La Châtre
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 56.4/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 71 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Châtre (INSEE 36046) is in Indre (36), part of CC de la Châtre et Sainte-Sévère. Population 4,037 (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/36046-la-chatre
Vitality score
Vitality score 56.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Pharmacy).
Better served than 71 % of the 5,590 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 | 0.46 | 25 | 11.6 |
| Social | 0.86 | 20 | 17.21 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.47 | 10 | 4.67 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.37 | 10 | 3.73 |
| Housing mix | 0.87 | 5 | 4.35 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
6 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SARL AUROY VILLATTE · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE · CONFISERIE SAINT YVES · SUCRE ET FARINE). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE PASQUET). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LIDL · ON PASSE AU VRAC). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (SODINO · CARREFOUR MARKET). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (LA MAISON DU FROMAGE). [4]
1 × Fishmonger (CO. MAR. DIS). [3,4]
9 × Restaurant (LAMA MADELEINE · AUBERGE A L'ESCARGOT · FREDY BRASSERIE · LE RELAIS DU CHAMP DE FOIRE). [3,4]
7 × Café / bar (LA BOULE D'OR · LE COMMERCE). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE M-L LAGUERRE). [3]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE MAURICE ROLLINAT · ECOL PRIM EUGENE DELACROIX · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE-GENEVIEVE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE GEORGE SAND). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (AMELIE REULIER, MÉDECIN · VALERIE NOEL, MÉDECIN · RENE-LAURENT CAMBRAY, MÉDECIN · DOMINIQUE MACHILLOT, MÉDECIN · ALAIN DORIE, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (SELARL PHARMACIE DE L HOTEL DE VILLE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE INTERCOMMUNALE). [3]
1 × Cinema (LUX). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (PARC DES SPORTS · GYMNASE MARGUERITE FOUCHET). [3]
5 × Bank (CCF · CAISSE D'EPARGNE · BNP PARIBAS · LYONNAISE DE BANQUE · CREDIT LYONNAIS). [3]
13 × Hairdresser (SARL ESPACE 101). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
2 × Hotel (HOTEL NOTRE DAME · LE COMMERCE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 4 × Restaurant, 2 × Pharmacy.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 6 | SARL AUROY VILLATTE · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE · CONFISERIE SAINT YVES · SUCRE ET FARINE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE PASQUET | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | LIDL · ON PASSE AU VRAC | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | SODINO · CARREFOUR MARKET | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | LA MAISON DU FROMAGE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 1 | CO. MAR. DIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 9 | LAMA MADELEINE · AUBERGE A L'ESCARGOT · FREDY BRASSERIE · LE RELAIS DU CHAMP DE FOIRE | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 7 | LA BOULE D'OR · LE COMMERCE | INSEE SIRENE 7 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE M-L LAGUERRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE MAURICE ROLLINAT · ECOL PRIM EUGENE DELACROIX · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE-GENEVIEVE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE GEORGE SAND | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | AMELIE REULIER, MÉDECIN · VALERIE NOEL, MÉDECIN · RENE-LAURENT CAMBRAY, MÉDECIN · DOMINIQUE MACHILLOT, MÉDECIN · ALAIN DORIE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | SELARL PHARMACIE DE L HOTEL DE VILLE | INSEE BPE 1 / 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 | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LUX | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | PARC DES SPORTS · GYMNASE MARGUERITE FOUCHET | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 5 | CCF · CAISSE D'EPARGNE · BNP PARIBAS · LYONNAISE DE BANQUE · CREDIT LYONNAIS | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 13 | SARL ESPACE 101 | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 2 | HOTEL NOTRE DAME · LE COMMERCE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 4,352 (2012) → 4,037 (2023): -7.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 4,623 (1990) → 4,037 (2023): -12.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,847, of which 6.5 % second homes and 17.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Châtre): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (La Châtre): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (La Châtre): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (La Châtre): 0 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (La Châtre): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 23 days a year at or above 30 °C and 59 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the MONTGIVRAY weather station, 3.3 km away at 204 m; the village itself is at 223 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at MONTGIVRAY, 3.3 km away at 204 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 785 mm of rain a year, spread over 123 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at MONTGIVRAY - BG, 1.2 km away at 210 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Pharmacy
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36046/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36046/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36046/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36046/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 36046
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plélan-le-Grand | 35 | 346 km NW | 4,076 | 61.8 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mortagne-au-Perche | 61 | 241 km NW | 3,898 | 62.6 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Pierre-d'Albigny | 73 | 341 km E | 4,217 | 55.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 68 % |
| Aramon | 30 | 366 km SE | 4,081 | 51.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 13 % · winter 43 % · humidity 43 % |
| Val d'Oingt | 69 | 213 km E | 4,117 | 69.8 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Eauze | 32 | 337 km SW | 4,108 | 60.5 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 70 % · humidity 14 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val d'Oingt | 69 | 213 km E | 4,117 | 69.8 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mortagne-au-Perche | 61 | 241 km NW | 3,898 | 62.6 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Eauze | 32 | 337 km SW | 4,108 | 60.5 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 70 % · humidity 14 % |
| Saint-Pierre-d'Albigny | 73 | 341 km E | 4,217 | 55.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 68 % |
| Plélan-le-Grand | 35 | 346 km NW | 4,076 | 61.8 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 % |
| Aramon | 30 | 366 km SE | 4,081 | 51.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 13 % · winter 43 % · humidity 43 % |
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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 La Châtre'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semur-en-Auxois | 21 | 205 km NE | 3,986 | 57.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tonnerre | 89 | 206 km NE | 4,261 | 56.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cléry-Saint-André | 45 | 139 km N | 3,596 | 49.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rouffach | 68 | 429 km NE | 4,238 | 44.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Charité-sur-Loire | 58 | 103 km NE | 4,705 | 59.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Langeais | 37 | 146 km NW | 4,367 | 56 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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