Giroux
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 8.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 12 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Giroux (INSEE 36083) is in Indre (36), part of CC Champagne Boischauts. Population 121 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 8.4/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 12 % of the 12,255 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.38 | 10 | 3.77 |
| Housing mix | 0.67 | 5 | 3.35 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 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 122 (2012) → 121 (2023): -0.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 138 (1990) → 121 (2023): -12.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 85, of which 16.5 % second homes and 14.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Vatan): 7.6 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Vatan): 7.6 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Vatan): 8 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Graçay): 9.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Paudy): 3.2 km to the south (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, 8.8 km away at 155 m; the village itself is at 154 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at REUILLY, 8.8 km away at 155 m, over 16 summers. [11]
An average of 740 mm of rain a year, spread over 119 days — about 6.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at VATAN, 7.3 km away at 131 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 — 36083/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36083/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36083/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36083/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 36230
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 18103
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 36152
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mentières | 15 | 241 km SE | 121 | 9.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 31 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Feyre-la-Montagne | 23 | 132 km S | 121 | 7.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 47 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mondion | 86 | 109 km W | 120 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sainte-Gemme | 32 | 376 km S | 121 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 26 % · winter 95 % · humidity 43 % |
| Rozoy-Bellevalle | 02 | 236 km NE | 122 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Étienne-de-Carlat | 15 | 246 km S | 119 | 11.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mondion | 86 | 109 km W | 120 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sainte-Feyre-la-Montagne | 23 | 132 km S | 121 | 7.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 47 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rozoy-Bellevalle | 02 | 236 km NE | 122 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mentières | 15 | 241 km SE | 121 | 9.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 31 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Étienne-de-Carlat | 15 | 246 km S | 119 | 11.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Gemme | 32 | 376 km S | 121 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 26 % · winter 95 % · 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 Giroux'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mondion | 86 | 109 km W | 120 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villebout | 41 | 116 km NW | 118 | 7.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lancôme | 41 | 88 km NW | 123 | 13.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Murs | 36 | 59 km W | 119 | 7.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Beugneux | 02 | 266 km NE | 120 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Verneuil-le-Château | 37 | 110 km W | 124 | 9.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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