Argenton-sur-Creuse
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 58.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 75 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Argenton-sur-Creuse (INSEE 36006) is in Indre (36), part of CC Éguzon - Argenton - Vallée de la Creuse. Population 4,786 (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/36006-argenton-sur-creuse
Vitality score
Vitality score 58.7/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 75 % of the 4,850 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 | 0.93 | 20 | 18.54 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.61 | 10 | 6.1 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.42 | 10 | 4.22 |
| Housing mix | 0.83 | 5 | 4.13 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (L'ENCHANTEUR DES PAINS · GONZALEZ ANA · LA PANETIERE DU BERRY). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (EPICERIE L'HIRONDELLE · MON BOCAL). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (LIDL · CARREFOUR CITY). [3,4]
10 × Restaurant (LE KIOSQUE · CINECITTA PARROTTA · LA DOLCE VITA NOVA · LE TRAQUEUR BERRICHON). [3,4]
11 × Café / bar (L'ULTIME BAR TAPAS CLUB · LE REINITAS · LE TOUT VA BIEN · LE MERLE BLANC · L'AGORA). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOL MATE PAUL BERT · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQ CLOS DU VERGER). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PAUL BERT · ECOL PRIM GEORGE SAND). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE ROLLINAT). [3]
7 × GP (médecin généraliste) (SAMIR ADNANE, MÉDECIN · ZAHER SOOLTANGOS, MÉDECIN · CORALIE VILLENEUVE, MÉDECIN · HENRI VALETTE, MÉDECIN · MARLAINE COURTEAU, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE PASCALE MIDY BREC · PHARMACIE DU PONT NEUF). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE INTERCOMMUNALE D'ARGENTON SUR CREUSE ROLLINAT). [3]
1 × Cinema (EDEN PALACE). [3]
3 × Gym / sports hall (CENTRE SPORTIF LOTHAIRE KUBEL EX COMPLEXE SPORTIF DES MARAIS · COMPLEXE SPORTIF ROLLINAT · GYMNASE JEAN MOULIN). [3]
4 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE · BANQUE POPULAIRE VAL DE FRANCE · SOCIETE GENERALE · BNP PARIBAS). [3]
9 × Hairdresser (ESPACE COIFFURE · LA CABINE · VIEIRA DE SOUSA CIDALIA · DUO COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
3 × Hotel (HOTEL DU CHEVAL NOIR · HOTEL BEAUSEJOUR · HOTEL MANOIR DE BOISVILLERS). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMP BERRY'S). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 4 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Bank, 1 × Campsite.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | L'ENCHANTEUR DES PAINS · GONZALEZ ANA · LA PANETIERE DU BERRY | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | EPICERIE L'HIRONDELLE · MON BOCAL | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | LIDL · CARREFOUR CITY | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 10 | LE KIOSQUE · CINECITTA PARROTTA · LA DOLCE VITA NOVA · LE TRAQUEUR BERRICHON | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 18 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 11 | L'ULTIME BAR TAPAS CLUB · LE REINITAS · LE TOUT VA BIEN · LE MERLE BLANC · L'AGORA | INSEE SIRENE 11 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOL MATE PAUL BERT · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQ CLOS DU VERGER | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PAUL BERT · ECOL PRIM GEORGE SAND | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE ROLLINAT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 7 | SAMIR ADNANE, MÉDECIN · ZAHER SOOLTANGOS, MÉDECIN · CORALIE VILLENEUVE, MÉDECIN · HENRI VALETTE, MÉDECIN · MARLAINE COURTEAU, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE PASCALE MIDY BREC · PHARMACIE DU PONT NEUF | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 | BIBLIOTHEQUE INTERCOMMUNALE D'ARGENTON SUR CREUSE ROLLINAT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | EDEN PALACE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 3 | CENTRE SPORTIF LOTHAIRE KUBEL EX COMPLEXE SPORTIF DES MARAIS · COMPLEXE SPORTIF ROLLINAT · GYMNASE JEAN MOULIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 4 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE · BANQUE POPULAIRE VAL DE FRANCE · SOCIETE GENERALE · BNP PARIBAS | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 9 | ESPACE COIFFURE · LA CABINE · VIEIRA DE SOUSA CIDALIA · DUO COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 3 | HOTEL DU CHEVAL NOIR · HOTEL BEAUSEJOUR · HOTEL MANOIR DE BOISVILLERS | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMP BERRY'S | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 5,021 (2012) → 4,786 (2023): -4.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 5,193 (1990) → 4,786 (2023): -7.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,361, of which 8.7 % second homes and 12.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Argenton-sur-Creuse): 0.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Argenton-sur-Creuse): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Argenton-sur-Creuse): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Argenton-sur-Creuse): 0.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Argenton-sur-Creuse): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 21 days a year at or above 30 °C and 41 days at or below 0 °C, over 14 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the ARGENTON weather station, 2.2 km away at 178 m; the village itself is at 109 m. [9]
The village sits 69 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.71 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at ARGENTON, 2.2 km away at 178 m, over 14 summers. [9]
That station sits 69 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 816 mm of rain a year, spread over 119 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at ARGENTON, 2.2 km away at 178 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
What property sold for
381 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 87,000 € — 938 € per m² of built surface. [10]
64 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 68,750 € — 776 € per m². [10]
The median across Indre is 880 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. [10]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36006/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36006/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36006/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36006/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 36006
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Munster | 68 | 453 km NE | 4,738 | 58.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 55 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chasseneuil-du-Poitou | 86 | 88 km W | 4,743 | 64.7 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Grand-Fort-Philippe | 59 | 493 km N | 4,887 | 46 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 65 % · humidity 93 % |
| Decize | 58 | 150 km E | 4,932 | 56.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Mure | 38 | 380 km SE | 4,963 | 69.9 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Milly-la-Forêt | 91 | 214 km N | 4,562 | 62.2 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chasseneuil-du-Poitou | 86 | 88 km W | 4,743 | 64.7 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Decize | 58 | 150 km E | 4,932 | 56.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Milly-la-Forêt | 91 | 214 km N | 4,562 | 62.2 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Mure | 38 | 380 km SE | 4,963 | 69.9 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Munster | 68 | 453 km NE | 4,738 | 58.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 55 % · humidity 93 % |
| Grand-Fort-Philippe | 59 | 493 km N | 4,887 | 46 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 65 % · 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 Argenton-sur-Creuse'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sully-sur-Loire | 45 | 146 km NE | 5,124 | 63.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Chéron | 91 | 224 km N | 5,132 | 50.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bléré | 37 | 92 km NW | 5,352 | 66.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Château-Renault | 37 | 121 km N | 4,392 | 57.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chagny | 71 | 249 km E | 5,350 | 62.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Loches | 37 | 72 km NW | 6,234 | 67.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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