Thaumiers
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 34.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 79 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Thaumiers (INSEE 18261) is in Cher (18), part of CC le Dunois. Population 387 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/18261-thaumiers
Vitality score
Vitality score 34.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 79 % of the 18,035 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.51 | 10 | 5.1 |
| Housing mix | 0.69 | 5 | 3.45 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (LA TENDRESSE). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LE PAJERRY). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (THAUMIERS AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (NOEMIE COIFFURE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [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) | 1 | LA TENDRESSE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | LE PAJERRY | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 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 | THAUMIERS AP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | NOEMIE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 415 (2012) → 387 (2023): -6.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 383 (1990) → 387 (2023): 1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 283, of which 15.5 % second homes and 17.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Dun-sur-Auron): 9.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Thaumiers): 1.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Dun-sur-Auron): 9.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Dun-sur-Auron): 9.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Thaumiers): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 28 days a year at or above 30 °C and 60 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the DUN weather station, 9.1 km away at 160 m; the village itself is at 180 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 5 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at DUN-SUR-AURON, 11.8 km away at 167 m, over 15 summers. [10]
An average of 796 mm of rain a year, spread over 124 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LE PONDY, 2.3 km away at 171 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
43 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 70,000 € — 658 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Cher is 956 € per m², so this commune sits below 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 — 18261/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18261/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18261/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18261/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 18087
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 18261
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gorre | 87 | 176 km SW | 388 | 34 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Harmoye | 22 | 454 km NW | 386 | 33.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 72 % · humidity 71 % |
| Solférino | 40 | 408 km SW | 374 | 27.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 74 % · humidity 79 % |
| Deux-Chaises | 03 | 57 km SE | 377 | 30 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 95 % · humidity 71 % |
| Bétête | 23 | 68 km SW | 389 | 24.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 84 % · humidity 64 % |
| Panjas | 32 | 397 km SW | 431 | 28 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 50 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deux-Chaises | 03 | 57 km SE | 377 | 30 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 95 % · humidity 71 % |
| Bétête | 23 | 68 km SW | 389 | 24.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 84 % · humidity 64 % |
| Gorre | 87 | 176 km SW | 388 | 34 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Panjas | 32 | 397 km SW | 431 | 28 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 50 % · humidity 57 % |
| Solférino | 40 | 408 km SW | 374 | 27.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 74 % · humidity 79 % |
| La Harmoye | 22 | 454 km NW | 386 | 33.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 72 % · humidity 71 % |
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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 Thaumiers'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montagnac-la-Crempse | 24 | 262 km SW | 378 | 27.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fabas | 09 | 431 km S | 354 | 21.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gout-Rossignol | 24 | 235 km SW | 360 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Breuil | 03 | 105 km SE | 524 | 25.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sérilhac | 19 | 206 km S | 275 | 27.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Jean-Lagineste | 46 | 231 km S | 378 | 25.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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