Villeneuve-sur-Cher
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 25.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 54 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Villeneuve-sur-Cher (INSEE 18285) is in Cher (18), part of CC FerCher. Population 402 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 25.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 54 % of the 18,023 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.45 | 10 | 4.46 |
| Housing mix | 0.93 | 5 | 4.65 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE SHOOTING). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE). [3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LA NOUE DE L'ANSE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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 | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE SHOOTING | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | CAMPING LA NOUE DE L'ANSE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 454 (2012) → 402 (2023): -11.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 425 (1990) → 402 (2023): -5.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 230, of which 3.5 % second homes and 14.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Florent-sur-Cher): 4.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Florent-sur-Cher): 3.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Florent-sur-Cher): 4.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Florent-sur-Cher): 4.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Villeneuve-sur-Cher): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 53 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CIVRAY weather station, 5.1 km away at 148 m; the village itself is at 123 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 5 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at CIVRAY, 5.1 km away at 148 m, over 15 summers. [10]
An average of 725 mm of rain a year, spread over 115 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST-FLORENT/CHER, 4.8 km away at 146 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 — 18285/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18285/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18285/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 18285/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 18207
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 18285
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soulignac | 33 | 324 km SW | 409 | 26.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 68 % · humidity 86 % |
| Trézilidé | 29 | 503 km NW | 405 | 32.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 39 % · humidity 71 % |
| Cère | 40 | 400 km SW | 420 | 31.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 89 % · humidity 64 % |
| La Thieuloye | 62 | 377 km N | 476 | 28.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 99 % · humidity 64 % |
| Nédonchel | 62 | 389 km N | 357 | 31.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 81 % · humidity 64 % |
| Verel-de-Montbel | 73 | 315 km SE | 341 | 31.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verel-de-Montbel | 73 | 315 km SE | 341 | 31.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 79 % |
| Soulignac | 33 | 324 km SW | 409 | 26.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 68 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Thieuloye | 62 | 377 km N | 476 | 28.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 99 % · humidity 64 % |
| Nédonchel | 62 | 389 km N | 357 | 31.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 81 % · humidity 64 % |
| Cère | 40 | 400 km SW | 420 | 31.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 89 % · humidity 64 % |
| Trézilidé | 29 | 503 km NW | 405 | 32.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 39 % · 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 Villeneuve-sur-Cher'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rumilly-lès-Vaudes | 10 | 194 km NE | 564 | 28.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bernac | 16 | 191 km SW | 465 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bignay | 17 | 249 km SW | 359 | 20 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gron | 18 | 41 km E | 470 | 22.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Mung | 17 | 259 km SW | 317 | 20.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-André-le-Bouchoux | 01 | 241 km SE | 409 | 32.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
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