Chassignolles
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 37.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 78 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Chassignolles (INSEE 36043) is in Indre (36), part of CC de la Châtre et Sainte-Sévère. Population 529 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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/36043-chassignolles
Vitality score
Vitality score 37.9/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 78 % of the 17,629 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 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0.75 | 20 | 14.97 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.47 | 10 | 4.65 |
| Housing mix | 0.63 | 5 | 3.15 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (LE PANIER DE CELESTINE · SARL LE TRUCK GOURMAND). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (CHASSIGNOLLES AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette).
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| 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 | 2 | LE PANIER DE CELESTINE · SARL LE TRUCK GOURMAND | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | CHASSIGNOLLES AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 598 (2012) → 529 (2023): -11.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 548 (1990) → 529 (2023): -3.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 395, of which 18.5 % second homes and 15.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Crevant): 5.7 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Le Magny): 4.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (La Châtre): 5.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Saint-Denis-de-Jouhet): 5.7 km to the west (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Chassignolles): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [12]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 20 days a year at or above 30 °C and 64 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [13]
Measured at the MONTGIVRAY weather station, 8.1 km away at 204 m; the village itself is at 284 m. [13]
The village sits 80 m above 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. [13]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [13]
Humidity measured at MONTGIVRAY, 8.1 km away at 204 m, over 30 summers. [13]
That station sits 80 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [13]
An average of 785 mm of rain a year, spread over 123 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [13]
Rainfall measured at MONTGIVRAY - BG, 6.5 km away at 210 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [13]
What property sold for
47 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 70,000 € — 766 € per m² of built surface. [14]
The median across Indre is 880 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [14]
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 — 36043/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36043/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36043/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36043/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 36060
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 36109
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 36046
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 36189
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 36043
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albas | 46 | 237 km S | 529 | 41.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 74 % · humidity 36 % |
| Sébrazac | 12 | 231 km S | 538 | 39.5 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Santin | 12 | 212 km S | 514 | 34.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 78 % |
| Saint-Jal | 19 | 129 km S | 594 | 35.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Champniers-et-Reilhac | 24 | 134 km SW | 541 | 34.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 89 % |
| Séglien | 56 | 422 km NW | 673 | 34.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 76 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Jal | 19 | 129 km S | 594 | 35.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Champniers-et-Reilhac | 24 | 134 km SW | 541 | 34.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 89 % |
| Saint-Santin | 12 | 212 km S | 514 | 34.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 78 % |
| Sébrazac | 12 | 231 km S | 538 | 39.5 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Albas | 46 | 237 km S | 529 | 41.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 74 % · humidity 36 % |
| Séglien | 56 | 422 km NW | 673 | 34.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 76 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Chassignolles'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vesdun | 18 | 38 km E | 540 | 39.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Goutrens | 12 | 236 km S | 492 | 29.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Michel-de-Chabrillanoux | 07 | 281 km SE | 406 | 40.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Nayrac | 12 | 222 km S | 555 | 43.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lourdoueix-Saint-Pierre | 23 | 17 km SW | 711 | 24.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bétête | 23 | 23 km SE | 389 | 24.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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