Sainte-Sévère-sur-Indre
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 58.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 97 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sainte-Sévère-sur-Indre (INSEE 36208) is in Indre (36), part of CC de la Châtre et Sainte-Sévère. Population 778 (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 58.3/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 97 % of the 15,796 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.54 |
| Social | 0.75 | 20 | 14.97 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.75 | 10 | 7.48 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.33 | 10 | 3.29 |
| Housing mix | 0.77 | 5 | 3.83 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE FOURNIL DE MICHE). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (LE RELAIS DU FACTEUR). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE SEVEROIS). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE EMILE CHENON). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE LOUIS PERGAUD). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CLAUDINE MERLIN ASTIER, MÉDECIN · NICOLAS KRZEMIEN, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE JOUR DE FETE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE INTERCOMMUNALE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (ART ET COIFFURE SARL). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Supermarket.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [4,3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LE FOURNIL DE MICHE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 2 | LE RELAIS DU FACTEUR | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE SEVEROIS | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE EMILE CHENON | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE LOUIS PERGAUD | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | CLAUDINE MERLIN ASTIER, MÉDECIN · NICOLAS KRZEMIEN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE JOUR DE FETE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE INTERCOMMUNALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | GYMNASE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 3 | ART ET COIFFURE SARL | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 829 (2012) → 778 (2023): -6.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 939 (1990) → 778 (2023): -17.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 529, of which 11.7 % second homes and 21 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Sainte-Sévère-sur-Indre): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Sainte-Sévère-sur-Indre): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Sainte-Sévère-sur-Indre): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Sainte-Sévère-sur-Indre): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Sainte-Sévère-sur-Indre): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [8]
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. [9]
Measured at the STE-SEVERE weather station, 0.4 km away at 302 m; the village itself is at 297 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at MONTGIVRAY, 15.6 km away at 204 m, over 30 summers. [9]
That station sits 93 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 841 mm of rain a year, spread over 130 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at STE-SEVERE, 0.4 km away at 302 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36208/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36208/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36208/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36208/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 36208
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saramon | 32 | 345 km S | 864 | 64.6 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 58 % · humidity 57 % |
| Irissarry | 64 | 443 km SW | 870 | 63 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 81 % · humidity 29 % |
| Roncey | 50 | 377 km NW | 770 | 63.5 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tourville-sur-Sienne | 50 | 392 km NW | 787 | 57.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Castelnau-Magnoac | 65 | 376 km S | 750 | 71 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 79 % |
| Merlines | 19 | 98 km S | 741 | 52.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 18 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merlines | 19 | 98 km S | 741 | 52.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 18 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saramon | 32 | 345 km S | 864 | 64.6 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 58 % · humidity 57 % |
| Castelnau-Magnoac | 65 | 376 km S | 750 | 71 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 79 % |
| Roncey | 50 | 377 km NW | 770 | 63.5 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tourville-sur-Sienne | 50 | 392 km NW | 787 | 57.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Irissarry | 64 | 443 km SW | 870 | 63 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 81 % · humidity 29 % |
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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 Sainte-Sévère-sur-Indre'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Août | 36 | 28 km N | 811 | 70.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bélâbre | 36 | 70 km W | 923 | 64.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mesvres | 71 | 171 km E | 749 | 43.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Neuvy-Sautour | 89 | 216 km NE | 873 | 55.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Essoyes | 10 | 255 km NE | 708 | 66.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Flovier | 37 | 96 km NW | 576 | 49 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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