Valence-en-Poitou
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 50.9/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 49 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Valence-en-Poitou (INSEE 86082) is in Vienne (86), part of CC du Civraisien en Poitou. Population 4,325 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2019-01-01 from 4 former communes: Ceaux-en-Couhé (86043), Châtillon (86067), Payré (86188), Vaux (86278). [3]
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/86082-valence-en-poitou
Vitality score
Vitality score 50.9/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 49 % of the 5,290 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 | 0.31 | 25 | 7.68 |
| Social | 0.54 | 20 | 10.86 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.59 | 10 | 5.85 |
| Public & culture | 0.55 | 5 | 2.77 |
| Population trend | 0.66 | 10 | 6.56 |
| Housing mix | 0.85 | 5 | 4.23 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (FITOUR · BAG'ADEL · LA PETITE REGALE). [4,5]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SARL TEXIER CLAUDE · MIX MARKET). [4,5]
1 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE). [4,5]
8 × Restaurant (CASA SNACK · ISA ET FRED · LE MELKI · LE RELAIS DES MINIERES · DO CARMO). [4,5]
1 × Café / bar. [5]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE RAOUL BONNET). [4]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JACQUES LAFFOND · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DES ILES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE JEANNE D ARC). [4]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE ANDRE BROUILLET · COLLEGE PRIVE LA SALLE -SAINT MARTIN). [4]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (AURORE PELTIER, MÉDECIN · EMMANUELLE DELEAU-BOUGES, MÉDECIN · MARION HAZARD, MÉDECIN · GUILLAUME HEROUART, MÉDECIN · CLÉMENCE LAFARGOUETTE, MÉDECIN). [4]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DES HALLES · PHARMACIE DU BOURG). [4,5]
2 × Post office / agence postale (PAYRE AP · LA POSTE). [4]
5 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE · BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE COUHÉ · BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE DE PAYRÉ · BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE DE VAUX · BIBLIOTHÈQUES DE VALENCE EN POITOU). [4]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [4]
1 × Swimming pool (LES ILES DE PAYRE). [4]
3 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE AQUITAINE POITOU C · CAISSE REG CRED AGRIC MUT TOURAIN POITOU · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRIC MUTUEL). [4]
4 × Hairdresser (CARACT'HAIR · VITAL COIFFURE · LE SALON D'AXEL · CELINE COIFF). [4,5]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [4]
1 × Campsite (LA RIVIERE). [4,5]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Supermarket, 7 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie). [4,5]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | FITOUR · BAG'ADEL · LA PETITE REGALE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [4,5] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | SARL TEXIER CLAUDE · MIX MARKET | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Supermarket | 1 | INTERMARCHE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 8 | CASA SNACK · ISA ET FRED · LE MELKI · LE RELAIS DES MINIERES · DO CARMO | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 17 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [5] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE RAOUL BONNET | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JACQUES LAFFOND · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DES ILES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE JEANNE D ARC | INSEE BPE 3 [4] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE ANDRE BROUILLET · COLLEGE PRIVE LA SALLE -SAINT MARTIN | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | AURORE PELTIER, MÉDECIN · EMMANUELLE DELEAU-BOUGES, MÉDECIN · MARION HAZARD, MÉDECIN · GUILLAUME HEROUART, MÉDECIN · CLÉMENCE LAFARGOUETTE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE DES HALLES · PHARMACIE DU BOURG | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | PAYRE AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Library | 5 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE · BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE COUHÉ · BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE DE PAYRÉ · BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE DE VAUX · BIBLIOTHÈQUES DE VALENCE EN POITOU | INSEE BPE 5 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Swimming pool | 1 | LES ILES DE PAYRE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Bank | 3 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE AQUITAINE POITOU C · CAISSE REG CRED AGRIC MUT TOURAIN POITOU · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRIC MUTUEL | INSEE BPE 3 [4] |
| Hairdresser | 4 | CARACT'HAIR · VITAL COIFFURE · LE SALON D'AXEL · CELINE COIFF | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| Campsite | 1 | LA RIVIERE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 4,343 (2012) → 4,325 (2023): -0.4 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 3,742 (1990) → 4,325 (2023): 15.6 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,446, of which 7.7 % second homes and 10.6 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Valence-en-Poitou): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Valence-en-Poitou): 0.7 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Valence-en-Poitou): 0.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Valence-en-Poitou): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Valence-en-Poitou): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 40 days at or below 0 °C, over 14 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the COUHE weather station, 1.8 km away at 149 m; the village itself is at 133 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at COUHE, 1.8 km away at 149 m, over 10 summers. [10]
An average of 746 mm of rain a year, spread over 116 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at COUHE, 1.8 km away at 149 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 86082/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 86082/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 86082/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 86082/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 86082
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bressols | 82 | 275 km S | 4,036 | 42.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bassillac et Auberoche | 24 | 133 km S | 4,361 | 47.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 74 % · humidity 79 % |
| Mesnil-Roc'h | 35 | 286 km NW | 4,492 | 49.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Athis-Val de Rouvre | 61 | 284 km N | 4,201 | 51.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 72 % · humidity 79 % |
| Rians | 83 | 531 km SE | 4,223 | 44.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 35 % · humidity 71 % |
| La Gacilly | 56 | 240 km NW | 3,995 | 57 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bassillac et Auberoche | 24 | 133 km S | 4,361 | 47.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 74 % · humidity 79 % |
| La Gacilly | 56 | 240 km NW | 3,995 | 57 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bressols | 82 | 275 km S | 4,036 | 42.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Athis-Val de Rouvre | 61 | 284 km N | 4,201 | 51.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 72 % · humidity 79 % |
| Mesnil-Roc'h | 35 | 286 km NW | 4,492 | 49.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rians | 83 | 531 km SE | 4,223 | 44.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 35 % · 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 Valence-en-Poitou'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentonnay | 79 | 90 km NW | 3,234 | 33.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Martin-la-Pallu | 86 | 50 km N | 5,713 | 46 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Terres-de-Haute-Charente | 16 | 54 km SE | 3,777 | 48.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Cellier | 44 | 163 km NW | 4,051 | 47.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Les Hauts-d'Anjou | 49 | 162 km N | 8,751 | 68.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Nexon | 87 | 104 km SE | 2,548 | 57.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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