La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 42.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 30 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois (INSEE 18108) is in Cher (18), part of CC Portes du Berry entre Loire et Val d'Aubois. Population 3,151 (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/18108-la-guerche-sur-l-aubois
Vitality score
Vitality score 42.2/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 30 % of the 6,841 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 | 0.35 | 25 | 8.79 |
| Social | 0.58 | 20 | 11.6 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.31 | 10 | 3.07 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.48 | 10 | 4.79 |
| Housing mix | 0.86 | 5 | 4.32 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (CELINE ET DAVID OUVRARD · LE FOURNIL DU GRAVIER · JBMSH PATISSERIE). [3,4]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (BOURNIER MICHELLE · FRANCE CHRISTINE · O P'TIT + GUERCHOIS). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (NETTO). [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (HOTEL DU CERF · CHEZ ALI BABA · LA FRISTOUILLE). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (LE TROT GALOP · BRASSERIE DE LA POSTE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE M.GENEVOIX). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE CLAUDE DEBUSSY). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (BERNARD GUILLAUME, MÉDECIN · DOMINIQUE ROUANET, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA GUERCHE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE JEAN-PAUL ROUSSILLOT). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
2 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE LOIRE-CENTRE · LA GUERCHE SUR L'AUBOIS). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (CHRIS COIFFURE · COIFFURE JACKY · AMANDINE COIFF). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL DU CERF). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (SERVICE MUNICIPAL DE ROBINSON). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Supermarket, 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Nursery school (maternelle).
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Nursery school (maternelle). [4,3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | CELINE ET DAVID OUVRARD · LE FOURNIL DU GRAVIER · JBMSH PATISSERIE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | BOURNIER MICHELLE · FRANCE CHRISTINE · O P'TIT + GUERCHOIS | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | NETTO | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 4 | HOTEL DU CERF · CHEZ ALI BABA · LA FRISTOUILLE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | LE TROT GALOP · BRASSERIE DE LA POSTE | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE M.GENEVOIX | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE CLAUDE DEBUSSY | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | BERNARD GUILLAUME, MÉDECIN · DOMINIQUE ROUANET, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE LA GUERCHE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | MÉDIATHÈQUE JEAN-PAUL ROUSSILLOT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 2 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE LOIRE-CENTRE · LA GUERCHE SUR L'AUBOIS | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 4 | CHRIS COIFFURE · COIFFURE JACKY · AMANDINE COIFF | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL DU CERF | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | SERVICE MUNICIPAL DE ROBINSON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Tuesday matin Place Charles de Gaulle. [5]
Trajectory
Population 3,325 (2012) → 3,151 (2023): -5.2 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 3,219 (1990) → 3,151 (2023): -2.1 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,931, of which 6.8 % second homes and 14.8 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois): 0.4 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 25 days a year at or above 30 °C and 38 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the OUROUER-LES-B. weather station, 10.2 km away at 253 m; the village itself is at 179 m. [10]
The village sits 74 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.71 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at OUROUER, 11.1 km away at 221 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 812 mm of rain a year, spread over 124 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LA GUERCHE, 1.2 km away at 185 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18108/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.mairielaguercheaubois.fr/articles/le-marche-du-mardi-et-samedi— “Chaque mardi matin, la Place Charles de Gaulle s'anime à l'occasion du marché hebdomadaire de La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18108/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18108/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18108/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 18108
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puttelange-aux-Lacs | 57 | 377 km NE | 3,016 | 48.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rostrenen | 22 | 491 km W | 3,282 | 50.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Maringues | 63 | 118 km S | 3,141 | 44.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 58 % · humidity 100 % |
| Durtal | 49 | 253 km W | 3,386 | 48.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Boën-sur-Lignon | 42 | 157 km SE | 3,001 | 50.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
| Boisseuil | 87 | 181 km SW | 3,010 | 45.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maringues | 63 | 118 km S | 3,141 | 44.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 58 % · humidity 100 % |
| Boën-sur-Lignon | 42 | 157 km SE | 3,001 | 50.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
| Boisseuil | 87 | 181 km SW | 3,010 | 45.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Durtal | 49 | 253 km W | 3,386 | 48.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Puttelange-aux-Lacs | 57 | 377 km NE | 3,016 | 48.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rostrenen | 22 | 491 km W | 3,282 | 50.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 77 % · 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 Guerche-sur-l'Aubois'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appoigny | 89 | 112 km NE | 3,114 | 46.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bellevigne-les-Châteaux | 49 | 231 km W | 3,435 | 40.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Descartes | 37 | 171 km W | 3,369 | 49.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Crêches-sur-Saône | 71 | 161 km SE | 3,198 | 51.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Balbigny | 42 | 158 km SE | 2,911 | 72.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Magné | 79 | 276 km W | 2,728 | 50.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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