Saint-Pierre-les-Étieux
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 27.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 35 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Pierre-les-Étieux (INSEE 18231) is in Cher (18), part of CC Coeur de France. Population 729 (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 27.1/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 35 % of the 16,219 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.46 | 10 | 4.6 |
| Housing mix | 0.84 | 5 | 4.18 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LES VIVONS). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LES VIVONS | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 725 (2012) → 729 (2023): 0.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 759 (1990) → 729 (2023): -4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 417, of which 8.2 % second homes and 13.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Charenton-du-Cher): 3.5 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Charenton-du-Cher): 3.6 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Amand-Montrond): 7.4 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Charenton-du-Cher): 3.3 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Pierre-les-Étieux): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 20 days a year at or above 30 °C and 48 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST-AMAND-MTROND weather station, 6.9 km away at 177 m; the village itself is at 190 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 8 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ST-AMAND-MTROND, 6.9 km away at 177 m, over 15 summers. [11]
An average of 781 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST-PIERRE, 3.1 km away at 174 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
47 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 92,000 € — 814 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Cher is 956 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [12]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18231/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18231/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18231/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18231/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 18052
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 18197
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 18231
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courcoury | 17 | 270 km SW | 721 | 31.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 73 % · humidity 86 % |
| Grand'Landes | 85 | 323 km W | 725 | 33.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 84 % |
| Notre-Dame-de-la-Mer | 78 | 268 km N | 742 | 37.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 88 % · humidity 50 % |
| Saint-Cernin-de-Larche | 19 | 203 km SW | 695 | 33.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 91 % · humidity 71 % |
| Berzé-la-Ville | 71 | 167 km E | 708 | 32.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 100 % · winter 55 % · humidity 50 % |
| Villers-Saint-Frambourg-Ognon | 60 | 280 km N | 726 | 29.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 96 % · humidity 50 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berzé-la-Ville | 71 | 167 km E | 708 | 32.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 100 % · winter 55 % · humidity 50 % |
| Saint-Cernin-de-Larche | 19 | 203 km SW | 695 | 33.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 91 % · humidity 71 % |
| Notre-Dame-de-la-Mer | 78 | 268 km N | 742 | 37.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 88 % · humidity 50 % |
| Courcoury | 17 | 270 km SW | 721 | 31.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 73 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villers-Saint-Frambourg-Ognon | 60 | 280 km N | 726 | 29.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 96 % · humidity 50 % |
| Grand'Landes | 85 | 323 km W | 725 | 33.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 84 % |
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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-Pierre-les-Étieux'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virson | 17 | 276 km W | 731 | 34.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Eysus | 64 | 472 km SW | 625 | 28.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Alix | 69 | 183 km SE | 777 | 30.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vignoux-sous-les-Aix | 18 | 51 km N | 708 | 35.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Andoins | 64 | 442 km SW | 727 | 31.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Aurensan | 65 | 430 km SW | 764 | 29.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
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