Moulins-sur-Yèvre
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 25.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 24 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Moulins-sur-Yèvre (INSEE 18158) is in Cher (18), part of CC Terres du Haut Berry. Population 850 (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 25.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 24 % of the 15,313 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.75 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (NOEL JOVY CHOCOLATIER). [3,4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | NOEL JOVY CHOCOLATIER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 778 (2012) → 850 (2023): 9.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 382 (1990) → 850 (2023): 122.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 364, of which 2.5 % second homes and 3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Moulins-sur-Yèvre): 2.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Germain-du-Puy): 2.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Germain-du-Puy): 2.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Germain-du-Puy): 2.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Germain-du-Puy): 2.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 19 days a year at or above 30 °C and 49 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the AVORD weather station, 10.1 km away at 175 m; the village itself is at 140 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at AVORD, 10.1 km away at 175 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 857 mm of rain a year, spread over 128 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at FUSSY, 9.4 km away at 152 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 — 18158/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18158/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18158/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18158/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 18158
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 18213
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thal-Marmoutier | 67 | 403 km NE | 826 | 22.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Boulon | 14 | 307 km NW | 844 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Glisolles | 27 | 239 km NW | 838 | 13 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tramolé | 38 | 274 km SE | 810 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pessines | 17 | 290 km SW | 796 | 18 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 72 % · humidity 64 % |
| Marigny | 79 | 245 km SW | 902 | 31.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glisolles | 27 | 239 km NW | 838 | 13 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marigny | 79 | 245 km SW | 902 | 31.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tramolé | 38 | 274 km SE | 810 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pessines | 17 | 290 km SW | 796 | 18 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 72 % · humidity 64 % |
| Boulon | 14 | 307 km NW | 844 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Thal-Marmoutier | 67 | 403 km NE | 826 | 22.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · 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 Moulins-sur-Yèvre'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glisolles | 27 | 239 km NW | 838 | 13 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tramolé | 38 | 274 km SE | 810 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mittainvilliers-Vérigny | 28 | 181 km NW | 801 | 22.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Sauveur-Marville | 28 | 192 km NW | 921 | 31.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ruffey-lès-Beaune | 21 | 182 km E | 740 | 23.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sury-près-Léré | 18 | 51 km NE | 649 | 22.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
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