Meunet-sur-Vatan
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 21.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 67 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Meunet-sur-Vatan (INSEE 36122) is in Indre (36), part of CC Champagne Boischauts. Population 198 (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 21.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 67 % of the 15,873 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.31 |
| Housing mix | 0.82 | 5 | 4.12 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (HOLDING DE RESTAURATION CONCEDEE HRC). [3,4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette).
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, 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] | |
| 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 | HOLDING DE RESTAURATION CONCEDEE HRC | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | 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 | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| 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 193 (2012) → 198 (2023): 2.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 175 (1990) → 198 (2023): 13.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 113, of which 8.8 % second homes and 12.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Vatan): 4.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Vatan): 4.3 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Vatan): 4.7 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Graçay): 7.3 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Vatan): 4.4 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 19 days a year at or above 30 °C and 48 days at or below 0 °C, over 24 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the GUILLY weather station, 8.3 km away at 135 m; the village itself is at 131 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at GUILLY, 8.3 km away at 135 m, over 24 summers. [10]
An average of 740 mm of rain a year, spread over 119 days — about 6.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at VATAN, 3.7 km away at 131 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
13 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 71,000 € — 960 € 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 — 36122/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36122/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36122/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36122/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 36230
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 18103
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranton | 86 | 144 km W | 204 | 20.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Labalme | 01 | 297 km E | 204 | 26.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 66 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lucy-le-Bocage | 02 | 244 km NE | 202 | 25.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Morley | 55 | 303 km NE | 204 | 20.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Merles | 82 | 343 km S | 200 | 22.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 23 % · winter 85 % · humidity 64 % |
| Massac | 17 | 209 km SW | 184 | 18.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 93 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranton | 86 | 144 km W | 204 | 20.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Massac | 17 | 209 km SW | 184 | 18.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 93 % · humidity 79 % |
| Lucy-le-Bocage | 02 | 244 km NE | 202 | 25.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Labalme | 01 | 297 km E | 204 | 26.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 66 % · humidity 86 % |
| Morley | 55 | 303 km NE | 204 | 20.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Merles | 82 | 343 km S | 200 | 22.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 23 % · winter 85 % · humidity 64 % |
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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 Meunet-sur-Vatan'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morley | 55 | 303 km NE | 204 | 20.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Trévillach | 66 | 489 km S | 201 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bègues | 03 | 145 km SE | 232 | 21.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Poëzat | 03 | 152 km SE | 152 | 22.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tailly | 21 | 224 km E | 201 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Petit-Mesnil | 10 | 248 km NE | 203 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
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