Vignoux-sur-Barangeon
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 44.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 54 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Vignoux-sur-Barangeon (INSEE 18281) is in Cher (18), part of CC Vierzon-Sologne-Berry. Population 2,026 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 44.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 54 % of the 9,528 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 | 0.39 | 25 | 9.84 |
| Social | 0.39 | 20 | 7.77 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.6 | 10 | 5.99 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.62 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (JEROME CHARCUTIER TRAITEUR). [3]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LA FERME DE VILLEMENARD). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (CAFE DU CENTRE · LA FORGE · JOJO ROTISSERIE). [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JACQUES GALLOUX, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (VIGNOUX SUR BARANGEON AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE GEORGE SAND). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (MARION G). [3,4]
1 × Hotel. [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Café / bar. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | JEROME CHARCUTIER TRAITEUR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | LA FERME DE VILLEMENARD | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | CAFE DU CENTRE · LA FORGE · JOJO ROTISSERIE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | JACQUES GALLOUX, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | VIGNOUX SUR BARANGEON AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE GEORGE SAND | 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 | 2 | MARION G | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 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 2,144 (2012) → 2,026 (2023): -5.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,844 (1990) → 2,026 (2023): 9.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 984, of which 3.8 % second homes and 3.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Vignoux-sur-Barangeon): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Vignoux-sur-Barangeon): 0.5 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Vignoux-sur-Barangeon): 0.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Foëcy): 2.9 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Vignoux-sur-Barangeon): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 55 days at or below 0 °C, over 10 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the QUINCY_SA weather station, 7.7 km away at 128 m; the village itself is at 109 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at QUINCY_SA, 7.7 km away at 128 m, over 11 summers. [10]
An average of 758 mm of rain a year, spread over 117 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MEHUN-SUR-YEVRE, 7 km away at 122 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 — 18281/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18281/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18281/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18281/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 18281
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 18096
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foëcy | 18 | 2.8 km S | 2,046 | 41.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Châteauneuf-le-Rouge | 13 | 491 km SE | 2,376 | 50.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lencloître | 86 | 147 km W | 2,483 | 49.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Valloire-sur-Cisse | 41 | 78 km NW | 2,385 | 46.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Port-Sainte-Marie | 47 | 356 km SW | 1,887 | 46.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 18 % · winter 80 % · humidity 43 % |
| Chevannes | 89 | 117 km NE | 2,137 | 53.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foëcy | 18 | 2.8 km S | 2,046 | 41.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Valloire-sur-Cisse | 41 | 78 km NW | 2,385 | 46.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chevannes | 89 | 117 km NE | 2,137 | 53.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lencloître | 86 | 147 km W | 2,483 | 49.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Port-Sainte-Marie | 47 | 356 km SW | 1,887 | 46.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 18 % · winter 80 % · humidity 43 % |
| Châteauneuf-le-Rouge | 13 | 491 km SE | 2,376 | 50.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 70 % · 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 Vignoux-sur-Barangeon'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foëcy | 18 | 2.8 km S | 2,046 | 41.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lencloître | 86 | 147 km W | 2,483 | 49.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chevannes | 89 | 117 km NE | 2,137 | 53.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Semblançay | 37 | 124 km W | 2,200 | 49.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Wingersheim les Quatre Bans | 67 | 440 km NE | 2,342 | 53.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Arches | 88 | 342 km E | 1,617 | 49.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
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