Sassierges-Saint-Germain
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 20.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 31 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sassierges-Saint-Germain (INSEE 36211) is in Indre (36), part of CA Châteauroux Métropole. Population 448 (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 20.3/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 31 % of the 17,917 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.66 | 10 | 6.61 |
| Housing mix | 0.87 | 5 | 4.33 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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 | 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) | 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 477 (2012) → 448 (2023): -6.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 386 (1990) → 448 (2023): 16.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 239, of which 6.7 % second homes and 11.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Ardentes): 5.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Ambrault): 5.4 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Ardentes): 5.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Ardentes): 5.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Sassierges-Saint-Germain): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 19 days a year at or above 30 °C and 49 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the JEU-LES-BOIS-AUTO weather station, 14 km away at 185 m; the village itself is at 160 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at JEU-LES-BOIS-AUTO, 14 km away at 185 m, over 21 summers. [11]
An average of 832 mm of rain a year, spread over 127 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ARDENTES, 5.3 km away at 174 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 — 36211/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36211/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36211/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36211/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 36005
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 36003
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 36211
- 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-Illiers-le-Bois | 78 | 245 km N | 449 | 24.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Brionne | 23 | 67 km S | 448 | 21.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainte-Hélène | 88 | 395 km NE | 447 | 19 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Victor-de-Chrétienville | 27 | 276 km N | 449 | 21.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Charnay | 25 | 311 km E | 467 | 19.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Torp-Mesnil | 76 | 336 km N | 451 | 24.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Brionne | 23 | 67 km S | 448 | 21.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Illiers-le-Bois | 78 | 245 km N | 449 | 24.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Victor-de-Chrétienville | 27 | 276 km N | 449 | 21.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Charnay | 25 | 311 km E | 467 | 19.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Torp-Mesnil | 76 | 336 km N | 451 | 24.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Hélène | 88 | 395 km NE | 447 | 19 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 64 % · 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 Sassierges-Saint-Germain'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bunzac | 16 | 168 km SW | 447 | 22.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Barbuise | 10 | 235 km NE | 433 | 24.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ferrières | 60 | 317 km N | 435 | 18.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Magnance | 89 | 182 km NE | 477 | 23.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Crucheray | 41 | 123 km NW | 427 | 20.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Jaulges | 89 | 195 km NE | 418 | 18.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
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