Chambray-lès-Tours
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 66.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 80 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Chambray-lès-Tours (INSEE 37050) is in Indre-et-Loire (37), part of Tours Métropole Val de Loire. Population 12,720 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Grands centres urbains (level 1). [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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 66.5/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 80 % of the 1,935 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 | 0.59 | 25 | 14.77 |
| Social | 0.81 | 20 | 16.24 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.6 | 10 | 6.04 |
| Public & culture | 0.17 | 5 | 0.85 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.7 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
8 × Bakery (boulangerie) (JC MENARD CHOCOLATERIE · STEFF LE BOULANGER · CANNELLE ET CACAO · JEFF DE BRUGES-MARTIAL · REAUTE CHOCOLAT). [3,4]
5 × Butcher (boucherie) (SOCHAMVOL · LES BOUCHERS CONNAISSENT LEUR METIER · GRAND FRAIS · SARL FESSARD RENAULT · LABEL COTE). [3,4]
9 × Supermarket (COOP NATURE · LIDL · NETTO · AUCHAN · ALDI MARCHE). [3,4]
39 × Restaurant (BUFFALO GRILL · LA TAVERNE - TABLE DE CARACTERE · CRAM · LE SAINT HONORE · BURGER KING). [3,4]
8 × Café / bar (LA MINUTE BLONDE · BAR BRASSERIE LE LYS · BBM - BIEN BOIRE & MANGER · MY BEERS TOURS). [4]
3 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE MARYSE BASTIE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JEAN FONTAINE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PAUL EMILE VICTOR). [3]
4 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE CLAUDE CHAPPE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN MOULIN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE P-L COURRIER · GROUPE SCOLAIRE SAINT FRANCOIS D'ASSISE). [3]
1 × Collège (GROUPE SCOLAIRE SAINT FRANCOIS D'ASSISE). [3]
18 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PIERRE-MEDERIK SOUBIRON, MÉDECIN · STEPHANE GEORGET, MÉDECIN · ALEXANDRA MEURISSE, MÉDECIN · MESSAN HOUNDJAGO, MÉDECIN · ALEXANDRE WERLE, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DES POMMIERS · PHARMACIE MILLON · SELARL PHARMACIE JEAN BAPTISTE). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (CHAMBRAY LES PERRIERS RP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Cinema (SALLE YVES RENAULT). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE CAMILLE DANGUILLAUME · GYMNASE COMMUNAUTAIRE DE LA FONTAINE BLANCHE). [3]
9 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DU CENTRE · CAISSE D'EPARGNE (AGENCE DE CHAMBRAY LES TOURS) · CAISSE REG CRED AGRIC MUT TOURAIN POITOU · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DE CHAMBRAY LES TOURS · BANQUE POPULAIRE VAL DE FRANCE). [3]
15 × Hairdresser (FRANCK PROVOST · SIGNATURE BY COIFFEURS · ERIC STIPA · CREA'TIF COIFFURE). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
9 × Hotel (HOTEL MISTER BED- PREMIERE CLASSE · CAMPANILE · HOTEL KYRIAD TOURS SUD · IBIS STYLES · IBIS TOURS SUD). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 5 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Hairdresser, 2 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 8 | JC MENARD CHOCOLATERIE · STEFF LE BOULANGER · CANNELLE ET CACAO · JEFF DE BRUGES-MARTIAL · REAUTE CHOCOLAT | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 5 | SOCHAMVOL · LES BOUCHERS CONNAISSENT LEUR METIER · GRAND FRAIS · SARL FESSARD RENAULT · LABEL COTE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Supermarket | 9 | COOP NATURE · LIDL · NETTO · AUCHAN · ALDI MARCHE | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 39 | BUFFALO GRILL · LA TAVERNE - TABLE DE CARACTERE · CRAM · LE SAINT HONORE · BURGER KING | INSEE BPE 39 / INSEE SIRENE 48 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 8 | LA MINUTE BLONDE · BAR BRASSERIE LE LYS · BBM - BIEN BOIRE & MANGER · MY BEERS TOURS | INSEE SIRENE 8 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 3 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE MARYSE BASTIE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JEAN FONTAINE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PAUL EMILE VICTOR | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 4 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE CLAUDE CHAPPE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN MOULIN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE P-L COURRIER · GROUPE SCOLAIRE SAINT FRANCOIS D'ASSISE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | GROUPE SCOLAIRE SAINT FRANCOIS D'ASSISE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 18 | PIERRE-MEDERIK SOUBIRON, MÉDECIN · STEPHANE GEORGET, MÉDECIN · ALEXANDRA MEURISSE, MÉDECIN · MESSAN HOUNDJAGO, MÉDECIN · ALEXANDRE WERLE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 18 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | PHARMACIE DES POMMIERS · PHARMACIE MILLON · SELARL PHARMACIE JEAN BAPTISTE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | CHAMBRAY LES PERRIERS RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | SALLE YVES RENAULT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | GYMNASE CAMILLE DANGUILLAUME · GYMNASE COMMUNAUTAIRE DE LA FONTAINE BLANCHE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 9 | CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DU CENTRE · CAISSE D'EPARGNE (AGENCE DE CHAMBRAY LES TOURS) · CAISSE REG CRED AGRIC MUT TOURAIN POITOU · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DE CHAMBRAY LES TOURS · BANQUE POPULAIRE VAL DE FRANCE | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 15 | FRANCK PROVOST · SIGNATURE BY COIFFEURS · ERIC STIPA · CREA'TIF COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 15 / INSEE SIRENE 17 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 9 | HOTEL MISTER BED- PREMIERE CLASSE · CAMPANILE · HOTEL KYRIAD TOURS SUD · IBIS STYLES · IBIS TOURS SUD | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Thursday, Sunday 8h à 13h centre-bourg, place de la mairie. [5]
Trajectory
Population 10,779 (2012) → 12,720 (2023): 18 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 8,190 (1990) → 12,720 (2023): 55.3 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 6,698, of which 3 % second homes and 3.5 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Chambray-lès-Tours): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Chambray-lès-Tours): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Chambray-lès-Tours): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Chambray-lès-Tours): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Chambray-lès-Tours): 0.2 km to the north-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, 3.7 km away at 93 m; the village itself is at 91 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at JOUE-LES-TOURS, 3.7 km away at 93 m, over 24 summers. [10]
An average of 772 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST-AVERTIN, 1.5 km away at 90 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 — 37050/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.ville-chambray-les-tours.fr/ma-ville/bienvenue-a-chambray/presentation-de-la-ville/— “Les jeudis et dimanches de 8h à 13h dans le centre-bourg, place de la mairie.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 37050/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 37050/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 37050/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 37050
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seyssinet-Pariset | 38 | 452 km SE | 11,739 | 45.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 8 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Épinay-sous-Sénart | 91 | 202 km NE | 11,611 | 33.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Panazol | 87 | 173 km S | 11,342 | 42.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 89 % · humidity 79 % |
| Buxerolles | 86 | 87 km S | 10,289 | 47.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lesquin | 59 | 401 km NE | 9,600 | 62.2 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-André-les-Vergers | 10 | 270 km NE | 12,806 | 52.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buxerolles | 86 | 87 km S | 10,289 | 47.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Panazol | 87 | 173 km S | 11,342 | 42.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 89 % · humidity 79 % |
| Épinay-sous-Sénart | 91 | 202 km NE | 11,611 | 33.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-André-les-Vergers | 10 | 270 km NE | 12,806 | 52.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lesquin | 59 | 401 km NE | 9,600 | 62.2 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Seyssinet-Pariset | 38 | 452 km SE | 11,739 | 45.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 8 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Chambray-lès-Tours'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Épinay-sous-Sénart | 91 | 202 km NE | 11,611 | 33.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mouvaux | 59 | 414 km NE | 13,369 | 50.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Arpajon | 91 | 180 km NE | 11,698 | 60.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Queue-en-Brie | 94 | 213 km NE | 12,241 | 49 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Pierre-du-Perray | 91 | 195 km NE | 11,993 | 44.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Enghien-les-Bains | 95 | 216 km NE | 11,432 | 61.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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