Éguzon-Chantôme

Indre · CC Éguzon - Argenton - Vallée de la Creuse · INSEE 36070

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Partly served 55.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 88 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Éguzon-Chantôme (INSEE 36070) is in Indre (36), part of CC Éguzon - Argenton - Vallée de la Creuse. Population 1,301 (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.

Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/36070-eguzon-chantome

Vitality score

Vitality score 55.3/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 88 % of the 12,673 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	0.47	25	11.83
Social	0.96	20	19.2
Education	0.39	10	3.93
Health	0.39	10	3.93
Public & culture	0.39	5	1.97
Population trend	0.44	10	4.4
Housing mix	0.35	5	1.76

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 3 of 6

Eating out 1 of 1

Cafés and bars 1 of 1

Schools 2 of 3

Health 2 of 4

Public services 1 of 1

Culture 1 of 2

Sport 2 of 2

Everyday services 2 of 3

Lodging 2 of 2

One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. ^[3,4]

2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE CROQUINOIX · LES DELICES D'EGUZON). ^[3,4]

1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE RAFFIN). ^[3,4]

1 × Supermarket (EGUDIS). ^[3,4]

7 × Restaurant (PEARSON PETER · LA PAILLOTE DU LAC · CHEZ AURORE · LA TABLE D'ANGELE · LE BAR DE LA PLAGE). ^[3,4]

6 × Café / bar (L'EXPRESSO · BLUE BERRY CAFE · LE COQ CAFE · WOODSTOCK · SAS LES JU'S). ^[4]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). ^[3]

1 × Collège (COLLEGE SAINT-EXUPERY). ^[3]

1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (SAMI AYEB, MÉDECIN). ^[3]

1 × Pharmacy. ^[3,4]

1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). ^[3]

1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). ^[3]

1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE). ^[3]

1 × Swimming pool (BAIGNADE DE CHAMBON). ^[3]

2 × Hairdresser (NATALY COIFFURE). ^[3,4]

1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). ^[3]

1 × Hotel (LA TABLE D'ANGELE). ^[3,4]

2 × Campsite (CAMPING · CAMPING FRANCE MONTCOCU). ^[3,4]

Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 4 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Hotel, 1 × Campsite.

Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Nursery school (maternelle). ^[3,4]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts

Type	Count	Names	Sources
Bakery (boulangerie)	2	LE CROQUINOIX · LES DELICES D'EGUZON	INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)	1	BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE RAFFIN	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Supermarket	1	EGUDIS	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Cheese shop (fromagerie)	0		INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Fishmonger	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Restaurant	7	PEARSON PETER · LA PAILLOTE DU LAC · CHEZ AURORE · LA TABLE D'ANGELE · LE BAR DE LA PLAGE	INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4]
Café / bar	6	L'EXPRESSO · BLUE BERRY CAFE · LE COQ CAFE · WOODSTOCK · SAS LES JU'S	INSEE SIRENE 6 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)	1	ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Collège	1	COLLEGE SAINT-EXUPERY	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)	1	SAMI AYEB, MÉDECIN	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Pharmacy	1		INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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	BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Cinema	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Gym / sports hall	1	GYMNASE	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Swimming pool	1	BAIGNADE DE CHAMBON	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Bank	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Hairdresser	2	NATALY COIFFURE	INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Fuel station	1	STATION SERVICE	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3]
Hotel	1	LA TABLE D'ANGELE	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Campsite	2	CAMPING · CAMPING FRANCE MONTCOCU	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

1968: 1,605 2023: 1,301 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 1,424 (2012) → 1,301 (2023): -8.6 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 1,384 (1990) → 1,301 (2023): -6 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 1,215, of which 32.4 % second homes and 12.1 % vacant. ^[7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

In the commune Bakery, Food shop, Primary school, GP Pharmacy — 7.0 km SW Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Éguzon-Chantôme): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (Éguzon-Chantôme): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). ^[8]

GP (Éguzon-Chantôme): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). ^[8]

Pharmacy (Saint-Sébastien): 7 km to the south-west (straight line). ^[9]

Primary school (Éguzon-Chantôme): 0.4 km to the south (straight line). ^[8]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Days at or above 30 °C 22.2

Days at or below 0 °C 47.3

Muggy days a summer 2

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 47 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[10]

Measured at the EGUZON weather station, 0.7 km away at 272 m; the village itself is at 267 m. ^[10]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. ^[10]

Humidity measured at ORSENNES, 7.1 km away at 315 m, over 24 summers. ^[10]

An average of 934 mm of rain a year, spread over 131 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. ^[10]

Rainfall measured at EGUZON, 0.7 km away at 272 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. ^[10]

Uncertainties

No specific uncertainties flagged.

References

INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36070/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36070/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36070/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36070/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 36070
INSEE BPE 2025 — 23239
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
Chamberet	19	96 km S	1,433	46.6	Partly served	Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 77 % · winter 85 %
Saint-Maurice-sur-Moselle	88	427 km NE	1,306	49.6	Partly served	Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 85 % · winter 35 %
Piégut-Pluviers	24	114 km SW	1,180	51.8	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 88 %
Savigné	86	102 km W	1,256	59.1	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 %
Cénac-et-Saint-Julien	24	185 km S	1,183	55.1	Partly served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 %
Morée	41	165 km N	1,077	42.2	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 88 %

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
Chamberet	19	96 km S	1,433	46.6	Partly served	Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 77 % · winter 85 %
Savigné	86	102 km W	1,256	59.1	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 %
Piégut-Pluviers	24	114 km SW	1,180	51.8	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 88 %
Morée	41	165 km N	1,077	42.2	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 88 %
Cénac-et-Saint-Julien	24	185 km S	1,183	55.1	Partly served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 %
Saint-Maurice-sur-Moselle	88	427 km NE	1,306	49.6	Partly served	Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 85 % · winter 35 %

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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 Éguzon-Chantôme'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
Savigné	86	102 km W	1,256	59.1	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 %
Saint-Mathieu	87	104 km SW	1,085	47.2	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 %
Saint-Pardoux-la-Rivière	24	124 km SW	1,166	47.3	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 %
Salignac-Eyvigues	24	165 km S	1,184	59.5	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 %
La Coquille	24	111 km SW	1,278	46.7	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 %
Neung-sur-Beuvron	41	123 km N	1,259	45.4	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 %

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