Saint-Vincent-la-Châtre
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 36/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 71 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Vincent-la-Châtre (INSEE 79301) is in Deux-Sèvres (79), part of CC Mellois en Poitou. Population 589 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 36/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 71 % of the 17,178 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 | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.57 | 10 | 5.69 |
| Housing mix | 0.88 | 5 | 4.39 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LE KARAY SAS). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT VINCENT LA CHATRE AP). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, 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 | 1 | LE KARAY SAS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE 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 | 1 | SAINT VINCENT LA CHATRE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [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
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 667 (2012) → 589 (2023): -11.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 551 (1990) → 589 (2023): 6.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 314, of which 6.1 % second homes and 8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Lezay): 1.3 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Lezay): 4.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Lezay): 4.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Lezay): 5.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Vincent-la-Châtre): 0 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 25 days a year at or above 30 °C and 45 days at or below 0 °C, over 25 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LEZAY weather station, 4.7 km away at 128 m; the village itself is at 169 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at MELLE, 8.5 km away at 136 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 951 mm of rain a year, spread over 124 days — about 7.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LEZAY, 4.7 km away at 128 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 — 79301/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79301/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79301/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79301/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 79148
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 79301
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doussay | 86 | 73 km N | 690 | 37.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Verneil-le-Chétif | 72 | 170 km N | 584 | 40.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Condéon | 16 | 91 km S | 606 | 28.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 79 % |
| Azy | 18 | 235 km NE | 450 | 35.9 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Lèves-et-Thoumeyragues | 33 | 160 km S | 561 | 29 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 77 % · winter 91 % |
| Beaupouyet | 24 | 138 km S | 553 | 34.3 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 82 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doussay | 86 | 73 km N | 690 | 37.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Condéon | 16 | 91 km S | 606 | 28.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 79 % |
| Beaupouyet | 24 | 138 km S | 553 | 34.3 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 82 % · humidity 57 % |
| Les Lèves-et-Thoumeyragues | 33 | 160 km S | 561 | 29 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 77 % · winter 91 % |
| Verneil-le-Chétif | 72 | 170 km N | 584 | 40.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Azy | 18 | 235 km NE | 450 | 35.9 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
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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-Vincent-la-Châtre'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sillars | 86 | 66 km E | 584 | 26.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Monbahus | 47 | 192 km S | 626 | 28.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montmiral | 26 | 420 km E | 649 | 40.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Clussais-la-Pommeraie | 79 | 7.0 km SE | 562 | 29.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Janailhac | 87 | 119 km SE | 524 | 38.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vigoux | 36 | 122 km E | 472 | 28.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
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