Vernais
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 14.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 38 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Vernais (INSEE 18276) is in Cher (18), part of CC Coeur de France. Population 179 (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 14.4/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 38 % of the 15,296 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.2 | 10 | 2.02 |
| Housing mix | 0.78 | 5 | 3.91 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (JOAQUIM). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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) | 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 | 1 | JOAQUIM | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 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 216 (2012) → 179 (2023): -17.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 255 (1990) → 179 (2023): -29.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 110, of which 10.9 % second homes and 10.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Ainay-le-Château): 6.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Charenton-du-Cher): 6.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Ainay-le-Château): 6.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Ainay-le-Château): 6.8 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Bannegon): 3.9 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 20 days a year at or above 30 °C and 48 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST-AMAND-MTROND weather station, 16.3 km away at 177 m; the village itself is at 187 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 8 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ST-AMAND-MTROND, 16.3 km away at 177 m, over 15 summers. [11]
An average of 796 mm of rain a year, spread over 124 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LE PONDY, 6.9 km away at 171 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 — 18276/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18276/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18276/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18276/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03003
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 18052
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 18021
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Thérence | 03 | 59 km S | 179 | 22.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 50 % |
| Saint-Avit | 47 | 312 km SW | 185 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
| Péchaudier | 81 | 363 km S | 183 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 21 % · winter 61 % · humidity 79 % |
| Galiax | 32 | 409 km SW | 186 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 73 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Élix-d'Astarac | 32 | 394 km SW | 187 | 23.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
| Angerville | 14 | 343 km NW | 184 | 23.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 70 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Thérence | 03 | 59 km S | 179 | 22.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 50 % |
| Saint-Avit | 47 | 312 km SW | 185 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
| Angerville | 14 | 343 km NW | 184 | 23.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 70 % · humidity 71 % |
| Péchaudier | 81 | 363 km S | 183 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 21 % · winter 61 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Élix-d'Astarac | 32 | 394 km SW | 187 | 23.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
| Galiax | 32 | 409 km SW | 186 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 73 % · 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 Vernais'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Palais-de-Phiolin | 17 | 290 km SW | 214 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Espéchède | 64 | 446 km SW | 165 | 11.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chélan | 32 | 417 km SW | 172 | 8.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nonac | 16 | 254 km SW | 266 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Taillant | 17 | 273 km W | 204 | 16.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fenioux | 17 | 272 km W | 158 | 12.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
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