Azay-sur-Cher
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 35.2/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 10 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Azay-sur-Cher (INSEE 37015) is in Indre-et-Loire (37), part of CC Touraine-Est Vallées. Population 3,243 (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/37015-azay-sur-cher
Vitality score
Vitality score 35.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 10 % of the 6,672 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 | 0.2 | 25 | 5.12 |
| Social | 0.31 | 20 | 6.15 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.85 | 10 | 8.47 |
| Housing mix | 0.93 | 5 | 4.66 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AUX DELICES D'AZAY). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (FOUEES A DOMICILE · TERRA EXPLORA). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE C.PERRAULT). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE MAURICE GENEVOIX). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MARC GALZIN, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU CHER). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (AZAY SUR CHER RP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE D'AZAY-SUR-CHER). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE ALAIN FOUCHER). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (OMA'ILIE COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | AUX DELICES D'AZAY | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 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 | 2 | FOUEES A DOMICILE · TERRA EXPLORA | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE C.PERRAULT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE MAURICE GENEVOIX | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | MARC GALZIN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DU CHER | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | AZAY SUR CHER RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE D'AZAY-SUR-CHER | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | GYMNASE ALAIN FOUCHER | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | OMA'ILIE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 3,023 (2012) → 3,243 (2023): 7.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 2,408 (1990) → 3,243 (2023): 34.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,540, of which 3.4 % second homes and 5.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Azay-sur-Cher): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Véretz): 1.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Azay-sur-Cher): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Véretz): 3.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Azay-sur-Cher): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 19 days a year at or above 30 °C and 34 days at or below 0 °C, over 15 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the AMBOISE weather station, 11 km away at 119 m; the village itself is at 59 m. [10]
The village sits 60 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at AMBOISE - LYCEE, 11 km away at 116 m, over 27 summers. [10]
That station sits 57 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 772 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST-AVERTIN, 8.7 km away at 90 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 37015/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 37015/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 37015/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 37015/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 37015
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 37267
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alleins | 13 | 527 km SE | 2,852 | 59.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 8 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Roche-de-Glun | 26 | 403 km SE | 3,569 | 42.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aubais | 30 | 475 km SE | 2,925 | 56.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 89 % · humidity 64 % |
| Vaulnaveys-le-Haut | 38 | 455 km SE | 4,006 | 45.6 | Partly served | no figures |
| Volx | 04 | 548 km SE | 3,243 | 45.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 3 % · winter 35 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villeneuve | 04 | 547 km SE | 4,360 | 46.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 10 % · winter 28 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Roche-de-Glun | 26 | 403 km SE | 3,569 | 42.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vaulnaveys-le-Haut | 38 | 455 km SE | 4,006 | 45.6 | Partly served | no figures |
| Aubais | 30 | 475 km SE | 2,925 | 56.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 89 % · humidity 64 % |
| Alleins | 13 | 527 km SE | 2,852 | 59.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 8 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villeneuve | 04 | 547 km SE | 4,360 | 46.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 10 % · winter 28 % · humidity 86 % |
| Volx | 04 | 548 km SE | 3,243 | 45.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 3 % · winter 35 % · 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 Azay-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Rémy-sur-Avre | 28 | 160 km N | 4,058 | 43.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Roëzé-sur-Sarthe | 72 | 84 km NW | 2,514 | 60.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nazelles-Négron | 37 | 12 km NE | 3,776 | 42.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Luzarches | 95 | 228 km NE | 5,008 | 52.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bonnières-sur-Seine | 78 | 195 km N | 5,064 | 59.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rochecorbon | 37 | 9.9 km NW | 3,219 | 43.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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