Voulon
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 33.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 72 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Voulon (INSEE 86296) is in Vienne (86), part of CC du Civraisien en Poitou. Population 463 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/86296-voulon
Vitality score
Vitality score 33.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 72 % of the 17,923 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.89 | 5 | 4.47 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (L'HEXAGONE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE DE VOULON - ANCHE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (AURELIE COIFFURE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [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 | 1 | L'HEXAGONE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE DE VOULON - ANCHE | 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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE | 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 | AURELIE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 423 (2012) → 463 (2023): 9.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 232 (1990) → 463 (2023): 99.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 226, of which 5.3 % second homes and 3.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Valence-en-Poitou): 3.4 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Valence-en-Poitou): 3.4 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Valence-en-Poitou): 7.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Valence-en-Poitou): 8.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Voulon): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 40 days at or below 0 °C, over 14 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the COUHE weather station, 9.7 km away at 149 m; the village itself is at 100 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at COUHE, 9.7 km away at 149 m, over 10 summers. [10]
An average of 854 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST SAUVANT CHAT, 9.3 km away at 155 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
27 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 130,000 € — 1,021 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Vienne is 1,168 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [11]
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 — 86296/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 86296/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 86296/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 86296/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 86082
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 86296
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unias | 42 | 319 km E | 469 | 36.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 73 % · humidity 79 % |
| Soulangis | 18 | 196 km NE | 454 | 28.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Châtelain | 53 | 174 km N | 470 | 30.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 79 % |
| Colombier | 70 | 475 km E | 434 | 29.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Tallud-Sainte-Gemme | 85 | 94 km NW | 453 | 31 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 80 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Aubin | 40 | 303 km S | 498 | 29.1 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 46 % · winter 85 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tallud-Sainte-Gemme | 85 | 94 km NW | 453 | 31 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 80 % · humidity 86 % |
| Châtelain | 53 | 174 km N | 470 | 30.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 79 % |
| Soulangis | 18 | 196 km NE | 454 | 28.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Aubin | 40 | 303 km S | 498 | 29.1 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 46 % · winter 85 % |
| Unias | 42 | 319 km E | 469 | 36.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 73 % · humidity 79 % |
| Colombier | 70 | 475 km E | 434 | 29.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Voulon'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soulangis | 18 | 196 km NE | 454 | 28.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Colombier | 70 | 475 km E | 434 | 29.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rivarennes | 36 | 93 km E | 482 | 25.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mouzay | 37 | 95 km NE | 460 | 20.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Leigné-sur-Usseau | 86 | 64 km N | 451 | 22.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Échallat | 16 | 74 km S | 480 | 27.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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