Saint-Amand-Montrond
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 71.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 96 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Amand-Montrond (INSEE 18197) is in Cher (18), part of CC Coeur de France. Population 9,899 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/18197-saint-amand-montrond
Vitality score
Vitality score 71.2/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 96 % of the 2,483 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 | 0.77 | 25 | 19.36 |
| Social | 0.99 | 20 | 19.86 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.55 | 10 | 5.53 |
| Public & culture | 0.31 | 5 | 1.54 |
| Population trend | 0.33 | 10 | 3.29 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.61 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
8 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · PATISSERIE-CHOCOLATERIE FRANCK COSYNS · AUX TROIS CHOUX · LA BAGUETTE MAGIQUE). [3,4]
4 × Butcher (boucherie) (PMD · AU COEUR DES VIANDES DU BOISCHAUT · PANIER SYMPA · BOUCHERIE LE FIGUIER TAZARINE). [3,4]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (JABADI IJJOU · ECO BUDGET · LA FROMAGERIE DE DAVID). [3,4]
7 × Supermarket (LIDL · VERMAND · AMANDIS · SAMDIS · ACTION). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (LA HALLE AUX POISSONS). [3,4]
24 × Restaurant (FRANCE RESTAURATION RAPIDE · LA PIZZ · J&M · LA PLACE · LA CUISINE D'AUTREFOIS). [3,4]
18 × Café / bar (LE CHIQUITO · BAR BRASSERIE LA MARINE · THE FROG · LE PADDOCK · MAC ARTHUR'S). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE MALLARD · ECOLE MATERNELLE LES BUISSONNETS). [3]
4 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LE VERNET · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE MARCEAU · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB LES BUISSONNETS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT JOSEPH JEANNE D ARC). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE JEAN VALETTE · COLLEGE JEAN MOULIN). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (KARINE GAMBADE, MÉDECIN · GINA OLIVA RANDRIANAIVOARISON, MÉDECIN). [3]
5 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE PRINCIPALE · PHARMACIE PIGERE · PHARMACIE DELIOT · PHARMACIE PORTE MUTIN · NOUVELLE PHARMACIE DE LA PLACE). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Cinema (LE MODERNE). [3]
4 × Gym / sports hall (LYCEE PROFESSIONNEL JEAN GUEHENNO · GYMNASE PIERRE OLIVIER · GYMNASE DES BUISSONNETS · COMPLEXE GEORGES BARATON). [3]
12 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DU CENTRE · CCF · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUT AGRIC DU CTRE · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL ST AMAND MONTROND · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE LOIRE-CENTRE). [3]
16 × Hairdresser (F C B · COIFF'CENTER · NATHALIE TIFFENEAU COIFFEUR). [3,4]
4 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
3 × Hotel (LE NOIRLAC · HOTEL L'AMANDOIS · HOTEL LE SAINT AMAND). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING CANAL DE BERRY). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 3 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 8 | BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · PATISSERIE-CHOCOLATERIE FRANCK COSYNS · AUX TROIS CHOUX · LA BAGUETTE MAGIQUE | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 4 | PMD · AU COEUR DES VIANDES DU BOISCHAUT · PANIER SYMPA · BOUCHERIE LE FIGUIER TAZARINE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | JABADI IJJOU · ECO BUDGET · LA FROMAGERIE DE DAVID | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 7 | LIDL · VERMAND · AMANDIS · SAMDIS · ACTION | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | LA HALLE AUX POISSONS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 24 | FRANCE RESTAURATION RAPIDE · LA PIZZ · J&M · LA PLACE · LA CUISINE D'AUTREFOIS | INSEE BPE 24 / INSEE SIRENE 37 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 18 | LE CHIQUITO · BAR BRASSERIE LA MARINE · THE FROG · LE PADDOCK · MAC ARTHUR'S | INSEE SIRENE 18 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE MALLARD · ECOLE MATERNELLE LES BUISSONNETS | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 4 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LE VERNET · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE MARCEAU · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB LES BUISSONNETS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT JOSEPH JEANNE D ARC | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE JEAN VALETTE · COLLEGE JEAN MOULIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | KARINE GAMBADE, MÉDECIN · GINA OLIVA RANDRIANAIVOARISON, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 5 | PHARMACIE PRINCIPALE · PHARMACIE PIGERE · PHARMACIE DELIOT · PHARMACIE PORTE MUTIN · NOUVELLE PHARMACIE DE LA PLACE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LE MODERNE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 4 | LYCEE PROFESSIONNEL JEAN GUEHENNO · GYMNASE PIERRE OLIVIER · GYMNASE DES BUISSONNETS · COMPLEXE GEORGES BARATON | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 12 | CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DU CENTRE · CCF · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUT AGRIC DU CTRE · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL ST AMAND MONTROND · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE LOIRE-CENTRE | INSEE BPE 12 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 16 | F C B · COIFF'CENTER · NATHALIE TIFFENEAU COIFFEUR | INSEE BPE 16 / INSEE SIRENE 18 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 4 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 3 | LE NOIRLAC · HOTEL L'AMANDOIS · HOTEL LE SAINT AMAND | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING CANAL DE BERRY | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Wednesday, Saturday matin. [5]
Trajectory
Population 10,518 (2012) → 9,899 (2023): -5.9 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 11,937 (1990) → 9,899 (2023): -17.1 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 6,387, of which 3.9 % second homes and 15.4 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Amand-Montrond): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Saint-Amand-Montrond): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Amand-Montrond): 0.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Amand-Montrond): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Amand-Montrond): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 27 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 ORVAL weather station, 1.8 km away at 165 m; the village itself is at 158 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 8 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ST-AMAND-MTROND, 1.8 km away at 177 m, over 15 summers. [10]
An average of 749 mm of rain a year, spread over 123 days — about 6.1 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ORVAL, 1.8 km away at 165 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18197/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— http://www.ville-saint-amand-montrond.fr/fr/les-foires-et-marches-f-15.html— “selon un rituel qui se renouvelle tous les mercredis et samedis matin”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18197/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18197/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18197/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 18197
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Figeac | 46 | 238 km S | 9,793 | 76.3 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 69 % · humidity 79 % |
| Lambesc | 13 | 404 km SE | 10,024 | 56.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 18 % · winter 81 % · humidity 57 % |
| Bernay | 27 | 299 km NW | 9,765 | 75.5 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 89 % · humidity 50 % |
| Carmaux | 81 | 298 km S | 9,872 | 67 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 82 % · humidity 79 % |
| Ploërmel | 56 | 393 km W | 10,163 | 59.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 65 % · humidity 50 % |
| Revel | 31 | 365 km S | 9,762 | 76.4 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Figeac | 46 | 238 km S | 9,793 | 76.3 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 69 % · humidity 79 % |
| Carmaux | 81 | 298 km S | 9,872 | 67 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 82 % · humidity 79 % |
| Bernay | 27 | 299 km NW | 9,765 | 75.5 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 89 % · humidity 50 % |
| Revel | 31 | 365 km S | 9,762 | 76.4 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ploërmel | 56 | 393 km W | 10,163 | 59.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 65 % · humidity 50 % |
| Lambesc | 13 | 404 km SE | 10,024 | 56.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 18 % · winter 81 % · humidity 57 % |
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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 Saint-Amand-Montrond'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trélissac | 24 | 216 km SW | 7,372 | 65.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Boulazac Isle Manoire | 24 | 218 km SW | 10,759 | 50.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chazay-d'Azergues | 69 | 194 km SE | 4,410 | 49.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Irigny | 69 | 213 km SE | 9,034 | 57.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ternay | 69 | 216 km SE | 5,596 | 52.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Charly | 69 | 213 km SE | 4,811 | 37.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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