Le Subdray
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 37.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 58 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Le Subdray (INSEE 18255) is in Cher (18), part of CA Bourges Plus. Population 967 (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/18255-le-subdray
Vitality score
Vitality score 37.9/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 58 % of the 14,521 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 | 0.48 | 20 | 9.5 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.85 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (BEL'ILE TROCK · LA FORGE · LE SOLLIER). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE L'ENCRE ET LA PLUME). [3]
3 × Hotel (FORMULE 1 · NOVOTEL BOURGES · IBIS BUDGET). [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 | 3 | BEL'ILE TROCK · LA FORGE · LE SOLLIER | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE L'ENCRE ET LA PLUME | 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 | 3 | FORMULE 1 · NOVOTEL BOURGES · IBIS BUDGET | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [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 993 (2012) → 967 (2023): -2.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 478 (1990) → 967 (2023): 102.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 391, of which 1.5 % second homes and 3.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Florent-sur-Cher): 3.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Florent-sur-Cher): 2.3 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Florent-sur-Cher): 3.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Florent-sur-Cher): 3.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Le Subdray): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 19 days a year at or above 30 °C and 43 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the BOURGES weather station, 7.4 km away at 161 m; the village itself is at 159 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at BOURGES, 7.4 km away at 161 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 725 mm of rain a year, spread over 115 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST-FLORENT/CHER, 4.2 km away at 146 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
44 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 195,000 € — 1,100 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Cher is 956 € per m², so this commune sits above 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
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18255/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18255/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18255/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18255/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 18207
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 18255
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brie | 35 | 307 km W | 988 | 34.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Osselle-Routelle | 25 | 270 km E | 961 | 32 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Macey | 10 | 187 km NE | 975 | 32.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Maurice | 63 | 166 km SE | 968 | 31.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gourlizon | 29 | 505 km W | 949 | 31.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pouillé-les-Côteaux | 44 | 266 km W | 1,033 | 27.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Maurice | 63 | 166 km SE | 968 | 31.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Macey | 10 | 187 km NE | 975 | 32.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pouillé-les-Côteaux | 44 | 266 km W | 1,033 | 27.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 93 % |
| Osselle-Routelle | 25 | 270 km E | 961 | 32 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Brie | 35 | 307 km W | 988 | 34.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gourlizon | 29 | 505 km W | 949 | 31.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Le Subdray'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chanteloup | 79 | 216 km W | 985 | 31.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Éparres | 38 | 283 km SE | 1,028 | 24.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bressolles | 03 | 94 km SE | 1,143 | 24.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fromentières | 53 | 242 km NW | 848 | 32.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Arnoult-des-Bois | 28 | 182 km NW | 897 | 32.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marsangy | 89 | 142 km NE | 870 | 33.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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