Brou
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 51.4/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 62 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Brou (INSEE 28061) is in Eure-et-Loir (28), part of CC du Grand Châteaudun. Population 3,230 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/28061-brou
Vitality score
Vitality score 51.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)).
Better served than 62 % of the 6,695 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 | 0.48 | 25 | 12.07 |
| Social | 0.78 | 20 | 15.5 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.31 | 10 | 3.07 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.35 | 10 | 3.49 |
| Housing mix | 0.91 | 5 | 4.55 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (ATELIER DE L'OZANNE · LES DELICES DE BROU). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE DES HALLES). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SUPERETTE DE LA PLACE). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (SOBRODIS · ALDI MARCHE · INTERMARCHE). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (AU P'TIT BATEAU). [3,4]
10 × Restaurant (RAMS · L ASCALIER · LA GRANGE A PIZZA · ISTANBUL). [3,4]
4 × Café / bar (AU RELAIS DE LA GARE). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE DU CHAT PERCHE). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE JULES VERNE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT PAUL). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE FLORIMOND ROBERTET · COLLEGE ST PAUL). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ALBAN DANSET, MÉDECIN · ERIC CAMUS, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (SELARL PHARMACIE DES ACACIAS). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE BROU). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (STADE SCOLAIRE). [3]
8 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DU CENTRE · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL BROU · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUT AGRIC DU CTRE · AGENCE BROU · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT VAL FRANCE). [3]
7 × Hairdresser (S.N.B.C · DE MECHE AVEC VOUS · MG'HAIR). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
2 × Hotel (LE PLAT D'ETAIN · ADRIANO NANFACK). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (MAIRIE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | ATELIER DE L'OZANNE · LES DELICES DE BROU | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | BOUCHERIE DES HALLES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | SUPERETTE DE LA PLACE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 3 | SOBRODIS · ALDI MARCHE · INTERMARCHE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | AU P'TIT BATEAU | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 10 | RAMS · L ASCALIER · LA GRANGE A PIZZA · ISTANBUL | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 4 | AU RELAIS DE LA GARE | INSEE SIRENE 4 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE DU CHAT PERCHE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE JULES VERNE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT PAUL | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE FLORIMOND ROBERTET · COLLEGE ST PAUL | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | ALBAN DANSET, MÉDECIN · ERIC CAMUS, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | SELARL PHARMACIE DES ACACIAS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE BROU | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | STADE SCOLAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 8 | CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DU CENTRE · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL BROU · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUT AGRIC DU CTRE · AGENCE BROU · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT VAL FRANCE | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 7 | S.N.B.C · DE MECHE AVEC VOUS · MG'HAIR | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 2 | LE PLAT D'ETAIN · ADRIANO NANFACK | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | MAIRIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Wednesday matin place des Halles, rue des Changes, rue de la Chevalerie, place de l'Hôtel de Ville. [5]
Trajectory
Population 3,489 (2012) → 3,230 (2023): -7.4 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 3,803 (1990) → 3,230 (2023): -15.1 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,122, of which 4.5 % second homes and 15.9 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Brou): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Brou): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Brou): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Brou): 0.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Brou): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 49 days at or below 0 °C, over 25 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the BLANDAINVILLE weather station, 12.8 km away at 163 m; the village itself is at 161 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at BLANDAINVILLE, 12.8 km away at 163 m, over 24 summers. [10]
An average of 664 mm of rain a year, spread over 119 days — about 5.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at BROU, 1.8 km away at 154 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 28061/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— http://www.brou28.com/marches-hebdomadaires-brou-28— “Le marché de Brou a lieu toute l'année, le mercredi matin. Il s'étend dans tout le centre-ville : place des Halles, rue des Changes, rue de la Chevalerie, place de l'Hôtel de Ville…”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 28061/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 28061/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 28061/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 28061
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illiers-Combray | 28 | 11 km NE | 3,210 | 44.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Loupe | 28 | 31 km N | 3,191 | 52.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Veuzain-sur-Loire | 41 | 79 km S | 3,333 | 46.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 97 % |
| Puiseaux | 45 | 97 km E | 3,299 | 46.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 96 % |
| Mayet | 72 | 83 km SW | 3,187 | 36.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Seltz | 67 | 516 km E | 3,204 | 44.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illiers-Combray | 28 | 11 km NE | 3,210 | 44.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Loupe | 28 | 31 km N | 3,191 | 52.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Veuzain-sur-Loire | 41 | 79 km S | 3,333 | 46.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 97 % |
| Mayet | 72 | 83 km SW | 3,187 | 36.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Puiseaux | 45 | 97 km E | 3,299 | 46.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 96 % |
| Seltz | 67 | 516 km E | 3,204 | 44.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 96 % · 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 Brou'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illiers-Combray | 28 | 11 km NE | 3,210 | 44.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Loupe | 28 | 31 km N | 3,191 | 52.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mayet | 72 | 83 km SW | 3,187 | 36.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cossé-le-Vivien | 53 | 157 km W | 3,174 | 43.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bavay | 59 | 300 km NE | 3,249 | 55 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lorris | 45 | 106 km E | 2,996 | 65.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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