Sidiailles
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 11.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 13 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sidiailles (INSEE 18252) is in Cher (18), part of CC Berry Grand Sud. Population 294 (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 11.7/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 13 % of the 17,792 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.28 | 10 | 2.84 |
| Housing mix | 0.37 | 5 | 1.84 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE FOURNIL FLEURI). [3,4]
1 × Swimming pool (BASE NAUTIQUE). [3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LE FOURNIL FLEURI | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 1 | BASE NAUTIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 310 (2012) → 294 (2023): -5.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 375 (1990) → 294 (2023): -21.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 288, of which 31.6 % second homes and 11.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Sidiailles): 1.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Culan): 4.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Culan): 5.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Culan): 4.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Culan): 5.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 21 days a year at or above 30 °C and 63 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CHATEAUMEILLANT weather station, 9.9 km away at 243 m; the village itself is at 324 m. [10]
The village sits 81 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at PREVERANGES, 11.1 km away at 462 m, over 28 summers. [10]
That station sits 138 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 783 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CULAN, 5.5 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 — 18252/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18252/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18252/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18252/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 18252
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villac | 24 | 169 km SW | 295 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 51 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fransèches | 23 | 58 km S | 240 | 13.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 93 % · humidity 79 % |
| Sarrogna | 39 | 252 km E | 228 | 20 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 74 % · humidity 71 % |
| Sioniac | 19 | 175 km S | 246 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montcabrier | 46 | 239 km SW | 342 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 80 % · humidity 64 % |
| Grangues | 14 | 354 km NW | 288 | 14 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 54 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fransèches | 23 | 58 km S | 240 | 13.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 93 % · humidity 79 % |
| Villac | 24 | 169 km SW | 295 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 51 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sioniac | 19 | 175 km S | 246 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montcabrier | 46 | 239 km SW | 342 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 80 % · humidity 64 % |
| Sarrogna | 39 | 252 km E | 228 | 20 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 74 % · humidity 71 % |
| Grangues | 14 | 354 km NW | 288 | 14 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 54 % · 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 Sidiailles'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bœurs-en-Othe | 89 | 209 km NE | 334 | 12.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cortambert | 71 | 184 km E | 274 | 14.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Brosses | 89 | 155 km NE | 265 | 7.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rouzède | 16 | 163 km SW | 231 | 7.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Corquoy | 18 | 44 km N | 198 | 12.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lailly | 89 | 214 km NE | 199 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
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