Le Blanc
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 59.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 75 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Le Blanc (INSEE 36018) is in Indre (36), part of CC Brenne - Val de Creuse. Population 6,164 (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/36018-le-blanc
Vitality score
Vitality score 59.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 75 % of the 3,849 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 | 0.54 | 25 | 13.62 |
| Social | 0.86 | 20 | 17.27 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.58 | 10 | 5.8 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.34 | 10 | 3.37 |
| Housing mix | 0.82 | 5 | 4.08 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
5 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA DUBLANCOISE · BEAUFRERE BRUNO SARL · MA BOULANGERIE CAFE). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (DENIS). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LIDL). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (BERRY DISTRIBUTION · NETTO · SUPER U). [3,4]
12 × Restaurant (RESTAURANT LE GAMBETTA · PIZZA BELLA · SARL L'ANCOLIE · L'ORCHIDEE · CAFE DU CENTRE). [3,4]
6 × Café / bar (AU BON ACCUEIL · LA CIVETTE · CAFE DU THEATRE · CAFE DU CENTRE). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE GEORGE SAND). [3]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JULES FERRY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE VILLE HAUTE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE STE THERESE). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE LES MENIGOUTTES · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINTE ANNE). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PHILIPPE MOULENE, MÉDECIN · CREPIN MVOULA, MÉDECIN · ANNE-VALERIE LAFORGUE, MÉDECIN · DIDIER BARNIER, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE FEUILLADE PERRIN · PHARMACIE PEREZ ROLDAN · SELARL PHARMACIE SAINT HONORE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE INTERCOMMUNALE - LE BLANC). [3]
1 × Cinema (STUDIO REPUBLIQUE). [3]
3 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE DES MENIGOUTTES · GYMNASE PASTEUR · GYMNASE JEAN MOULIN). [3]
5 × Bank (CCF · CAISSE D'EPARGNE · BANQUE POPULAIRE VAL DE FRANCE · SOCIETE GENERALE · BNP PARIBAS). [3]
13 × Hairdresser (L'HAIR DU TEMPS). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL L'ILE D'AVANT). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 4 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 5 | LA DUBLANCOISE · BEAUFRERE BRUNO SARL · MA BOULANGERIE CAFE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | DENIS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | LIDL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 3 | BERRY DISTRIBUTION · NETTO · SUPER U | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 12 | RESTAURANT LE GAMBETTA · PIZZA BELLA · SARL L'ANCOLIE · L'ORCHIDEE · CAFE DU CENTRE | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 19 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 6 | AU BON ACCUEIL · LA CIVETTE · CAFE DU THEATRE · CAFE DU CENTRE | INSEE SIRENE 6 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE GEORGE SAND | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JULES FERRY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE VILLE HAUTE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE STE THERESE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE LES MENIGOUTTES · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINTE ANNE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | PHILIPPE MOULENE, MÉDECIN · CREPIN MVOULA, MÉDECIN · ANNE-VALERIE LAFORGUE, MÉDECIN · DIDIER BARNIER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | PHARMACIE FEUILLADE PERRIN · PHARMACIE PEREZ ROLDAN · SELARL PHARMACIE SAINT HONORE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [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 - LE BLANC | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | STUDIO REPUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 3 | COMPLEXE DES MENIGOUTTES · GYMNASE PASTEUR · GYMNASE JEAN MOULIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 5 | CCF · CAISSE D'EPARGNE · BANQUE POPULAIRE VAL DE FRANCE · SOCIETE GENERALE · BNP PARIBAS | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 13 | L'HAIR DU TEMPS | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 15 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL L'ILE D'AVANT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day (reported, unverified): Wednesday, Saturday. No source says whether it is weekly or monthly. [5]
Trajectory
Population 6,840 (2012) → 6,164 (2023): -9.9 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 7,361 (1990) → 6,164 (2023): -16.3 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 4,049, of which 9.2 % second homes and 14.4 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Blanc): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Le Blanc): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Le Blanc): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Le Blanc): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Le Blanc): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 31 days a year at or above 30 °C and 39 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LE BLANC weather station, 0.8 km away at 117 m; the village itself is at 82 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at BLANC-ARCI, 2.1 km away at 108 m, over 17 summers. [10]
An average of 792 mm of rain a year, spread over 119 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LE BLANC, 0.8 km away at 117 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36018/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.ville-leblanc.fr/agenda/887111— “Mercredi : De 08h00 à 13h00 Samedi : De 08h00 à 13h00”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36018/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36018/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36018/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 36018
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bouillante | 971 | 6,648 km W | 6,127 | 58 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 47 % · humidity 0 % |
| Ambert | 63 | 239 km SE | 6,517 | 63.9 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 19 % · humidity 93 % |
| Plonéour-Lanvern | 29 | 428 km W | 6,452 | 60.8 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bédarieux | 34 | 374 km SE | 5,804 | 59.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 72 % · humidity 79 % |
| Terrasson-Lavilledieu | 24 | 169 km S | 6,218 | 63.7 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 76 % · humidity 29 % |
| Oraison | 04 | 485 km SE | 6,155 | 57.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrasson-Lavilledieu | 24 | 169 km S | 6,218 | 63.7 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 76 % · humidity 29 % |
| Ambert | 63 | 239 km SE | 6,517 | 63.9 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 19 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bédarieux | 34 | 374 km SE | 5,804 | 59.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 72 % · humidity 79 % |
| Plonéour-Lanvern | 29 | 428 km W | 6,452 | 60.8 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Oraison | 04 | 485 km SE | 6,155 | 57.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bouillante | 971 | 6,648 km W | 6,127 | 58 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 47 % · 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 Le Blanc'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commentry | 03 | 134 km E | 6,017 | 59.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Heyrieux | 38 | 328 km E | 4,956 | 57.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Anneyron | 26 | 332 km SE | 4,169 | 45.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gramat | 46 | 212 km S | 3,512 | 58.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pusignan | 69 | 323 km E | 4,119 | 49.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vindry-sur-Turdine | 69 | 277 km E | 5,305 | 56.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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