Diou
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 20/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 51 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Diou (INSEE 36065) is in Indre (36), part of CC du Pays d'Issoudun. Population 256 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 20/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 51 % of the 17,315 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.71 | 10 | 7.08 |
| Housing mix | 0.71 | 5 | 3.56 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (L'AUBERGEADE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [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 [3,4] | |
| 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 | L'AUBERGEADE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 256 (2012) → 256 (2023): 0 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 212 (1990) → 256 (2023): 20.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 160, of which 14.4 % second homes and 10 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Reuilly): 4.5 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Reuilly): 4.4 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Sainte-Lizaigne): 4.4 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Reuilly): 4.5 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Lazenay): 3.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 46 days at or below 0 °C, over 15 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the REUILLY weather station, 3.4 km away at 155 m; the village itself is at 117 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at REUILLY, 3.4 km away at 155 m, over 16 summers. [11]
An average of 667 mm of rain a year, spread over 109 days — about 6.1 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at REUILLY, 3.4 km away at 155 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36065/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36065/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36065/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36065/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 36171
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 36199
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 18124
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbirey-sur-Ouche | 21 | 208 km E | 259 | 23 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Treffort | 38 | 367 km SE | 249 | 26.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Pierre-le-Viger | 76 | 321 km N | 255 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sarcenas | 38 | 348 km SE | 261 | 23.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 55 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villeneuve-la-Lionne | 51 | 219 km NE | 269 | 22.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rosey | 70 | 307 km E | 249 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 61 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbirey-sur-Ouche | 21 | 208 km E | 259 | 23 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villeneuve-la-Lionne | 51 | 219 km NE | 269 | 22.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rosey | 70 | 307 km E | 249 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 61 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Pierre-le-Viger | 76 | 321 km N | 255 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sarcenas | 38 | 348 km SE | 261 | 23.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 55 % · humidity 93 % |
| Treffort | 38 | 367 km SE | 249 | 26.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 70 % · 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 Diou'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbirey-sur-Ouche | 21 | 208 km E | 259 | 23 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chessenaz | 74 | 317 km E | 239 | 23.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sazilly | 37 | 128 km W | 273 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Zittersheim | 67 | 446 km NE | 232 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Amance | 10 | 232 km NE | 245 | 18.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Louville-la-Chenard | 28 | 143 km N | 245 | 18.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
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