Tourtenay
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 6 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Tourtenay (INSEE 79331) is in Deux-Sèvres (79), part of CC du Thouarsais. Population 125 (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 7/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 6 % of the 12,568 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.29 | 10 | 2.86 |
| Housing mix | 0.61 | 5 | 3.06 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), 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) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 138 (2012) → 125 (2023): -9.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 159 (1990) → 125 (2023): -21.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 98, of which 19.4 % second homes and 21.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Louzy): 6 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Martin-de-Mâcon): 2.9 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Sainte-Verge): 8.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Sainte-Verge): 8.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Léger-de-Montbrun): 4.8 km to the south (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 27 days a year at or above 30 °C and 34 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the THOUARS-STNA weather station, 8.7 km away at 81 m; the village itself is at 89 m. [12]
An average of 584 mm of rain a year, spread over 103 days — about 5.7 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at THOUARS-STNA, 8.7 km away at 81 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
What property sold for
12 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 60,125 € — 549 € per m² of built surface. [13]
The median across Deux-Sèvres is 1,143 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [13]
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 — 79331/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79331/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79331/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79331/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 79157
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 79274
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 79300
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 79265
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Betbezer-d'Armagnac | 40 | 340 km S | 124 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 81 % |
| Ventouse | 16 | 131 km S | 122 | 9.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 78 % |
| Méhoudin | 61 | 164 km N | 121 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 59 % · winter 61 % |
| Sainte-Christine | 63 | 250 km SE | 122 | 7.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 54 % · winter 65 % |
| Pouydraguin | 32 | 376 km S | 120 | 8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 81 % |
| Chenon | 16 | 125 km S | 124 | 7.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 78 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chenon | 16 | 125 km S | 124 | 7.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 78 % |
| Ventouse | 16 | 131 km S | 122 | 9.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 78 % |
| Méhoudin | 61 | 164 km N | 121 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 59 % · winter 61 % |
| Sainte-Christine | 63 | 250 km SE | 122 | 7.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 54 % · winter 65 % |
| Betbezer-d'Armagnac | 40 | 340 km S | 124 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 81 % |
| Pouydraguin | 32 | 376 km S | 120 | 8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 81 % |
Elsewhere
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