Pouzauges
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 52.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 49 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Pouzauges (INSEE 85182) is in Vendée (85), part of CC du Pays de Pouzauges. Population 5,668 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/85182-pouzauges
Vitality score
Vitality score 52.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 49 % of the 4,161 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 | 0.44 | 25 | 10.95 |
| Social | 0.68 | 20 | 13.54 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.46 | 10 | 4.61 |
| Public & culture | 0.31 | 5 | 1.54 |
| Population trend | 0.54 | 10 | 5.36 |
| Housing mix | 0.93 | 5 | 4.67 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LES FOLIES DU ROY · BOULANGERIE GOBIN · JUST'1 TALMENIER). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (LE BOUQUET GARNI · LA FERME DE CHEZ NOUS). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SUPERETTE DE POUZAUGES). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (LIDL · SUPER U). [3,4]
7 × Restaurant (LE POULBOT · PARAMY · L'EXPRESS · LE KIOSQUE A PIZZAS · PIZZA LEA). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (L'ENTRE POTES · LA CELLULE 2.0). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE FRANCOISE DOLTO). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE JULES VERNE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE DAME DU DONJON). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE GASTON CHAISSAC · COLLEGE PRIVE ANTOINE DE ST EXUPERY). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MARIE-CECILE LOUARN, MÉDECIN · ARMELLE SOULARD, MÉDECIN · AURÉLIE CADORET, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE BLOHORN · SELARL PHARMACIE DE LA VALLEE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
2 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE POUZAUGES LE COLOMBIER · RÉSEAU INTERCOMMUNAL PAYS-DE-POUZAUGES). [3]
1 × Cinema (L'ECHIQUIER). [3]
3 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE OMNISPORTS DU BOIS DE LA FOLIE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE L ETOILE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF LARGETEAU). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (LAC DE L ESPERANCE). [3]
5 × Bank (CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN · CREDIT AGRICOLE · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE BRETAGNE - PAYS DE LOIRE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL ATLANTIQUE VENDEE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE POUZAUGES). [3]
6 × Hairdresser (L' INSTITU' TIF · L'ATELIER COIFFURE · MIXYTIF · BRUNE ET BLONDE · ZEN POUR UN STYLE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
2 × Hotel (AUBERGE DE LA BRUYÈRE · HÔTEL LA BOULE D'OR). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 4 × Restaurant, 1 × Bank, 1 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | LES FOLIES DU ROY · BOULANGERIE GOBIN · JUST'1 TALMENIER | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | LE BOUQUET GARNI · LA FERME DE CHEZ NOUS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | SUPERETTE DE POUZAUGES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | LIDL · SUPER U | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 7 | LE POULBOT · PARAMY · L'EXPRESS · LE KIOSQUE A PIZZAS · PIZZA LEA | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | L'ENTRE POTES · LA CELLULE 2.0 | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE FRANCOISE DOLTO | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE JULES VERNE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE DAME DU DONJON | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE GASTON CHAISSAC · COLLEGE PRIVE ANTOINE DE ST EXUPERY | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | MARIE-CECILE LOUARN, MÉDECIN · ARMELLE SOULARD, MÉDECIN · AURÉLIE CADORET, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE BLOHORN · SELARL PHARMACIE DE LA VALLEE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 2 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE POUZAUGES LE COLOMBIER · RÉSEAU INTERCOMMUNAL PAYS-DE-POUZAUGES | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | L'ECHIQUIER | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 3 | SALLE OMNISPORTS DU BOIS DE LA FOLIE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE L ETOILE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF LARGETEAU | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 1 | LAC DE L ESPERANCE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 5 | CAISSE FEDERALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL OCEAN · CREDIT AGRICOLE · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE BRETAGNE - PAYS DE LOIRE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL ATLANTIQUE VENDEE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE POUZAUGES | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 6 | L' INSTITU' TIF · L'ATELIER COIFFURE · MIXYTIF · BRUNE ET BLONDE · ZEN POUR UN STYLE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 2 | AUBERGE DE LA BRUYÈRE · HÔTEL LA BOULE D'OR | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 3 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 5,547 (2012) → 5,668 (2023): 2.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 5,473 (1990) → 5,668 (2023): 3.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,895, of which 3.3 % second homes and 8.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Pouzauges): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Pouzauges): 0 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Pouzauges): 0.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Pouzauges): 0.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Pouzauges): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 12 days a year at or above 30 °C and 29 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the POUZAUGES SA weather station, 1.9 km away at 153 m; the village itself is at 224 m. [9]
The village sits 71 m above the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.71 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at POUZAUGES SA, 1.9 km away at 153 m, over 20 summers. [9]
That station sits 71 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 892 mm of rain a year, spread over 124 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at POUZAUGES SA, 1.9 km away at 153 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 — 85182/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85182/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85182/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85182/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 85182
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tournus | 71 | 439 km E | 5,701 | 66 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 50 % · humidity 64 % |
| Plouay | 56 | 226 km NW | 5,755 | 66.5 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gannat | 03 | 318 km E | 5,610 | 63.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sarrians | 84 | 543 km SE | 5,792 | 48.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 73 % · humidity 86 % |
| Thizy-les-Bourgs | 69 | 403 km E | 5,771 | 57.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Melle | 79 | 82 km SE | 5,752 | 58 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melle | 79 | 82 km SE | 5,752 | 58 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Plouay | 56 | 226 km NW | 5,755 | 66.5 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gannat | 03 | 318 km E | 5,610 | 63.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Thizy-les-Bourgs | 69 | 403 km E | 5,771 | 57.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tournus | 71 | 439 km E | 5,701 | 66 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 50 % · humidity 64 % |
| Sarrians | 84 | 543 km SE | 5,792 | 48.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 73 % · 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 Pouzauges'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Garnache | 85 | 77 km W | 5,515 | 50.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouët | 50 | 200 km N | 5,770 | 73.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aÿ-Champagne | 51 | 440 km NE | 5,103 | 59.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gévezé | 35 | 175 km NW | 6,061 | 53 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Laillé | 35 | 149 km NW | 5,225 | 53.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Maen Roch | 35 | 185 km N | 5,088 | 61.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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