Gron
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 22.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 37 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Gron (INSEE 18105) is in Cher (18), part of CC la Septaine. Population 470 (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 22.5/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 37 % of the 17,934 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.88 | 10 | 8.78 |
| Housing mix | 0.81 | 5 | 4.03 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE ALPHONSE POIREE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE ALPHONSE POIREE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 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 491 (2012) → 470 (2023): -4.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 341 (1990) → 470 (2023): 37.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 267, of which 9.7 % second homes and 13.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Baugy): 4.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Baugy): 4.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Baugy): 4.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Baugy): 4.4 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Gron): 0 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 21 days a year at or above 30 °C and 59 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ETRECHY weather station, 4.3 km away at 194 m; the village itself is at 209 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at SEVRY, 5.2 km away at 205 m, over 20 summers. [10]
An average of 797 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ETRECHY, 4.3 km away at 194 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
43 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 84,000 € — 645 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Cher is 956 € 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 — 18105/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18105/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18105/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18105/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 18023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 18105
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Léger-aux-Bois | 76 | 313 km N | 474 | 17.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 62 % · humidity 86 % |
| Monbalen | 47 | 349 km SW | 451 | 24.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 62 % · humidity 57 % |
| Créquy | 62 | 379 km N | 463 | 15 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 70 % · humidity 86 % |
| Portes-en-Valdaine | 26 | 334 km SE | 459 | 23.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Audrehem | 62 | 411 km N | 521 | 23.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 59 % · winter 86 % |
| Schwerdorff | 57 | 378 km NE | 472 | 21.3 | Few services | no figures |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Léger-aux-Bois | 76 | 313 km N | 474 | 17.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 62 % · humidity 86 % |
| Portes-en-Valdaine | 26 | 334 km SE | 459 | 23.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Monbalen | 47 | 349 km SW | 451 | 24.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 62 % · humidity 57 % |
| Schwerdorff | 57 | 378 km NE | 472 | 21.3 | Few services | no figures |
| Créquy | 62 | 379 km N | 463 | 15 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 70 % · humidity 86 % |
| Audrehem | 62 | 411 km N | 521 | 23.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 59 % · winter 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 Gron'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Marche | 58 | 22 km E | 509 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Louchy-Montfand | 03 | 98 km SE | 397 | 18.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cerbois | 18 | 48 km W | 393 | 20.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Kappelkinger | 57 | 372 km NE | 425 | 20.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Oberdorf-Spachbach | 67 | 424 km NE | 430 | 21.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Brinckheim | 68 | 360 km E | 402 | 23.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
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