Paudy
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 27.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 57 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Paudy (INSEE 36152) is in Indre (36), part of CC du Pays d'Issoudun. Population 437 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/36152-paudy
Vitality score
Vitality score 27.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 57 % of the 17,936 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.48 | 10 | 4.82 |
| Housing mix | 0.79 | 5 | 3.95 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LES DELICES DE PAUDY). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (PAUDY AP). [3]
1 × Library (MAISON DES TILLEULS). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (CCB COIFFURE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [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) | 1 | LES DELICES DE PAUDY | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 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 | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | PAUDY AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MAISON DES TILLEULS | 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 | 1 | CCB COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| 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 486 (2012) → 437 (2023): -10.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 445 (1990) → 437 (2023): -1.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 267, of which 10.5 % second homes and 17.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Vatan): 9.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Les Bordes): 7.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Sainte-Lizaigne): 8.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Reuilly): 10.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Paudy): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [12]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 46 days at or below 0 °C, over 15 complete years in 1995–2024. [13]
Measured at the REUILLY weather station, 9.2 km away at 155 m; the village itself is at 151 m. [13]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [13]
Humidity measured at REUILLY, 9.2 km away at 155 m, over 16 summers. [13]
An average of 667 mm of rain a year, spread over 109 days — about 6.1 mm on a day it rains. [13]
Rainfall measured at REUILLY, 9.2 km away at 155 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [13]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36152/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36152/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36152/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36152/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 36230
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 36021
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 36199
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 36171
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 36152
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villequiers | 18 | 67 km E | 437 | 27.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chenevelles | 86 | 102 km W | 435 | 28.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Salsigne | 11 | 414 km S | 400 | 28.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 57 % · humidity 57 % |
| Bouligney | 70 | 338 km E | 401 | 28.3 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 45 % · humidity 93 % |
| Voussac | 03 | 118 km SE | 494 | 30.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Jenzat | 03 | 138 km SE | 517 | 29.7 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villequiers | 18 | 67 km E | 437 | 27.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chenevelles | 86 | 102 km W | 435 | 28.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Voussac | 03 | 118 km SE | 494 | 30.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Jenzat | 03 | 138 km SE | 517 | 29.7 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bouligney | 70 | 338 km E | 401 | 28.3 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 45 % · humidity 93 % |
| Salsigne | 11 | 414 km S | 400 | 28.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 57 % · humidity 57 % |
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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 Paudy'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villequiers | 18 | 67 km E | 437 | 27.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chenevelles | 86 | 102 km W | 435 | 28.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Voussac | 03 | 118 km SE | 494 | 30.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Plottes | 71 | 232 km E | 558 | 26.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Beaulieu-sur-Oudon | 53 | 244 km NW | 483 | 31.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Léopardin-d'Augy | 03 | 98 km SE | 354 | 28.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
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