Leignes-sur-Fontaine
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 46.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 88 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Leignes-sur-Fontaine (INSEE 86126) is in Vienne (86), part of CC Vienne et Gartempe. Population 647 (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 46.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 88 % of the 16,755 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.54 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.89 | 10 | 8.85 |
| Housing mix | 0.88 | 5 | 4.41 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE DUIGOU LOAN). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (API LEIGNES SUR FONTAINE). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LES 3 ETANGS). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN ARNAULT). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LEIGNES SUR FONTAINE AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÉQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (EDEN COIFFURE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LE DUIGOU LOAN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | API LEIGNES SUR FONTAINE | 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 | 1 | LES 3 ETANGS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN ARNAULT | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | LEIGNES SUR FONTAINE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÉQUE MUNICIPALE | 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 | 1 | EDEN COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 599 (2012) → 647 (2023): 8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 467 (1990) → 647 (2023): 38.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 340, of which 5.9 % second homes and 12.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Leignes-sur-Fontaine): 0.5 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Leignes-sur-Fontaine): 0.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Germain): 9.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Savin): 9.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Leignes-sur-Fontaine): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 60 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the CHAUVIGNY-Mareu weather station, 10 km away at 140 m; the village itself is at 140 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at MONTMORILLON, 11.8 km away at 153 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 782 mm of rain a year, spread over 116 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ANTIGNY, 8.7 km away at 99 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
42 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 113,250 € — 903 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Vienne is 1,168 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [12]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 86126/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 86126/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 86126/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 86126/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 86126
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 86223
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 86246
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vicq-sur-Gartempe | 86 | 25 km N | 658 | 40.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
| Talizat | 15 | 235 km SE | 592 | 40.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 36 % · humidity 79 % |
| Cressanges | 03 | 183 km E | 644 | 34.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Torcé-Viviers-en-Charnie | 53 | 193 km NW | 768 | 43.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 72 % · winter 88 % |
| Albussac | 19 | 173 km SE | 725 | 44.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 68 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Paul-du-Bois | 49 | 119 km NW | 598 | 36 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 87 % · winter 55 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vicq-sur-Gartempe | 86 | 25 km N | 658 | 40.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Paul-du-Bois | 49 | 119 km NW | 598 | 36 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 87 % · winter 55 % |
| Albussac | 19 | 173 km SE | 725 | 44.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 68 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cressanges | 03 | 183 km E | 644 | 34.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Torcé-Viviers-en-Charnie | 53 | 193 km NW | 768 | 43.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 72 % · winter 88 % |
| Talizat | 15 | 235 km SE | 592 | 40.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 36 % · 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 Leignes-sur-Fontaine'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poisson | 71 | 257 km E | 551 | 35.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pouligny-Notre-Dame | 36 | 94 km E | 639 | 36.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Crevant | 36 | 90 km E | 705 | 43.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Soumans | 23 | 120 km E | 611 | 51.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Fay | 71 | 348 km E | 616 | 28.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Janailhac | 87 | 103 km S | 524 | 38.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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