Vernoux-sur-Boutonne
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 16.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 37 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Vernoux-sur-Boutonne (INSEE 79343) is in Deux-Sèvres (79), part of CC Mellois en Poitou. Population 249 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 16.5/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 37 % of the 17,194 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 | 0.99 | 10 | 9.91 |
| Housing mix | 0.83 | 5 | 4.13 |
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 211 (2012) → 249 (2023): 18 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 167 (1990) → 249 (2023): 49.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 126, of which 8.7 % second homes and 8.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Brioux-sur-Boutonne): 2.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Brioux-sur-Boutonne): 2.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Brioux-sur-Boutonne): 2.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Brioux-sur-Boutonne): 2.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Brioux-sur-Boutonne): 2.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 23 days a year at or above 30 °C and 44 days at or below 0 °C, over 13 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the BRIOUX-SUR-BOUT weather station, 2.8 km away at 64 m; the village itself is at 55 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at MELLE, 10.7 km away at 136 m, over 30 summers. [9]
That station sits 81 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 5.46 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 863 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at BRIOUX-SUR-BOUT, 2.8 km away at 64 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79343/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79343/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79343/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79343/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 79057
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Mesnil-Saint-Firmin | 60 | 433 km NE | 248 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 76 % · humidity 71 % |
| Moutiers-en-Beauce | 28 | 282 km NE | 246 | 13.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 95 % · humidity 79 % |
| La Haye-de-Calleville | 27 | 345 km N | 253 | 12.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 88 % · humidity 79 % |
| Bézu-le-Guéry | 02 | 410 km NE | 248 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Arcizac-ez-Angles | 65 | 342 km S | 248 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 79 % |
| Fortan | 41 | 207 km NE | 255 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 88 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fortan | 41 | 207 km NE | 255 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 88 % · humidity 79 % |
| Moutiers-en-Beauce | 28 | 282 km NE | 246 | 13.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 95 % · humidity 79 % |
| Arcizac-ez-Angles | 65 | 342 km S | 248 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 79 % |
| La Haye-de-Calleville | 27 | 345 km N | 253 | 12.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 88 % · humidity 79 % |
| Bézu-le-Guéry | 02 | 410 km NE | 248 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Mesnil-Saint-Firmin | 60 | 433 km NE | 248 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 76 % · humidity 71 % |
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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 Vernoux-sur-Boutonne'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vervant | 17 | 27 km SW | 252 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Guesnes | 86 | 89 km N | 239 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Xaintray | 79 | 41 km NW | 238 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pamplie | 79 | 45 km N | 249 | 9.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Thizay | 36 | 184 km NE | 227 | 11 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Berthegon | 86 | 91 km NE | 259 | 9.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
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