Hanches
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 51.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 70 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Hanches (INSEE 28191) is in Eure-et-Loir (28), part of CC des Portes Euréliennes d'Ile de France. Population 2,696 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/28191-hanches
Vitality score
Vitality score 51.7/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 70 % of the 7,801 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 | 0.47 | 25 | 11.83 |
| Social | 0.63 | 20 | 12.58 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.2 | 10 | 1.97 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 0.79 | 10 | 7.94 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.69 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LEONIDAS · L'INSTANT BISCUITHE). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (SUPERU). [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (LOUISE · LES DELICES DU PORTUGAL · DELLA CASA UGO ANTICA ROMA · ROYAL HANCHES). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE EMMANUEL CHENEAU). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE HANCHES). [3,4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE HANCHES). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE DES SPORTS ROGER HENANFF). [3]
1 × Bank (BFI 28). [3]
5 × Hairdresser (THIERRY LOTHMANN · MELANIE COIFFURE · JOLIES MOMES · MAUDTIFF · ESCALE COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Pharmacy.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Post office / agence postale. [4,3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | LEONIDAS · L'INSTANT BISCUITHE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | SUPERU | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 4 | LOUISE · LES DELICES DU PORTUGAL · DELLA CASA UGO ANTICA ROMA · ROYAL HANCHES | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE EMMANUEL CHENEAU | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE HANCHES | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 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 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE HANCHES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLE DES SPORTS ROGER HENANFF | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | BFI 28 | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 5 | THIERRY LOTHMANN · MELANIE COIFFURE · JOLIES MOMES · MAUDTIFF · ESCALE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 2,662 (2012) → 2,696 (2023): 1.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 2,084 (1990) → 2,696 (2023): 29.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,202, of which 3.1 % second homes and 5.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Martin-de-Nigelles): 1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Hanches): 0.6 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Épernon): 2.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Épernon): 2.7 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Hanches): 0.1 km to the west (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. [11]
Measured at the HOUX weather station, 4.2 km away at 107 m; the village itself is at 113 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at CHARTRES, 18.7 km away at 155 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 631 mm of rain a year, spread over 113 days — about 5.6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at HOUX, 4.2 km away at 107 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 — 28191/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 28191/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 28191/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 28191/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 28352
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 28191
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 28140
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Broque | 67 | 410 km E | 2,625 | 58.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pierres | 28 | 5.7 km W | 2,788 | 46.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Domloup | 35 | 242 km W | 3,877 | 48.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 57 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tavaux | 39 | 331 km SE | 3,888 | 42.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pont-à-Marcq | 59 | 239 km NE | 3,016 | 53.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Moult-Chicheboville | 14 | 144 km NW | 3,441 | 42.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierres | 28 | 5.7 km W | 2,788 | 46.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Moult-Chicheboville | 14 | 144 km NW | 3,441 | 42.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pont-à-Marcq | 59 | 239 km NE | 3,016 | 53.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Domloup | 35 | 242 km W | 3,877 | 48.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 57 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tavaux | 39 | 331 km SE | 3,888 | 42.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Broque | 67 | 410 km E | 2,625 | 58.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Hanches'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierres | 28 | 5.7 km W | 2,788 | 46.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Schirmeck | 67 | 411 km E | 2,056 | 58.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cherré-Au | 72 | 87 km SW | 2,758 | 55.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Arc-lès-Gray | 70 | 320 km E | 2,393 | 50.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Amarin | 68 | 407 km E | 2,173 | 53.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Menneval | 27 | 94 km NW | 1,527 | 49.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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