Morlac
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 10.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 10 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Morlac (INSEE 18153) is in Cher (18), part of CC Berry Grand Sud. Population 269 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/18153-morlac
Vitality score
Vitality score 10.3/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 10 % of the 17,540 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 | 0.36 | 10 | 3.65 |
| Housing mix | 0.71 | 5 | 3.56 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (MORLAC 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | MORLAC 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 331 (2012) → 269 (2023): -18.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 311 (1990) → 269 (2023): -13.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 215, of which 14.4 % second homes and 23.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Ids-Saint-Roch): 5.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Le Châtelet): 8.5 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Lignières): 10.9 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Le Châtelet): 8.5 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Marçais): 5.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 52 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the MAISONNAIS weather station, 8.3 km away at 219 m; the village itself is at 228 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 6 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at MAISONNAIS, 8.3 km away at 219 m, over 15 summers. [12]
An average of 826 mm of rain a year, spread over 125 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at ORCENAIS, 7.5 km away at 212 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18153/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18153/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18153/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18153/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 18112
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 18059
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 18127
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 18136
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thionne | 03 | 103 km E | 291 | 10.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 64 % |
| Villebourg | 37 | 170 km NW | 303 | 14.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 80 % · humidity 71 % |
| La Dorée | 53 | 312 km NW | 286 | 7.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 78 % · humidity 64 % |
| Le Cayrol | 12 | 240 km S | 243 | 8.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 30 % · humidity 57 % |
| Oriolles | 16 | 241 km SW | 242 | 13.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Cernin-de-Labarde | 24 | 256 km SW | 221 | 11.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thionne | 03 | 103 km E | 291 | 10.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 64 % |
| Villebourg | 37 | 170 km NW | 303 | 14.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 80 % · humidity 71 % |
| Le Cayrol | 12 | 240 km S | 243 | 8.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 30 % · humidity 57 % |
| Oriolles | 16 | 241 km SW | 242 | 13.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Cernin-de-Labarde | 24 | 256 km SW | 221 | 11.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Dorée | 53 | 312 km NW | 286 | 7.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 78 % · humidity 64 % |
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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 Morlac'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oriolles | 16 | 241 km SW | 242 | 13.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Épenède | 16 | 154 km SW | 206 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Retail | 79 | 211 km W | 276 | 9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Nohant-en-Graçay | 18 | 56 km NW | 289 | 9.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Hiesse | 16 | 151 km SW | 238 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sérigny | 86 | 151 km W | 315 | 9.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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