Ménétréol-sur-Sauldre
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 14.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 33 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Ménétréol-sur-Sauldre (INSEE 18147) is in Cher (18), part of CC Sauldre et Sologne. Population 202 (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 14.1/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 33 % of the 16,005 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 | 0.38 | 10 | 3.82 |
| Housing mix | 0.37 | 5 | 1.84 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). [3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL LE BOUT DU PONT). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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 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) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL LE BOUT DU PONT | 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 239 (2012) → 202 (2023): -15.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 229 (1990) → 202 (2023): -11.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 174, of which 31.6 % second homes and 13.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Aubigny-sur-Nère): 10.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Souesmes): 9.7 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Souesmes): 9.6 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Souesmes): 9.6 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Ménétréol-sur-Sauldre): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 69 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the NANCAY weather station, 10 km away at 142 m; the village itself is at 154 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at AUBIGNY-SUR-NERE, 10.7 km away at 176 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 778 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at NANCAY, 10 km away at 142 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 — 18147/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18147/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18147/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18147/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 18015
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 41249
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 18147
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-André-Capcèze | 48 | 360 km S | 206 | 21.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 64 % · humidity 86 % |
| Arnave | 09 | 513 km S | 208 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Prunières | 48 | 302 km S | 226 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 67 % · winter 5 % |
| Entrevernes | 74 | 349 km SE | 191 | 16.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 95 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Flour-de-Mercoire | 48 | 328 km S | 185 | 21 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 35 % · humidity 79 % |
| Ouzous | 65 | 526 km S | 199 | 22.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 54 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prunières | 48 | 302 km S | 226 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 67 % · winter 5 % |
| Saint-Flour-de-Mercoire | 48 | 328 km S | 185 | 21 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 35 % · humidity 79 % |
| Entrevernes | 74 | 349 km SE | 191 | 16.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 95 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-André-Capcèze | 48 | 360 km S | 206 | 21.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 64 % · humidity 86 % |
| Arnave | 09 | 513 km S | 208 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ouzous | 65 | 526 km S | 199 | 22.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 54 % · 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 Ménétréol-sur-Sauldre'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bompas | 09 | 512 km S | 206 | 16 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ormoy | 70 | 279 km E | 205 | 9.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Girolles | 89 | 116 km E | 200 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Romain | 21 | 188 km E | 197 | 23 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Forestière | 51 | 165 km NE | 209 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ussel-d'Allier | 03 | 153 km SE | 166 | 9.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
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