Coulonges-les-Hérolles
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school.
Few services 31.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 87 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Coulonges-les-Hérolles (INSEE 86084) is in Vienne (86), part of CC Vienne et Gartempe. Population 230 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 31.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 87 % of the 16,802 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.79 | 20 | 15.82 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.23 | 10 | 2.35 |
| Housing mix | 0.31 | 5 | 1.53 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (CHAMPS TILLY). [3]
3 × Restaurant (AU COEUR VAILLANT · AGRI TRAN'S MULTI ACTIVITES). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | CHAMPS TILLY | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 3 | AU COEUR VAILLANT · AGRI TRAN'S MULTI ACTIVITES | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 1 | MEDIATHEQUE | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 268 (2012) → 230 (2023): -14.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 313 (1990) → 230 (2023): -26.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 236, of which 34.7 % second homes and 11.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Coulonges-les-Hérolles): 2.8 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Lussac-les-Églises): 6.3 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (La Trimouille): 11.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Brigueil-le-Chantre): 5.1 km to the west (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Brigueil-le-Chantre): 5.2 km to the west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 55 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the JOURNET weather station, 15.5 km away at 120 m; the village itself is at 176 m. [12]
The village sits 56 m above 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at JOURNET, 15.5 km away at 120 m, over 10 summers. [12]
That station sits 56 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 5.46 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 814 mm of rain a year, spread over 121 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at LA TRIMOUILLE, 11.1 km away at 121 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 — 86084/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 86084/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 86084/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 86084/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 86084
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 87087
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 86273
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 86037
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Botmeur | 29 | 441 km NW | 224 | 31 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 61 % · humidity 71 % |
| Boucieu-le-Roi | 07 | 313 km SE | 243 | 25.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 65 % · humidity 86 % |
| Thézac | 47 | 220 km S | 211 | 35.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Beuvron-en-Auge | 14 | 323 km N | 203 | 34.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 57 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rezay | 18 | 84 km E | 204 | 26 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Martre | 83 | 518 km SE | 226 | 27.7 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 22 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rezay | 18 | 84 km E | 204 | 26 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Thézac | 47 | 220 km S | 211 | 35.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Boucieu-le-Roi | 07 | 313 km SE | 243 | 25.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 65 % · humidity 86 % |
| Beuvron-en-Auge | 14 | 323 km N | 203 | 34.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 57 % · humidity 100 % |
| Botmeur | 29 | 441 km NW | 224 | 31 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 61 % · humidity 71 % |
| La Martre | 83 | 518 km SE | 226 | 27.7 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 22 % · 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 Coulonges-les-Hérolles'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rezay | 18 | 84 km E | 204 | 26 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sémelay | 58 | 212 km E | 223 | 22.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Liglet | 86 | 13 km NW | 297 | 21.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Touchay | 18 | 88 km NE | 220 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Bourg-d'Hem | 23 | 53 km E | 226 | 22.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cromac | 87 | 13 km SE | 249 | 27.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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