Montlouis
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 10.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 28 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Montlouis (INSEE 18152) is in Cher (18), part of CC Arnon Boischaut Cher. Population 111 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 10.7/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 28 % of the 11,510 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.5 | 10 | 5 |
| Housing mix | 0.82 | 5 | 4.09 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
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, 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) | 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 107 (2012) → 111 (2023): 3.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 111 (1990) → 111 (2023): 0 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 66, of which 9.1 % second homes and 10.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Châteauneuf-sur-Cher): 7.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Châteauneuf-sur-Cher): 7.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Châteauneuf-sur-Cher): 7.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Châteauneuf-sur-Cher): 7.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Ineuil): 5.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 28 days a year at or above 30 °C and 58 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LIGNIERES weather station, 7.5 km away at 191 m; the village itself is at 178 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 6 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at MAISONNAIS, 15.8 km away at 219 m, over 15 summers. [10]
An average of 769 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LIGNIERES, 7.5 km away at 191 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18152/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18152/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18152/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18152/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 18058
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 18114
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saulvaux | 55 | 321 km NE | 111 | 9.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 77 % · humidity 57 % |
| Bertre | 81 | 358 km S | 112 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 47 % · humidity 93 % |
| Broye-les-Loups-et-Verfontaine | 70 | 252 km E | 112 | 16.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 100 % · winter 59 % · humidity 71 % |
| Dhuizel | 02 | 302 km N | 114 | 12.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 97 % · humidity 64 % |
| Montgaillard-de-Salies | 31 | 430 km S | 108 | 9.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Denis-des-Coudrais | 72 | 198 km NW | 113 | 15.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 77 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Denis-des-Coudrais | 72 | 198 km NW | 113 | 15.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 77 % · humidity 64 % |
| Broye-les-Loups-et-Verfontaine | 70 | 252 km E | 112 | 16.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 100 % · winter 59 % · humidity 71 % |
| Dhuizel | 02 | 302 km N | 114 | 12.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 97 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saulvaux | 55 | 321 km NE | 111 | 9.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 77 % · humidity 57 % |
| Bertre | 81 | 358 km S | 112 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 47 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montgaillard-de-Salies | 31 | 430 km S | 108 | 9.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · 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 Montlouis'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montgaillard-de-Salies | 31 | 430 km S | 108 | 9.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nizan-Gesse | 31 | 419 km S | 105 | 12.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Araille | 31 | 397 km S | 123 | 10.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tourrenquets | 32 | 361 km S | 99 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montfa | 09 | 420 km S | 96 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Lary-Boujean | 31 | 416 km S | 127 | 9.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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