Saint-Maur

Indre · CA Châteauroux Métropole · INSEE 36202

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Partly served 50.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 54 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Saint-Maur (INSEE 36202) is in Indre (36), part of CA Châteauroux Métropole. Population 3,537 (2023). ^[1]

INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). ^[2]

Commune nouvelle formed on 2016-01-01 from 1 former commune: Villers-les-Ormes (36245). ^[3]

Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24.

Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/36202-saint-maur

Vitality score

Vitality score 50.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 54 % of the 6,223 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	0.55	25	13.81
Social	0.69	20	13.85
Education	0.22	10	2.21
Health	0.31	10	3.07
Public & culture	0.22	5	1.11
Population trend	0.4	10	3.98
Housing mix	0.96	5	4.78

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 3 of 6

Eating out 1 of 1

Cafés and bars 1 of 1

Schools 2 of 3

Health 2 of 4

Public services 1 of 1

Culture 1 of 2

Sport 1 of 2

Everyday services 3 of 3

Lodging 1 of 2

One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. ^[4,5]

4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LES CAPRICES D'AMANDINE · JEFF DE BRUGES · BOULANGERIE L'OCCITANE · SAVEURS & CHOCOLATS). ^[4,5]

2 × Butcher (boucherie) (COOP-SAVEURS · BOUCHERIE DE SAINT-MAUR). ^[4,5]

4 × Supermarket (BELLEVUE DISTRIBUTION · LIDL · SOCIETE CASTELROUSSINE DES PRODUITS DU MONDE · SAS CAP SUD). ^[4,5]

19 × Restaurant (ASSOC MESS MAISON CENTRALE ST MAUR · YAKI TOKYO · WEB.RESTO · RESTAURANT MC DONALD'S). ^[4,5]

2 × Café / bar (BIERE ET COMPAGNIE · BEER AND SHOP). ^[5]

1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE LES PLANCHES). ^[4]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LES PLANCHES). ^[4]

2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (VICTORIA CIUBOTARU, MÉDECIN · ANARYAEL LEYZAT, MÉDECIN). ^[4]

1 × Pharmacy (SELARL PHARMACIE DE SAINT MAUR). ^[4,5]

1 × Post office / agence postale (ST MAUR RELAIS ST MAUROIS RP). ^[4]

1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE RAYMONDE VINCENT). ^[4]

2 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF · LES PLANCHES). ^[4]

2 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DU CENTRE · BANQUE POPULAIRE VAL DE FRANCE). ^[4]

3 × Hairdresser (SAS HL CAP SUD · COIFF & CO · ART ET CHEVEUX). ^[4,5]

3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). ^[4,5]

2 × Hotel (HOTEL PREMIERE CLASSE · KYRIAD CHATEAUROUX SAINT-MAUR). ^[4,5]

Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Supermarket, 2 × Restaurant.

Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette). ^[5]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts

Type	Count	Names	Sources
Bakery (boulangerie)	4	LES CAPRICES D'AMANDINE · JEFF DE BRUGES · BOULANGERIE L'OCCITANE · SAVEURS & CHOCOLATS	INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [4,5]
Butcher (boucherie)	2	COOP-SAVEURS · BOUCHERIE DE SAINT-MAUR	INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)	0		INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [5]
Supermarket	4	BELLEVUE DISTRIBUTION · LIDL · SOCIETE CASTELROUSSINE DES PRODUITS DU MONDE · SAS CAP SUD	INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5]
Cheese shop (fromagerie)	0		INSEE SIRENE 0 [5]
Fishmonger	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5]
Restaurant	19	ASSOC MESS MAISON CENTRALE ST MAUR · YAKI TOKYO · WEB.RESTO · RESTAURANT MC DONALD'S	INSEE BPE 19 / INSEE SIRENE 25 [4,5]
Café / bar	2	BIERE ET COMPAGNIE · BEER AND SHOP	INSEE SIRENE 2 [5]
Nursery school (maternelle)	1	ECOLE MATERNELLE LES PLANCHES	INSEE BPE 1 [4]
Primary school (élémentaire)	1	ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LES PLANCHES	INSEE BPE 1 [4]
Collège	0		INSEE BPE 0 [4]
GP (médecin généraliste)	2	VICTORIA CIUBOTARU, MÉDECIN · ANARYAEL LEYZAT, MÉDECIN	INSEE BPE 2 [4]
Pharmacy	1	SELARL PHARMACIE DE SAINT MAUR	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5]
Nurse	0		INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Dentist	0		INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Post office / agence postale	1	ST MAUR RELAIS ST MAUROIS RP	INSEE BPE 1 [4]
Library	1	MÉDIATHÈQUE RAYMONDE VINCENT	INSEE BPE 1 [4]
Cinema	0		INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Gym / sports hall	2	COMPLEXE SPORTIF · LES PLANCHES	INSEE BPE 2 [4]
Swimming pool	0		INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Bank	2	CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DU CENTRE · BANQUE POPULAIRE VAL DE FRANCE	INSEE BPE 2 [4]
Hairdresser	3	SAS HL CAP SUD · COIFF & CO · ART ET CHEVEUX	INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [4,5]
Fuel station	3	STATION SERVICE	INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5]
Hotel	2	HOTEL PREMIERE CLASSE · KYRIAD CHATEAUROUX SAINT-MAUR	INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5]
Campsite	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5]

Market and village life

Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.

Trajectory

1968: 2,138 peak 1990: 3,938 2023: 3,537 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 3,519 (2012) → 3,537 (2023): 0.5 % over 10 years. ^[6,1]

Population 3,938 (1990) → 3,537 (2023): -10.2 % over 30 years. ^[7,1]

Dwellings (2023): 1,516, of which 2.2 % second homes and 7.5 % vacant. ^[8]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

In the commune Bakery, Food shop, GP, Pharmacy Primary school — 0.8 km W Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Saint-Maur): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). ^[9]

Food shop (Saint-Maur): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). ^[9]

GP (Saint-Maur): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). ^[9]

Pharmacy (Saint-Maur): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). ^[9]

Primary school (Saint-Maur): 0.8 km to the west (straight line). ^[9]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Days at or above 30 °C 22.3

Days at or below 0 °C 49.8

Muggy days a summer 1.3

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 50 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[10]

Measured at the CHATEAUROUX weather station, 4.7 km away at 161 m; the village itself is at 139 m. ^[10]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. ^[10]

Humidity measured at CHATEAUROUX DEOLS, 10.5 km away at 158 m, over 30 summers. ^[10]

An average of 811 mm of rain a year, spread over 122 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. ^[10]

Rainfall measured at CHATEAUROUX, 4.7 km away at 161 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 — 36202/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE COG 2026
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36202/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36202/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36202/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 36202
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
Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne	84	411 km SE	3,565	50.2	Partly served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 64 % · humidity 86 %
Chanceaux-sur-Choisille	37	103 km NW	3,499	45.9	Partly served	Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 %
Saint-Savournin	13	485 km SE	3,397	45.7	Partly served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 %
Montgermont	35	294 km NW	3,827	55.4	Partly served	Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 %
Châteaubernard	16	196 km SW	3,878	54	Partly served	Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 72 % · humidity 79 %
Montmorot	39	297 km E	3,261	44.7	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 %

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
Chanceaux-sur-Choisille	37	103 km NW	3,499	45.9	Partly served	Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 %
Châteaubernard	16	196 km SW	3,878	54	Partly served	Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 72 % · humidity 79 %
Montgermont	35	294 km NW	3,827	55.4	Partly served	Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 %
Montmorot	39	297 km E	3,261	44.7	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 %
Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne	84	411 km SE	3,565	50.2	Partly served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 64 % · humidity 86 %
Saint-Savournin	13	485 km SE	3,397	45.7	Partly served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 84 % · 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 Saint-Maur'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
Montmorot	39	297 km E	3,261	44.7	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 %
Paron	89	196 km NE	4,834	38.3	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 %
Veyre-Monton	63	172 km SE	3,721	43.9	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 %
Les Martres-de-Veyre	63	172 km SE	3,826	47.6	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 %
Saint-Georges-sur-Baulche	89	181 km NE	3,151	35.1	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 %
Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt	41	87 km N	3,180	52.3	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 %

Elsewhere

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