Berthenay
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 29.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 42 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Berthenay (INSEE 37025) is in Indre-et-Loire (37), part of Tours Métropole Val de Loire. Population 707 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 29.1/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 42 % of the 16,367 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.74 | 10 | 7.4 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.73 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (AU BOUT DU MONDE). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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 | AU BOUT DU MONDE | 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) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | GYMNASE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 739 (2012) → 707 (2023): -4.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 570 (1990) → 707 (2023): 24 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 293, of which 2.7 % second homes and 3.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Étienne-de-Chigny): 1.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Étienne-de-Chigny): 1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Étienne-de-Chigny): 1.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Savonnières): 2.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Berthenay): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 41 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the FONDETTES weather station, 9.1 km away at 93 m; the village itself is at 43 m. [11]
The village sits 50 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at FONDETTES, 9.1 km away at 93 m, over 27 summers. [11]
That station sits 50 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 721 mm of rain a year, spread over 112 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LUYNES, 4 km away at 85 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 37025/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 37025/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 37025/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 37025/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 37217
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 37243
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 37025
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marigny-Saint-Marcel | 74 | 451 km E | 708 | 28.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 46 % · humidity 93 % |
| Monthuchon | 50 | 240 km NW | 705 | 30.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Notre-Dame-du-Pé | 72 | 76 km NW | 710 | 32.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 99 % |
| Illiat | 01 | 357 km E | 702 | 32.1 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 51 % · winter 89 % |
| Ferrière-sur-Beaulieu | 37 | 46 km SE | 703 | 32 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Illhaeusern | 68 | 524 km E | 717 | 32.8 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferrière-sur-Beaulieu | 37 | 46 km SE | 703 | 32 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Notre-Dame-du-Pé | 72 | 76 km NW | 710 | 32.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 99 % |
| Monthuchon | 50 | 240 km NW | 705 | 30.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Illiat | 01 | 357 km E | 702 | 32.1 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 51 % · winter 89 % |
| Marigny-Saint-Marcel | 74 | 451 km E | 708 | 28.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 46 % · humidity 93 % |
| Illhaeusern | 68 | 524 km E | 717 | 32.8 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Berthenay'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferrière-sur-Beaulieu | 37 | 46 km SE | 703 | 32 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Châlons-du-Maine | 53 | 125 km NW | 682 | 32.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saulnières | 28 | 154 km N | 751 | 32.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Janvry | 91 | 187 km NE | 654 | 34.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dierre | 37 | 32 km E | 645 | 33.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Pierre-d'Exideuil | 86 | 136 km S | 717 | 24.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
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