Villiers
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 15.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 46 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Villiers (INSEE 36246) is in Indre (36), part of CC Coeur de Brenne. Population 177 (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 15.9/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 46 % of the 15,245 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.5 | 10 | 5 |
| Housing mix | 0.45 | 5 | 2.23 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (HEGARTY'S). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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 | 1 | HEGARTY'S | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 202 (2012) → 177 (2023): -12.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 177 (1990) → 177 (2023): 0 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 130, of which 27.7 % second homes and 11.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Clion): 7.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Clion): 7 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Clion): 7.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Clion): 7.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Clion): 7.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 39 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the MURS weather station, 4.5 km away at 148 m; the village itself is at 150 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at MURS, 4.5 km away at 148 m, over 27 summers. [9]
An average of 732 mm of rain a year, spread over 114 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at MURS, 4.5 km away at 148 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 — 36246/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36246/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36246/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 36246/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 36055
- 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-Julien-sur-Calonne | 14 | 277 km N | 178 | 16.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Seine | 58 | 201 km E | 187 | 13.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Jean-d'Aubrigoux | 43 | 264 km SE | 184 | 12.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 72 % · winter 0 % |
| Huisnes-sur-Mer | 50 | 275 km NW | 169 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Tréphine | 22 | 360 km NW | 189 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 78 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Chamarand | 46 | 246 km S | 192 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Seine | 58 | 201 km E | 187 | 13.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Chamarand | 46 | 246 km S | 192 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Jean-d'Aubrigoux | 43 | 264 km SE | 184 | 12.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 72 % · winter 0 % |
| Huisnes-sur-Mer | 50 | 275 km NW | 169 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Julien-sur-Calonne | 14 | 277 km N | 178 | 16.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Tréphine | 22 | 360 km NW | 189 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 78 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Villiers'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-Seine | 58 | 201 km E | 187 | 13.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lésignac-Durand | 16 | 127 km S | 167 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Luzeret | 36 | 42 km S | 155 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Besse | 24 | 247 km S | 148 | 14.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Balledent | 87 | 86 km S | 202 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nueil-sous-Faye | 86 | 70 km W | 217 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
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