Ballan-Miré
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 54.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 52 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Ballan-Miré (INSEE 37018) is in Indre-et-Loire (37), part of Tours Métropole Val de Loire. Population 8,477 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [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/37018-ballan-mire
Vitality score
Vitality score 54.9/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 52 % of the 2,897 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 | 0.43 | 25 | 10.64 |
| Social | 0.61 | 20 | 12.2 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.47 | 10 | 4.67 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.93 | 10 | 9.28 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.84 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (MAISON NARDEUX · MNSF.D · STRATOS). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (SARL DELAUNOIS). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (TYF BALLAN). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (AUCHAN SUPERMARCHE). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (LA PASSION DU FROMAGE). [4]
7 × Restaurant (AUBERGE DE LA MIGNARDIERE · AJ COUSCOUS · ARCHIPEL DES SAVEURS · LE REST'O GOURMAND · PIZZERIA AJDIR). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (LE SAINTE ROSE · O'BAL). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE JACQUES PREVERT). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN MOULIN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE HELENE BOUCHER). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE RENE CASSIN). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (LAURE GREJON, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE NATTIER, MÉDECIN · OLIVIER BERTIN, MÉDECIN · CLAUDE BOUVART, MÉDECIN · THIERRY LEPETIT, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DES PRES). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (LA PARENTHÈSE). [3]
1 × Cinema (LA PARENTHESE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASES). [3]
8 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DU CENTRE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUT AGRIC DU CTRE · CAISSE D'EPARGNE (AGENCE DE BALLAN MIRE) · CAISSE REG CRED AGRIC MUT TOURAIN POITOU · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE BALLAN MIRE). [3]
10 × Hairdresser (2 GARS 2 FILLES · ILLUMINANCE COIFFURE · LE SALON DE CECILE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
2 × Hotel. [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING DE LA MIGNARDIERE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 3 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | MAISON NARDEUX · MNSF.D · STRATOS | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | SARL DELAUNOIS | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | TYF BALLAN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | AUCHAN SUPERMARCHE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 7 | AUBERGE DE LA MIGNARDIERE · AJ COUSCOUS · ARCHIPEL DES SAVEURS · LE REST'O GOURMAND · PIZZERIA AJDIR | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | LE SAINTE ROSE · O'BAL | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE JACQUES PREVERT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN MOULIN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE HELENE BOUCHER | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE RENE CASSIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | LAURE GREJON, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE NATTIER, MÉDECIN · OLIVIER BERTIN, MÉDECIN · CLAUDE BOUVART, MÉDECIN · THIERRY LEPETIT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DES PRES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | LA PARENTHÈSE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LA PARENTHESE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | GYMNASES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 8 | CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DU CENTRE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUT AGRIC DU CTRE · CAISSE D'EPARGNE (AGENCE DE BALLAN MIRE) · CAISSE REG CRED AGRIC MUT TOURAIN POITOU · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE BALLAN MIRE | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 10 | 2 GARS 2 FILLES · ILLUMINANCE COIFFURE · LE SALON DE CECILE | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 2 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING DE LA MIGNARDIERE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Friday, Sunday de 8h à 13h place du 11 Novembre. [5]
Trajectory
Population 8,043 (2012) → 8,477 (2023): 5.4 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 5,937 (1990) → 8,477 (2023): 42.8 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 4,017, of which 1.6 % second homes and 3.9 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Ballan-Miré): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Ballan-Miré): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Ballan-Miré): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Ballan-Miré): 0.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Ballan-Miré): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 34 days at or below 0 °C, over 23 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the JOUE-LES-TOURS weather station, 4 km away at 93 m; the village itself is at 83 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at JOUE-LES-TOURS, 4 km away at 93 m, over 24 summers. [10]
An average of 679 mm of rain a year, spread over 109 days — about 6.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at JOUE-LES-TOURS, 4 km away at 93 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 37018/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.mairie-ballan-mire.fr/ma-ville/vie-economique/commerces-de-proximite/— “À Ballan-Miré, le marché se déroule sur la place du 11 Novembre, le vendredi matin et le dimanche matin, de 8h à 13h.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 37018/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 37018/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 37018/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 37018
- 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-Vallier | 71 | 296 km E | 8,508 | 55.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
| Varces-Allières-et-Risset | 38 | 464 km SE | 8,542 | 56 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 55 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Chamas | 13 | 545 km SE | 8,676 | 70.6 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lempdes | 63 | 264 km SE | 8,709 | 63.7 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Guilers | 29 | 404 km W | 8,268 | 57.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sorbiers | 42 | 359 km SE | 8,116 | 65.6 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 39 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lempdes | 63 | 264 km SE | 8,709 | 63.7 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Vallier | 71 | 296 km E | 8,508 | 55.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sorbiers | 42 | 359 km SE | 8,116 | 65.6 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 39 % · humidity 93 % |
| Guilers | 29 | 404 km W | 8,268 | 57.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Varces-Allières-et-Risset | 38 | 464 km SE | 8,542 | 56 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 55 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Chamas | 13 | 545 km SE | 8,676 | 70.6 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 100 % · 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 Ballan-Miré'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Talange | 57 | 462 km NE | 8,120 | 61.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Doulchard | 18 | 136 km E | 9,647 | 65 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Grand-Couronne | 76 | 226 km N | 9,768 | 65.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chauray | 79 | 133 km SW | 7,221 | 68.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Veigné | 37 | 11 km SE | 6,865 | 54.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montlouis-sur-Loire | 37 | 17 km E | 11,335 | 54.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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