Saint-Lactencin
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 25.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 54 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Lactencin (INSEE 36198) is in Indre (36), part of CC Val de l'Indre - Brenne. Population 405 (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 25.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 54 % of the 18,030 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.49 | 10 | 4.9 |
| Housing mix | 0.88 | 5 | 4.42 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (O'SAINT LAC). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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 | 1 | O'SAINT LAC | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 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 | 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 412 (2012) → 405 (2023): -1.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 409 (1990) → 405 (2023): -1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 226, of which 5.8 % second homes and 10.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Buzançais): 5.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Argy): 5.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Buzançais): 5.3 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Buzançais): 5.4 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Lactencin): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 24 days a year at or above 30 °C and 43 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the PELLEVOISIN weather station, 10.8 km away at 161 m; the village itself is at 146 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at LEVROUX - TREG., 14.1 km away at 169 m, over 24 summers. [11]
An average of 824 mm of rain a year, spread over 123 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at BUZANCAIS, 4.1 km away at 128 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 — 36198/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36198/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36198/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36198/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 36031
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 36007
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 36198
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ladignac-sur-Rondelles | 19 | 187 km S | 404 | 25.9 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 53 % · humidity 93 % |
| Airion | 60 | 289 km N | 409 | 24.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Douy-la-Ramée | 77 | 262 km NE | 395 | 31.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Rivière | 33 | 259 km SW | 409 | 29.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Germain-de-la-Rivière | 33 | 259 km SW | 392 | 28.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 7 % |
| Chantesse | 38 | 356 km SE | 397 | 31.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ladignac-sur-Rondelles | 19 | 187 km S | 404 | 25.9 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 53 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Germain-de-la-Rivière | 33 | 259 km SW | 392 | 28.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 7 % |
| La Rivière | 33 | 259 km SW | 409 | 29.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 71 % |
| Douy-la-Ramée | 77 | 262 km NE | 395 | 31.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Airion | 60 | 289 km N | 409 | 24.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chantesse | 38 | 356 km SE | 397 | 31.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Saint-Lactencin'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chantesse | 38 | 356 km SE | 397 | 31.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Eberbach-Seltz | 67 | 539 km NE | 436 | 31 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Remauville | 77 | 177 km NE | 449 | 29.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gizay | 86 | 96 km SW | 364 | 27.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bogy | 07 | 309 km SE | 488 | 32 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Savigny-sous-Faye | 86 | 92 km W | 379 | 29.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
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