Épeigné-sur-Dême
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 7.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 6 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Épeigné-sur-Dême (INSEE 37101) is in Indre-et-Loire (37), part of CC de Gâtine-Racan. Population 162 (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 7.6/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 6 % of the 14,666 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.44 | 10 | 4.42 |
| Housing mix | 0.41 | 5 | 2.07 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 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 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 166 (2012) → 162 (2023): -2.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 172 (1990) → 162 (2023): -5.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 116, of which 29.3 % second homes and 8.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Beaumont-Louestault): 6.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Chemillé-sur-Dême): 2.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (La Chartre-sur-le-Loir): 7.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (La Chartre-sur-le-Loir): 7.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Chemillé-sur-Dême): 2.7 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 37 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST-CHRISTOPHE-SUR-NAIS weather station, 12.6 km away at 107 m; the village itself is at 76 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ST-CHRISTOPHE-SUR-NAIS, 12.6 km away at 107 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 698 mm of rain a year, spread over 115 days — about 6.1 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at NEUVY-LE-ROI, 6.9 km away at 103 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 — 37101/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 37101/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 37101/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 37101/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 37021
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 37068
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 72068
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Pardoux-d'Arnet | 23 | 238 km SE | 163 | 6.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 23 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Mars-du-Désert | 53 | 90 km NW | 162 | 6.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 77 % · winter 82 % |
| Olmet-et-Villecun | 34 | 487 km SE | 163 | 14.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 93 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-André-de-Double | 24 | 281 km S | 162 | 7.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 97 % · humidity 50 % |
| Tigny-Noyelle | 62 | 309 km N | 163 | 6.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Livet-sur-Authou | 27 | 174 km N | 163 | 11.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Mars-du-Désert | 53 | 90 km NW | 162 | 6.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 77 % · winter 82 % |
| Livet-sur-Authou | 27 | 174 km N | 163 | 11.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Pardoux-d'Arnet | 23 | 238 km SE | 163 | 6.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 23 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-André-de-Double | 24 | 281 km S | 162 | 7.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 97 % · humidity 50 % |
| Tigny-Noyelle | 62 | 309 km N | 163 | 6.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Olmet-et-Villecun | 34 | 487 km SE | 163 | 14.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 93 % · 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 Épeigné-sur-Dême'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saulnay | 36 | 102 km SE | 164 | 6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Germain-de-Modéon | 21 | 266 km E | 174 | 8.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Tranger | 36 | 92 km SE | 166 | 7.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Dercé | 86 | 86 km S | 162 | 7.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sceautres | 07 | 458 km SE | 143 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainte-Foy-de-Belvès | 24 | 328 km S | 142 | 6.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
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