Vivonne
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 58.4/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 75 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Vivonne (INSEE 86293) is in Vienne (86), part of CC des Vallées du Clain. Population 4,550 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/86293-vivonne
Vitality score
Vitality score 58.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)).
Better served than 75 % of the 5,043 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 | 0.44 | 25 | 10.95 |
| Social | 0.66 | 20 | 13.11 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.59 | 10 | 5.85 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.71 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SARL BOULANGERIE BABEAULT FLORENT · ANDRIEU · ATB CONFISERIES). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (AK PRAIRE). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (COOP ATLANTIQUE). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (SUPER U · ALDI MARCHE). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (GRAINS DE FROMAGES). [4]
10 × Restaurant (LA PAILLOTTE · LE SAINT GEORGES · LE RELAIS DE VIVONNE · AU FOUR A BOIS). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LANGEVIN-WALLON · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE STE JEANNE ELISABETH). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE FREDERIC ET IRENE JOLIOT CURIE). [3]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JEROME FIZELIER, MÉDECIN · ANNE BODIN-GUILLAUD, MÉDECIN · DAMIEN JOUTEAU, MÉDECIN · CHRISTOPHE LE SAOUT, MÉDECIN · XAVIER HERAULT, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE VIVONNE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
3 × Bank (CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE · CAISSE D'EPARGNE AQUITAINE POITOU C · CAISSE REG CRED AGRIC MUT TOURAIN POITOU). [3]
6 × Hairdresser (R COIFF · CLAIRE COIFFURE · MD CREATION · WD CREATION). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (LE SAINT GEORGES). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (MAIRIE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 3 × Restaurant, 2 × Pharmacy.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | SARL BOULANGERIE BABEAULT FLORENT · ANDRIEU · ATB CONFISERIES | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | AK PRAIRE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | COOP ATLANTIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | SUPER U · ALDI MARCHE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | GRAINS DE FROMAGES | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 10 | LA PAILLOTTE · LE SAINT GEORGES · LE RELAIS DE VIVONNE · AU FOUR A BOIS | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 16 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LANGEVIN-WALLON · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE STE JEANNE ELISABETH | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE FREDERIC ET IRENE JOLIOT CURIE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | JEROME FIZELIER, MÉDECIN · ANNE BODIN-GUILLAUD, MÉDECIN · DAMIEN JOUTEAU, MÉDECIN · CHRISTOPHE LE SAOUT, MÉDECIN · XAVIER HERAULT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE VIVONNE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 3 | CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE · CAISSE D'EPARGNE AQUITAINE POITOU C · CAISSE REG CRED AGRIC MUT TOURAIN POITOU | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 6 | R COIFF · CLAIRE COIFFURE · MD CREATION · WD CREATION | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | LE SAINT GEORGES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | MAIRIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Saturday matin centre-ville. [5]
Trajectory
Population 3,940 (2012) → 4,550 (2023): 15.5 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 2,955 (1990) → 4,550 (2023): 54 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,008, of which 2.9 % second homes and 7.8 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Vivonne): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Vivonne): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Vivonne): 0.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Iteuil): 7.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Vivonne): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 35 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LUSIGNAN-INRAE weather station, 10.7 km away at 152 m; the village itself is at 93 m. [11]
The village sits 59 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 3 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at LUSIGNAN-INRAE, 10.7 km away at 152 m, over 29 summers. [11]
That station sits 59 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 815 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 6.8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LUSIGNAN-INRAE, 10.7 km away at 152 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 86293/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.vivonne.fr/mon-quotidien/vie-economique/marches/— “Le marché du samedi matin, en centre-ville”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 86293/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 86293/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 86293/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 86293
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 86113
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sézanne | 51 | 364 km NE | 4,576 | 54.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 77 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cabannes | 13 | 465 km SE | 4,595 | 48.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 96 % · humidity 79 % |
| Plaintel | 22 | 320 km NW | 4,602 | 55.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 95 % · humidity 79 % |
| Tiercé | 49 | 143 km N | 4,589 | 58.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Jarnac | 16 | 89 km S | 4,486 | 50.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Guerche-de-Bretagne | 35 | 203 km NW | 4,554 | 61.1 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarnac | 16 | 89 km S | 4,486 | 50.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Tiercé | 49 | 143 km N | 4,589 | 58.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Guerche-de-Bretagne | 35 | 203 km NW | 4,554 | 61.1 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Plaintel | 22 | 320 km NW | 4,602 | 55.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 95 % · humidity 79 % |
| Sézanne | 51 | 364 km NE | 4,576 | 54.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 77 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cabannes | 13 | 465 km SE | 4,595 | 48.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 96 % · 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 Vivonne'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiercé | 49 | 143 km N | 4,589 | 58.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vinay | 38 | 421 km E | 4,438 | 54.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Amplepuis | 69 | 318 km E | 4,876 | 59.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Écommoy | 72 | 156 km N | 4,868 | 58.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cerizay | 79 | 83 km NW | 4,793 | 45.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Germain-du-Puy | 18 | 185 km NE | 4,779 | 56 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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