Coulombs
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 34.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 33 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Coulombs (INSEE 28113) is in Eure-et-Loir (28), part of CC des Portes Euréliennes d'Ile de France. Population 1,363 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [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 34.1/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 33 % of the 12,273 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 | 0.13 | 25 | 3.28 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.43 | 10 | 4.32 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 0.6 | 10 | 5.96 |
| Housing mix | 0.85 | 5 | 4.23 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (BAR RESTAURANT LE CYGNE · KOB THAI TRAITEUR). [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE MAURICE GLEDEL). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE MAURICE GLEDEL). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PEDRO DE ROA GARCIA MORA, MÉDECIN · VIRGINIE LANG, MÉDECIN · GERALDINE CLAVIER, MÉDECIN · FILIPE PESQUEIRA, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE COULOMBS). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (ORIGIN ' HAIR · BETTY COIFFURE · MEL'HAIR). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (LA DEMEURE DES PETITS PRINCES). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Café / bar, Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [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) | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 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 | 2 | BAR RESTAURANT LE CYGNE · KOB THAI TRAITEUR | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE MAURICE GLEDEL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE MAURICE GLEDEL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | PEDRO DE ROA GARCIA MORA, MÉDECIN · VIRGINIE LANG, MÉDECIN · GERALDINE CLAVIER, MÉDECIN · FILIPE PESQUEIRA, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [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 | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE COULOMBS | 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 | 3 | ORIGIN ' HAIR · BETTY COIFFURE · MEL'HAIR | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | LA DEMEURE DES PETITS PRINCES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| 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 1,466 (2012) → 1,363 (2023): -7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,244 (1990) → 1,363 (2023): 9.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 718, of which 7.7 % second homes and 9.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Nogent-le-Roi): 0.6 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Nogent-le-Roi): 0.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Coulombs): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Nogent-le-Roi): 0.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Coulombs): 0.4 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 62 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the HOUX weather station, 11 km away at 107 m; the village itself is at 94 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at MARVILLE_SAPC, 12.5 km away at 153 m, over 25 summers. [10]
That station sits 59 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 609 mm of rain a year, spread over 112 days — about 5.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CHAUDON, 4.1 km away at 92 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 — 28113/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 28113/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 28113/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 28113/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 28279
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 28113
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sermaise | 91 | 42 km E | 1,617 | 27.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Grandfontaine | 25 | 363 km SE | 1,827 | 43.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bourgneuf | 17 | 337 km SW | 1,463 | 35.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 38 % · humidity 57 % |
| Orsan | 30 | 557 km SE | 1,190 | 36.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 41 % · humidity 36 % |
| Dannemarie-sur-Crète | 25 | 361 km SE | 1,486 | 31.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Massongy | 74 | 443 km SE | 1,770 | 31.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 69 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sermaise | 91 | 42 km E | 1,617 | 27.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bourgneuf | 17 | 337 km SW | 1,463 | 35.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 38 % · humidity 57 % |
| Dannemarie-sur-Crète | 25 | 361 km SE | 1,486 | 31.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Grandfontaine | 25 | 363 km SE | 1,827 | 43.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Massongy | 74 | 443 km SE | 1,770 | 31.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 69 % · humidity 86 % |
| Orsan | 30 | 557 km SE | 1,190 | 36.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 41 % · humidity 36 % |
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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 Coulombs'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grandfontaine | 25 | 363 km SE | 1,827 | 43.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dannemarie-sur-Crète | 25 | 361 km SE | 1,486 | 31.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Oncy-sur-École | 91 | 75 km SE | 1,042 | 33.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fortschwihr | 68 | 441 km E | 1,198 | 39.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Challex | 01 | 432 km SE | 1,632 | 28.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Boussières | 25 | 365 km SE | 1,208 | 35.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
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