Santranges
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 19.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 30 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Santranges (INSEE 18243) is in Cher (18), part of CC Pays Fort Sancerrois Val de Loire. Population 440 (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 19.8/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 30 % of the 17,945 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.63 | 10 | 6.28 |
| Housing mix | 0.53 | 5 | 2.63 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SANTRANGES AP). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Library. [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) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE | 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 | 1 | SANTRANGES AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 417 (2012) → 440 (2023): 5.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 390 (1990) → 440 (2023): 12.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 329, of which 23.7 % second homes and 11.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Belleville-sur-Loire): 6.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Belleville-sur-Loire): 6 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Beaulieu-sur-Loire): 6 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Beaulieu-sur-Loire): 6 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Santranges): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 19 days a year at or above 30 °C and 65 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LERE weather station, 10.1 km away at 139 m; the village itself is at 196 m. [11]
The village sits 57 m above 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at LERE, 10.1 km away at 139 m, over 28 summers. [11]
That station sits 57 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 723 mm of rain a year, spread over 117 days — about 6.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LERE, 10.1 km away at 139 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 — 18243/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18243/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18243/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18243/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 18026
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 45029
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 18243
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paussac-et-Saint-Vivien | 24 | 294 km SW | 444 | 19.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 88 % · humidity 71 % |
| Épineuil-le-Fleuriel | 18 | 105 km S | 436 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 79 % · winter 91 % |
| Marsolan | 32 | 432 km SW | 438 | 20.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 51 % · humidity 29 % |
| Morogues | 18 | 32 km SW | 424 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 62 % · humidity 93 % |
| Jouillat | 23 | 152 km SW | 387 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Châtenet-en-Dognon | 87 | 201 km SW | 407 | 18 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 97 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morogues | 18 | 32 km SW | 424 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 62 % · humidity 93 % |
| Épineuil-le-Fleuriel | 18 | 105 km S | 436 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 79 % · winter 91 % |
| Jouillat | 23 | 152 km SW | 387 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Châtenet-en-Dognon | 87 | 201 km SW | 407 | 18 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 97 % |
| Paussac-et-Saint-Vivien | 24 | 294 km SW | 444 | 19.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 88 % · humidity 71 % |
| Marsolan | 32 | 432 km SW | 438 | 20.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 51 % · humidity 29 % |
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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 Santranges'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jouillat | 23 | 152 km SW | 387 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Bonnet-de-Bellac | 87 | 202 km SW | 452 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ligny-en-Brionnais | 71 | 177 km SE | 375 | 20.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lenax | 03 | 155 km SE | 257 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Arpheuilles-Saint-Priest | 03 | 142 km S | 383 | 22.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villiers-Saint-Benoît | 89 | 45 km NE | 427 | 31.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
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