Montierchaume
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 44.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 61 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Montierchaume (INSEE 36128) is in Indre (36), part of CA Châteauroux Métropole. Population 1,624 (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 44.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 61 % of the 11,054 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 | 0.26 | 25 | 6.56 |
| Social | 0.51 | 20 | 10.26 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.43 | 10 | 4.27 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.8 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE DIRAND). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (S.N. L'AUBERGERIE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (CHEZ ALINE). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ST-MICHEL · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN MOULIN). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (LIVIU-IONUT GUGOASA, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (SELARL PHARMACIE MONTIERCHAUME). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (MONTIERCHAUME TABAC RP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (LYCEE PROFESSIONNEL PRIVE PHILIBERT VRAU · COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (MORGANE BEAUTE A DOMICILE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (RELAIS FASTHOTEL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [4,3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | BOULANGERIE DIRAND | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | S.N. L'AUBERGERIE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | CHEZ ALINE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ST-MICHEL · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN MOULIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | LIVIU-IONUT GUGOASA, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | SELARL PHARMACIE MONTIERCHAUME | 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 | MONTIERCHAUME TABAC RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | LYCEE PROFESSIONNEL PRIVE PHILIBERT VRAU · COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 3 | MORGANE BEAUTE A DOMICILE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | RELAIS FASTHOTEL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 1,648 (2012) → 1,624 (2023): -1.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,752 (1990) → 1,624 (2023): -7.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 793, of which 2 % second homes and 5.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Montierchaume): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Montierchaume): 1.3 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Montierchaume): 0.4 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Montierchaume): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Montierchaume): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
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. [9]
Measured at the CHATEAUROUX DEOLS weather station, 2.5 km away at 158 m; the village itself is at 161 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at CHATEAUROUX DEOLS, 2.5 km away at 158 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 727 mm of rain a year, spread over 113 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at CHATEAUROUX DEOLS, 2.5 km away at 158 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36128/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36128/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36128/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36128/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 36128
- 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 Martin de l'If | 76 | 309 km N | 1,736 | 52.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Premiers Sapins | 25 | 347 km E | 1,587 | 52.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 49 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Ouen-des-Alleux | 35 | 290 km NW | 1,326 | 50.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainte-Terre | 33 | 269 km SW | 1,883 | 53.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 80 % · humidity 64 % |
| Écouves | 61 | 221 km NW | 1,663 | 48 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Celles-sur-Durolle | 63 | 182 km SE | 1,627 | 40.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 46 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celles-sur-Durolle | 63 | 182 km SE | 1,627 | 40.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 46 % · humidity 93 % |
| Écouves | 61 | 221 km NW | 1,663 | 48 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainte-Terre | 33 | 269 km SW | 1,883 | 53.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 80 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Ouen-des-Alleux | 35 | 290 km NW | 1,326 | 50.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint Martin de l'If | 76 | 309 km N | 1,736 | 52.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Premiers Sapins | 25 | 347 km E | 1,587 | 52.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 49 % · 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 Montierchaume'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingrandes | 86 | 92 km W | 1,709 | 42.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Magny-Cours | 58 | 105 km E | 1,432 | 40.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Félines | 07 | 286 km SE | 1,934 | 50.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Neuilly-le-Réal | 03 | 134 km E | 1,435 | 48.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Celle-Lévescault | 86 | 130 km W | 1,383 | 45.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Luant | 36 | 22 km SW | 1,604 | 44.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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