Sainte-Montaine
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 5.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 2 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sainte-Montaine (INSEE 18227) is in Cher (18), part of CC Sauldre et Sologne. Population 166 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/18227-sainte-montaine
Vitality score
Vitality score 5.6/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 2 % of the 14,814 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 | 0.31 | 10 | 3.06 |
| Housing mix | 0.02 | 5 | 0.12 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Library (MUSÉE MARGUERITE AUDOUX). [3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL). [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. [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 | 1 | MUSÉE MARGUERITE AUDOUX | 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 | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 184 (2012) → 166 (2023): -9.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 206 (1990) → 166 (2023): -19.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 215, of which 48.8 % second homes and 10.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Clémont): 8.8 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Aubigny-sur-Nère): 8 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Aubigny-sur-Nère): 8.7 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Aubigny-sur-Nère): 8 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Ménétréol-sur-Sauldre): 4.8 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 52 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the AUBIGNY-SUR-NERE weather station, 8 km away at 176 m; the village itself is at 160 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at AUBIGNY-SUR-NERE, 8 km away at 176 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 804 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at AUBIGNY-SUR-NERE, 8 km away at 176 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18227/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18227/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18227/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18227/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 18067
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 18015
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 18147
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Glaizil | 05 | 415 km SE | 178 | 9.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 85 % · winter 15 % |
| Blars | 46 | 328 km S | 137 | 8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Estoher | 66 | 544 km S | 163 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Senez | 04 | 509 km SE | 154 | 12.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 0 % · humidity 79 % |
| Belvis | 11 | 516 km S | 166 | 10.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 70 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Benoît | 04 | 520 km SE | 166 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 31 % · winter 92 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blars | 46 | 328 km S | 137 | 8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Glaizil | 05 | 415 km SE | 178 | 9.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 85 % · winter 15 % |
| Senez | 04 | 509 km SE | 154 | 12.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 0 % · humidity 79 % |
| Belvis | 11 | 516 km S | 166 | 10.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 70 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Benoît | 04 | 520 km SE | 166 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 31 % · winter 92 % · humidity 79 % |
| Estoher | 66 | 544 km S | 163 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 92 % · 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 Sainte-Montaine'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raon-sur-Plaine | 88 | 373 km E | 135 | 14.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fley | 71 | 198 km SE | 192 | 9.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dyé | 89 | 125 km E | 186 | 13.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Asnois | 58 | 97 km E | 141 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villefavard | 87 | 170 km SW | 154 | 5.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lucy-sur-Yonne | 89 | 95 km E | 126 | 4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
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