Villegenon
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 13.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 29 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Villegenon (INSEE 18284) is in Cher (18), part of CC Pays Fort Sancerrois Val de Loire. Population 217 (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 13.8/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 29 % of the 16,488 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 | 0.33 | 10 | 3.35 |
| Housing mix | 0.4 | 5 | 2.02 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LA RECREATION GOURMANDE). [3,4]
1 × Hairdresser (C DANS L'HAIR). [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 | LA RECREATION GOURMANDE | 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 | 1 | C DANS L'HAIR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 229 (2012) → 217 (2023): -5.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 260 (1990) → 217 (2023): -16.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 178, of which 29.8 % second homes and 14.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Vailly-sur-Sauldre): 4.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Vailly-sur-Sauldre): 4.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Vailly-sur-Sauldre): 5 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Vailly-sur-Sauldre): 5 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Vailly-sur-Sauldre): 5 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 12 days a year at or above 30 °C and 57 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the VAILLY/SAULDRE weather station, 3.2 km away at 226 m; the village itself is at 289 m. [9]
The village sits 63 m above 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at VAILLY/SAULDRE, 3.2 km away at 226 m, over 15 summers. [9]
That station sits 63 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 795 mm of rain a year, spread over 124 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at VAILLY/SAULDRE, 3.2 km away at 226 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18284/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18284/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18284/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18284/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 18269
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Escalans | 40 | 429 km SW | 215 | 15.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Claudon | 88 | 265 km E | 218 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ars-les-Favets | 63 | 138 km S | 220 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 57 % · humidity 79 % |
| Vaudevant | 07 | 301 km SE | 223 | 19.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 79 % |
| Sergeac | 24 | 293 km SW | 215 | 22.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 18 % · winter 89 % · humidity 71 % |
| Buxeuil | 36 | 77 km SW | 214 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buxeuil | 36 | 77 km SW | 214 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ars-les-Favets | 63 | 138 km S | 220 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 57 % · humidity 79 % |
| Claudon | 88 | 265 km E | 218 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sergeac | 24 | 293 km SW | 215 | 22.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 18 % · winter 89 % · humidity 71 % |
| Vaudevant | 07 | 301 km SE | 223 | 19.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 79 % |
| Escalans | 40 | 429 km SW | 215 | 15.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Villegenon'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claudon | 88 | 265 km E | 218 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pensol | 87 | 244 km SW | 186 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cisai-Saint-Aubin | 61 | 225 km NW | 184 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bize | 65 | 515 km S | 208 | 8.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Beaumont-Village | 37 | 109 km W | 239 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montrol-Sénard | 87 | 199 km SW | 249 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
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