Saint-Maur
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 17.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 39 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Maur (INSEE 18225) is in Cher (18), part of CC Berry Grand Sud. Population 253 (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 17.1/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 39 % of the 17,252 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.38 | 10 | 3.82 |
| Housing mix | 0.56 | 5 | 2.79 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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) | 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 | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 242 (2012) → 253 (2023): 4.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 287 (1990) → 253 (2023): -11.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 222, of which 22.1 % second homes and 15.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Reigny): 4.3 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Culan): 5.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Culan): 4.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Culan): 5.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Reigny): 3.9 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 24 days a year at or above 30 °C and 59 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CHATEAUMEILLANT weather station, 6.5 km away at 243 m; the village itself is at 257 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 6 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at MAISONNAIS, 11.8 km away at 219 m, over 15 summers. [10]
An average of 783 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CULAN, 5.1 km away at 272 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 — 18225/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18225/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18225/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18225/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 18192
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 18083
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reterre | 23 | 55 km S | 258 | 15 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 86 % · humidity 64 % |
| Lescure-Jaoul | 12 | 262 km S | 229 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 53 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Romain-d'Urfé | 42 | 141 km SE | 243 | 15.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 34 % · humidity 64 % |
| Prondines | 63 | 96 km S | 272 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 59 % · humidity 57 % |
| Freix-Anglards | 15 | 174 km S | 215 | 15.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 26 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Loup | 23 | 49 km S | 201 | 22.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Loup | 23 | 49 km S | 201 | 22.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 64 % |
| Reterre | 23 | 55 km S | 258 | 15 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 86 % · humidity 64 % |
| Prondines | 63 | 96 km S | 272 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 59 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Romain-d'Urfé | 42 | 141 km SE | 243 | 15.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 34 % · humidity 64 % |
| Freix-Anglards | 15 | 174 km S | 215 | 15.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 26 % · humidity 57 % |
| Lescure-Jaoul | 12 | 262 km S | 229 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 53 % · humidity 71 % |
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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-Maur'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarasteix | 65 | 405 km SW | 267 | 20 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Beleymas | 24 | 225 km SW | 288 | 29.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ineuil | 18 | 22 km N | 207 | 16.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cazavet | 09 | 410 km S | 204 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Martin-des-Combes | 24 | 223 km SW | 205 | 12.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nohant-en-Graçay | 18 | 69 km NW | 289 | 9.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
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