Mâron
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 29.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 42 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Mâron (INSEE 36112) is in Indre (36), part of CA Châteauroux Métropole. Population 735 (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 29.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 42 % of the 16,181 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 | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.61 | 10 | 6.05 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.7 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LE CHAT NOIR). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE ALFRED DE MUSSET). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
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. [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 CHAT NOIR | 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 | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE ALFRED DE MUSSET | 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 | 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 755 (2012) → 735 (2023): -2.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 665 (1990) → 735 (2023): 10.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 371, of which 3 % second homes and 11.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Ardentes): 7.9 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Étrechet): 7.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Étrechet): 7.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Ardentes): 7.6 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Mâron): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 20 days a year at or above 30 °C and 46 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the CHATEAUROUX DEOLS weather station, 11.8 km away at 158 m; the village itself is at 163 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at CHATEAUROUX DEOLS, 11.8 km away at 158 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 832 mm of rain a year, spread over 127 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ARDENTES, 6.9 km away at 174 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36112/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36112/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36112/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36112/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 36005
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 36071
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 36112
- 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-Léger-aux-Bois | 60 | 308 km N | 735 | 28.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Condé-Northen | 57 | 428 km NE | 737 | 36.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 58 % |
| Virson | 17 | 224 km W | 731 | 34.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 64 % |
| Sainte-Anne-sur-Gervonde | 38 | 297 km SE | 759 | 34 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Haies | 69 | 265 km SE | 723 | 30.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Caprais-de-Lerm | 47 | 302 km S | 713 | 33.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 72 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virson | 17 | 224 km W | 731 | 34.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 64 % |
| Les Haies | 69 | 265 km SE | 723 | 30.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 79 % |
| Sainte-Anne-sur-Gervonde | 38 | 297 km SE | 759 | 34 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Caprais-de-Lerm | 47 | 302 km S | 713 | 33.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 44 % · winter 72 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Léger-aux-Bois | 60 | 308 km N | 735 | 28.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Condé-Northen | 57 | 428 km NE | 737 | 36.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 58 % |
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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 Mâron'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Anne-sur-Gervonde | 38 | 297 km SE | 759 | 34 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Prunay-en-Yvelines | 78 | 191 km N | 808 | 28.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Coulandon | 03 | 110 km E | 645 | 32.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fromentières | 53 | 224 km NW | 848 | 32.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Petite-Boissière | 79 | 199 km W | 616 | 27.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Neewiller-près-Lauterbourg | 67 | 524 km NE | 645 | 31.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
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