Saint-Satur
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 52.1/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 82 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Satur (INSEE 18233) is in Cher (18), part of CC Pays Fort Sancerrois Val de Loire. Population 1,408 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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/18233-saint-satur
Vitality score
Vitality score 52.1/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 82 % of the 12,060 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 | 0.39 | 25 | 9.75 |
| Social | 0.82 | 20 | 16.42 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.32 | 10 | 3.16 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.28 | 10 | 2.8 |
| Housing mix | 0.77 | 5 | 3.85 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA TULIPE · AU GOURMET SANCERROIS - LE CABASSON GOURMAND · DELICES ET TRADITIONS). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE). [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (SARL LE BORD DE LOIRE · LE LIGERIEN · L'AUBERGE DE SAINT-THIBAULT · LA FONTAINE SANCERROISE). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (CAFE DU BERRY). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU CENTRE · PHARMACIE DU CANAL). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MAURICE GENEVOIX CULTURE ET BIBLIOTHÈQUE POUR TOUS). [3]
1 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE LOIRE-CENTRE). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (EPI COIF · GUINAULT MARIE-ANGE · LES CISEAUX DE CLEMENCE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
2 × Hotel (L'AUBERGE DE SAINT-THIBAULT · HOTEL DE LA LOIRE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LES PORTES DE SANCERRE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Supermarket, 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | LA TULIPE · AU GOURMET SANCERROIS - LE CABASSON GOURMAND · DELICES ET TRADITIONS | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [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 | 1 | INTERMARCHE | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 4 | SARL LE BORD DE LOIRE · LE LIGERIEN · L'AUBERGE DE SAINT-THIBAULT · LA FONTAINE SANCERROISE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | CAFE DU BERRY | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE DU CENTRE · PHARMACIE DU CANAL | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MAURICE GENEVOIX CULTURE ET BIBLIOTHÈQUE POUR TOUS | 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 | 1 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE LOIRE-CENTRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 4 | EPI COIF · GUINAULT MARIE-ANGE · LES CISEAUX DE CLEMENCE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 2 | L'AUBERGE DE SAINT-THIBAULT · HOTEL DE LA LOIRE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING LES PORTES DE SANCERRE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 1,554 (2012) → 1,408 (2023): -9.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,805 (1990) → 1,408 (2023): -22 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,048, of which 11.5 % second homes and 19.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Satur): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Sancerre): 1.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Sancerre): 2.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Satur): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Satur): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 14 days a year at or above 30 °C and 41 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the SANCERRE weather station, 4.1 km away at 240 m; the village itself is at 170 m. [10]
The village sits 70 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.71 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 6 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at SANCERRE, 4.1 km away at 240 m, over 20 summers. [10]
That station sits 70 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 884 mm of rain a year, spread over 125 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at SANCERRE, 4.1 km away at 240 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
142 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 93,360 € — 1,028 € per m² of built surface. [11]
12 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 78,750 € — 695 € per m². [11]
The median across Cher is 956 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. [11]
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
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18233/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18233/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18233/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18233/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 18233
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 18241
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landudec | 29 | 543 km W | 1,459 | 53.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 59 % · humidity 64 % |
| Malay-le-Grand | 89 | 100 km N | 1,630 | 44.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 71 % |
| Montaren-et-Saint-Médiers | 30 | 387 km S | 1,397 | 48.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 92 % · humidity 71 % |
| Pontlevoy | 41 | 121 km W | 1,556 | 45.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 86 % |
| Le Bourgneuf-la-Forêt | 53 | 300 km W | 1,769 | 48.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Florent-sur-Auzonnet | 30 | 358 km S | 1,218 | 34.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 13 % · winter 61 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malay-le-Grand | 89 | 100 km N | 1,630 | 44.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 71 % |
| Pontlevoy | 41 | 121 km W | 1,556 | 45.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 86 % |
| Le Bourgneuf-la-Forêt | 53 | 300 km W | 1,769 | 48.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Florent-sur-Auzonnet | 30 | 358 km S | 1,218 | 34.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 13 % · winter 61 % · humidity 79 % |
| Montaren-et-Saint-Médiers | 30 | 387 km S | 1,397 | 48.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 92 % · humidity 71 % |
| Landudec | 29 | 543 km W | 1,459 | 53.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 59 % · humidity 64 % |
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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-Satur'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secondigny | 79 | 261 km W | 1,765 | 56.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chabanais | 16 | 230 km SW | 1,589 | 57 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sancerre | 18 | 1.5 km SW | 1,269 | 50.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Arnac-Pompadour | 19 | 243 km SW | 1,205 | 50.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Laurent-sur-Gorre | 87 | 227 km SW | 1,378 | 43.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Aubin-le-Cloud | 79 | 255 km W | 1,648 | 33.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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