Pouligny-Notre-Dame
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 36.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 70 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Pouligny-Notre-Dame (INSEE 36163) is in Indre (36), part of CC de la Châtre et Sainte-Sévère. Population 639 (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 36.9/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 70 % of the 16,791 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 | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.47 | 10 | 4.67 |
| Housing mix | 0.66 | 5 | 3.29 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LE PANIER SYMPA). [3]
2 × Restaurant (AU FIL DU TEMPS · LES GRANDS CHENES SAS). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (POULIGNY NOTRE DAME AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (BASE DE LOISIRS). [3]
2 × Hotel. [3,4]
1 × Campsite (MAIRIE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, 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 | LE PANIER SYMPA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| 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 | AU FIL DU TEMPS · LES GRANDS CHENES SAS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | 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 | POULIGNY NOTRE DAME AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 1 | BASE DE LOISIRS | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 2 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | MAIRIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 631 (2012) → 639 (2023): 1.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 661 (1990) → 639 (2023): -3.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 484, of which 17.1 % second homes and 20.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Crevant): 4.6 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Pouligny-Notre-Dame): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Sainte-Sévère-sur-Indre): 5.2 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Sainte-Sévère-sur-Indre): 5.2 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Pouligny-Notre-Dame): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 21 days a year at or above 30 °C and 50 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the STE-SEVERE weather station, 4.9 km away at 302 m; the village itself is at 366 m. [11]
The village sits 64 m above 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 MONTGIVRAY, 14.2 km away at 204 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 162 m below 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 888 mm of rain a year, spread over 129 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at CREVANT, 2.7 km away at 339 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 — 36163/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36163/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36163/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36163/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 36060
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 36163
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 36208
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chantrigné | 53 | 289 km NW | 599 | 34.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vailhourles | 12 | 242 km S | 648 | 37.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 80 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saligny-sur-Roudon | 03 | 134 km E | 641 | 32.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Verrières-en-Forez | 42 | 184 km SE | 731 | 43.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 55 % · humidity 43 % |
| Les Coteaux Périgourdins | 24 | 163 km S | 554 | 36.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 78 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Paul-du-Bois | 49 | 205 km W | 598 | 36 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 69 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saligny-sur-Roudon | 03 | 134 km E | 641 | 32.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Coteaux Périgourdins | 24 | 163 km S | 554 | 36.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 78 % · humidity 79 % |
| Verrières-en-Forez | 42 | 184 km SE | 731 | 43.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 55 % · humidity 43 % |
| Saint-Paul-du-Bois | 49 | 205 km W | 598 | 36 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 69 % |
| Vailhourles | 12 | 242 km S | 648 | 37.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 80 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chantrigné | 53 | 289 km NW | 599 | 34.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 64 % · 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 Pouligny-Notre-Dame'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saligny-sur-Roudon | 03 | 134 km E | 641 | 32.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lourdoueix-Saint-Pierre | 23 | 16 km SW | 711 | 24.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montmiral | 26 | 285 km SE | 649 | 40.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chéniers | 23 | 20 km SW | 554 | 42.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Leignes-sur-Fontaine | 86 | 94 km W | 647 | 46.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Crevant | 36 | 4.4 km W | 705 | 43.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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