Bossay-sur-Claise
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 17/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 8 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bossay-sur-Claise (INSEE 37028) is in Indre-et-Loire (37), part of CC Loches Sud Touraine. Population 733 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 17/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 8 % of the 16,173 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.35 | 10 | 3.45 |
| Housing mix | 0.62 | 5 | 3.11 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (BOSSAY SUR CLAISE AP). [4]
2 × Hairdresser (C6 COIFF). [4,3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Restaurant | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | BOSSAY SUR CLAISE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 2 | C6 COIFF | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,3] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 796 (2012) → 733 (2023): -7.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 867 (1990) → 733 (2023): -15.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 561, of which 18.9 % second homes and 13.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Preuilly-sur-Claise): 3.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Preuilly-sur-Claise): 3.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Martizay): 6.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Preuilly-sur-Claise): 3.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Bossay-sur-Claise): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 40 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the FERRIERE-LARCON weather station, 18.5 km away at 116 m; the village itself is at 81 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at FERRIERE-LARCON, 18.5 km away at 116 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 765 mm of rain a year, spread over 123 days — about 6.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at BOUSSAY, 7.6 km away at 130 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 — 37028/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 37028/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 37028/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 37028/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 37189
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 36113
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 37028
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chanteix | 19 | 177 km S | 596 | 21.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cellefrouin | 16 | 114 km SW | 598 | 18.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Denis-le-Gast | 50 | 290 km NW | 530 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 73 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pionnat | 23 | 110 km SE | 721 | 27.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 51 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Martin-des-Bois | 41 | 100 km N | 582 | 19.4 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Sauveterre-de-Comminges | 31 | 423 km S | 702 | 26.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 77 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Martin-des-Bois | 41 | 100 km N | 582 | 19.4 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Pionnat | 23 | 110 km SE | 721 | 27.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 51 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cellefrouin | 16 | 114 km SW | 598 | 18.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chanteix | 19 | 177 km S | 596 | 21.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Denis-le-Gast | 50 | 290 km NW | 530 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 73 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sauveterre-de-Comminges | 31 | 423 km S | 702 | 26.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 77 % · 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 Bossay-sur-Claise'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chanteix | 19 | 177 km S | 596 | 21.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Anzême | 23 | 93 km SE | 551 | 18.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saulgond | 16 | 99 km S | 530 | 20.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Isserpent | 03 | 216 km E | 560 | 20.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Tour-Saint-Gelin | 37 | 49 km NW | 501 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Condat-sur-Ganaveix | 19 | 159 km S | 643 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
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