Saint-Martin-la-Pallu
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 46/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 25 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Martin-la-Pallu (INSEE 86281) is in Vienne (86), part of CC du Haut Poitou. Population 5,713 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2019-01-01 from 4 former communes: Varennes (86277), Blaslay (86030), Charrais (86060), Cheneché (86071). [3]
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/86281-saint-martin-la-pallu
Vitality score
Vitality score 46/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 25 % of the 4,119 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 | 0.15 | 25 | 3.69 |
| Social | 0.5 | 20 | 9.98 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.52 | 10 | 5.24 |
| Public & culture | 0.37 | 5 | 1.87 |
| Population trend | 0.96 | 10 | 9.65 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.7 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA PALLUSANE). [4,5]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR CONTACT). [4,5]
6 × Restaurant (LES QUATRE SAISONS · OLIVE PIZZA · PETIT BOUCHON AUTHENTIQUE · GANG OF PIZZA). [4,5]
1 × Café / bar. [5]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE GERARD GAUTHIER). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE GERARD GAUTHIER · ECOLE PRIMAIRE DE CHARRAIS). [4]
7 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MYRIAM KHELIDJ, MÉDECIN · STEPHANIE BONNENFANT, MÉDECIN · TYPHAINE BLANCHARD, MÉDECIN · SOPHIE MORON, MÉDECIN · AUDREY RIPAULT, MÉDECIN). [4]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE VENDEUVRE DU POITOU). [4,5]
1 × Post office / agence postale (VENDEUVRE DU POITOU LPA AP). [4]
3 × Library (MEDIATHÈQUE DE VENDEUVRE DU POITOU · BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE CHÉNECHÉ · BIBLIOTHÈQUES DE ST MARTIN LA PALLU). [4]
1 × Gym / sports hall (STADE MAURICE DANSAC). [4]
1 × Bank (CAISSE REG CRED AGRIC MUT TOURAIN POITOU). [4]
4 × Hairdresser (HEMISPH'HAIR COIFFURE). [4,5]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie).
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [4,5]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LA PALLUSANE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | CARREFOUR CONTACT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 6 | LES QUATRE SAISONS · OLIVE PIZZA · PETIT BOUCHON AUTHENTIQUE · GANG OF PIZZA | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [5] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE GERARD GAUTHIER | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE GERARD GAUTHIER · ECOLE PRIMAIRE DE CHARRAIS | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 7 | MYRIAM KHELIDJ, MÉDECIN · STEPHANIE BONNENFANT, MÉDECIN · TYPHAINE BLANCHARD, MÉDECIN · SOPHIE MORON, MÉDECIN · AUDREY RIPAULT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 7 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE VENDEUVRE DU POITOU | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | VENDEUVRE DU POITOU LPA AP | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 3 | MEDIATHÈQUE DE VENDEUVRE DU POITOU · BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE CHÉNECHÉ · BIBLIOTHÈQUES DE ST MARTIN LA PALLU | INSEE BPE 3 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | STADE MAURICE DANSAC | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 1 | CAISSE REG CRED AGRIC MUT TOURAIN POITOU | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Hairdresser | 4 | HEMISPH'HAIR COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 5,418 (2012) → 5,713 (2023): 5.4 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 3,900 (1990) → 5,713 (2023): 46.5 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,596, of which 3 % second homes and 6.2 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Martin-la-Pallu): 0.8 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Saint-Martin-la-Pallu): 0.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Martin-la-Pallu): 0.7 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Martin-la-Pallu): 0.7 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Martin-la-Pallu): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 37 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MARIGNY BRIZAY weather station, 6 km away at 120 m; the village itself is at 102 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at MARIGNY BRIZAY, 6 km away at 120 m, over 18 summers. [10]
An average of 598 mm of rain a year, spread over 104 days — about 5.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at OUZILLY, 5.9 km away at 71 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 86281/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 86281/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 86281/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 86281/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 86281
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Crèche | 79 | 62 km SW | 5,662 | 48.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Missillac | 44 | 204 km NW | 5,709 | 49.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Verneuil-sur-Vienne | 87 | 117 km SE | 4,903 | 42.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mésanger | 44 | 140 km NW | 4,724 | 43.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 99 % |
| Neuvic | 24 | 183 km S | 3,687 | 45.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 72 % · humidity 64 % |
| Monein | 64 | 386 km S | 4,446 | 62 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 73 % · humidity 21 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Crèche | 79 | 62 km SW | 5,662 | 48.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Verneuil-sur-Vienne | 87 | 117 km SE | 4,903 | 42.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mésanger | 44 | 140 km NW | 4,724 | 43.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 99 % |
| Neuvic | 24 | 183 km S | 3,687 | 45.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 72 % · humidity 64 % |
| Missillac | 44 | 204 km NW | 5,709 | 49.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Monein | 64 | 386 km S | 4,446 | 62 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 73 % · humidity 21 % |
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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-Martin-la-Pallu'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verneuil-sur-Vienne | 87 | 117 km SE | 4,903 | 42.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bellevigne-en-Layon | 49 | 85 km NW | 5,922 | 63.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Valence-en-Poitou | 86 | 50 km S | 4,325 | 50.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Les Hauts-d'Anjou | 49 | 121 km NW | 8,751 | 68.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Terres-de-Haute-Charente | 16 | 96 km S | 3,777 | 48.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mouilleron-le-Captif | 85 | 135 km W | 5,273 | 45.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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