Néret
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 8.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 9 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Néret (INSEE 36138) is in Indre (36), part of CC de la Châtre et Sainte-Sévère. Population 186 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 8.8/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 9 % of the 15,549 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.39 | 10 | 3.94 |
| Housing mix | 0.71 | 5 | 3.56 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LE BONHOMME). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 1 | CAMPING LE BONHOMME | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 217 (2012) → 186 (2023): -14.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 208 (1990) → 186 (2023): -10.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 146, of which 14.4 % second homes and 15.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Châteaumeillant): 3.9 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Châteaumeillant): 4 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Châteaumeillant): 3.8 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Châteaumeillant): 4 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Châteaumeillant): 3.9 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 24 days a year at or above 30 °C and 43 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the STE-SEVERE weather station, 10.8 km away at 302 m; the village itself is at 246 m. [9]
The village sits 56 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 2 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at MONTGIVRAY, 14 km away at 204 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 841 mm of rain a year, spread over 130 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at STE-SEVERE, 10.8 km away at 302 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 — 36138/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36138/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36138/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36138/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 18057
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagrange | 40 | 338 km SW | 185 | 11.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 93 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Léonard | 32 | 320 km S | 184 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 72 % · humidity 50 % |
| Barraute-Camu | 64 | 427 km SW | 187 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 91 % · humidity 0 % |
| L'Herm | 09 | 402 km S | 186 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 91 % · humidity 79 % |
| Loudet | 31 | 400 km S | 191 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 73 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rieux | 51 | 273 km N | 189 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rieux | 51 | 273 km N | 189 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Léonard | 32 | 320 km S | 184 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 72 % · humidity 50 % |
| Lagrange | 40 | 338 km SW | 185 | 11.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 93 % · humidity 71 % |
| Loudet | 31 | 400 km S | 191 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 73 % · humidity 86 % |
| L'Herm | 09 | 402 km S | 186 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 91 % · humidity 79 % |
| Barraute-Camu | 64 | 427 km SW | 187 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 91 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Néret'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asnières-en-Poitou | 79 | 187 km W | 188 | 9.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Aubigny | 79 | 174 km W | 178 | 11.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Liernolles | 03 | 125 km E | 193 | 5.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Azy-le-Vif | 58 | 86 km E | 188 | 7.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Laurent-de-Jourdes | 86 | 124 km W | 192 | 15.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Paul-de-Vern | 46 | 193 km S | 171 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
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