Craon
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 9 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Craon (INSEE 86087) is in Vienne (86), part of CC du Pays Loudunais. Population 183 (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 9/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 9 % of the 15,401 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 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.36 | 10 | 3.59 |
| Housing mix | 0.81 | 5 | 4.04 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Primary school (élémentaire).
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| 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 189 (2012) → 183 (2023): -3.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 213 (1990) → 183 (2023): -14.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 115, of which 9.6 % second homes and 13 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Thénezay): 7 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (La Grimaudière): 4.9 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Thénezay): 7 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Thénezay): 7 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Cuhon): 5.7 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 19 days a year at or above 30 °C and 53 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the MARTAIZE weather station, 15.8 km away at 61 m; the village itself is at 101 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at MARTAIZE, 15.8 km away at 61 m, over 10 summers. [11]
An average of 658 mm of rain a year, spread over 110 days — about 6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at GRIMAUDIERE(LA), 3.9 km away at 85 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 86087/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 86087/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 86087/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 86087/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 79326
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 86108
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 86089
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plessis-Barbuise | 10 | 334 km NE | 184 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Germain-de-Vibrac | 17 | 152 km S | 186 | 10 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 68 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Germain-sur-Sèves | 50 | 291 km N | 181 | 8.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 62 % · winter 80 % |
| Saint-Martin-des-Landes | 61 | 198 km N | 184 | 11.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 64 % · winter 96 % |
| Champcerie | 61 | 226 km N | 177 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ruffiac | 47 | 268 km S | 179 | 12.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 65 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Germain-de-Vibrac | 17 | 152 km S | 186 | 10 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 68 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Martin-des-Landes | 61 | 198 km N | 184 | 11.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 64 % · winter 96 % |
| Champcerie | 61 | 226 km N | 177 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ruffiac | 47 | 268 km S | 179 | 12.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 65 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Germain-sur-Sèves | 50 | 291 km N | 181 | 8.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 62 % · winter 80 % |
| Plessis-Barbuise | 10 | 334 km NE | 184 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Craon'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plessis-Barbuise | 10 | 334 km NE | 184 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sainte-Radégonde | 86 | 54 km E | 187 | 12.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montlay-en-Auxois | 21 | 329 km E | 199 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Néret | 36 | 164 km E | 186 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Liernolles | 03 | 288 km E | 193 | 5.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Réclainville | 28 | 217 km NE | 203 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
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