Bélâbre

Indre · CC Marche Occitane - Val d'Anglin · INSEE 36016

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Served 64.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 98 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Bélâbre (INSEE 36016) is in Indre (36), part of CC Marche Occitane - Val d'Anglin. Population 923 (2023). ^[1]

INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). ^[2]

Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.

Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/36016-belabre

Vitality score

Vitality score 64.9/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 98 % of the 14,821 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	0.71	25	17.74
Social	0.75	20	14.97
Education	0.63	10	6.32
Health	0.63	10	6.32
Public & culture	0.63	5	3.16
Population trend	0.37	10	3.69
Housing mix	0.59	5	2.96

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 3 of 6

Eating out 1 of 1

Cafés and bars 1 of 1

Schools 1 of 3

Health 2 of 4

Public services 1 of 1

Culture 1 of 2

Sport 1 of 2

Everyday services 1 of 3

Lodging 2 of 2

One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. ^[3,4]

2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE RENAUD). ^[3,4]

1 × Butcher (boucherie). ^[3,4]

1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (FASSIAUX). ^[3,4]

1 × Restaurant (LAVIGNE). ^[3,4]

2 × Café / bar (LE P'TIT BERRY · AU BON COIN). ^[4]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). ^[3]

1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PHILIPPE MUREAU, MÉDECIN). ^[3]

1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE SEILLER MERLE). ^[3,4]

1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). ^[3]

1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). ^[3]

1 × Swimming pool (BAIGNADE AMENAGEE). ^[3]

1 × Hairdresser. ^[3,4]

1 × Hotel (LE P'TIT BERRY). ^[3]

1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL DE LA QUINTAINE). ^[3,4]

Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). ^[3,4]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts

Type	Count	Names	Sources
Bakery (boulangerie)	2	BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE RENAUD	INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)	1		INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)	1	FASSIAUX	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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	1	LAVIGNE	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Café / bar	2	LE P'TIT BERRY · AU BON COIN	INSEE SIRENE 2 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)	1	ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Collège	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)	1	PHILIPPE MUREAU, MÉDECIN	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Pharmacy	1	PHARMACIE SEILLER MERLE	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	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Swimming pool	1	BAIGNADE AMENAGEE	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Bank	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Hairdresser	1		INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Fuel station	0		INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Hotel	1	LE P'TIT BERRY	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3]
Campsite	1	CAMPING MUNICIPAL DE LA QUINTAINE	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]

Market and village life

Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.

Trajectory

1968: 1,336 2023: 923 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 1,038 (2012) → 923 (2023): -11.1 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 1,062 (1990) → 923 (2023): -13.1 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 734, of which 20.4 % second homes and 14 % vacant. ^[7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

In the commune Bakery, Food shop, Primary school, Pharmacy GP — 0.6 km NW Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Bélâbre): 0 km to the east (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (Bélâbre): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). ^[8]

GP (Bélâbre): 0.6 km to the north-west (straight line). ^[8]

Pharmacy (Bélâbre): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). ^[8]

Primary school (Bélâbre): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). ^[8]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Days at or above 30 °C 23.3

Days at or below 0 °C 49

Muggy days a summer 1.1

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 23 days a year at or above 30 °C and 49 days at or below 0 °C, over 16 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[9]

Measured at the BLANC-ARCI weather station, 9.7 km away at 108 m; the village itself is at 108 m. ^[9]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. ^[9]

Humidity measured at BLANC-ARCI, 9.7 km away at 108 m, over 17 summers. ^[9]

An average of 824 mm of rain a year, spread over 124 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. ^[9]

Rainfall measured at BELABRE, 0.2 km away at 112 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 — 36016/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36016/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36016/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36016/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 36016
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
Allègre	43	248 km SE	922	63.3	Served	Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 4 % · humidity 93 %
Saint-Paul-le-Jeune	07	339 km SE	968	70.2	Served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 %
Catus	46	222 km S	921	71.3	Served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 68 % · humidity 43 %
Siaugues-Sainte-Marie	43	251 km SE	839	66.5	Served	Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 62 % · humidity 93 %
Saignes	15	170 km SE	835	60.8	Served	Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 55 % · humidity 100 %
Montsalvy	15	230 km SE	842	70.1	Served	Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 85 %

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
Saignes	15	170 km SE	835	60.8	Served	Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 55 % · humidity 100 %
Catus	46	222 km S	921	71.3	Served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 68 % · humidity 43 %
Montsalvy	15	230 km SE	842	70.1	Served	Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 85 %
Allègre	43	248 km SE	922	63.3	Served	Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 4 % · humidity 93 %
Siaugues-Sainte-Marie	43	251 km SE	839	66.5	Served	Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 62 % · humidity 93 %
Saint-Paul-le-Jeune	07	339 km SE	968	70.2	Served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 82 % · 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 Bélâbre'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
Ancy-le-Franc	89	265 km NE	834	66.2	Served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 %
Saint-Août	36	65 km E	811	70.2	Served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 %
Moncontour	86	97 km NW	976	58.2	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 %
Santenay	21	273 km E	820	55.5	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 %
Neuvy-Sautour	89	259 km NE	873	55.8	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 %
Montpezat-sous-Bauzon	07	313 km SE	770	68.5	Served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 %

Elsewhere

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