Saint-Médard
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 5.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 6 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Médard (INSEE 36203) is in Indre (36), part of CC du Châtillonnais en Berry. Population 63 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/36203-saint-medard
Vitality score
Vitality score 5.1/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 6 % of the 6,519 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.25 | 10 | 2.5 |
| Housing mix | 0.37 | 5 | 1.83 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, 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 | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 42 (2012) → 63 (2023): 50 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 84 (1990) → 63 (2023): -25 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 41, of which 31.7 % second homes and 7.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Châtillon-sur-Indre): 5.7 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Châtillon-sur-Indre): 5.7 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Châtillon-sur-Indre): 5.7 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Clion): 6.5 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Châtillon-sur-Indre): 5.7 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 39 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MURS weather station, 10.2 km away at 148 m; the village itself is at 128 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at MURS, 10.2 km away at 148 m, over 27 summers. [10]
An average of 732 mm of rain a year, spread over 114 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MURS, 10.2 km away at 148 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
5 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 113,000 € — 880 € per m² of built surface. [11]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36203/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36203/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36203/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36203/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 36045
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 36055
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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-Maurice-des-Champs | 71 | 260 km E | 61 | 7.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dinteville | 52 | 290 km NE | 62 | 6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 59 % · humidity 86 % |
| Coingt | 02 | 375 km NE | 61 | 2.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 54 % · humidity 86 % |
| Oulon | 58 | 164 km E | 64 | 5.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 64 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bourniquel | 24 | 247 km S | 62 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 88 % · humidity 79 % |
| Pargnan | 02 | 323 km NE | 66 | 14 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 69 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oulon | 58 | 164 km E | 64 | 5.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 64 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bourniquel | 24 | 247 km S | 62 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 88 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Maurice-des-Champs | 71 | 260 km E | 61 | 7.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dinteville | 52 | 290 km NE | 62 | 6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 59 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pargnan | 02 | 323 km NE | 66 | 14 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 69 % · humidity 86 % |
| Coingt | 02 | 375 km NE | 61 | 2.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 54 % · 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 Saint-Médard'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burzy | 71 | 258 km E | 59 | 6.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Martin-la-Patrouille | 71 | 256 km E | 68 | 9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Magny-Lormes | 58 | 193 km E | 67 | 5.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ossun-ez-Angles | 65 | 446 km S | 57 | 13.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Marcory | 24 | 254 km S | 57 | 8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sauvagnac | 16 | 147 km S | 66 | 8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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