Mazerolles
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 36.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 60 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Mazerolles (INSEE 86153) is in Vienne (86), part of CC Vienne et Gartempe. Population 834 (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 36.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 60 % of the 15,406 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 | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.7 | 10 | 6.97 |
| Housing mix | 0.79 | 5 | 3.94 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie). [3]
2 × Restaurant (O TERRAIN). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE DU CHATAIGNIER DE MAZEROLLES). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| 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 | 2 | O TERRAIN | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE DU CHATAIGNIER DE MAZEROLLES | 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 | 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 829 (2012) → 834 (2023): 0.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 697 (1990) → 834 (2023): 19.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 473, of which 10.6 % second homes and 9.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Lussac-les-Châteaux): 3 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Mazerolles): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Lussac-les-Châteaux): 2.7 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Civaux): 4.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Mazerolles): 0 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 31 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the MONTMORILLON weather station, 11.9 km away at 153 m; the village itself is at 96 m. [11]
The village sits 57 m below 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at MONTMORILLON, 11.9 km away at 153 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 57 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 5.46 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 777 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LUSSAC-LES-CHAT, 3.8 km away at 103 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 — 86153/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 86153/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 86153/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 86153/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 86140
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 86153
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 86077
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Hélène-du-Lac | 73 | 428 km E | 855 | 37.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Notre-Dame-de-Bliquetuit | 76 | 343 km N | 826 | 40.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Berneuil-en-Bray | 60 | 343 km N | 813 | 38.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 70 % · humidity 86 % |
| Hilsprich | 57 | 549 km NE | 847 | 31.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 50 % · humidity 86 % |
| Moutiers | 35 | 225 km NW | 896 | 37.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Moutiers-sur-le-Lay | 85 | 142 km W | 843 | 32.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 97 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moutiers-sur-le-Lay | 85 | 142 km W | 843 | 32.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 97 % |
| Moutiers | 35 | 225 km NW | 896 | 37.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Berneuil-en-Bray | 60 | 343 km N | 813 | 38.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 70 % · humidity 86 % |
| Notre-Dame-de-Bliquetuit | 76 | 343 km N | 826 | 40.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sainte-Hélène-du-Lac | 73 | 428 km E | 855 | 37.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hilsprich | 57 | 549 km NE | 847 | 31.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 50 % · 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 Mazerolles'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Gemme | 81 | 284 km SE | 836 | 29 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ambrault | 36 | 106 km NE | 884 | 41 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Augé | 79 | 75 km W | 892 | 35.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Béceleuf | 79 | 92 km W | 750 | 29 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Pierre-d'Exideuil | 86 | 43 km SW | 717 | 24.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bournand | 86 | 89 km NW | 914 | 39 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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