Leigné-sur-Usseau
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 22.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 39 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Leigné-sur-Usseau (INSEE 86127) is in Vienne (86), part of CA Grand Châtellerault. Population 451 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [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 22.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 39 % of the 17,929 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.67 | 10 | 6.74 |
| Housing mix | 0.93 | 5 | 4.67 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE MATERNELLE LEIGNE SUR USSEAU). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE LEIGNÉ-SUR-USSEAU). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [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) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE LEIGNE SUR USSEAU | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE LEIGNÉ-SUR-USSEAU | 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 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 482 (2012) → 451 (2023): -6.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 384 (1990) → 451 (2023): 17.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 215, of which 3.3 % second homes and 6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Gervais-les-Trois-Clochers): 5.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Gervais-les-Trois-Clochers): 5.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Gervais-les-Trois-Clochers): 5.4 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Gervais-les-Trois-Clochers): 5.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Leigné-sur-Usseau): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 33 days at or below 0 °C, over 24 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the THURE weather station, 8.2 km away at 120 m; the village itself is at 116 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at THURE, 8.2 km away at 120 m, over 12 summers. [10]
An average of 677 mm of rain a year, spread over 112 days — about 6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST-GERVAIS 3CL, 5 km away at 96 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
25 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 100,000 € — 810 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Vienne is 1,168 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [11]
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 — 86127/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 86127/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 86127/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 86127/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 86224
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 86127
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ancey | 21 | 333 km E | 451 | 26.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 74 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Escobille | 91 | 202 km NE | 454 | 21.3 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 77 % · humidity 79 % |
| Hannogne-Saint-Martin | 08 | 445 km NE | 445 | 21.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 55 % · humidity 79 % |
| Flamanville | 76 | 304 km N | 462 | 25.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 99 % · humidity 79 % |
| Flammerans | 21 | 378 km E | 458 | 23.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 79 % · winter 61 % |
| Luyères | 10 | 323 km NE | 466 | 22.7 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 65 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Escobille | 91 | 202 km NE | 454 | 21.3 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 77 % · humidity 79 % |
| Flamanville | 76 | 304 km N | 462 | 25.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 99 % · humidity 79 % |
| Luyères | 10 | 323 km NE | 466 | 22.7 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 65 % · humidity 79 % |
| Ancey | 21 | 333 km E | 451 | 26.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 74 % · humidity 79 % |
| Flammerans | 21 | 378 km E | 458 | 23.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 79 % · winter 61 % |
| Hannogne-Saint-Martin | 08 | 445 km NE | 445 | 21.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 55 % · 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 Leigné-sur-Usseau'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houssay | 53 | 144 km NW | 493 | 26.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Marigné-Peuton | 53 | 144 km NW | 543 | 22.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Marc-la-Lande | 79 | 78 km SW | 356 | 21.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cléré-sur-Layon | 49 | 71 km W | 348 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Antoigné | 49 | 48 km NW | 441 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Trenal | 39 | 381 km E | 472 | 21.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
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