Athée-sur-Cher
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 61/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 91 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Athée-sur-Cher (INSEE 37008) is in Indre-et-Loire (37), part of CC Autour de Chenonceaux Bléré-Val de Cher. Population 2,855 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/37008-athee-sur-cher
Vitality score
Vitality score 61/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 91 % of the 7,422 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 | 0.47 | 25 | 11.83 |
| Social | 0.63 | 20 | 12.58 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.67 | 10 | 6.72 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.86 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie). [3]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (COCCI MARKET). [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (LA BOULAYE · LEO RESTO · CHERY LUNCH-DINER BOX · LA BROCHE NOMADE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LA CHAUMIERE). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE GERMAINE RENAULD). [3]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ÉLISE BOUISSOU, MÉDECIN · ISABELLE ETTORI, MÉDECIN · VINCENT GALY, MÉDECIN · THOMAS BARON, MÉDECIN · ANGELE BOUJU, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE L'EGALITE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (ATHEE SUR CHER RP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE D'ATHÉE-SUR-CHER). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (USTINE RAPARELLI · INSTANTS PARTAGES · GWEN - COIFF). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (ACE HOTEL TRAVEL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | COCCI MARKET | 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 | 4 | LA BOULAYE · LEO RESTO · CHERY LUNCH-DINER BOX · LA BROCHE NOMADE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LA CHAUMIERE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE GERMAINE RENAULD | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | ÉLISE BOUISSOU, MÉDECIN · ISABELLE ETTORI, MÉDECIN · VINCENT GALY, MÉDECIN · THOMAS BARON, MÉDECIN · ANGELE BOUJU, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE L'EGALITE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | ATHEE SUR CHER RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE D'ATHÉE-SUR-CHER | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 4 | USTINE RAPARELLI · INSTANTS PARTAGES · GWEN - COIFF | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | ACE HOTEL TRAVEL | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 2,618 (2012) → 2,855 (2023): 9.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,819 (1990) → 2,855 (2023): 57 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,175, of which 1.4 % second homes and 3.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Athée-sur-Cher): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Athée-sur-Cher): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Athée-sur-Cher): 0.5 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Athée-sur-Cher): 0.5 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Athée-sur-Cher): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 39 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the SUBLAINES weather station, 8.6 km away at 111 m; the village itself is at 94 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at SUBLAINES, 8.6 km away at 111 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 611 mm of rain a year, spread over 106 days — about 5.8 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at BLERE, 8.2 km away at 61 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 — 37008/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 37008/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 37008/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 37008/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 37008
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cintegabelle | 31 | 448 km S | 3,006 | 45.3 | Partly served | no figures |
| Signes | 83 | 592 km SE | 3,126 | 48.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 78 % · humidity 79 % |
| Chevannes | 89 | 199 km E | 2,137 | 53.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Georges-des-Coteaux | 17 | 213 km SW | 2,843 | 57.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 85 % · humidity 71 % |
| Huisseau-sur-Cosson | 41 | 50 km NE | 2,290 | 49.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 100 % |
| Alixan | 26 | 410 km SE | 2,729 | 65.7 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huisseau-sur-Cosson | 41 | 50 km NE | 2,290 | 49.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 100 % |
| Chevannes | 89 | 199 km E | 2,137 | 53.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Georges-des-Coteaux | 17 | 213 km SW | 2,843 | 57.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 85 % · humidity 71 % |
| Alixan | 26 | 410 km SE | 2,729 | 65.7 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cintegabelle | 31 | 448 km S | 3,006 | 45.3 | Partly served | no figures |
| Signes | 83 | 592 km SE | 3,126 | 48.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 78 % · 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 Athée-sur-Cher'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevannes | 89 | 199 km E | 2,137 | 53.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Cellier | 44 | 171 km W | 4,051 | 47.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Branchs | 37 | 15 km SW | 2,637 | 51.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Couffé | 44 | 167 km W | 2,535 | 58.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lencloître | 86 | 72 km SW | 2,483 | 49.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Forêt-sur-Sèvre | 79 | 134 km SW | 2,250 | 45.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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