Sougé
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 14.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 46 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sougé (INSEE 36218) is in Indre (36), part of CC Val de l'Indre - Brenne. Population 140 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 14.6/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 46 % of the 13,571 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 | 0.32 | 10 | 3.24 |
| Housing mix | 0.58 | 5 | 2.89 |
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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 150 (2012) → 140 (2023): -6.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 170 (1990) → 140 (2023): -17.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 109, of which 21.1 % second homes and 16.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Heugnes): 8.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Argy): 3.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Pellevoisin): 5.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Pellevoisin): 5.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Sougé): 0 km to the north (straight line). [11]
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. [12]
Measured at the PELLEVOISIN weather station, 6.3 km away at 161 m; the village itself is at 140 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at LEVROUX - TREG., 13.5 km away at 169 m, over 24 summers. [12]
An average of 799 mm of rain a year, spread over 121 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at PELLEVOISIN, 6.3 km away at 161 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
What property sold for
14 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 92,500 € — 591 € per m² of built surface. [13]
The median across Indre is 880 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [13]
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 — 36218/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36218/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36218/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36218/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 36086
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 36007
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 36155
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 36218
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pouylebon | 32 | 391 km S | 143 | 14.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 96 % · humidity 57 % |
| Bourrou | 24 | 224 km S | 139 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Neuvy-le-Barrois | 18 | 118 km E | 147 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Moncaup | 64 | 405 km S | 156 | 15.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 69 % |
| Lannecaube | 64 | 409 km S | 145 | 15.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 62 % · humidity 21 % |
| Villers-Vermont | 60 | 291 km N | 123 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuvy-le-Barrois | 18 | 118 km E | 147 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bourrou | 24 | 224 km S | 139 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villers-Vermont | 60 | 291 km N | 123 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pouylebon | 32 | 391 km S | 143 | 14.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 96 % · humidity 57 % |
| Moncaup | 64 | 405 km S | 156 | 15.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 69 % |
| Lannecaube | 64 | 409 km S | 145 | 15.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 62 % · humidity 21 % |
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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 Sougé'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perroy | 58 | 136 km E | 152 | 12.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Orville | 36 | 31 km NE | 137 | 8.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Croisy | 18 | 100 km E | 143 | 13.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chenon | 16 | 148 km SW | 124 | 7.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Monsaguel | 24 | 257 km S | 131 | 9.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Marillet | 85 | 167 km W | 123 | 10 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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