Availles-en-Châtellerault
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 45.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 62 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Availles-en-Châtellerault (INSEE 86014) is in Vienne (86), part of CA Grand Châtellerault. Population 1,730 (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/86014-availles-en-chatellerault
Vitality score
Vitality score 45.9/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 62 % of the 10,570 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 | 0.26 | 25 | 6.56 |
| Social | 0.51 | 20 | 10.26 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.2 | 10 | 1.97 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.97 | 10 | 9.72 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.62 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (REFLEX NATURE). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (L'OUVRIERE · LA PAMPA). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE ROGER MORIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE GENDRON DUPONT). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (AVAILLES EN CHATELLERAULT AP). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHÈQUE PAUL-EMILE VICTOR). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
1 × Hotel (LE PIGEONNIER DU PERRON). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | REFLEX NATURE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 2 | L'OUVRIERE · LA PAMPA | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE ROGER MORIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE GENDRON DUPONT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | AVAILLES EN CHATELLERAULT AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MEDIATHÈQUE PAUL-EMILE VICTOR | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | LE PIGEONNIER DU PERRON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 1,668 (2012) → 1,730 (2023): 3.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,175 (1990) → 1,730 (2023): 47.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 819, of which 3.8 % second homes and 5.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Cenon-sur-Vienne): 3.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Availles-en-Châtellerault): 0.6 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Cenon-sur-Vienne): 3.4 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Availles-en-Châtellerault): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Availles-en-Châtellerault): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 23 days a year at or above 30 °C and 43 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the NAINTRE weather station, 7 km away at 57 m; the village itself is at 78 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ARCHIGNY, 11 km away at 138 m, over 20 summers. [10]
That station sits 60 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 5.46 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 726 mm of rain a year, spread over 113 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CHATELLERAULT, 6.4 km away at 116 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 86014/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 86014/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 86014/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 86014/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 86046
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 86014
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plouider | 29 | 419 km NW | 1,809 | 40.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 47 % · humidity 71 % |
| Martigné-sur-Mayenne | 53 | 185 km NW | 1,902 | 48.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 91 % · humidity 79 % |
| Tiffauges | 85 | 132 km W | 1,544 | 49.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 96 % |
| L'Île-d'Elle | 85 | 126 km W | 1,502 | 41.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 % |
| Marcilly-en-Villette | 45 | 156 km NE | 2,180 | 43.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 80 % |
| Haute-Rivoire | 69 | 316 km E | 1,430 | 43.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 47 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L'Île-d'Elle | 85 | 126 km W | 1,502 | 41.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 % |
| Tiffauges | 85 | 132 km W | 1,544 | 49.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 96 % |
| Marcilly-en-Villette | 45 | 156 km NE | 2,180 | 43.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 80 % |
| Martigné-sur-Mayenne | 53 | 185 km NW | 1,902 | 48.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 91 % · humidity 79 % |
| Haute-Rivoire | 69 | 316 km E | 1,430 | 43.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 47 % |
| Plouider | 29 | 419 km NW | 1,809 | 40.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 47 % · 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 Availles-en-Châtellerault'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vougy | 42 | 281 km E | 1,546 | 37.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Martin-des-Noyers | 85 | 134 km W | 2,560 | 49.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chiché | 79 | 72 km W | 1,679 | 42.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Reignac-sur-Indre | 37 | 59 km NE | 1,288 | 53.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Malay-le-Grand | 89 | 261 km NE | 1,630 | 44.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fors | 79 | 95 km SW | 1,780 | 39.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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