Lignerolles
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 23.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 50 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Lignerolles (INSEE 27368) is in Eure (27), part of CA Evreux Portes de Normandie. Population 362 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/27368-lignerolles
Vitality score
Vitality score 23.5/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 50 % of the 18,059 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.73 | 5 | 3.67 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 286 (2012) → 362 (2023): 26.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 228 (1990) → 362 (2023): 58.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 173, of which 13.3 % second homes and 5.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Illiers-l'Évêque): 3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Illiers-l'Évêque): 2.8 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Marcilly-sur-Eure): 5.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Marcilly-sur-Eure): 5.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Lignerolles): 0 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 58 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LA COUTURE-BOUS weather station, 10.8 km away at 134 m; the village itself is at 141 m. [11]
An average of 637 mm of rain a year, spread over 117 days — about 5.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at COUDRES, 3.2 km away at 149 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 — 27368/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 27368/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 27368/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 27368/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 27350
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 27391
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 27368
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heuqueville | 27 | 49 km N | 353 | 17.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 91 % |
| Saint-Maurice-le-Vieil | 89 | 191 km SE | 370 | 23.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 74 % · winter 85 % |
| Mouy-sur-Seine | 77 | 152 km E | 353 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 91 % |
| Bezinghem | 62 | 198 km N | 367 | 22.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 67 % · winter 61 % |
| Retheuil | 02 | 137 km NE | 360 | 20 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 85 % |
| Balloy | 77 | 146 km E | 359 | 20.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 91 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heuqueville | 27 | 49 km N | 353 | 17.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 91 % |
| Retheuil | 02 | 137 km NE | 360 | 20 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 85 % |
| Balloy | 77 | 146 km E | 359 | 20.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 91 % |
| Mouy-sur-Seine | 77 | 152 km E | 353 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 91 % |
| Saint-Maurice-le-Vieil | 89 | 191 km SE | 370 | 23.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 74 % · winter 85 % |
| Bezinghem | 62 | 198 km N | 367 | 22.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 67 % · winter 61 % |
Elsewhere
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