Pouligny-Saint-Martin
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 16.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 40 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Pouligny-Saint-Martin (INSEE 36164) is in Indre (36), part of CC de la Châtre et Sainte-Sévère. Population 235 (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 16.7/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 40 % of the 16,924 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.49 | 10 | 4.87 |
| Housing mix | 0.6 | 5 | 3.01 |
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 MAZAGRAN). [4]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
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, 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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE MAZAGRAN | 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 | 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 | 1 | 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 [3,4] | |
| 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 230 (2012) → 235 (2023): 2.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 238 (1990) → 235 (2023): -1.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 166, of which 19.9 % second homes and 18.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Sainte-Sévère-sur-Indre): 5.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Pouligny-Notre-Dame): 3.6 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Sainte-Sévère-sur-Indre): 5.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Sainte-Sévère-sur-Indre): 5.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Pouligny-Notre-Dame): 3.9 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 23 days a year at or above 30 °C and 49 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the STE-SEVERE weather station, 5 km away at 302 m; the village itself is at 287 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at MONTGIVRAY, 10.9 km away at 204 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 83 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 888 mm of rain a year, spread over 129 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CREVANT, 5 km away at 339 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36164/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36164/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36164/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36164/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 36208
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 36163
- 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-Martin-du-Lac | 71 | 158 km E | 234 | 17.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chatain | 86 | 131 km W | 240 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vitrolles | 05 | 386 km SE | 221 | 22.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 41 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sennevières | 37 | 96 km NW | 226 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rayssac | 81 | 302 km S | 234 | 13.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bessuéjouls | 12 | 228 km S | 222 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sennevières | 37 | 96 km NW | 226 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chatain | 86 | 131 km W | 240 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Martin-du-Lac | 71 | 158 km E | 234 | 17.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bessuéjouls | 12 | 228 km S | 222 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rayssac | 81 | 302 km S | 234 | 13.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vitrolles | 05 | 386 km SE | 221 | 22.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 41 % · humidity 86 % |
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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-Saint-Martin'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sennevières | 37 | 96 km NW | 226 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rayssac | 81 | 302 km S | 234 | 13.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Gemme | 36 | 64 km NW | 262 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Boussay | 37 | 93 km NW | 237 | 17.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bazaiges | 36 | 37 km W | 229 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rioux-Martin | 16 | 210 km SW | 231 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
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