Vierzon
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 72.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 75 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Vierzon (INSEE 18279) is in Cher (18), part of CC Vierzon-Sologne-Berry. Population 25,068 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/18279-vierzon
Vitality score
Vitality score 72.1/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 75 % of the 941 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 | 0.74 | 25 | 18.43 |
| Social | 0.99 | 20 | 19.89 |
| Education | 0.8 | 10 | 8.03 |
| Health | 0.61 | 10 | 6.08 |
| Public & culture | 0.26 | 5 | 1.28 |
| Population trend | 0.28 | 10 | 2.78 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.8 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
13 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LAMIRAULT JEAN-NOEL · BATARAY · LA BOULANGERIE DE MARIE BLACHERE · AU BON PAIN). [3,4]
8 × Butcher (boucherie) (L'ORIENTAL · GRAND FRAIS · LAGRANGE TRAITEUR ET DISTRIBUTION). [3,4]
12 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LE JARDIN DE BOURGNEUF · EPICERIE · EPIPAPU · LA LUNA). [3,4]
8 × Supermarket (CENTRE LECLERC · SNC LIDL · INTERMARCHE · ALDI · CARREFOUR MARKET). [3,4]
63 × Restaurant (BUFFALO GRILL · PAT A PAIN · FRANCE RESTAURATION RAPIDE · ADRIENNE ET JEAN · LA SCALA). [3,4]
36 × Café / bar (CHEZ RACHEL · LE DOUBLE M · CARIBOU · L OASIS · L'ESTORIL). [4]
7 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE COLOMBIER · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE PUITS BERTEAU · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE BOURGNEUF · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE FAY PARMENTIER · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE MAURICE CARON). [3]
13 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB CHAILLOT-PREVERT · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE COLOMBIER · ECOLE PRIMAIRE JOLIOT-CURIE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE FAY A · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE BOURGNEUF). [3]
4 × Collège (COLLEGE EDOUARD VAILLANT · COLLEGE ALBERT CAMUS · COLLEGE FERNAND LEGER · COLLEGE PRIVE NOTRE DAME). [3]
8 × GP (médecin généraliste) (YACINE RAHMANI, MÉDECIN · MUSTAPHA ACHIOU, MÉDECIN · JACQUES BEAUDOIN, MÉDECIN · GERALDINE SERVANT, MÉDECIN · AMEL KERMAD, MÉDECIN). [3]
7 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU BEFFROI · PHARMACIE NOUVELLE · PHARMACIE DU PUITS BERTEAU · SNC PHARMACIE SAINT MARTIN · SELARL PHARMACIE DE L AVENUE). [3,4]
4 × Post office / agence postale (VIERZON FORGES CARREFOUR M RP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE PAUL ELUARD). [3]
1 × Cinema (CINE LUMIERE). [3]
5 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE SELLIER · GYMNASE ALBERT CAMUS · SALLE MUNICIPALE · COMPLEXE EDOUARD VAILLANT · GYMNASE FERNAND LEGER). [3]
12 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DU CENTRE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE VIERZON · CCF · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUT AGRIC DU CTRE · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE LOIRE-CENTRE). [3]
30 × Hairdresser (LA TETE AILLEURS · COIFF'ECO · BOUCLE D'OR · SAINT ALGUE). [3,4]
7 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
10 × Hotel (HOTEL LE CONTINENTAL · ARCHE HOTEL · HOTEL RESTAURANT MARMOTTE · PREMIERE CLASSE · CAMPANILE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL DE BELLON). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 4 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Butcher (boucherie), 3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 23 × Restaurant, 3 × Pharmacy, 5 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 13 | LAMIRAULT JEAN-NOEL · BATARAY · LA BOULANGERIE DE MARIE BLACHERE · AU BON PAIN | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 8 | L'ORIENTAL · GRAND FRAIS · LAGRANGE TRAITEUR ET DISTRIBUTION | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 12 | LE JARDIN DE BOURGNEUF · EPICERIE · EPIPAPU · LA LUNA | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 19 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 8 | CENTRE LECLERC · SNC LIDL · INTERMARCHE · ALDI · CARREFOUR MARKET | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Restaurant | 63 | BUFFALO GRILL · PAT A PAIN · FRANCE RESTAURATION RAPIDE · ADRIENNE ET JEAN · LA SCALA | INSEE BPE 63 / INSEE SIRENE 106 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 36 | CHEZ RACHEL · LE DOUBLE M · CARIBOU · L OASIS · L'ESTORIL | INSEE SIRENE 36 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 7 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE COLOMBIER · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE PUITS BERTEAU · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE BOURGNEUF · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE FAY PARMENTIER · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE MAURICE CARON | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 13 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB CHAILLOT-PREVERT · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE COLOMBIER · ECOLE PRIMAIRE JOLIOT-CURIE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE FAY A · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE BOURGNEUF | INSEE BPE 13 [3] |
| Collège | 4 | COLLEGE EDOUARD VAILLANT · COLLEGE ALBERT CAMUS · COLLEGE FERNAND LEGER · COLLEGE PRIVE NOTRE DAME | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 8 | YACINE RAHMANI, MÉDECIN · MUSTAPHA ACHIOU, MÉDECIN · JACQUES BEAUDOIN, MÉDECIN · GERALDINE SERVANT, MÉDECIN · AMEL KERMAD, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 7 | PHARMACIE DU BEFFROI · PHARMACIE NOUVELLE · PHARMACIE DU PUITS BERTEAU · SNC PHARMACIE SAINT MARTIN · SELARL PHARMACIE DE L AVENUE | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 4 | VIERZON FORGES CARREFOUR M RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MEDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE PAUL ELUARD | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | CINE LUMIERE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 5 | GYMNASE SELLIER · GYMNASE ALBERT CAMUS · SALLE MUNICIPALE · COMPLEXE EDOUARD VAILLANT · GYMNASE FERNAND LEGER | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 12 | CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DU CENTRE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE VIERZON · CCF · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUT AGRIC DU CTRE · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE LOIRE-CENTRE | INSEE BPE 12 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 30 | LA TETE AILLEURS · COIFF'ECO · BOUCLE D'OR · SAINT ALGUE | INSEE BPE 30 / INSEE SIRENE 44 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 7 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 10 | HOTEL LE CONTINENTAL · ARCHE HOTEL · HOTEL RESTAURANT MARMOTTE · PREMIERE CLASSE · CAMPANILE | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 15 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL DE BELLON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 27,081 (2012) → 25,068 (2023): -7.4 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 32,235 (1990) → 25,068 (2023): -22.2 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 15,110, of which 2 % second homes and 15.5 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Vierzon): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Vierzon): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Vierzon): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Vierzon): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Vierzon): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 41 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the VIERZON weather station, 1.9 km away at 155 m; the village itself is at 103 m. [10]
The village sits 52 m below 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 8 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at VIERZON, 1.9 km away at 155 m, over 15 summers. [10]
That station sits 52 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 794 mm of rain a year, spread over 119 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at VIERZON, 1.9 km away at 155 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
1,706 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 79,550 € — 889 € per m² of built surface. [11]
695 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 48,000 € — 745 € per m². [11]
The median across Cher is 956 € per m², so this commune sits about level with 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 — 18279/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-06— https://data.datatourisme.fr/15/97c2be4b-3315-3941-948f-6c729a82e471— “Marché Hebdomadaire Place Julien Rousseau”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18279/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18279/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18279/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 18279
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernon | 27 | 213 km N | 25,290 | 74.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 95 % |
| Libourne | 33 | 313 km SW | 25,036 | 78.5 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Béthune | 62 | 370 km N | 25,224 | 76.2 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 81 % · humidity 50 % |
| Saintes | 17 | 264 km SW | 25,363 | 76.3 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 82 % · humidity 86 % |
| Laon | 02 | 285 km NE | 24,220 | 75.5 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 81 % · humidity 50 % |
| Muret | 31 | 422 km S | 26,079 | 71.5 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernon | 27 | 213 km N | 25,290 | 74.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 95 % |
| Saintes | 17 | 264 km SW | 25,363 | 76.3 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 82 % · humidity 86 % |
| Laon | 02 | 285 km NE | 24,220 | 75.5 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 81 % · humidity 50 % |
| Libourne | 33 | 313 km SW | 25,036 | 78.5 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Béthune | 62 | 370 km N | 25,224 | 76.2 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 81 % · humidity 50 % |
| Muret | 31 | 422 km S | 26,079 | 71.5 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 96 % · 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 Vierzon'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cluses | 74 | 368 km E | 17,795 | 65.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Persan | 95 | 215 km N | 14,359 | 54.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| L'Isle-Adam | 95 | 211 km N | 12,493 | 62.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Eaubonne | 95 | 197 km N | 26,211 | 66.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Beaumont-sur-Oise | 95 | 214 km N | 10,232 | 49.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Tarbes | 65 | 470 km S | 44,399 | 85.2 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
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