La Chapelle-Montlinard
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 30.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 61 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Chapelle-Montlinard (INSEE 18049) is in Cher (18), part of CC Les Bertranges. Population 491 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 30.5/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 61 % of the 17,795 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 | 0.86 | 20 | 17.29 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.47 | 10 | 4.7 |
| Housing mix | 0.79 | 5 | 3.95 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (LE BERRY). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (LE CHARLESTON RESTAURANT ET DISCOTHEQUE). [4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 2 | LE BERRY | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | LE CHARLESTON RESTAURANT ET DISCOTHEQUE | INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 499 (2012) → 491 (2023): -1.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 506 (1990) → 491 (2023): -3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 286, of which 10.5 % second homes and 6.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Charité-sur-Loire): 2.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (La Charité-sur-Loire): 2.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (La Charité-sur-Loire): 2.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (La Charité-sur-Loire): 2.4 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (La Charité-sur-Loire): 2.4 km to the east (straight line). [8]
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. [9]
Measured at the SEVRY weather station, 14.4 km away at 205 m; the village itself is at 160 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at SEVRY, 14.4 km away at 205 m, over 20 summers. [9]
An average of 805 mm of rain a year, spread over 130 days — about 6.2 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at HERRY, 6 km away at 166 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
What property sold for
36 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 111,000 € — 723 € per m² of built surface. [10]
The median across Cher is 956 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [10]
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 — 18049/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18049/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18049/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18049/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 58059
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montgesoye | 25 | 243 km E | 498 | 28.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saxel | 74 | 280 km E | 518 | 31.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 68 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Yrieix-sous-Aixe | 87 | 207 km SW | 449 | 31.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bartrès | 65 | 509 km SW | 485 | 36 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Condac | 16 | 247 km SW | 456 | 29.5 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rochessauve | 07 | 305 km SE | 495 | 33.3 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Yrieix-sous-Aixe | 87 | 207 km SW | 449 | 31.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montgesoye | 25 | 243 km E | 498 | 28.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Condac | 16 | 247 km SW | 456 | 29.5 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saxel | 74 | 280 km E | 518 | 31.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 68 % · humidity 79 % |
| Rochessauve | 07 | 305 km SE | 495 | 33.3 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bartrès | 65 | 509 km SW | 485 | 36 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 73 % · 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 La Chapelle-Montlinard'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montgesoye | 25 | 243 km E | 498 | 28.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Laurent-la-Gâtine | 28 | 201 km NW | 470 | 35.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Siewiller | 67 | 364 km NE | 380 | 26.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Ferté-Saint-Samson | 76 | 289 km N | 449 | 38.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bourdonné | 78 | 202 km NW | 506 | 35.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Senantes | 28 | 195 km NW | 528 | 23.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
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