Argenvières
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 11.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 7 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Argenvières (INSEE 18012) is in Cher (18), part of CC Berry-Loire-Vauvise. Population 448 (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/18012-argenvieres
Vitality score
Vitality score 11.9/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 7 % of the 17,917 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.63 | 10 | 6.34 |
| Housing mix | 0.76 | 5 | 3.79 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
2 × Hairdresser (MECHES EN COULEUR). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (BAR DE LA MARINE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [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 | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 2 | MECHES EN COULEUR | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | BAR DE LA MARINE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 481 (2012) → 448 (2023): -6.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 395 (1990) → 448 (2023): 13.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 273, of which 12.1 % second homes and 9.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Charité-sur-Loire): 4.5 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (La Charité-sur-Loire): 4.4 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Beffes): 4.8 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (La Charité-sur-Loire): 4.5 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (La Marche): 2.5 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 55 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the SEVRY weather station, 15.2 km away at 205 m; the village itself is at 162 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at SEVRY, 15.2 km away at 205 m, over 20 summers. [11]
An average of 843 mm of rain a year, spread over 124 days — about 6.8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at SANCERGUES, 7.4 km away at 178 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
40 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 83,000 € — 688 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Cher is 956 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [12]
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 — 18012/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18012/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18012/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18012/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 58059
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 18025
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 58155
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lison | 14 | 380 km NW | 451 | 9.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chamblanc | 21 | 163 km E | 456 | 12.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bessamorel | 43 | 239 km S | 432 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 53 % · humidity 79 % |
| Trizay-Coutretot-Saint-Serge | 28 | 205 km NW | 430 | 9.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 65 % · humidity 86 % |
| Gerbaix | 73 | 270 km SE | 461 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 45 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ferrières-Saint-Hilaire | 27 | 278 km NW | 430 | 12 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 82 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamblanc | 21 | 163 km E | 456 | 12.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Trizay-Coutretot-Saint-Serge | 28 | 205 km NW | 430 | 9.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 65 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bessamorel | 43 | 239 km S | 432 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 53 % · humidity 79 % |
| Gerbaix | 73 | 270 km SE | 461 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 45 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ferrières-Saint-Hilaire | 27 | 278 km NW | 430 | 12 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 82 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lison | 14 | 380 km NW | 451 | 9.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Argenvières'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moléans | 28 | 163 km NW | 433 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Magny-Danigon | 70 | 277 km E | 450 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Léger-de-Rôtes | 27 | 280 km NW | 441 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Boissettes | 77 | 157 km N | 437 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Puiseux-en-Bray | 60 | 269 km N | 398 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Jaudrais | 28 | 213 km NW | 396 | 16.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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