Issoudun
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 53.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 31 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Issoudun (INSEE 36088) is in Indre (36), part of CC du Pays d'Issoudun. Population 11,159 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [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/36088-issoudun
Vitality score
Vitality score 53.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 31 % of the 2,207 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 | 0.5 | 25 | 12.42 |
| Social | 0.78 | 20 | 15.68 |
| Education | 0.46 | 10 | 4.65 |
| Health | 0.43 | 10 | 4.29 |
| Public & culture | 0.12 | 5 | 0.59 |
| Population trend | 0.31 | 10 | 3.05 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.69 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
5 × Bakery (boulangerie) (PATISSERIE LAVENU · CHARON · L'ECRIN GOURMAND · BOULANGERIE BRISSET). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (COTE PORC · BOUCHERIE TRAITEUR BIGOT · BOUCHERIE LOUFAZI). [3,4]
10 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SARL BEL AIR · ALDI MARCHE · SAS CHEZ KIKI · LA POTERIE). [3,4]
5 × Supermarket (CENTRE LECLERC · LIDL · ACTION · NUDUOSSI · CARREFOUR MARKET). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (FROMAGERIE SAINT ROCH ISSOUDUN). [4]
22 × Restaurant (PAT'A PAIN · PATAPAIN · LA COGNETTE · AU RELAIS DE L ISSOLDUNOIS). [3,4]
8 × Café / bar (LE BERGERAC · LE JARDIN · LASTORIA · LE NARVAL · LE LONGCHAMP). [4]
4 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOL MATE GEORGE SAND · ECOL MATERNELLE SAINT-EXUPERY · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LEO LAGRANGE · ECOLE MATERNELLE JEAN JAURES). [3]
5 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE SAINT EXUPERY · ECOL PRIM MICHELET · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN JAURES · ECOL PRIM CONDORCET · ECOLE PRIMAIRE NOTRE DAME DE BEL AIR). [3]
3 × Collège (COLLEGE DENIS DIDEROT · COLLEGE HONORE DE BALZAC · COLLEGE PRIVE - ST CYR). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (SAMI BENDRISS, MÉDECIN · ALEXANDRE THALMANN, MÉDECIN · GABRIELLE MARC, MÉDECIN · HAMZA GUETTAF TEMAM, MÉDECIN · FADI OBAID, MÉDECIN). [3]
4 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE CLERGET · PHARMACIE PEYROUX · PHARMACIE VIANO JOFFRE · PHARMACIE CENTRALE BLET FRADIN). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE ALBERT CAMUS). [3]
1 × Cinema (ELYSEE). [3]
5 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE CLIGMAN · GYMNASE DOJO ET PLATEAU SPORTIF EXTERIEUR DIDEROT · LYCEE COLLEGE SAINT CYR · GYMNASE JEAN MACE · GYMNASE DES TERRES ROUGES ET SALLE DE TIR). [3]
10 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DU CENTRE · CCF · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUT AGRIC DU CTRE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL D'ISSOUDUN · CAISSE D'EPARGNE). [3]
16 × Hairdresser (BOUT'CHIC · COIFFURE SAINT ALGUE). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
5 × Hotel (HOTEL LA COGNETTE · HOTELS MARMOTTE · HOTEL DE LA GARE · LES 3 ROIS · KYRIAD). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL LES TAUPEAUX). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Butcher (boucherie), 6 × Restaurant, 2 × Pharmacy, 5 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 5 | PATISSERIE LAVENU · CHARON · L'ECRIN GOURMAND · BOULANGERIE BRISSET | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | COTE PORC · BOUCHERIE TRAITEUR BIGOT · BOUCHERIE LOUFAZI | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 10 | SARL BEL AIR · ALDI MARCHE · SAS CHEZ KIKI · LA POTERIE | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 5 | CENTRE LECLERC · LIDL · ACTION · NUDUOSSI · CARREFOUR MARKET | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | FROMAGERIE SAINT ROCH ISSOUDUN | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 22 | PAT'A PAIN · PATAPAIN · LA COGNETTE · AU RELAIS DE L ISSOLDUNOIS | INSEE BPE 22 / INSEE SIRENE 32 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 8 | LE BERGERAC · LE JARDIN · LASTORIA · LE NARVAL · LE LONGCHAMP | INSEE SIRENE 8 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 4 | ECOL MATE GEORGE SAND · ECOL MATERNELLE SAINT-EXUPERY · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LEO LAGRANGE · ECOLE MATERNELLE JEAN JAURES | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 5 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE SAINT EXUPERY · ECOL PRIM MICHELET · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN JAURES · ECOL PRIM CONDORCET · ECOLE PRIMAIRE NOTRE DAME DE BEL AIR | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Collège | 3 | COLLEGE DENIS DIDEROT · COLLEGE HONORE DE BALZAC · COLLEGE PRIVE - ST CYR | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | SAMI BENDRISS, MÉDECIN · ALEXANDRE THALMANN, MÉDECIN · GABRIELLE MARC, MÉDECIN · HAMZA GUETTAF TEMAM, MÉDECIN · FADI OBAID, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 4 | PHARMACIE CLERGET · PHARMACIE PEYROUX · PHARMACIE VIANO JOFFRE · PHARMACIE CENTRALE BLET FRADIN | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [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 | MEDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE ALBERT CAMUS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | ELYSEE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 5 | GYMNASE CLIGMAN · GYMNASE DOJO ET PLATEAU SPORTIF EXTERIEUR DIDEROT · LYCEE COLLEGE SAINT CYR · GYMNASE JEAN MACE · GYMNASE DES TERRES ROUGES ET SALLE DE TIR | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 10 | CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DU CENTRE · CCF · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUT AGRIC DU CTRE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL D'ISSOUDUN · CAISSE D'EPARGNE | INSEE BPE 10 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 16 | BOUT'CHIC · COIFFURE SAINT ALGUE | INSEE BPE 16 / INSEE SIRENE 24 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 5 | HOTEL LA COGNETTE · HOTELS MARMOTTE · HOTEL DE LA GARE · LES 3 ROIS · KYRIAD | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL LES TAUPEAUX | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 12,661 (2012) → 11,159 (2023): -11.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 13,859 (1990) → 11,159 (2023): -19.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 7,216, of which 3.1 % second homes and 17.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Issoudun): 0.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Issoudun): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Issoudun): 0.7 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Issoudun): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Issoudun): 0.6 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 21 days a year at or above 30 °C and 48 days at or below 0 °C, over 23 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the ISSOUDUN weather station, 1 km away at 138 m; the village itself is at 139 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at ISSOUDUN, 1 km away at 138 m, over 24 summers. [9]
An average of 709 mm of rain a year, spread over 113 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at ISSOUDUN, 1 km away at 138 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36088/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36088/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36088/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36088/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 36088
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Roche-sur-Foron | 74 | 345 km E | 11,348 | 55 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 64 % · humidity 86 % |
| Guebwiller | 68 | 407 km E | 11,243 | 54.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Trets | 13 | 485 km SE | 10,946 | 57.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tournon-sur-Rhône | 07 | 303 km SE | 11,279 | 60.4 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pont-Saint-Esprit | 30 | 363 km SE | 10,958 | 54.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 18 % · winter 74 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saverne | 67 | 448 km NE | 11,460 | 54.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tournon-sur-Rhône | 07 | 303 km SE | 11,279 | 60.4 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Roche-sur-Foron | 74 | 345 km E | 11,348 | 55 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 64 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pont-Saint-Esprit | 30 | 363 km SE | 10,958 | 54.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 18 % · winter 74 % · humidity 64 % |
| Guebwiller | 68 | 407 km E | 11,243 | 54.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saverne | 67 | 448 km NE | 11,460 | 54.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Trets | 13 | 485 km SE | 10,946 | 57.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 97 % · 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 Issoudun'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vitry-le-François | 51 | 277 km NE | 10,996 | 61.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tarare | 69 | 221 km SE | 10,893 | 56 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Erstein | 67 | 455 km NE | 10,790 | 50.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Onet-le-Château | 12 | 291 km S | 12,080 | 58.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gerzat | 63 | 153 km SE | 10,335 | 48.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Motte-Servolex | 73 | 335 km SE | 12,067 | 50.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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