Rivarennes
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 25.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 48 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Rivarennes (INSEE 36172) is in Indre (36), part of CC Brenne - Val de Creuse. Population 482 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 25.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 48 % of the 17,875 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.4 | 10 | 3.99 |
| Housing mix | 0.73 | 5 | 3.65 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (AU BOUT DU PONT). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE - RIVARENNES). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [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 | AU BOUT DU PONT | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE - RIVARENNES | 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 | 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 | 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 601 (2012) → 482 (2023): -19.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 536 (1990) → 482 (2023): -10.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 340, of which 13.5 % second homes and 10.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Gaultier): 2.7 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Gaultier): 3 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Gaultier): 2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Gaultier): 3 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Rivarennes): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 41 days at or below 0 °C, over 14 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ARGENTON weather station, 11.3 km away at 178 m; the village itself is at 94 m. [10]
The village sits 84 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ARGENTON, 11.3 km away at 178 m, over 14 summers. [10]
That station sits 84 m above 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 825 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 6.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST-GAULTIER, 3.4 km away at 96 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 — 36172/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36172/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36172/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36172/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 36192
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 36172
- 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-Cyr-en-Pail | 53 | 235 km NW | 500 | 27.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Châteauneuf-Val-Saint-Donat | 04 | 455 km SE | 532 | 32.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 76 % · humidity 86 % |
| Thurey | 71 | 285 km E | 423 | 29 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 56 % · winter 96 % |
| La Genête | 71 | 280 km E | 570 | 31.8 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 77 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Laurent-sur-Oust | 56 | 308 km NW | 396 | 34.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tallud-Sainte-Gemme | 85 | 173 km W | 453 | 31 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tallud-Sainte-Gemme | 85 | 173 km W | 453 | 31 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Cyr-en-Pail | 53 | 235 km NW | 500 | 27.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Genête | 71 | 280 km E | 570 | 31.8 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 77 % · humidity 71 % |
| Thurey | 71 | 285 km E | 423 | 29 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 56 % · winter 96 % |
| Saint-Laurent-sur-Oust | 56 | 308 km NW | 396 | 34.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Châteauneuf-Val-Saint-Donat | 04 | 455 km SE | 532 | 32.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 76 % · 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 Rivarennes'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voulon | 86 | 93 km W | 463 | 33.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Néronde | 42 | 237 km E | 484 | 33.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Franclens | 74 | 347 km E | 541 | 33.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Coulongé | 72 | 148 km NW | 506 | 29.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lésigny | 86 | 53 km NW | 524 | 29.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Serbonnes | 89 | 232 km NE | 716 | 35.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
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