Loudun
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 64.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 87 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Loudun (INSEE 86137) is in Vienne (86), part of CC du Pays Loudunais. Population 6,839 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/86137-loudun
Vitality score
Vitality score 64.1/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 87 % of the 3,508 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 | 0.57 | 25 | 14.26 |
| Social | 0.93 | 20 | 18.5 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.65 | 10 | 6.52 |
| Public & culture | 0.31 | 5 | 1.54 |
| Population trend | 0.37 | 10 | 3.71 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.68 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
5 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SARL PETIT · SARL LES METIVES · LA GOURMANDISE). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie). [3,4]
6 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (TERRE Y FRUITS · EN VRAC-EPICERIE · CAPUCINE DE FRANCE 86 · LE PETIT PANIER · BIC BRAC MARKET). [3,4]
5 × Supermarket (LOUDUNDIS · ALDI MARCHE · COOP · SUPER U). [3,4]
17 × Restaurant (LA HIEN · L'AS STATION · MILLE ET UNE SENTEUR,CALIN MASCOTTES,SONO DJ, LOCA · TACOS PLUS · RESTAURANT LES DELICES D'EDEN). [3,4]
8 × Café / bar (LES ARCADES · BAR DE LA VILLE · LE BERGERAC · LE MODERN'BAR). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE LE CHAT BOTTE). [3]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE THEOPHRASTE RENAUDOT · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JACQUES PREVERT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE CHAVAGNES SAINT JOSEPH). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE JOACHIM DU BELLAY · COLLEGE DE CHAVAGNES). [3]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (SYLVAIN LE GOFF, MÉDECIN · ELIANA MILLET-USTARIZ RUIZ, MÉDECIN · FLORIAN VAN-HOVE, MÉDECIN · JEAN-PHILIPPE MESA, MÉDECIN · MAXIME BURGAUD, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU BON ENDROIT · PHARMACIE DE LA MAIRIE · PHARMACIE PORTE DE CHINON). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
2 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE INTERCOMMUNALE DU PAYS LOUDUNAIS · RÉSEAU DU PAYS LOUDUNAIS). [3]
1 × Cinema (CINEMA CORNAY). [3]
3 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF JEAN TURSINI · GYMNASE JEAN TOURET · GYMNASE DU PETIT COLAS). [3]
8 × Bank (CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE LOUDUN · CAISSE D'EPARGNE AQUITAINE POITOU C · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE · CAISSE REG CRED AGRIC MUT TOURAIN POITOU · BANQUE POPULAIRE VAL DE FRANCE). [3]
12 × Hairdresser (CONSTANTIN BLANCHE · LES JARDINS DE LA BEAUTE · PROMO COIFFURE · O K PAR K). [3,4]
4 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL LE CLOS ALBERT). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (TERRAIN DE CAMPING). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 5 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 5 | SARL PETIT · SARL LES METIVES · LA GOURMANDISE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 6 | TERRE Y FRUITS · EN VRAC-EPICERIE · CAPUCINE DE FRANCE 86 · LE PETIT PANIER · BIC BRAC MARKET | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 5 | LOUDUNDIS · ALDI MARCHE · COOP · SUPER U | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 17 | LA HIEN · L'AS STATION · MILLE ET UNE SENTEUR,CALIN MASCOTTES,SONO DJ, LOCA · TACOS PLUS · RESTAURANT LES DELICES D'EDEN | INSEE BPE 17 / INSEE SIRENE 26 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 8 | LES ARCADES · BAR DE LA VILLE · LE BERGERAC · LE MODERN'BAR | INSEE SIRENE 8 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE LE CHAT BOTTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE THEOPHRASTE RENAUDOT · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JACQUES PREVERT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE CHAVAGNES SAINT JOSEPH | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE JOACHIM DU BELLAY · COLLEGE DE CHAVAGNES | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | SYLVAIN LE GOFF, MÉDECIN · ELIANA MILLET-USTARIZ RUIZ, MÉDECIN · FLORIAN VAN-HOVE, MÉDECIN · JEAN-PHILIPPE MESA, MÉDECIN · MAXIME BURGAUD, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | PHARMACIE DU BON ENDROIT · PHARMACIE DE LA MAIRIE · PHARMACIE PORTE DE CHINON | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 2 | MEDIATHEQUE INTERCOMMUNALE DU PAYS LOUDUNAIS · RÉSEAU DU PAYS LOUDUNAIS | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | CINEMA CORNAY | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 3 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF JEAN TURSINI · GYMNASE JEAN TOURET · GYMNASE DU PETIT COLAS | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 8 | CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE LOUDUN · CAISSE D'EPARGNE AQUITAINE POITOU C · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE · CAISSE REG CRED AGRIC MUT TOURAIN POITOU · BANQUE POPULAIRE VAL DE FRANCE | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 12 | CONSTANTIN BLANCHE · LES JARDINS DE LA BEAUTE · PROMO COIFFURE · O K PAR K | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 4 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL LE CLOS ALBERT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | TERRAIN DE CAMPING | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day (reported, unverified): Tuesday, Saturday matin sous les halles. No source says whether it is weekly or monthly. [5]
Trajectory
Population 6,819 (2012) → 6,839 (2023): 0.3 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 7,854 (1990) → 6,839 (2023): -12.9 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 4,133, of which 3.2 % second homes and 14.3 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Loudun): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Loudun): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Loudun): 0.4 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Loudun): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Loudun): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 34 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LOUDUN weather station, 3 km away at 96 m; the village itself is at 111 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LOUDUN, 3 km away at 96 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 637 mm of rain a year, spread over 106 days — about 6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LOUDUN, 3 km away at 96 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 86137/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://ville-loudun.fr/services-au-public/economie-emploi— “mardi matin et samedi matin : marchés alimentaires sous les halles”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 86137/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 86137/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 86137/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 86137
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laudun-l'Ardoise | 30 | 481 km SE | 6,835 | 57.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 81 % · humidity 57 % |
| Morteau | 25 | 494 km E | 6,953 | 67.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Jean-d'Angély | 17 | 127 km S | 6,784 | 70.2 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montfort-sur-Meu | 35 | 198 km NW | 6,810 | 64.8 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Migennes | 89 | 279 km NE | 6,688 | 58.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sénas | 13 | 533 km SE | 6,925 | 65.6 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 18 % · winter 96 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Jean-d'Angély | 17 | 127 km S | 6,784 | 70.2 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montfort-sur-Meu | 35 | 198 km NW | 6,810 | 64.8 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Migennes | 89 | 279 km NE | 6,688 | 58.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Laudun-l'Ardoise | 30 | 481 km SE | 6,835 | 57.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 81 % · humidity 57 % |
| Morteau | 25 | 494 km E | 6,953 | 67.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sénas | 13 | 533 km SE | 6,925 | 65.6 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 18 % · winter 96 % · 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 Loudun'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limours | 91 | 235 km NE | 6,517 | 52 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Chevrolière | 44 | 129 km W | 6,539 | 55 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Jaunay-Marigny | 86 | 43 km SE | 7,528 | 60.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Étienne-de-Montluc | 44 | 144 km W | 7,780 | 59.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Corbie | 80 | 369 km NE | 5,982 | 57.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Monts | 37 | 52 km NE | 8,080 | 47.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/86137-loudun