Le Vigeant
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 36.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 68 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Le Vigeant (INSEE 86289) is in Vienne (86), part of CC Vienne et Gartempe. Population 657 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 36.1/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 68 % of the 16,712 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 | 0.79 | 20 | 15.82 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.29 | 10 | 2.93 |
| Housing mix | 0.49 | 5 | 2.45 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (RESTAURANT LE BARRAGE · LES REFLETS DE LA VIENNE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE DU VIGEANT). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LE VIGEANT AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DU VIGEANT). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
2 × Hotel (L'HOTEL VAL DE VIENNE · LA RESIDENCE DES PILOTES). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [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 | 3 | RESTAURANT LE BARRAGE · LES REFLETS DE LA VIENNE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE DU VIGEANT | 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 | LE VIGEANT AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DU VIGEANT | 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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 2 | L'HOTEL VAL DE VIENNE · LA RESIDENCE DES PILOTES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 680 (2012) → 657 (2023): -3.4 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 828 (1990) → 657 (2023): -20.7 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 530, of which 25.5 % second homes and 15.1 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (L'Isle-Jourdain): 2.9 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (L'Isle-Jourdain): 3 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (L'Isle-Jourdain): 3.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Usson-du-Poitou): 11 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Le Vigeant): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 50 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the LE-VIGEANT weather station, 2.5 km away at 117 m; the village itself is at 143 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 8 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at LE-VIGEANT, 2.5 km away at 117 m, over 10 summers. [12]
An average of 784 mm of rain a year, spread over 121 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at LE-VIGEANT, 2.5 km away at 117 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
What property sold for
92 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 69,850 € — 729 € per m² of built surface. [13]
The median across Vienne is 1,168 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [13]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 86289/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-08— https://data.datatourisme.fr/23/13f39d72-6280-32b2-8ec6-254972a38614— “Marché du Vigeant”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 86289/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 86289/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 86289/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 86112
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 86276
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 86289
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pouzols-Minervois | 11 | 369 km SE | 599 | 40.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 59 % · humidity 71 % |
| Sigoyer | 05 | 459 km SE | 741 | 44.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 0 % · humidity 43 % |
| Marquixanes | 66 | 424 km S | 599 | 47.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 96 % · humidity 79 % |
| Les Mayons | 83 | 555 km SE | 625 | 43.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 92 % · humidity 64 % |
| Neuillay-les-Bois | 36 | 87 km NE | 660 | 39.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saints-en-Puisaye | 89 | 252 km NE | 548 | 37.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 80 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuillay-les-Bois | 36 | 87 km NE | 660 | 39.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saints-en-Puisaye | 89 | 252 km NE | 548 | 37.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 80 % · humidity 57 % |
| Pouzols-Minervois | 11 | 369 km SE | 599 | 40.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 59 % · humidity 71 % |
| Marquixanes | 66 | 424 km S | 599 | 47.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 96 % · humidity 79 % |
| Sigoyer | 05 | 459 km SE | 741 | 44.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 0 % · humidity 43 % |
| Les Mayons | 83 | 555 km SE | 625 | 43.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 92 % · humidity 64 % |
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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 Le Vigeant'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meillant | 18 | 155 km NE | 645 | 27.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aumagne | 17 | 90 km SW | 694 | 32.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Genouilly | 18 | 143 km NE | 657 | 42.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Labarthe-Inard | 31 | 347 km S | 871 | 43.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mosnac | 17 | 121 km SW | 494 | 38.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bréville | 16 | 85 km SW | 436 | 32.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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