Biard

Vienne · CU du Grand Poitiers · INSEE 86027

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Partly served 54.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 83 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Biard (INSEE 86027) is in Vienne (86), part of CU du Grand Poitiers. Population 1,910 (2023). ^[1]

INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). ^[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/86027-biard

Vitality score

Vitality score 54.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 83 % of the 9,904 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	0.39	25	9.75
Social	0.63	20	12.58
Education	0.39	10	3.93
Health	0.32	10	3.16
Public & culture	0.39	5	1.97
Population trend	1	10	10
Housing mix	0.96	5	4.81

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 2 of 6

Eating out 1 of 1

Cafés and bars 1 of 1

Schools 2 of 3

Health 1 of 4

Public services 1 of 1

Culture 1 of 2

Sport 1 of 2

Everyday services 1 of 3

Lodging 1 of 2

One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. ^[3,4]

3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE FOURNIL DE BIARD). ^[3,4]

1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LE MARCHE DE LEOPOLD). ^[3,4]

4 × Restaurant (RENDEZ-VOUS · SAIGON EXOTIQUE · CRISPY & GRILL · NATSUKAYA). ^[3,4]

1 × Café / bar (LE MOULIN DE LA NOREE). ^[4]

1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE JEAN BORIAUD). ^[3]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN BORIAUD). ^[3]

2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PASCALE ROY-DUPUIS, MÉDECIN · ELISE GERMANAUD, MÉDECIN). ^[3]

1 × Post office / agence postale (BIARD BOURG RP). ^[3]

1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE MAIRIE). ^[3]

1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF DISTRICAL). ^[3]

2 × Hairdresser (PASSION COIFFURE). ^[3,4]

1 × Hotel (B&B POITIERS AEROPORT). ^[3,4]

Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Restaurant, 2 × Hairdresser.

Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Pharmacy. ^[3,4]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts

Type	Count	Names	Sources
Bakery (boulangerie)	3	LE FOURNIL DE BIARD	INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)	1	LE MARCHE DE LEOPOLD	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	4	RENDEZ-VOUS · SAIGON EXOTIQUE · CRISPY & GRILL · NATSUKAYA	INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4]
Café / bar	1	LE MOULIN DE LA NOREE	INSEE SIRENE 1 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)	1	ECOLE MATERNELLE JEAN BORIAUD	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)	1	ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN BORIAUD	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Collège	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)	2	PASCALE ROY-DUPUIS, MÉDECIN · ELISE GERMANAUD, MÉDECIN	INSEE BPE 2 [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	1	BIARD BOURG RP	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Library	1	BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE MAIRIE	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Cinema	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Gym / sports hall	1	COMPLEXE SPORTIF DISTRICAL	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Swimming pool	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Hairdresser	2	PASSION COIFFURE	INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4]
Fuel station	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Hotel	1	B&B POITIERS AEROPORT	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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

1968: 1,121 2023: 1,910 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 1,706 (2012) → 1,910 (2023): 12 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 1,264 (1990) → 1,910 (2023): 51.1 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 837, of which 1.9 % second homes and 4.5 % vacant. ^[7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

In the commune Bakery, Primary school, GP Food shop — 1.1 km NEPharmacy — 1.4 km S Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Biard): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (Poitiers): 1.1 km to the north-east (straight line). ^[9]

GP (Biard): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). ^[8]

Pharmacy (Poitiers): 1.4 km to the south (straight line). ^[9]

Primary school (Biard): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). ^[8]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Days at or above 30 °C 17.7

Days at or below 0 °C 43.3

Muggy days a summer 1.5

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 43 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[10]

Measured at the POITIERS-BIARD weather station, 2 km away at 125 m; the village itself is at 125 m. ^[10]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. ^[10]

Humidity measured at POITIERS-BIARD, 2 km away at 125 m, over 30 summers. ^[10]

An average of 698 mm of rain a year, spread over 109 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. ^[10]

Rainfall measured at POITIERS-BIARD, 2 km away at 125 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 — 86027/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 86027/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 86027/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 86027/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 86027
INSEE BPE 2025 — 86194
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
Théza	66	485 km SE	2,126	43.5	Partly served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 13 % · winter 64 % · humidity 7 %
Vauhallan	91	279 km NE	1,945	44.6	Partly served	Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 %
Longueville	77	309 km NE	1,804	49.2	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 %
Guerville	78	284 km N	2,052	46.2	Partly served	Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 %
Plailly	60	328 km NE	1,786	45.3	Partly served	Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 %
Saint-Louis-de-Montferrand	33	192 km S	2,051	51.5	Partly served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 78 % · humidity 64 %

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
Saint-Louis-de-Montferrand	33	192 km S	2,051	51.5	Partly served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 78 % · humidity 64 %
Vauhallan	91	279 km NE	1,945	44.6	Partly served	Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 %
Guerville	78	284 km N	2,052	46.2	Partly served	Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 %
Longueville	77	309 km NE	1,804	49.2	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 %
Plailly	60	328 km NE	1,786	45.3	Partly served	Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 %
Théza	66	485 km SE	2,126	43.5	Partly served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 13 % · winter 64 % · humidity 7 %

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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 Biard'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
Longueville	77	309 km NE	1,804	49.2	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 %
Eslettes	76	335 km N	1,620	36	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 %
Bessines	79	70 km SW	1,903	63.4	Served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 %
Maincy	77	284 km NE	1,828	38.5	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 %
Sarry	51	402 km NE	2,044	45.3	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 %
Bouray-sur-Juine	91	263 km NE	2,108	32	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 %

Elsewhere

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