Bléré
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 66.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 92 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bléré (INSEE 37027) is in Indre-et-Loire (37), part of CC Autour de Chenonceaux Bléré-Val de Cher. Population 5,352 (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/37027-blere
Vitality score
Vitality score 66.3/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 92 % of the 4,401 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 | 0.67 | 25 | 16.82 |
| Social | 0.84 | 20 | 16.9 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.59 | 10 | 5.85 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.72 | 10 | 7.2 |
| Housing mix | 0.91 | 5 | 4.56 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
6 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AUX DELICES BLEROIS · LA MI' A CHOU · PASSIONNEMENT CHOCOLAT · MTA). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE DOISEAU · BOUCHERIE DE BLERE). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LA BALADE DES DOUCEURS · LE COMPTOIR DES GOURMETS). [3,4]
5 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE · ALDI · CARREFOUR MARKET · ACTION · SARL BEN ALIMENTAIRE). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (LA BALADE DES FROMAGES, LA CREMERIE...AUTREMENT). [4]
1 × Fishmonger (LA CRIEE BLEROISE). [3,4]
15 × Restaurant (PIZZERIA EL CALZONE · L'UNION · LA CHARBONETTE · CHEZ FOURNICHE ROTISSERIE · LE KIOSQUE A PIZZAS). [3,4]
5 × Café / bar (LE MARIGNY · LE 20 · LE CAFE DES AMIS · CAFE DU COMMERCE ET DES SPORTS). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JEANNE LECOURT). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE BALZAC · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE JEANNE D ARC). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE LE REFLESSOIR). [3]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ÉLODIE CHAMPION, MÉDECIN · VINCENT MIGAZZI, MÉDECIN · ELODIE DELOUBES, MÉDECIN · ROMAIN PINON, MÉDECIN · IRINA FLORENCY, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE BLERE CENTRE · PHARMACIE BLEROISE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DOMINIQUE DUNOIS). [3]
3 × Gym / sports hall (ECOLE BALZAC · COMPLEXE DES AIGREMONTS · LE REFLESSOIR). [3]
5 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE (AGENCE DE BLERE) · CAISSE REG CRED AGRIC MUT TOURAIN POITOU · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRIC MUT DE BLERE · BANQUE POPULAIRE VAL DE FRANCE · CREDIT LYONNAIS). [3]
8 × Hairdresser (COIFFURE MARTINE MAHOUDEAU · COIFFURE NATHALIE BEAUTE). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL RESTAURANT LE CHEVAL BLANC). [3,4]
2 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL LA GATINE · CAMPING LA GATINE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Bank, 1 × Hairdresser, 1 × Campsite.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 6 | AUX DELICES BLEROIS · LA MI' A CHOU · PASSIONNEMENT CHOCOLAT · MTA | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | BOUCHERIE DOISEAU · BOUCHERIE DE BLERE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | LA BALADE DES DOUCEURS · LE COMPTOIR DES GOURMETS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 5 | INTERMARCHE · ALDI · CARREFOUR MARKET · ACTION · SARL BEN ALIMENTAIRE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | LA BALADE DES FROMAGES, LA CREMERIE...AUTREMENT | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 1 | LA CRIEE BLEROISE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 15 | PIZZERIA EL CALZONE · L'UNION · LA CHARBONETTE · CHEZ FOURNICHE ROTISSERIE · LE KIOSQUE A PIZZAS | INSEE BPE 15 / INSEE SIRENE 19 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 5 | LE MARIGNY · LE 20 · LE CAFE DES AMIS · CAFE DU COMMERCE ET DES SPORTS | INSEE SIRENE 5 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JEANNE LECOURT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE BALZAC · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE JEANNE D ARC | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE LE REFLESSOIR | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | ÉLODIE CHAMPION, MÉDECIN · VINCENT MIGAZZI, MÉDECIN · ELODIE DELOUBES, MÉDECIN · ROMAIN PINON, MÉDECIN · IRINA FLORENCY, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE BLERE CENTRE · PHARMACIE BLEROISE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DOMINIQUE DUNOIS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 3 | ECOLE BALZAC · COMPLEXE DES AIGREMONTS · LE REFLESSOIR | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 5 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE (AGENCE DE BLERE) · CAISSE REG CRED AGRIC MUT TOURAIN POITOU · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRIC MUT DE BLERE · BANQUE POPULAIRE VAL DE FRANCE · CREDIT LYONNAIS | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 8 | COIFFURE MARTINE MAHOUDEAU · COIFFURE NATHALIE BEAUTE | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL RESTAURANT LE CHEVAL BLANC | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 2 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL LA GATINE · CAMPING LA GATINE | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 5,250 (2012) → 5,352 (2023): 1.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 4,388 (1990) → 5,352 (2023): 22 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,832, of which 4.4 % second homes and 7.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bléré): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Bléré): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Bléré): 0.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Bléré): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Bléré): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 35 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the SUBLAINES weather station, 6.7 km away at 111 m; the village itself is at 61 m. [9]
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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at SUBLAINES, 6.7 km away at 111 m, over 30 summers. [9]
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. [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, 2.5 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 — 37027/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 37027/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 37027/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 37027/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 37027
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sully-sur-Loire | 45 | 115 km NE | 5,124 | 63.4 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Commercy | 55 | 378 km NE | 5,350 | 61.4 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Cannet-des-Maures | 83 | 605 km SE | 5,140 | 66.5 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chagny | 71 | 288 km E | 5,350 | 62.3 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban | 04 | 530 km SE | 5,107 | 57.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 78 % · humidity 86 % |
| Peyrolles-en-Provence | 13 | 543 km SE | 5,409 | 58.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sully-sur-Loire | 45 | 115 km NE | 5,124 | 63.4 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chagny | 71 | 288 km E | 5,350 | 62.3 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Commercy | 55 | 378 km NE | 5,350 | 61.4 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
| Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban | 04 | 530 km SE | 5,107 | 57.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 78 % · humidity 86 % |
| Peyrolles-en-Provence | 13 | 543 km SE | 5,409 | 58.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Cannet-des-Maures | 83 | 605 km SE | 5,140 | 66.5 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 93 % · 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 Bléré'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corbie | 80 | 308 km N | 5,982 | 57.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Argenton-sur-Creuse | 36 | 92 km SE | 4,786 | 58.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Château-Renault | 37 | 30 km N | 4,392 | 57.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Limours | 91 | 168 km NE | 6,517 | 52 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Loudun | 86 | 77 km SW | 6,839 | 64.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lavelanet | 09 | 493 km S | 5,987 | 57.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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