Saint-Prouant
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 29.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 14 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Prouant (INSEE 85266) is in Vendée (85), part of CC Pays de Chantonnay. Population 1,666 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/85266-saint-prouant
Vitality score
Vitality score 29.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 14 % of the 10,841 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 | 0.2 | 20 | 3.93 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.84 | 10 | 8.44 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.7 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE ISAAC POTET · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT ANDRE). [4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT PROUANT AP). [4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE SAINT-PROUANT). [4]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE OMNISPORTS). [4]
1 × Hairdresser (SUN COIFFURE). [4,3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Restaurant | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [3] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE ISAAC POTET · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT ANDRE | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | SAINT PROUANT AP | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE SAINT-PROUANT | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLE OMNISPORTS | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | SUN COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,3] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 1,494 (2012) → 1,666 (2023): 11.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,240 (1990) → 1,666 (2023): 34.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 699, of which 3 % second homes and 3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Rochetrejoux): 4.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Le Boupère): 4.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Le Boupère): 4.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Monsireigne): 1.7 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Prouant): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 31 days at or below 0 °C, over 11 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the MOUCHAMPS_SAPC weather station, 7.5 km away at 82 m; the village itself is at 98 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at POUZAUGES SA, 9.6 km away at 153 m, over 20 summers. [12]
That station sits 55 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 807 mm of rain a year, spread over 121 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at MOUCHAMPS_SAPC, 7.5 km away at 82 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85266/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85266/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85266/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 85266/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 85192
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 85031
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 85145
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 85266
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parné-sur-Roc | 53 | 140 km N | 1,378 | 29 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Moissat | 63 | 349 km E | 1,253 | 31.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Villettes | 43 | 431 km E | 1,450 | 33.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 53 % · humidity 79 % |
| Montilliers | 49 | 58 km NE | 1,222 | 24.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Jean-Lasseille | 66 | 554 km SE | 1,622 | 36.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 80 % · humidity 14 % |
| Saint-Jean-sur-Mayenne | 53 | 154 km N | 1,732 | 39 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 82 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montilliers | 49 | 58 km NE | 1,222 | 24.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Parné-sur-Roc | 53 | 140 km N | 1,378 | 29 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Jean-sur-Mayenne | 53 | 154 km N | 1,732 | 39 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 82 % · humidity 86 % |
| Moissat | 63 | 349 km E | 1,253 | 31.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Villettes | 43 | 431 km E | 1,450 | 33.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 53 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Jean-Lasseille | 66 | 554 km SE | 1,622 | 36.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 80 % · humidity 14 % |
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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-Prouant'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montilliers | 49 | 58 km NE | 1,222 | 24.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Coësmes | 35 | 130 km N | 1,426 | 35.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mouzeuil-Saint-Martin | 85 | 33 km S | 1,233 | 31.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vaudelnay | 49 | 71 km NE | 1,122 | 27.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Yzernay | 49 | 35 km NE | 1,855 | 41.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Georges-de-Pointindoux | 85 | 52 km W | 1,870 | 39.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
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