Lurais
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 15.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 34 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Lurais (INSEE 36104) is in Indre (36), part of CC Brenne - Val de Creuse. Population 226 (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 15.2/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 34 % of the 16,695 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 | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.44 | 10 | 4.38 |
| Housing mix | 0.12 | 5 | 0.61 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LURAIS AP). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (LA CREUSE). [3]
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, 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 | 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 | 1 | LURAIS AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 1 | LA CREUSE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 227 (2012) → 226 (2023): -0.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 241 (1990) → 226 (2023): -6.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 230, of which 43.9 % second homes and 3.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Tournon-Saint-Martin): 3.3 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Tournon-Saint-Martin): 3.3 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Tournon-Saint-Martin): 3.4 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Tournon-Saint-Martin): 3.3 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Tournon-Saint-Martin): 3.4 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 31 days a year at or above 30 °C and 39 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the LE BLANC weather station, 11.9 km away at 117 m; the village itself is at 84 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at BLANC-ARCI, 13.7 km away at 108 m, over 17 summers. [9]
An average of 691 mm of rain a year, spread over 116 days — about 6 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at TOURNON, 3.4 km away at 99 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
What property sold for
25 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 69,400 € — 762 € per m² of built surface. [10]
The median across Indre is 880 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [10]
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 — 36104/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36104/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36104/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36104/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 36224
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Julien-Vocance | 07 | 323 km SE | 221 | 15.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Baudinard-sur-Verdon | 83 | 525 km SE | 235 | 21.1 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Ulphace | 72 | 162 km N | 222 | 19.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Meillerie | 74 | 442 km E | 293 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 54 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bordes-Uchentein | 09 | 423 km S | 219 | 20.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 73 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lées-Athas | 64 | 433 km S | 229 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 67 % · winter 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Ulphace | 72 | 162 km N | 222 | 19.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Julien-Vocance | 07 | 323 km SE | 221 | 15.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bordes-Uchentein | 09 | 423 km S | 219 | 20.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 73 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lées-Athas | 64 | 433 km S | 229 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 67 % · winter 100 % |
| Meillerie | 74 | 442 km E | 293 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 54 % · humidity 100 % |
| Baudinard-sur-Verdon | 83 | 525 km SE | 235 | 21.1 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · 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 Lurais'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnas | 07 | 337 km SE | 209 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Eyzahut | 26 | 395 km SE | 151 | 20.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fozzano | 2A | 849 km SE | 210 | 41.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Espédaillac | 46 | 238 km S | 290 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Théminettes | 46 | 232 km S | 181 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Concoules | 30 | 348 km SE | 277 | 21.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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