Le Pêchereau
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 30.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 16 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Le Pêchereau (INSEE 36154) is in Indre (36), part of CC Éguzon - Argenton - Vallée de la Creuse. Population 1,744 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [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/36154-le-pechereau
Vitality score
Vitality score 30.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 16 % of the 10,522 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 | 0.13 | 25 | 3.28 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.2 | 10 | 1.97 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.42 | 10 | 4.24 |
| Housing mix | 0.85 | 5 | 4.26 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR MARKET). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (LE CARNOT). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE J PREVERT). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE JACQUES PREVERT). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU CHEMIN VERT). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LE PECHEREAU RP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE LE PÊCHEREAU BIBLIOTHÈQUE SYLVAIN DÉGLANTINE). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (ARTS & BEAUTE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (L ESCAPADE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Restaurant, GP (médecin généraliste). [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 | 1 | CARREFOUR MARKET | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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] | |
| Café / bar | 2 | LE CARNOT | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE J PREVERT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE JACQUES PREVERT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DU CHEMIN VERT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LE PECHEREAU RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE LE PÊCHEREAU BIBLIOTHÈQUE SYLVAIN DÉGLANTINE | 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 | 3 | ARTS & BEAUTE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | L ESCAPADE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 1,892 (2012) → 1,744 (2023): -7.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,887 (1990) → 1,744 (2023): -7.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,071, of which 7.4 % second homes and 9.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Menoux): 2.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Le Pêchereau): 1.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Argenton-sur-Creuse): 2.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Le Pêchereau): 1.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Le Pêchereau): 0.5 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 21 days a year at or above 30 °C and 41 days at or below 0 °C, over 14 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ARGENTON weather station, 3.5 km away at 178 m; the village itself is at 120 m. [11]
The village sits 58 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ARGENTON, 3.5 km away at 178 m, over 14 summers. [11]
That station sits 58 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 816 mm of rain a year, spread over 119 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ARGENTON, 3.5 km away at 178 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36154/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36154/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36154/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36154/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 36117
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 36154
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 36006
- 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-Léger-des-Vignes | 58 | 148 km E | 1,646 | 39.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Denis-Lanneray | 28 | 167 km N | 2,086 | 45.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Port-Sainte-Foy-et-Ponchapt | 24 | 218 km SW | 2,520 | 45 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 49 % · winter 89 % |
| Fresse-sur-Moselle | 88 | 421 km E | 1,662 | 31.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 32 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dampierre-les-Bois | 25 | 420 km E | 1,615 | 40.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
| Baule | 45 | 138 km N | 1,985 | 54.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 73 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baule | 45 | 138 km N | 1,985 | 54.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 73 % |
| Saint-Léger-des-Vignes | 58 | 148 km E | 1,646 | 39.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Denis-Lanneray | 28 | 167 km N | 2,086 | 45.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Port-Sainte-Foy-et-Ponchapt | 24 | 218 km SW | 2,520 | 45 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 49 % · winter 89 % |
| Dampierre-les-Bois | 25 | 420 km E | 1,615 | 40.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fresse-sur-Moselle | 88 | 421 km E | 1,662 | 31.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 32 % · 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 Le Pêchereau'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Marcel | 36 | 4.1 km NW | 1,514 | 31 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Beaulieu-lès-Loches | 37 | 74 km NW | 1,733 | 38.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pont-de-Ruan | 37 | 106 km NW | 1,214 | 24.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Martin-Belle-Roche | 71 | 254 km E | 1,385 | 48.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Châtillon-sur-Thouet | 79 | 137 km W | 2,656 | 42.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Martin-d'Abbat | 45 | 153 km N | 1,851 | 38.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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