Lacs
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 34.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 65 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Lacs (INSEE 36091) is in Indre (36), part of CC de la Châtre et Sainte-Sévère. Population 653 (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 34.9/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 65 % of the 16,710 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.58 | 10 | 5.83 |
| Housing mix | 0.87 | 5 | 4.36 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (K DELICE). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (TENDANCES BRETONNES). [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE). [3]
1 × Library (ASSOCIATION LOISIRS ET DÉTENTE 52 RUE HENRI PRIEURÉ). [3]
1 × Campsite (VAL VERT EN BERRY). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [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) | 1 | K DELICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | TENDANCES BRETONNES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | ASSOCIATION LOISIRS ET DÉTENTE 52 RUE HENRI PRIEURÉ | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | VAL VERT EN BERRY | 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 642 (2012) → 653 (2023): 1.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 603 (1990) → 653 (2023): 8.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 361, of which 6.4 % second homes and 6.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Châtre): 2.6 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Lacs): 0.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (La Châtre): 2.8 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (La Châtre): 2.8 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Lacs): 0 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 23 days a year at or above 30 °C and 59 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MONTGIVRAY weather station, 4.6 km away at 204 m; the village itself is at 221 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at MONTGIVRAY, 4.6 km away at 204 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 785 mm of rain a year, spread over 123 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MONTGIVRAY - BG, 3.3 km away at 210 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
42 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 126,901 € — 853 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Indre is 880 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. [11]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36091/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36091/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36091/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36091/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 36046
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 36091
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rivière | 37 | 147 km NW | 699 | 30.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chèzeneuve | 38 | 272 km SE | 654 | 32.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Flaujagues | 33 | 249 km SW | 594 | 33.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 69 % · winter 81 % |
| Sepvret | 79 | 165 km W | 620 | 31.2 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lescheroux | 01 | 240 km E | 726 | 32.2 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 77 % · winter 95 % |
| Bras-sur-Meuse | 55 | 384 km NE | 661 | 47.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rivière | 37 | 147 km NW | 699 | 30.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sepvret | 79 | 165 km W | 620 | 31.2 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lescheroux | 01 | 240 km E | 726 | 32.2 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 77 % · winter 95 % |
| Flaujagues | 33 | 249 km SW | 594 | 33.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 69 % · winter 81 % |
| Chèzeneuve | 38 | 272 km SE | 654 | 32.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bras-sur-Meuse | 55 | 384 km NE | 661 | 47.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 84 % · 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 Lacs'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chèzeneuve | 38 | 272 km SE | 654 | 32.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Léonard-en-Beauce | 41 | 147 km N | 634 | 36.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Trelins | 42 | 180 km SE | 682 | 38.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Chapelle-aux-Brocs | 19 | 163 km S | 448 | 29.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Soulitré | 72 | 198 km NW | 597 | 28.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Frozes | 86 | 145 km W | 621 | 26.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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