Châteaumeillant
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 49.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 74 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Châteaumeillant (INSEE 18057) is in Cher (18), part of CC Berry Grand Sud. Population 1,629 (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 49.3/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 74 % of the 11,028 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 | 0.52 | 25 | 13.03 |
| Social | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.28 | 10 | 2.83 |
| Housing mix | 0.71 | 5 | 3.55 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE FOURNIL DE KARINE ET GREGORY · AU MAS CARON · LE FOUR CHAUD). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (GUILLEMIN). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (AU PANIER GOURMAND). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (LA GOUTTE NOIRE). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (LE CHAPITRE). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE MULTI-SITES AXEL KAHN). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (FRANCOIS-XAVIER MONZIOLS, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE RENAUDAT AUVERT). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE POLYVALENTE G MALLET DE VANDEGRE). [3]
3 × Bank (CHATEAUMEILLANT · CLCA · BANQUE POPULAIRE VAL DE FRANCE). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (GAIGNIER MARIE-PAULE · AQUA SALON · L'HAIR NATUREL). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (LA GOUTTE NOIRE). [3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING ETANG MERLIN). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette).
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | LE FOURNIL DE KARINE ET GREGORY · AU MAS CARON · LE FOUR CHAUD | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | GUILLEMIN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | AU PANIER GOURMAND | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | INTERMARCHE | 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 | 2 | LA GOUTTE NOIRE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | LE CHAPITRE | 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 | 1 | COLLEGE MULTI-SITES AXEL KAHN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | FRANCOIS-XAVIER MONZIOLS, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE RENAUDAT AUVERT | 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 POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLE POLYVALENTE G MALLET DE VANDEGRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 3 | CHATEAUMEILLANT · CLCA · BANQUE POPULAIRE VAL DE FRANCE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 4 | GAIGNIER MARIE-PAULE · AQUA SALON · L'HAIR NATUREL | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | LA GOUTTE NOIRE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING ETANG MERLIN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 2,002 (2012) → 1,629 (2023): -18.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 2,081 (1990) → 1,629 (2023): -21.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,318, of which 14.5 % second homes and 21.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Châteaumeillant): 0.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Châteaumeillant): 0.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Châteaumeillant): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Châteaumeillant): 0.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Châteaumeillant): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 24 days a year at or above 30 °C and 59 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the CHATEAUMEILLANT weather station, 1.8 km away at 243 m; the village itself is at 244 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 6 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at MAISONNAIS, 12.7 km away at 219 m, over 15 summers. [9]
An average of 791 mm of rain a year, spread over 124 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at CHATEAUMEILLANT, 1.8 km away at 243 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 — 18057/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18057/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18057/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18057/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 18057
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aigre | 16 | 184 km SW | 1,594 | 55.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cercy-la-Tour | 58 | 116 km E | 1,653 | 52.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 97 % · humidity 71 % |
| Martel | 46 | 186 km S | 1,637 | 63.7 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 79 % · winter 80 % |
| Aigurande | 36 | 31 km SW | 1,321 | 55.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 97 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Valérien | 89 | 192 km N | 1,823 | 49.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 82 % · humidity 64 % |
| Alba-la-Romaine | 07 | 291 km SE | 1,533 | 64.3 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aigurande | 36 | 31 km SW | 1,321 | 55.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 97 % · humidity 64 % |
| Cercy-la-Tour | 58 | 116 km E | 1,653 | 52.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 97 % · humidity 71 % |
| Aigre | 16 | 184 km SW | 1,594 | 55.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Martel | 46 | 186 km S | 1,637 | 63.7 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 79 % · winter 80 % |
| Saint-Valérien | 89 | 192 km N | 1,823 | 49.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 82 % · humidity 64 % |
| Alba-la-Romaine | 07 | 291 km SE | 1,533 | 64.3 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 74 % · 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 Châteaumeillant'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Savinien | 17 | 234 km W | 2,460 | 56.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cuisery | 71 | 214 km E | 1,576 | 62.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Laurent-sur-Gorre | 87 | 130 km SW | 1,378 | 43.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Availles-Limouzine | 86 | 128 km W | 1,312 | 47.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sagy | 71 | 238 km E | 1,249 | 44.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Beaujeu | 69 | 189 km E | 2,082 | 62.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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