La Celle-Saint-Avant
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 47.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 78 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Celle-Saint-Avant (INSEE 37045) is in Indre-et-Loire (37), part of CC Loches Sud Touraine. Population 1,079 (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 47.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 78 % of the 13,855 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 | 0.26 | 25 | 6.56 |
| Social | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.59 | 10 | 5.85 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.49 | 10 | 4.85 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.58 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE DELI'CELLE). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (LA PECHE CELLOISE). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (EVIDENCIA FOODTRUCK · LE GRIGNOTAGE). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (LA CARAVANE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE LE CLOS DE L'IMAGE). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (FLORENTIN STAN, MÉDECIN · SABINE HAKIM-HACHEMI, MÉDECIN · LOUISE HADJADJ, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE BRAULT). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA CELLE ST AVANT AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE LA CELLE-SAINT-AVANT). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Pharmacy.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | BOULANGERIE DELI'CELLE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | LA PECHE CELLOISE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 2 | EVIDENCIA FOODTRUCK · LE GRIGNOTAGE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | LA CARAVANE | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE LE CLOS DE L'IMAGE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | FLORENTIN STAN, MÉDECIN · SABINE HAKIM-HACHEMI, MÉDECIN · LOUISE HADJADJ, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE BRAULT | 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 | LA CELLE ST AVANT AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE LA CELLE-SAINT-AVANT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 1,029 (2012) → 1,079 (2023): 4.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,095 (1990) → 1,079 (2023): -1.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 566, of which 4.2 % second homes and 6.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Celle-Saint-Avant): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (La Celle-Saint-Avant): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (La Celle-Saint-Avant): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Nouâtre): 4.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (La Celle-Saint-Avant): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 33 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ST-EPAIN weather station, 15.1 km away at 112 m; the village itself is at 61 m. [10]
The village sits 51 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 ST-EPAIN, 15.1 km away at 112 m, over 27 summers. [10]
That station sits 51 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 707 mm of rain a year, spread over 108 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at DESCARTES, 9.3 km away at 65 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 37045/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 37045/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 37045/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 37045/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 37045
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 37174
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paillencourt | 59 | 409 km NE | 1,030 | 48.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Razès | 87 | 123 km SE | 1,150 | 48.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 45 % |
| Mazerolles | 64 | 406 km S | 1,194 | 51.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 99 % · humidity 21 % |
| Nielles-lès-Bléquin | 62 | 419 km N | 902 | 65 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Ouen-des-Alleux | 35 | 210 km NW | 1,326 | 50.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Maresquel-Ecquemicourt | 62 | 389 km N | 1,070 | 43.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 72 % · winter 81 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Razès | 87 | 123 km SE | 1,150 | 48.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 45 % |
| Saint-Ouen-des-Alleux | 35 | 210 km NW | 1,326 | 50.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Maresquel-Ecquemicourt | 62 | 389 km N | 1,070 | 43.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 72 % · winter 81 % |
| Mazerolles | 64 | 406 km S | 1,194 | 51.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 99 % · humidity 21 % |
| Paillencourt | 59 | 409 km NE | 1,030 | 48.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nielles-lès-Bléquin | 62 | 419 km N | 902 | 65 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 88 % · 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 La Celle-Saint-Avant'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheffes | 49 | 107 km NW | 1,044 | 47.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil | 37 | 47 km NW | 1,116 | 43.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Brigueuil | 16 | 120 km S | 1,095 | 39.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Baignes-Sainte-Radegonde | 16 | 193 km S | 1,254 | 47.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pleumartin | 86 | 34 km S | 1,214 | 35.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Celle-Lévescault | 86 | 73 km SW | 1,383 | 45.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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