Vicq-sur-Gartempe
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 40.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 78 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Vicq-sur-Gartempe (INSEE 86288) is in Vienne (86), part of CA Grand Châtellerault. Population 658 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 40.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 78 % of the 16,680 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.54 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.49 | 10 | 4.85 |
| Housing mix | 0.67 | 5 | 3.35 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (PETIT COLIBRI). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE DE VICQ-SUR-GARTEMPE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (VICQ SUR GARTEMPE AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE VICQ-SUR-GARTEMPE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | PETIT COLIBRI | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE DE VICQ-SUR-GARTEMPE | 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 | 1 | VICQ SUR GARTEMPE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE VICQ-SUR-GARTEMPE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 680 (2012) → 658 (2023): -3.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 668 (1990) → 658 (2023): -1.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 520, of which 16.5 % second homes and 20.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Vicq-sur-Gartempe): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Vicq-sur-Gartempe): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Pierre-de-Maillé): 4.5 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Tournon-Saint-Martin): 7.3 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Vicq-sur-Gartempe): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 21 days a year at or above 30 °C and 31 days at or below 0 °C, over 25 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ARCHIGNY weather station, 14.4 km away at 138 m; the village itself is at 76 m. [11]
The village sits 62 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 4 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ARCHIGNY, 14.4 km away at 138 m, over 20 summers. [11]
That station sits 62 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 780 mm of rain a year, spread over 121 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at PLEUMARTIN, 8 km away at 137 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 — 86288/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 86288/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 86288/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 86288/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 86288
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 86236
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 36224
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albussac | 19 | 191 km SE | 725 | 44.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 28 % · humidity 79 % |
| Talizat | 15 | 246 km SE | 592 | 40.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
| Torcé-Viviers-en-Charnie | 53 | 175 km NW | 768 | 43.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 74 % · winter 73 % |
| Leignes-sur-Fontaine | 86 | 25 km S | 647 | 46.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chéniers | 23 | 85 km SE | 554 | 42.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 80 % · humidity 79 % |
| Crevant | 36 | 87 km E | 705 | 43.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 100 % · winter 74 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leignes-sur-Fontaine | 86 | 25 km S | 647 | 46.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chéniers | 23 | 85 km SE | 554 | 42.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 80 % · humidity 79 % |
| Crevant | 36 | 87 km E | 705 | 43.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 100 % · winter 74 % · humidity 79 % |
| Torcé-Viviers-en-Charnie | 53 | 175 km NW | 768 | 43.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 74 % · winter 73 % |
| Albussac | 19 | 191 km SE | 725 | 44.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 28 % · humidity 79 % |
| Talizat | 15 | 246 km SE | 592 | 40.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 0 % · 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 Vicq-sur-Gartempe'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Coteaux Périgourdins | 24 | 186 km S | 554 | 36.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lye | 36 | 73 km NE | 758 | 32.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Boisredon | 17 | 190 km SW | 711 | 36.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Jory-de-Chalais | 24 | 136 km S | 544 | 40 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Pierre-de-Côle | 24 | 150 km S | 432 | 40.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Saud-Lacoussière | 24 | 131 km S | 820 | 44.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
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