Parnay
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 16/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 83 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Parnay (INSEE 18177) is in Cher (18), part of CC le Dunois. Population 49 (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 16/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 83 % of the 4,658 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 | 0.94 | 10 | 9.41 |
| Housing mix | 0.83 | 5 | 4.17 |
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 47 (2012) → 49 (2023): 4.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 34 (1990) → 49 (2023): 44.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 24, of which 8.3 % second homes and 8.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Dun-sur-Auron): 3.5 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Dun-sur-Auron): 3.7 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Dun-sur-Auron): 3.9 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Dun-sur-Auron): 3.7 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Dun-sur-Auron): 4.3 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 28 days a year at or above 30 °C and 60 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the DUN weather station, 3 km away at 160 m; the village itself is at 171 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 5 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at DUN-SUR-AURON, 6 km away at 167 m, over 15 summers. [9]
An average of 784 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at DUN, 3 km away at 160 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18177/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18177/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18177/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18177/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 18087
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dommartin-le-Coq | 10 | 227 km NE | 49 | 7.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 96 % · humidity 79 % |
| Bétracq | 64 | 424 km SW | 49 | 5.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 61 % |
| Villers-la-Combe | 25 | 298 km E | 49 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 41 % · humidity 64 % |
| Bossugan | 33 | 306 km SW | 49 | 9.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 58 % · humidity 79 % |
| Chef-Haut | 88 | 308 km NE | 49 | 9.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 76 % · humidity 64 % |
| Vernois-lès-Belvoir | 25 | 313 km E | 50 | 9.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 97 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dommartin-le-Coq | 10 | 227 km NE | 49 | 7.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 96 % · humidity 79 % |
| Villers-la-Combe | 25 | 298 km E | 49 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 41 % · humidity 64 % |
| Bossugan | 33 | 306 km SW | 49 | 9.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 58 % · humidity 79 % |
| Chef-Haut | 88 | 308 km NE | 49 | 9.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 76 % · humidity 64 % |
| Vernois-lès-Belvoir | 25 | 313 km E | 50 | 9.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 97 % · humidity 71 % |
| Bétracq | 64 | 424 km SW | 49 | 5.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 61 % |
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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 Parnay'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-Élix-Séglan | 31 | 428 km S | 51 | 8.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Proupiary | 31 | 432 km S | 61 | 12.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Chapelle-Montabourlet | 24 | 229 km SW | 56 | 6.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Francheville | 39 | 223 km E | 39 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Taybosc | 32 | 370 km SW | 68 | 11.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mérens | 32 | 379 km SW | 66 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
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