Malicornay
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 23.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 75 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Malicornay (INSEE 36111) is in Indre (36), part of CC du Val de Bouzanne. Population 187 (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 23.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 75 % of the 15,590 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.46 | 10 | 4.64 |
| Housing mix | 0.53 | 5 | 2.64 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (AU BEC FIN). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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 | AU BEC FIN | 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) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 190 (2012) → 187 (2023): -1.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 194 (1990) → 187 (2023): -3.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 148, of which 23.6 % second homes and 12.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bouesse): 5.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Badecon-le-Pin): 5.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Cluis): 8.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Cluis): 8.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Malicornay): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 52 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the TENDU_SAPC weather station, 10.6 km away at 155 m; the village itself is at 225 m. [12]
The village sits 70 m above the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.71 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at TENDU_SAPC, 10.6 km away at 155 m, over 30 summers. [12]
That station sits 70 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 812 mm of rain a year, spread over 123 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at CHAVIN, 2.5 km away at 233 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36111/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36111/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36111/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36111/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 36022
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 36158
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 36056
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 36111
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Bonnet-près-Bort | 19 | 133 km SE | 188 | 24.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 54 % · humidity 86 % |
| Salles | 81 | 280 km S | 191 | 27.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Faymoreau | 85 | 174 km W | 209 | 20.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainte-Gemme | 33 | 250 km SW | 192 | 24.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 74 % · humidity 64 % |
| Montjoi | 82 | 271 km S | 172 | 24 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 85 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Silvain-Bellegarde | 23 | 84 km SE | 189 | 20.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Silvain-Bellegarde | 23 | 84 km SE | 189 | 20.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Bonnet-près-Bort | 19 | 133 km SE | 188 | 24.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 54 % · humidity 86 % |
| Faymoreau | 85 | 174 km W | 209 | 20.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainte-Gemme | 33 | 250 km SW | 192 | 24.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 74 % · humidity 64 % |
| Montjoi | 82 | 271 km S | 172 | 24 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 85 % · humidity 79 % |
| Salles | 81 | 280 km S | 191 | 27.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Malicornay'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Silvain-Bellegarde | 23 | 84 km SE | 189 | 20.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Terjat | 03 | 85 km SE | 180 | 22 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Dracy | 89 | 179 km NE | 236 | 25 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Seine | 58 | 167 km E | 187 | 13.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Paizay-le-Chapt | 79 | 151 km W | 258 | 25 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Chapelle-sous-Uchon | 71 | 199 km E | 198 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
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