La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 45.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 35 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin (INSEE 18050) is in Cher (18), part of CA Bourges Plus. Population 3,681 (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/18050-la-chapelle-saint-ursin
Vitality score
Vitality score 45.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 35 % of the 6,029 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 | 0.28 | 25 | 6.97 |
| Social | 0.61 | 20 | 12.2 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.37 | 10 | 3.74 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.77 | 10 | 7.74 |
| Housing mix | 0.99 | 5 | 4.94 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SARL LIGEROT). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (VIANDES DU BERRY). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR CONTACT). [3,4]
7 × Restaurant (PROVALA · KAP BGS BERRY · LA BELLE RECOLTE · ROJDA). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PAULINE AIT SLIMANE, MÉDECIN · MARIE-LOUISE DUGUE, MÉDECIN · PAULINE MAGNARD, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE ANDRE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA CHAPELLE SAINT URSIN RP). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE COLETTE LERASLE). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (MAISON DE L ENFANCE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). [3]
1 × Bank (LA CHAPELLE ST URSIN). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (COIFF & MOI). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | SARL LIGEROT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | VIANDES DU BERRY | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | CARREFOUR CONTACT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 7 | PROVALA · KAP BGS BERRY · LA BELLE RECOLTE · ROJDA | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | PAULINE AIT SLIMANE, MÉDECIN · MARIE-LOUISE DUGUE, MÉDECIN · PAULINE MAGNARD, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE ANDRE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA CHAPELLE SAINT URSIN RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE COLETTE LERASLE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | MAISON DE L ENFANCE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | LA CHAPELLE ST URSIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 4 | COIFF & MOI | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| 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 3,289 (2012) → 3,681 (2023): 11.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 2,890 (1990) → 3,681 (2023): 27.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,697, of which 0.6 % second homes and 3.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin): 0.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 19 days a year at or above 30 °C and 43 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the BOURGES weather station, 2.9 km away at 161 m; the village itself is at 148 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at BOURGES, 2.9 km away at 161 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 748 mm of rain a year, spread over 117 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at BOURGES, 2.9 km away at 161 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18050/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18050/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18050/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18050/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 18050
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vouillé | 86 | 171 km W | 3,697 | 51.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 79 % |
| Lavernose-Lacasse | 31 | 416 km S | 3,798 | 51.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 93 % · humidity 50 % |
| Varennes-sur-Allier | 03 | 117 km SE | 3,549 | 50.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 69 % · humidity 86 % |
| Apprieu | 38 | 307 km SE | 3,615 | 47.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-André-de-l'Eure | 27 | 219 km N | 3,829 | 50.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lherm | 31 | 413 km S | 3,880 | 51.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 93 % · humidity 50 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varennes-sur-Allier | 03 | 117 km SE | 3,549 | 50.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 69 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vouillé | 86 | 171 km W | 3,697 | 51.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-André-de-l'Eure | 27 | 219 km N | 3,829 | 50.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Apprieu | 38 | 307 km SE | 3,615 | 47.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lherm | 31 | 413 km S | 3,880 | 51.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 93 % · humidity 50 % |
| Lavernose-Lacasse | 31 | 416 km S | 3,798 | 51.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 93 % · humidity 50 % |
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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-Saint-Ursin'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truchtersheim | 67 | 433 km NE | 4,398 | 54 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Buzançais | 36 | 71 km W | 4,356 | 45.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Lucs-sur-Boulogne | 85 | 291 km W | 3,701 | 45.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Soupplets | 77 | 223 km N | 3,542 | 50.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vouillé | 79 | 222 km W | 3,566 | 41.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bonnétable | 72 | 188 km NW | 3,703 | 50.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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