Villedieu-sur-Indre
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 47.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 59 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Villedieu-sur-Indre (INSEE 36241) is in Indre (36), part of CC Val de l'Indre - Brenne. Population 2,583 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
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/36241-villedieu-sur-indre
Vitality score
Vitality score 47.9/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 59 % of the 8,040 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 | 0.39 | 25 | 9.84 |
| Social | 0.2 | 20 | 3.93 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.7 | 10 | 7.04 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.7 | 10 | 6.97 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.68 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE DE VILLEDIEU). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (CHARCUTERIE ARTISANALE VALLEE DE L'INDRE). [3]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (MINI MARCHE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LES ROUTIERS). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JEAN JAURES). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE GEORGE SAND · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE MAURICE ROLLINAT). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (YVES DE TAURIAC, MÉDECIN · JEAN MICHEL ROYER, MÉDECIN · BENOIT LE GARGASSON, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (VILLEDIEU SUR INDRE AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE VICTOR HUGO). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE LE THEO SPORT). [3]
5 × Hairdresser (SOLENE COIFFURE A DOMIICILE · LOOK 2 HAIR). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Restaurant. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | BOULANGERIE DE VILLEDIEU | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | CHARCUTERIE ARTISANALE VALLEE DE L'INDRE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | MINI MARCHE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | LES ROUTIERS | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JEAN JAURES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE GEORGE SAND · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE MAURICE ROLLINAT | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | YVES DE TAURIAC, MÉDECIN · JEAN MICHEL ROYER, MÉDECIN · BENOIT LE GARGASSON, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | VILLEDIEU SUR INDRE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE VICTOR HUGO | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | GYMNASE LE THEO SPORT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 5 | SOLENE COIFFURE A DOMIICILE · LOOK 2 HAIR | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [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 2,755 (2012) → 2,583 (2023): -6.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 2,158 (1990) → 2,583 (2023): 19.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,431, of which 3.2 % second homes and 9.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Villedieu-sur-Indre): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Villedieu-sur-Indre): 0 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Villedieu-sur-Indre): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Niherne): 2.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Villedieu-sur-Indre): 0 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
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, 13.8 km away at 161 m; the village itself is at 126 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at LEVROUX - TREG., 14.8 km away at 169 m, over 24 summers. [10]
An average of 776 mm of rain a year, spread over 121 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CHEZELLES, 5.6 km away at 165 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 — 36241/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36241/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36241/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36241/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 36241
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 36142
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tigy | 45 | 117 km NE | 2,484 | 55.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Arelaune-en-Seine | 76 | 298 km N | 2,546 | 56.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bagard | 30 | 366 km SE | 2,605 | 62.8 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 91 % · humidity 79 % |
| Toury | 28 | 153 km N | 2,640 | 57.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Puy-Guillaume | 63 | 178 km SE | 2,630 | 65.1 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Agnant | 17 | 221 km SW | 2,780 | 59.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 62 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tigy | 45 | 117 km NE | 2,484 | 55.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Toury | 28 | 153 km N | 2,640 | 57.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Puy-Guillaume | 63 | 178 km SE | 2,630 | 65.1 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Agnant | 17 | 221 km SW | 2,780 | 59.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 62 % · humidity 57 % |
| Arelaune-en-Seine | 76 | 298 km N | 2,546 | 56.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bagard | 30 | 366 km SE | 2,605 | 62.8 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 91 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Villedieu-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tigy | 45 | 117 km NE | 2,484 | 55.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pussay | 91 | 171 km N | 2,288 | 51.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Roches-Prémarie-Andillé | 86 | 98 km SW | 2,191 | 46.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Panissières | 42 | 245 km SE | 2,911 | 61.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Taluyers | 69 | 279 km SE | 2,686 | 61.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Laroque-d'Olmes | 09 | 432 km S | 2,454 | 64.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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