Villegongis
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 10.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 26 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Villegongis (INSEE 36242) is in Indre (36), part of CC Levroux Boischaut Champagne. Population 101 (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 10.2/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 26 % of the 10,687 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 | 0.41 | 10 | 4.1 |
| Housing mix | 0.91 | 5 | 4.54 |
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 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 133 (2012) → 101 (2023): -24.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 111 (1990) → 101 (2023): -9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 65, of which 4.6 % second homes and 18.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Vineuil): 3.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Chezelles): 3 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Levroux): 7.2 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Vineuil): 3.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Chezelles): 3.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 48 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LEVROUX - TREG. weather station, 6.4 km away at 169 m; the village itself is at 151 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at LEVROUX - TREG., 6.4 km away at 169 m, over 24 summers. [11]
An average of 776 mm of rain a year, spread over 121 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at CHEZELLES, 4.1 km away at 165 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 — 36242/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36242/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36242/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36242/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 36247
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 36050
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 36093
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doux | 08 | 357 km NE | 102 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Martin-aux-Champs | 51 | 303 km NE | 101 | 12.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rachecourt-Suzémont | 52 | 305 km NE | 101 | 12 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dosnon | 10 | 273 km NE | 100 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 100 % · winter 80 % |
| Gourchelles | 60 | 313 km N | 102 | 9.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sionviller | 54 | 415 km NE | 102 | 9.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dosnon | 10 | 273 km NE | 100 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 100 % · winter 80 % |
| Saint-Martin-aux-Champs | 51 | 303 km NE | 101 | 12.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rachecourt-Suzémont | 52 | 305 km NE | 101 | 12 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gourchelles | 60 | 313 km N | 102 | 9.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Doux | 08 | 357 km NE | 102 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sionviller | 54 | 415 km NE | 102 | 9.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 81 % · 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 Villegongis'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-Martin-aux-Champs | 51 | 303 km NE | 101 | 12.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rachecourt-Suzémont | 52 | 305 km NE | 101 | 12 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ménévillers | 60 | 299 km N | 103 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pont-lès-Bonfays | 88 | 368 km NE | 100 | 15.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Thil | 10 | 287 km NE | 103 | 9.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Buxières-sur-Arce | 10 | 254 km NE | 100 | 8.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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