Saint-Laon
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 15.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 54 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Laon (INSEE 86227) is in Vienne (86), part of CC du Pays Loudunais. Population 136 (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 15.8/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 54 % of the 13,295 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.42 | 10 | 4.19 |
| Housing mix | 0.58 | 5 | 2.91 |
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 PRIMAIRE DE SAINT-LAON). [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, 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) | 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 PRIMAIRE DE SAINT-LAON | 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 128 (2012) → 136 (2023): 6.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 148 (1990) → 136 (2023): -8.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 86, of which 20.9 % second homes and 9.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Plaine-et-Vallées): 5.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Loudun): 6.9 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Loudun): 8.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Loudun): 8.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Laon): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
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. [11]
Measured at the MARTAIZE weather station, 8 km away at 61 m; the village itself is at 71 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at MARTAIZE, 8 km away at 61 m, over 10 summers. [11]
An average of 579 mm of rain a year, spread over 105 days — about 5.5 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MARTAIZE, 8 km away at 61 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 — 86227/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 86227/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 86227/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 86227/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 79196
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 86137
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 86227
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Évosges | 01 | 437 km E | 142 | 21.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 32 % · humidity 79 % |
| Montlaur-en-Diois | 26 | 496 km SE | 134 | 23.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 45 % · humidity 79 % |
| Marsoulas | 31 | 438 km S | 143 | 20.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gennes-Ivergny | 62 | 395 km N | 122 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 69 % · winter 92 % |
| Meurville | 10 | 374 km NE | 151 | 14.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bourguignon-sous-Montbavin | 02 | 387 km NE | 140 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meurville | 10 | 374 km NE | 151 | 14.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bourguignon-sous-Montbavin | 02 | 387 km NE | 140 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Gennes-Ivergny | 62 | 395 km N | 122 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 69 % · winter 92 % |
| Évosges | 01 | 437 km E | 142 | 21.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 32 % · humidity 79 % |
| Marsoulas | 31 | 438 km S | 143 | 20.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montlaur-en-Diois | 26 | 496 km SE | 134 | 23.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 45 % · 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 Saint-Laon'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meurville | 10 | 374 km NE | 151 | 14.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rumont | 77 | 237 km NE | 125 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ancy-le-Libre | 89 | 325 km E | 137 | 5.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Martin-sur-Armançon | 89 | 323 km E | 138 | 7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tronchoy | 89 | 315 km E | 119 | 15 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pierrepont-sur-l'Arentèle | 88 | 519 km E | 146 | 20.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
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