Saint-Jean-de-Sauves

Vienne · CC du Pays Loudunais · INSEE 86225

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Few services 37.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 47 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Saint-Jean-de-Sauves (INSEE 86225) is in Vienne (86), part of CC du Pays Loudunais. Population 1,281 (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.

Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/86225-saint-jean-de-sauves

Vitality score

Vitality score 37.9/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 47 % of the 12,803 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	0.39	25	9.84
Social	0.2	20	3.93
Education	0.39	10	3.93
Health	0.39	10	3.93
Public & culture	0.51	5	2.56
Population trend	0.39	10	3.92
Housing mix	0.82	5	4.11

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 3 of 6

Eating out 0 of 1

Cafés and bars 1 of 1

Schools 2 of 3

Health 2 of 4

Public services 1 of 1

Culture 1 of 2

Sport 1 of 2

Everyday services 2 of 3

Lodging 0 of 2

One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. ^[3,4]

1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AUX DELICES DE MADELEINE). ^[3,4]

1 × Butcher (boucherie). ^[3,4]

1 × Supermarket (COOP). ^[3,4]

1 × Café / bar (LE SAINT JEAN). ^[4]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE RENE MABILLEAU). ^[3]

1 × Collège (COLLEGE ISAAC DE RAZILLY). ^[3]

1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (FLORENTIN AUGER, MÉDECIN). ^[3]

1 × Pharmacy (SOCIETE MACOUIN). ^[3,4]

1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT JEAN DE SAUVES LPA AP). ^[3]

2 × Library (ESPACE CULTUREL ROBERT TALBOT · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE FRONTENAY-SUR-DIVE). ^[3]

1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE). ^[3]

1 × Bank (CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE). ^[3]

1 × Hairdresser (AUX HAIRS D'ADELINE). ^[3,4]

Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle). ^[4,3]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts

Type	Count	Names	Sources
Bakery (boulangerie)	1	AUX DELICES DE MADELEINE	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)	1		INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)	0		INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Supermarket	1	COOP	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Cheese shop (fromagerie)	0		INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Fishmonger	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Restaurant	0		INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Café / bar	1	LE SAINT JEAN	INSEE SIRENE 1 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)	1	ECOLE PRIMAIRE RENE MABILLEAU	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Collège	1	COLLEGE ISAAC DE RAZILLY	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)	1	FLORENTIN AUGER, MÉDECIN	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Pharmacy	1	SOCIETE MACOUIN	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Nurse	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Dentist	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Post office / agence postale	1	SAINT JEAN DE SAUVES LPA AP	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Library	2	ESPACE CULTUREL ROBERT TALBOT · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE FRONTENAY-SUR-DIVE	INSEE BPE 2 [3]
Cinema	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Gym / sports hall	1	GYMNASE	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Swimming pool	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank	1	CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Hairdresser	1	AUX HAIRS D'ADELINE	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4]

Market and village life

Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.

Trajectory

1968: 1,557 2023: 1,281 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 1,352 (2012) → 1,281 (2023): -5.3 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 1,436 (1990) → 1,281 (2023): -10.8 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 786, of which 8.9 % second homes and 15.9 % vacant. ^[7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

In the commune Bakery, Food shop, Primary school, GP, Pharmacy Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Saint-Jean-de-Sauves): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (Saint-Jean-de-Sauves): 0 km to the north (straight line). ^[8]

GP (Saint-Jean-de-Sauves): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). ^[8]

Pharmacy (Saint-Jean-de-Sauves): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). ^[8]

Primary school (Saint-Jean-de-Sauves): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). ^[8]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Days at or above 30 °C 19.3

Days at or below 0 °C 52.5

Muggy days a summer 3.3

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

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. ^[9]

Measured at the MARTAIZE weather station, 9.7 km away at 61 m; the village itself is at 81 m. ^[9]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. ^[9]

Humidity measured at MARTAIZE, 9.7 km away at 61 m, over 10 summers. ^[9]

An average of 658 mm of rain a year, spread over 110 days — about 6 mm on a day it rains. ^[9]

Rainfall measured at GRIMAUDIERE(LA), 6.6 km away at 85 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. ^[9]

Uncertainties

No specific uncertainties flagged.

References

INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 86225/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 86225/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 86225/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 86225/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 86225
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
Bais	53	161 km N	1,222	42.5	Partly served	Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 %
Saint-Christophe-Vallon	12	319 km SE	1,186	48.9	Partly served	Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 %
Toulon-sur-Arroux	71	309 km E	1,433	42	Partly served	Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 %
Rânes	61	201 km N	1,036	43	Partly served	Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 96 % · humidity 79 %
Saint-Benin-d'Azy	58	251 km E	1,255	41.8	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 %
Pleumartin	86	53 km E	1,214	35.2	Few services	Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 %

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
Pleumartin	86	53 km E	1,214	35.2	Few services	Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 %
Bais	53	161 km N	1,222	42.5	Partly served	Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 %
Rânes	61	201 km N	1,036	43	Partly served	Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 96 % · humidity 79 %
Saint-Benin-d'Azy	58	251 km E	1,255	41.8	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 %
Toulon-sur-Arroux	71	309 km E	1,433	42	Partly served	Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 %
Saint-Christophe-Vallon	12	319 km SE	1,186	48.9	Partly served	Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 %

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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 Saint-Jean-de-Sauves'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
Saint-Benin-d'Azy	58	251 km E	1,255	41.8	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 %
Saint-Laurent-sur-Gorre	87	137 km SE	1,378	43.3	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 %
Brigueuil	16	115 km SE	1,095	39.7	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 %
Mercurey	71	352 km E	1,211	41.4	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 %
Jouet-sur-l'Aubois	18	221 km E	1,303	45.5	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 %
Neung-sur-Beuvron	41	151 km NE	1,259	45.4	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 %

Elsewhere

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