Châteauroux
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 78.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 67 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Châteauroux (INSEE 36044) is in Indre (36), part of CA Châteauroux Métropole. Population 42,963 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [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/36044-chateauroux
Vitality score
Vitality score 78.6/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 67 % of the 530 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 | 0.77 | 25 | 19.32 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 19.96 |
| Education | 0.86 | 10 | 8.65 |
| Health | 0.84 | 10 | 8.45 |
| Public & culture | 0.46 | 5 | 2.3 |
| Population trend | 0.34 | 10 | 3.43 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.73 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
20 × Bakery (boulangerie) (JACQTON\ SOCIETE DE PROMOTION DE MAGASINS FRANCHISES · LE FOURNIL · LE FOURNIL DE CAMILLE · AUX GOURMANDS · AUX PAINS D'AUTREFOIS). [3,4]
5 × Butcher (boucherie) (CHARCUTERIE TRAITEUR ROLLIN · BOUCHERIE ELNOUR · LA ROBINERIE · TOUTAIN TRAITEUR). [3,4]
22 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (TIBLE LAHOUCINE · GENERALE ATLAS). [3,4]
8 × Supermarket (MARCOM · LIDL · SUPER U · ALDI MARCHE · CARREFOUR). [3,4]
2 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (L'ATELIER DU FROMAGE · LA FROMAGERIE D'AURELIE). [4]
1 × Fishmonger (LES HALLES TERRE ET MER). [3,4]
102 × Restaurant (PAT A PAIN · LA P'TITE REINE · CASTELL · LE BEAULIEU). [3,4]
45 × Café / bar (WALL TREET · LE MAD2 · LE LONGCHAMP · BERRY BREIZH · CAFE DE LA PAIX). [4]
14 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE VICTOR HUGO · ECOLE MATERNELLE APPLICATION JEAN ZAY · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE MICHELET · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE O.CHARBONNIER · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JEAN MOULIN). [3]
16 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE LA MAISON DES ENFANTS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE JEAN MOULIN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LE GRAND POIRIER · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LE COLOMBIER · ECOLE PRIMAIRE D'APPLICATION JEAN ZAY). [3]
8 × Collège (ECOLE SECONDAIRE LA MAISON DES ENFANTS · COLLEGE LES CAPUCINS · COLLEGE LA FAYETTE · COLLEGE BEAULIEU · COLLEGE ROSA PARKS). [3]
30 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ANTOINE AHNOUX, MÉDECIN · LIONEL BROUSSE, MÉDECIN · SONIA-AURELIA ILIEV-DRUTA, MÉDECIN · PIERRE-OLIVIER DUTHU, MÉDECIN · FRANCOISE GUILLEMAIN-AGBAKOU, MÉDECIN). [3]
10 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE VERNEDAL GOBERT · NOUVELLE PHARMACIE CAZALA · SELARL PHARMACIE DENANOT LEYLDE · SELARL PHARMACIE EQUINOXE · SELARL PHARMACIE SAINT JACQUES). [3,4]
6 × Post office / agence postale (CHATEAUROUX GRANDS CHAMPS RP · CHATEAUROUX SAINT DENIS AP · LA POSTE). [3]
4 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE EQUINOXE · BEAULIEU · 36 - BIBLIOTHEQUE DEPARTEMENTALE DE L'INDRE). [3]
2 × Cinema (CGR CHATEAUROUX · APOLLO). [3]
19 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE · GYMNASE MARCEL PAUL ET SALLES DE SPORT DU LYCEE JEAN GIRAUDOUX · GYMNASE JEAN BOUIN · GYMNASE JEAN MONNET · LYCEE LES CHARMILLES). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (LAC DE BELLE ISLE). [3]
39 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DU CENTRE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE CHATEAUROUX · CCF · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUT AGRIC DU CTRE · CAISSE D'EPARGNE). [3]
61 × Hairdresser (VALERIE). [3,4]
4 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
9 × Hotel (IBIS · CHEZ MAURICE · ELYSEE HOTEL · HOTEL COLBERT · LE CONTINENTAL). [3,4]
2 × Campsite (CAMPING LE ROCHAT BELLE ISLE · CAAC). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 7 × Bakery (boulangerie), 3 × Butcher (boucherie), 7 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 30 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 3 × GP (médecin généraliste), 4 × Pharmacy, 1 × Bank, 13 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 20 | JACQTON\ SOCIETE DE PROMOTION DE MAGASINS FRANCHISES · LE FOURNIL · LE FOURNIL DE CAMILLE · AUX GOURMANDS · AUX PAINS D'AUTREFOIS | INSEE BPE 20 / INSEE SIRENE 21 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 5 | CHARCUTERIE TRAITEUR ROLLIN · BOUCHERIE ELNOUR · LA ROBINERIE · TOUTAIN TRAITEUR | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 22 | TIBLE LAHOUCINE · GENERALE ATLAS | INSEE BPE 22 / INSEE SIRENE 34 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 8 | MARCOM · LIDL · SUPER U · ALDI MARCHE · CARREFOUR | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 2 | L'ATELIER DU FROMAGE · LA FROMAGERIE D'AURELIE | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 1 | LES HALLES TERRE ET MER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 102 | PAT A PAIN · LA P'TITE REINE · CASTELL · LE BEAULIEU | INSEE BPE 102 / INSEE SIRENE 167 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 45 | WALL TREET · LE MAD2 · LE LONGCHAMP · BERRY BREIZH · CAFE DE LA PAIX | INSEE SIRENE 45 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 14 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE VICTOR HUGO · ECOLE MATERNELLE APPLICATION JEAN ZAY · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE MICHELET · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE O.CHARBONNIER · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JEAN MOULIN | INSEE BPE 14 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 16 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE LA MAISON DES ENFANTS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE JEAN MOULIN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LE GRAND POIRIER · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LE COLOMBIER · ECOLE PRIMAIRE D'APPLICATION JEAN ZAY | INSEE BPE 16 [3] |
| Collège | 8 | ECOLE SECONDAIRE LA MAISON DES ENFANTS · COLLEGE LES CAPUCINS · COLLEGE LA FAYETTE · COLLEGE BEAULIEU · COLLEGE ROSA PARKS | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 30 | ANTOINE AHNOUX, MÉDECIN · LIONEL BROUSSE, MÉDECIN · SONIA-AURELIA ILIEV-DRUTA, MÉDECIN · PIERRE-OLIVIER DUTHU, MÉDECIN · FRANCOISE GUILLEMAIN-AGBAKOU, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 30 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 10 | PHARMACIE VERNEDAL GOBERT · NOUVELLE PHARMACIE CAZALA · SELARL PHARMACIE DENANOT LEYLDE · SELARL PHARMACIE EQUINOXE · SELARL PHARMACIE SAINT JACQUES | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 19 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 6 | CHATEAUROUX GRANDS CHAMPS RP · CHATEAUROUX SAINT DENIS AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Library | 4 | MÉDIATHÈQUE EQUINOXE · BEAULIEU · 36 - BIBLIOTHEQUE DEPARTEMENTALE DE L'INDRE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Cinema | 2 | CGR CHATEAUROUX · APOLLO | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 19 | GYMNASE PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE · GYMNASE MARCEL PAUL ET SALLES DE SPORT DU LYCEE JEAN GIRAUDOUX · GYMNASE JEAN BOUIN · GYMNASE JEAN MONNET · LYCEE LES CHARMILLES | INSEE BPE 19 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 1 | LAC DE BELLE ISLE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 39 | CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DU CENTRE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE CHATEAUROUX · CCF · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUT AGRIC DU CTRE · CAISSE D'EPARGNE | INSEE BPE 39 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 61 | VALERIE | INSEE BPE 61 / INSEE SIRENE 73 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 4 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 9 | IBIS · CHEZ MAURICE · ELYSEE HOTEL · HOTEL COLBERT · LE CONTINENTAL | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 2 | CAMPING LE ROCHAT BELLE ISLE · CAAC | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 44,960 (2012) → 42,963 (2023): -4.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 50,969 (1990) → 42,963 (2023): -15.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 26,278, of which 2.7 % second homes and 12.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Châteauroux): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Châteauroux): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Châteauroux): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Châteauroux): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Châteauroux): 0.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 50 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the CHATEAUROUX weather station, 2.7 km away at 161 m; the village itself is at 155 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at CHATEAUROUX DEOLS, 7.5 km away at 158 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 811 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at CHATEAUROUX, 2.7 km away at 161 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 — 36044/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36044/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36044/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36044/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 36044
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Châlons-en-Champagne | 51 | 311 km NE | 42,971 | 81 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Castres | 81 | 359 km S | 42,505 | 83.2 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 31 % · winter 78 % · humidity 21 % |
| Thionville | 57 | 437 km NE | 42,658 | 82.8 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 79 % · winter 80 % |
| Angoulême | 16 | 175 km SW | 41,908 | 81.9 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 88 % · humidity 79 % |
| Istres | 13 | 448 km SE | 44,292 | 80.6 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 21 % · winter 53 % · humidity 43 % |
| Draguignan | 83 | 522 km SE | 40,826 | 84.2 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 77 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angoulême | 16 | 175 km SW | 41,908 | 81.9 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 88 % · humidity 79 % |
| Châlons-en-Champagne | 51 | 311 km NE | 42,971 | 81 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Castres | 81 | 359 km S | 42,505 | 83.2 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 31 % · winter 78 % · humidity 21 % |
| Thionville | 57 | 437 km NE | 42,658 | 82.8 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 79 % · winter 80 % |
| Istres | 13 | 448 km SE | 44,292 | 80.6 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 21 % · winter 53 % · humidity 43 % |
| Draguignan | 83 | 522 km SE | 40,826 | 84.2 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 77 % · humidity 64 % |
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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 Châteauroux'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chalon-sur-Saône | 71 | 241 km E | 45,102 | 82.9 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Blois | 41 | 91 km N | 47,219 | 83.6 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Auxerre | 89 | 179 km NE | 35,097 | 78.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mâcon | 71 | 247 km E | 35,177 | 80.6 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montluçon | 03 | 87 km SE | 33,147 | 79.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nevers | 58 | 113 km E | 33,085 | 77 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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