Mézières-en-Brenne
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 65.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 99 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Mézières-en-Brenne (INSEE 36123) is in Indre (36), part of CC Coeur de Brenne. Population 941 (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 65.4/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 99 % of the 14,700 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 | 0.71 | 25 | 17.74 |
| Social | 0.86 | 20 | 17.29 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.29 | 10 | 2.88 |
| Housing mix | 0.37 | 5 | 1.87 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE BARBET). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE LES DELICES DE BRENNE). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (RIBOTON · LE PETIT MARCHE). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (FERME AUBERGE DE PLUME CANE · GRILLE). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (LE BELLEBOUCHE · BAR DE LA PLACE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE JOSEPH THIBAULT - JEAN FOURSAC). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ANNE MATHIEU, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE COEUR DE BRENNE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (MEZIERES EN BRENNE AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE LÉON BOUSSARD). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
1 × Hotel (AU BOEUF COURONNE). [3,4]
2 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL LA CAILLAUDERIE · CAMPING CAP SUR LA BRENNE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | BOULANGERIE BARBET | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE LES DELICES DE BRENNE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | RIBOTON · LE PETIT MARCHE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 | 2 | FERME AUBERGE DE PLUME CANE · GRILLE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | LE BELLEBOUCHE · BAR DE LA PLACE | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE JOSEPH THIBAULT - JEAN FOURSAC | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | ANNE MATHIEU, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE COEUR DE BRENNE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | MEZIERES EN BRENNE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE LÉON BOUSSARD | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | AU BOEUF COURONNE | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 2 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL LA CAILLAUDERIE · CAMPING CAP SUR LA BRENNE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 1,075 (2012) → 941 (2023): -12.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,194 (1990) → 941 (2023): -21.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 783, of which 31.3 % second homes and 8.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Mézières-en-Brenne): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Mézières-en-Brenne): 0 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Mézières-en-Brenne): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Mézières-en-Brenne): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Mézières-en-Brenne): 0.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 19 days a year at or above 30 °C and 34 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the MURS weather station, 12.1 km away at 148 m; the village itself is at 88 m. [9]
The village sits 60 m below 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at MURS, 12.1 km away at 148 m, over 27 summers. [9]
That station sits 60 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 783 mm of rain a year, spread over 121 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at MEZIERES, 0.4 km away at 88 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
What property sold for
93 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 77,000 € — 692 € 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 — 36123/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36123/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36123/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36123/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 36123
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brinon-sur-Sauldre | 18 | 115 km NE | 971 | 58.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-André-les-Alpes | 04 | 521 km SE | 1,029 | 59.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
| Goult | 84 | 456 km SE | 1,055 | 47.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 42 % · humidity 79 % |
| Ispagnac | 48 | 327 km SE | 895 | 80.2 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 68 % · humidity 79 % |
| Cluis | 36 | 51 km SE | 969 | 66 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 74 % · humidity 86 % |
| Champs-sur-Tarentaine-Marchal | 15 | 190 km SE | 1,032 | 47.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 74 % · winter 35 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cluis | 36 | 51 km SE | 969 | 66 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 74 % · humidity 86 % |
| Brinon-sur-Sauldre | 18 | 115 km NE | 971 | 58.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Champs-sur-Tarentaine-Marchal | 15 | 190 km SE | 1,032 | 47.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 74 % · winter 35 % |
| Ispagnac | 48 | 327 km SE | 895 | 80.2 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 68 % · humidity 79 % |
| Goult | 84 | 456 km SE | 1,055 | 47.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 42 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-André-les-Alpes | 04 | 521 km SE | 1,029 | 59.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
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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 Mézières-en-Brenne'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villefranche-du-Périgord | 24 | 244 km S | 674 | 63.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vigeois | 19 | 162 km S | 1,300 | 49.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vabre | 81 | 361 km S | 726 | 54.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vouvant | 85 | 153 km W | 829 | 62.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Août | 36 | 59 km E | 811 | 70.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Pierre-de-Trivisy | 81 | 353 km S | 619 | 55.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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