Gournay
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 17.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 37 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Gournay (INSEE 36084) is in Indre (36), part of CC du Val de Bouzanne. Population 278 (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 17.3/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 37 % of the 17,624 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 | 0.46 | 10 | 4.62 |
| Housing mix | 0.76 | 5 | 3.78 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LE RELAIS DE L'AUZON). [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 | LE RELAIS DE L'AUZON | 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 317 (2012) → 278 (2023): -12.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 289 (1990) → 278 (2023): -3.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 189, of which 12.2 % second homes and 11.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Cluis): 4.5 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre): 3.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Cluis): 4.4 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Cluis): 4.5 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Cluis): 4.5 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 19 days a year at or above 30 °C and 49 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the JEU-LES-BOIS-AUTO weather station, 10.1 km away at 185 m; the village itself is at 196 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at JEU-LES-BOIS-AUTO, 10.1 km away at 185 m, over 21 summers. [10]
An average of 836 mm of rain a year, spread over 125 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at NEUVY-ST-SEP., 5.4 km away at 211 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 — 36084/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36084/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36084/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36084/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 36056
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 36141
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sauveterre | 32 | 354 km S | 278 | 20.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 62 % · humidity 64 % |
| Aunou-sur-Orne | 61 | 252 km NW | 283 | 21.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Monfaucon | 24 | 219 km SW | 285 | 20.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 99 % · humidity 50 % |
| Saint-Georges | 82 | 263 km S | 273 | 23.8 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 92 % · humidity 79 % |
| Issepts | 46 | 213 km S | 266 | 23.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Puysserampion | 47 | 247 km SW | 265 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 88 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Issepts | 46 | 213 km S | 266 | 23.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Monfaucon | 24 | 219 km SW | 285 | 20.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 99 % · humidity 50 % |
| Puysserampion | 47 | 247 km SW | 265 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 88 % · humidity 64 % |
| Aunou-sur-Orne | 61 | 252 km NW | 283 | 21.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Georges | 82 | 263 km S | 273 | 23.8 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 92 % · humidity 79 % |
| Sauveterre | 32 | 354 km S | 278 | 20.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 62 % · 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 Gournay'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torxé | 17 | 194 km W | 258 | 21 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Coussay | 86 | 120 km W | 266 | 17.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Passirac | 16 | 195 km SW | 250 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fontguenand | 36 | 72 km N | 248 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Londigny | 16 | 134 km SW | 237 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dinsac | 87 | 61 km SW | 242 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
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