Amboise
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 62.6/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 64 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Amboise (INSEE 37003) is in Indre-et-Loire (37), part of CC du Val d'Amboise. Population 12,937 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [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/37003-amboise
Vitality score
Vitality score 62.6/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Butcher (boucherie)).
Better served than 64 % of the 1,903 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 | 0.52 | 25 | 13.1 |
| Social | 0.93 | 20 | 18.64 |
| Education | 0.46 | 10 | 4.65 |
| Health | 0.49 | 10 | 4.94 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.08 |
| Population trend | 0.68 | 10 | 6.78 |
| Housing mix | 0.8 | 5 | 4.01 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
10 × Bakery (boulangerie) (PATISSERIE BIGOT · MAISON THIERRY · AU RENDEZ-VOUS DES MIGNARDISES · L'ATELIER ARTISANAL LE FOUR A PAINS · CHANTILLY & CO). [3,4]
4 × Butcher (boucherie) (SAS LA PETITE VILLETTE AMBOISE · CHARCUTERIE COTTEREAU · MAISON CAHELO). [3,4]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (O P'TIT VRAC · OTOUR DES SAVEURS · AU COURS DES HALLES). [3,4]
5 × Supermarket (LIDL · LA MONTGOLFIERE · NETTO · ALDI · CARREFOUR CONTACT). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (LA PASSION DU FROMAGE). [4]
57 × Restaurant (ANNE DE BRETAGNE · L'HEURE ASIA · BRASSERIE DE L'HOTEL DE VILLE · BM SARL). [3,4]
16 × Café / bar (SARL O' PUB · LE SHAKER · CAFE DU CHATEAU · CAFE DES ARTS · BAR-BRASSERIE DE L'ILE D'OR). [4]
4 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE AMBROISE PARE · ECOLE MATERNELLE JEANNE D'ARC · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE GEORGE SAND · ECOLE MATERNELLE ANNE DE BRETAGNE). [3]
5 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PAUL LOUIS COURIER · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE AMBROISE PARE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE RICHELIEU · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE GEORGE SAND). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE CHOISEUL · COLLEGE ANDRE MALRAUX). [3]
9 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PAUL DUVIALARD, MÉDECIN · JULIE GROSSE, MÉDECIN · CLÉMENCE BERTHOUX, MÉDECIN · JULIETTE JAMET, MÉDECIN · DOMINIQUE LERBET-LITT, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA LOIRE G TAFFOREAU · PHARMACIE LEONARD DE VINCI · PHARMACIE DU MAIL). [3,4]
3 × Post office / agence postale (AMBOISE VERRERIE RP · AMBOISE GARE AP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE AIME CESAIRE). [3]
1 × Cinema (CINEA). [3]
3 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE MENARD · LYCEE PROFESSIONNEL AGRICOLE · GYMNASE GUYNEMER). [3]
10 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DU CENTRE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE AMBOISE MONTLOUIS · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUT AGRIC DU CTRE · CAISSE D'EPARGNE (AGENCE D'AMBOISE) · CAISSE REG CRED AGRIC MUT TOURAIN POITOU). [3]
24 × Hairdresser (CARPY SAS · C.A.D. · DS COIFFURE · SANDRINE.M · SARL CORATINE). [3,4]
4 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
14 × Hotel (NOVOTEL AMBOISE · HOTEL LE VINCI LOIRE VALLEY · LE MANOIR ST THOMAS · HOTEL LE CLOS D'AMBOISE · HOTEL LE MANOIR LES MINIMES). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL DE L'ILE DOR). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 2 × Supermarket, 8 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × Collège, 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Bank, 1 × Hairdresser, 4 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 10 | PATISSERIE BIGOT · MAISON THIERRY · AU RENDEZ-VOUS DES MIGNARDISES · L'ATELIER ARTISANAL LE FOUR A PAINS · CHANTILLY & CO | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 4 | SAS LA PETITE VILLETTE AMBOISE · CHARCUTERIE COTTEREAU · MAISON CAHELO | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | O P'TIT VRAC · OTOUR DES SAVEURS · AU COURS DES HALLES | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 5 | LIDL · LA MONTGOLFIERE · NETTO · ALDI · CARREFOUR CONTACT | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | LA PASSION DU FROMAGE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 57 | ANNE DE BRETAGNE · L'HEURE ASIA · BRASSERIE DE L'HOTEL DE VILLE · BM SARL | INSEE BPE 57 / INSEE SIRENE 75 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 16 | SARL O' PUB · LE SHAKER · CAFE DU CHATEAU · CAFE DES ARTS · BAR-BRASSERIE DE L'ILE D'OR | INSEE SIRENE 16 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 4 | ECOLE MATERNELLE AMBROISE PARE · ECOLE MATERNELLE JEANNE D'ARC · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE GEORGE SAND · ECOLE MATERNELLE ANNE DE BRETAGNE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 5 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PAUL LOUIS COURIER · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE AMBROISE PARE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE RICHELIEU · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE GEORGE SAND | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE CHOISEUL · COLLEGE ANDRE MALRAUX | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 9 | PAUL DUVIALARD, MÉDECIN · JULIE GROSSE, MÉDECIN · CLÉMENCE BERTHOUX, MÉDECIN · JULIETTE JAMET, MÉDECIN · DOMINIQUE LERBET-LITT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | PHARMACIE DE LA LOIRE G TAFFOREAU · PHARMACIE LEONARD DE VINCI · PHARMACIE DU MAIL | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 3 | AMBOISE VERRERIE RP · AMBOISE GARE AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MEDIATHEQUE AIME CESAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | CINEA | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 3 | GYMNASE MENARD · LYCEE PROFESSIONNEL AGRICOLE · GYMNASE GUYNEMER | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 10 | CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DU CENTRE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE AMBOISE MONTLOUIS · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUT AGRIC DU CTRE · CAISSE D'EPARGNE (AGENCE D'AMBOISE) · CAISSE REG CRED AGRIC MUT TOURAIN POITOU | INSEE BPE 10 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 24 | CARPY SAS · C.A.D. · DS COIFFURE · SANDRINE.M · SARL CORATINE | INSEE BPE 24 / INSEE SIRENE 27 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 4 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 14 | NOVOTEL AMBOISE · HOTEL LE VINCI LOIRE VALLEY · LE MANOIR ST THOMAS · HOTEL LE CLOS D'AMBOISE · HOTEL LE MANOIR LES MINIMES | INSEE BPE 14 / INSEE SIRENE 22 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL DE L'ILE DOR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 13,157 (2012) → 12,937 (2023): -1.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 10,982 (1990) → 12,937 (2023): 17.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 7,480, of which 9.9 % second homes and 8.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Amboise): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Amboise): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Amboise): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Amboise): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Amboise): 0.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 34 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the AMBOISE - LYCEE weather station, 2.2 km away at 116 m; the village itself is at 57 m. [9]
The village sits 59 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.71 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at AMBOISE - LYCEE, 2.2 km away at 116 m, over 27 summers. [9]
That station sits 59 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 713 mm of rain a year, spread over 112 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at AMBOISE - LYCEE, 2.2 km away at 116 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Butcher (boucherie)
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 37003/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 37003/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 37003/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 37003/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 37003
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mende | 48 | 376 km SE | 12,464 | 62.6 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 32 % · humidity 86 % |
| Tulle | 19 | 246 km S | 13,401 | 64.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 57 % · humidity 79 % |
| Gien | 45 | 127 km E | 13,459 | 57.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 57 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vidauban | 83 | 614 km SE | 12,608 | 51.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Châteaudun | 28 | 78 km N | 12,830 | 63.3 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Douarnenez | 29 | 404 km W | 14,068 | 64.1 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Châteaudun | 28 | 78 km N | 12,830 | 63.3 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gien | 45 | 127 km E | 13,459 | 57.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 57 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tulle | 19 | 246 km S | 13,401 | 64.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 57 % · humidity 79 % |
| Mende | 48 | 376 km SE | 12,464 | 62.6 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 32 % · humidity 86 % |
| Douarnenez | 29 | 404 km W | 14,068 | 64.1 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vidauban | 83 | 614 km SE | 12,608 | 51.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 88 % · 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 Amboise'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontenay-le-Comte | 85 | 172 km SW | 14,059 | 63 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Junien | 87 | 170 km S | 11,415 | 60.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Flèche | 72 | 86 km W | 14,947 | 65.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Treillières | 44 | 196 km W | 10,600 | 40.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aizenay | 85 | 210 km W | 10,365 | 48.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Herbiers | 85 | 163 km W | 16,521 | 64.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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