Chauvigny
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 63.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 85 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Chauvigny (INSEE 86070) is in Vienne (86), part of CU du Grand Poitiers. Population 7,007 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/86070-chauvigny
Vitality score
Vitality score 63.1/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 85 % of the 3,438 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 | 0.56 | 25 | 14 |
| Social | 0.75 | 20 | 15.09 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.71 | 10 | 7.11 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.55 | 10 | 5.52 |
| Housing mix | 0.9 | 5 | 4.48 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
7 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AU BON SAINT HONORE · FINK · SARL CHAUVIGNY · CHAUVIGNY CARLIER). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie). [3]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (ALIMENTATION DU BOURG). [3,4]
4 × Supermarket (LIDL · U EXPRESS · CARREFOUR EXPRESS · INTERMARCHE). [3,4]
16 × Restaurant (HOTEL RESTAURANT LE LION D'OR · LA BELLE EPOQUE · L'IMPREVU · LA PROVENCALE · SO KEB). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (LES GUIRAUDIERES · A L'ESPERANCE · LE 3 BIS). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LA VARENNE). [3]
4 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN ARNAULT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE DES GUIRAUDIERES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUB HAMEAU DE VILLENEUVE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE DAME). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE GERARD PHILIPE). [3]
9 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MAGALI BIDEAU-LIVET, MÉDECIN · ISABELLE PAULIEN-BORDIER, MÉDECIN · JEAN-PHILIPPE TARTARIN, MÉDECIN · MARIE-FRANCE TISSERAUD-TARTARIN, MÉDECIN · VINCENT TORZINI, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE CENTRALE · PHARMACIE DU MARCHE · PHARMACIE DE PEURON). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE CHAUVIGNY). [3]
1 × Cinema (REX). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF LE PEURON). [3]
7 × Bank (CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE · CAISSE D'EPARGNE AQUITAINE POITOU C · CAISSE REG CRED AGRIC MUT TOURAIN POITOU · BANQUE POPULAIRE VAL DE FRANCE · BNP PARIBAS). [3]
9 × Hairdresser (UNOTEL COIF · COIFFURE D'AUJOURD'HUI). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
3 × Hotel (HOTEL LE CHALET FLEURI · HOTEL BEAUSEJOUR · HOTEL DU LION D'OR). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL LA FONTAINE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Supermarket, 5 × Restaurant, 1 × Bank.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 7 | AU BON SAINT HONORE · FINK · SARL CHAUVIGNY · CHAUVIGNY CARLIER | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | ALIMENTATION DU BOURG | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 4 | LIDL · U EXPRESS · CARREFOUR EXPRESS · INTERMARCHE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 16 | HOTEL RESTAURANT LE LION D'OR · LA BELLE EPOQUE · L'IMPREVU · LA PROVENCALE · SO KEB | INSEE BPE 16 / INSEE SIRENE 27 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | LES GUIRAUDIERES · A L'ESPERANCE · LE 3 BIS | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LA VARENNE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 4 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN ARNAULT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE DES GUIRAUDIERES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUB HAMEAU DE VILLENEUVE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE DAME | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE GERARD PHILIPE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 9 | MAGALI BIDEAU-LIVET, MÉDECIN · ISABELLE PAULIEN-BORDIER, MÉDECIN · JEAN-PHILIPPE TARTARIN, MÉDECIN · MARIE-FRANCE TISSERAUD-TARTARIN, MÉDECIN · VINCENT TORZINI, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | PHARMACIE CENTRALE · PHARMACIE DU MARCHE · PHARMACIE DE PEURON | INSEE BPE 3 / 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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE CHAUVIGNY | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | REX | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF LE PEURON | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 7 | CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE · CAISSE D'EPARGNE AQUITAINE POITOU C · CAISSE REG CRED AGRIC MUT TOURAIN POITOU · BANQUE POPULAIRE VAL DE FRANCE · BNP PARIBAS | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 9 | UNOTEL COIF · COIFFURE D'AUJOURD'HUI | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 3 | HOTEL LE CHALET FLEURI · HOTEL BEAUSEJOUR · HOTEL DU LION D'OR | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL LA FONTAINE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 6,962 (2012) → 7,007 (2023): 0.6 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 6,658 (1990) → 7,007 (2023): 5.2 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 4,031, of which 5.2 % second homes and 10.4 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Chauvigny): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Chauvigny): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Chauvigny): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Chauvigny): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Chauvigny): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 52 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CHAUVIGNY-Mareu weather station, 5 km away at 140 m; the village itself is at 66 m. [10]
The village sits 74 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 4.94 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ARCHIGNY, 13.1 km away at 138 m, over 20 summers. [10]
That station sits 72 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 762 mm of rain a year, spread over 115 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CHAUVIGNY-TALBA, 0.6 km away at 99 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 — 86070/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-05— https://data.datatourisme.fr/23/7a5682d2-5970-3808-a1a7-f946b3cfdc88— “Marché de Chauvigny”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 86070/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 86070/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 86070/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 86070
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nérac | 47 | 272 km S | 6,992 | 69.8 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 81 % · humidity 71 % |
| Verneuil d'Avre et d'Iton | 27 | 242 km N | 7,193 | 65.7 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 74 % · winter 99 % |
| Merville | 31 | 321 km S | 6,760 | 50 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 73 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chalonnes-sur-Loire | 49 | 138 km NW | 6,659 | 62.8 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 66 % · humidity 86 % |
| Caussade | 82 | 277 km S | 6,803 | 73.3 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rosporden | 29 | 371 km NW | 7,550 | 61.8 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 76 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chalonnes-sur-Loire | 49 | 138 km NW | 6,659 | 62.8 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 66 % · humidity 86 % |
| Verneuil d'Avre et d'Iton | 27 | 242 km N | 7,193 | 65.7 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 74 % · winter 99 % |
| Nérac | 47 | 272 km S | 6,992 | 69.8 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 81 % · humidity 71 % |
| Caussade | 82 | 277 km S | 6,803 | 73.3 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
| Merville | 31 | 321 km S | 6,760 | 50 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 73 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rosporden | 29 | 371 km NW | 7,550 | 61.8 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 76 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Chauvigny'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Migné-Auxances | 86 | 26 km W | 6,285 | 56.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Neuville-de-Poitou | 86 | 33 km NW | 5,513 | 59.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Amplepuis | 69 | 291 km E | 4,876 | 59.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bar-sur-Aube | 10 | 357 km NE | 4,665 | 63.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Charité-sur-Loire | 58 | 193 km E | 4,705 | 59.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire | 16 | 137 km SW | 4,726 | 60.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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