Moulins-sur-Céphons
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 16.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 34 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Moulins-sur-Céphons (INSEE 36135) is in Indre (36), part of CC Levroux Boischaut Champagne. Population 277 (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 16.8/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 34 % of the 17,645 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 | 0.28 | 10 | 2.78 |
| Housing mix | 0.72 | 5 | 3.58 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE RELAIS DE MOULINS). [4]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MAISON DE BOIS). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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 [3,4] | |
| 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE RELAIS DE MOULINS | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MAISON DE BOIS | 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 318 (2012) → 277 (2023): -12.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 356 (1990) → 277 (2023): -22.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 212, of which 14.2 % second homes and 21.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Levroux): 5.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Levroux): 5.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Levroux): 5.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Levroux): 5.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Levroux): 5.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 48 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the LEVROUX - TREG. weather station, 10.6 km away at 169 m; the village itself is at 126 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at LEVROUX - TREG., 10.6 km away at 169 m, over 24 summers. [9]
An average of 783 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at LEVROUX, 6.1 km away at 143 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 — 36135/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36135/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36135/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36135/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 36093
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mallièvre | 85 | 184 km W | 251 | 20.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Retschwiller | 67 | 518 km NE | 274 | 22.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Radonvilliers | 10 | 267 km NE | 320 | 21 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Germain-Chassenay | 58 | 142 km E | 306 | 20.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 74 % · winter 78 % |
| Boutenac-Touvent | 17 | 244 km SW | 230 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 84 % · humidity 50 % |
| Valzergues | 12 | 284 km S | 207 | 19 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 67 % · winter 61 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Germain-Chassenay | 58 | 142 km E | 306 | 20.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 74 % · winter 78 % |
| Mallièvre | 85 | 184 km W | 251 | 20.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Boutenac-Touvent | 17 | 244 km SW | 230 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 84 % · humidity 50 % |
| Radonvilliers | 10 | 267 km NE | 320 | 21 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Valzergues | 12 | 284 km S | 207 | 19 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 67 % · winter 61 % |
| Retschwiller | 67 | 518 km NE | 274 | 22.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Moulins-sur-Céphons'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radonvilliers | 10 | 267 km NE | 320 | 21 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Colondannes | 23 | 80 km S | 289 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montravers | 79 | 174 km W | 365 | 25.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bleurville | 88 | 351 km E | 281 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cour-sur-Loire | 41 | 72 km N | 259 | 11.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Colombier | 03 | 125 km SE | 327 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
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