Ardentes
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 35.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 7 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Ardentes (INSEE 36005) is in Indre (36), part of CA Châteauroux Métropole. Population 3,715 (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/36005-ardentes
Vitality score
Vitality score 35.3/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 7 % of the 5,994 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 | 0.2 | 25 | 5.12 |
| Social | 0.46 | 20 | 9.21 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.56 | 10 | 5.58 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.6 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE FOURNIL ARDENTAIS · BOULANGERIE BAUDIN). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (G&D BAERT DISTRIBUTION). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (COCCINELLE SUPERMARCHE). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (LA TOSCANA). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (LE BEST OF). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE ANTOINE FEE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LES DEUX RIVES). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE STANISLAS LIMOUSIN). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (DIANA POPA, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (LA PHARMACIE DES TOURNESOLS). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE ALEREA · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DES GRANDS BUISSONS). [3]
1 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE). [3]
7 × Hairdresser (COIFFURE FLORENCE · NAGGA · SANDRA COIFFURE · AURELIE HAIR LIBRE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | LE FOURNIL ARDENTAIS · BOULANGERIE BAUDIN | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | G&D BAERT DISTRIBUTION | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | COCCINELLE SUPERMARCHE | 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 | 3 | LA TOSCANA | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | LE BEST OF | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE ANTOINE FEE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LES DEUX RIVES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE STANISLAS LIMOUSIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | DIANA POPA, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | LA PHARMACIE DES TOURNESOLS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | GYMNASE ALEREA · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DES GRANDS BUISSONS | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 7 | COIFFURE FLORENCE · NAGGA · SANDRA COIFFURE · AURELIE HAIR LIBRE | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| 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 3,799 (2012) → 3,715 (2023): -2.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 3,511 (1990) → 3,715 (2023): 5.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,996, of which 4 % second homes and 8.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Ardentes): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Ardentes): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Ardentes): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Ardentes): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Ardentes): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 19 days a year at or above 30 °C and 49 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the JEU-LES-BOIS-AUTO weather station, 9.3 km away at 185 m; the village itself is at 163 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at JEU-LES-BOIS-AUTO, 9.3 km away at 185 m, over 21 summers. [9]
An average of 832 mm of rain a year, spread over 127 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at ARDENTES, 0.9 km away at 174 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36005/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36005/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36005/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36005/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 36005
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyrehorade | 40 | 424 km SW | 3,700 | 47.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 77 % · humidity 0 % |
| Mondragon | 84 | 358 km SE | 3,833 | 39.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Beaumont-de-Lomagne | 82 | 325 km S | 3,824 | 50.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 68 % · humidity 79 % |
| Gallardon | 28 | 199 km N | 3,530 | 48.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villeveyrac | 34 | 387 km S | 3,972 | 47.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 5 % · winter 74 % · humidity 0 % |
| Étrépagny | 27 | 286 km N | 3,670 | 51.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 95 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gallardon | 28 | 199 km N | 3,530 | 48.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Étrépagny | 27 | 286 km N | 3,670 | 51.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 95 % |
| Beaumont-de-Lomagne | 82 | 325 km S | 3,824 | 50.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 68 % · humidity 79 % |
| Mondragon | 84 | 358 km SE | 3,833 | 39.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villeveyrac | 34 | 387 km S | 3,972 | 47.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 5 % · winter 74 % · humidity 0 % |
| Peyrehorade | 40 | 424 km SW | 3,700 | 47.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 77 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Ardentes'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Villages Vovéens | 28 | 171 km N | 4,009 | 48.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Étain | 55 | 394 km NE | 3,375 | 45.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sorigny | 37 | 103 km NW | 2,938 | 55.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bar-sur-Seine | 10 | 245 km NE | 2,858 | 66.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Levroux | 36 | 31 km NW | 2,797 | 54.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Lude | 72 | 162 km NW | 3,983 | 53.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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