Menetou-Couture
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 11.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 10 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Menetou-Couture (INSEE 18143) is in Cher (18), part of CC Portes du Berry entre Loire et Val d'Aubois. Population 343 (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 11.5/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 10 % of the 18,011 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.46 | 10 | 4.63 |
| Housing mix | 0.71 | 5 | 3.55 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (MENETOU COUTURE AP). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, 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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 1 | MENETOU COUTURE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 350 (2012) → 343 (2023): -2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 356 (1990) → 343 (2023): -3.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 228, of which 14.5 % second homes and 15.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Torteron): 4.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Jouet-sur-l'Aubois): 5.6 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Beffes): 8.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Jouet-sur-l'Aubois): 5.6 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Torteron): 4.8 km to the south-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. [11]
Measured at the SEVRY weather station, 13.4 km away at 205 m; the village itself is at 195 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at SEVRY, 13.4 km away at 205 m, over 20 summers. [11]
An average of 812 mm of rain a year, spread over 124 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LA GUERCHE, 9.9 km away at 185 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18143/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18143/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18143/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18143/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 18265
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 18118
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 18025
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerné | 37 | 212 km W | 351 | 13 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Moisy | 41 | 154 km NW | 337 | 15.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Léger-le-Petit | 18 | 11 km NE | 362 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Boësses | 45 | 128 km N | 384 | 14.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 88 % |
| Verjon | 01 | 201 km E | 346 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vouharte | 16 | 257 km SW | 300 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Léger-le-Petit | 18 | 11 km NE | 362 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Boësses | 45 | 128 km N | 384 | 14.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 88 % |
| Moisy | 41 | 154 km NW | 337 | 15.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Verjon | 01 | 201 km E | 346 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lerné | 37 | 212 km W | 351 | 13 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vouharte | 16 | 257 km SW | 300 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Menetou-Couture'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-Léger-le-Petit | 18 | 11 km NE | 362 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Senon | 55 | 320 km NE | 300 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Monceau-le-Neuf-et-Faucouzy | 02 | 307 km N | 320 | 12.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mognéville | 55 | 248 km NE | 358 | 12.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Touffreville | 27 | 279 km NW | 334 | 12.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Annay-la-Côte | 89 | 91 km NE | 329 | 9.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
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