 3.8 % vacant. ^[7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

In the commune Primary school Bakery — 1.9 km NFood shop — 1.9 km NPharmacy — 1.9 km NGP — 2.0 km N Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Maulévrier): 1.9 km to the north (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (Maulévrier): 1.9 km to the north (straight line). ^[8]

GP (Maulévrier): 2 km to the north (straight line). ^[8]

Pharmacy (Maulévrier): 1.9 km to the north (straight line). ^[8]

Primary school (Saint-Pierre-des-Échaubrognes): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). ^[9]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Days at or above 30 °C 16.6

Days at or below 0 °C 44.2

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 44 days at or below 0 °C, over 24 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[10]

Measured at the NUEIL-LES-AUBIERS weather station, 13.2 km away at 118 m; the village itself is at 151 m. ^[10]

An average of 887 mm of rain a year, spread over 127 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. ^[10]

Rainfall measured at MAULEON, 7.5 km away at 175 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 — 79289/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79289/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79289/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79289/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 49192
INSEE BPE 2025 — 79289
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
Hames-Boucres	62	472 km NE	1,439	26.4	Few services	Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 62 % · winter 80 %
Silly-le-Long	60	352 km NE	1,217	30.4	Few services	Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 97 %
Esches	60	329 km NE	1,623	27.9	Few services	no figures
Wolfgantzen	68	630 km E	1,190	27.3	Few services	Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 85 % · winter 65 %
Thorigné-d'Anjou	49	72 km N	1,223	33.3	Few services	Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 80 %
Cappelle-Brouck	59	486 km NE	1,169	27.9	Few services	Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 74 % · winter 95 %

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
Thorigné-d'Anjou	49	72 km N	1,223	33.3	Few services	Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 80 %
Esches	60	329 km NE	1,623	27.9	Few services	no figures
Silly-le-Long	60	352 km NE	1,217	30.4	Few services	Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 97 %
Hames-Boucres	62	472 km NE	1,439	26.4	Few services	Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 62 % · winter 80 %
Cappelle-Brouck	59	486 km NE	1,169	27.9	Few services	Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 74 % · winter 95 %
Wolfgantzen	68	630 km E	1,190	27.3	Few services	Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 85 % · winter 65 %

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Elsewhere

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