Villiers-sur-Chizé
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 10.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 21 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Villiers-sur-Chizé (INSEE 79352) is in Deux-Sèvres (79), part of CC Mellois en Poitou. Population 156 (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 10.8/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 21 % of the 14,407 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 | 0.48 | 10 | 4.81 |
| Housing mix | 0.88 | 5 | 4.41 |
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 164 (2012) → 156 (2023): -4.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 159 (1990) → 156 (2023): -1.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 85, of which 5.9 % second homes and 10.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Chizé): 4.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Chizé): 4.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Chizé): 4.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Chizé): 4.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Chizé): 4.3 km to the north-west (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, 8.1 km away at 64 m; the village itself is at 59 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at MELLE, 19.1 km away at 136 m, over 30 summers. [9]
That station sits 77 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, 8.1 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 — 79352/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79352/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79352/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 79352/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 79090
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varogne | 70 | 526 km E | 155 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 53 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Gallet | 60 | 432 km NE | 154 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 73 % · humidity 71 % |
| Ichy | 77 | 318 km NE | 157 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 79 % |
| Chaux-lès-Port | 70 | 514 km NE | 158 | 14.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bouchon | 80 | 471 km N | 158 | 13.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 81 % · humidity 79 % |
| Feuillères | 80 | 488 km NE | 155 | 11.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ichy | 77 | 318 km NE | 157 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 79 % |
| Le Gallet | 60 | 432 km NE | 154 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 73 % · humidity 71 % |
| Bouchon | 80 | 471 km N | 158 | 13.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 81 % · humidity 79 % |
| Feuillères | 80 | 488 km NE | 155 | 11.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chaux-lès-Port | 70 | 514 km NE | 158 | 14.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Varogne | 70 | 526 km E | 155 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 53 % · 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 Villiers-sur-Chizé'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbey | 77 | 357 km NE | 153 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Louppy-le-Château | 55 | 508 km NE | 155 | 9.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vervant | 16 | 44 km SE | 147 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Romans-des-Champs | 79 | 12 km N | 169 | 11.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villenavotte | 89 | 359 km NE | 162 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Brie-sous-Matha | 17 | 31 km S | 163 | 9.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
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