Pierres
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 46.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 49 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Pierres (INSEE 28298) is in Eure-et-Loir (28), part of CC des Portes Euréliennes d'Ile de France. Population 2,788 (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/28298-pierres
Vitality score
Vitality score 46.2/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 49 % of the 7,581 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 | 0.51 | 20 | 10.26 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.2 | 10 | 1.97 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.66 | 10 | 6.63 |
| 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]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (RAGUENEAU). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (ALDI · CARREFOUR MARKET). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (POISONNERIE JEAN MARIE ET FILS). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (STREET PIZZA). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE RELAIS DE PIERRES). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE 2 CLEF DES CHAMPS). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE CLE DES CHAMPS). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE SAINT-GILLES). [3,4]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SYNDICAT CULTURE SPORT ET LOISIRS). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (DANS L'HAIR DU TEMPS). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), GP (médecin généraliste), Post office / agence postale, Library. [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | RAGUENEAU | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Supermarket | 2 | ALDI · CARREFOUR MARKET | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | POISONNERIE JEAN MARIE ET FILS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 2 | STREET PIZZA | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE RELAIS DE PIERRES | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE 2 CLEF DES CHAMPS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE CLE DES CHAMPS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE SAINT-GILLES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 1 | SYNDICAT CULTURE SPORT ET LOISIRS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | DANS L'HAIR DU TEMPS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 2,835 (2012) → 2,788 (2023): -1.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 2,398 (1990) → 2,788 (2023): 16.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,375, of which 3.1 % second homes and 4.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Pierres): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Pierres): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Maintenon): 0.8 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Pierres): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Pierres): 0.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
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, 4.8 km away at 107 m; the village itself is at 101 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at CHARTRES, 15.2 km away at 155 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 54 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 631 mm of rain a year, spread over 113 days — about 5.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at HOUX, 4.8 km away at 107 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 — 28298/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 28298/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 28298/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 28298/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 28298
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 28227
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Fins | 25 | 413 km E | 3,048 | 42.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 72 % · winter 5 % |
| Hanches | 28 | 5.7 km E | 2,696 | 51.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pleuven | 29 | 422 km W | 3,311 | 47.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 45 % · humidity 93 % |
| Avesnelles | 59 | 242 km NE | 2,232 | 53.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cherré-Au | 72 | 82 km SW | 2,758 | 55.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chanas | 38 | 440 km SE | 2,706 | 59.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 91 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanches | 28 | 5.7 km E | 2,696 | 51.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cherré-Au | 72 | 82 km SW | 2,758 | 55.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Avesnelles | 59 | 242 km NE | 2,232 | 53.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Fins | 25 | 413 km E | 3,048 | 42.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 72 % · winter 5 % |
| Pleuven | 29 | 422 km W | 3,311 | 47.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 45 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chanas | 38 | 440 km SE | 2,706 | 59.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 91 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Pierres'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanches | 28 | 5.7 km E | 2,696 | 51.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cherré-Au | 72 | 82 km SW | 2,758 | 55.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Damelevières | 54 | 355 km E | 3,080 | 41.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Arc-lès-Gray | 70 | 324 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 | 412 km E | 2,173 | 53.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vrigne aux Bois | 08 | 271 km NE | 3,518 | 51.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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