Esvres
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 58.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 71 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Esvres (INSEE 37104) is in Indre-et-Loire (37), part of CC Touraine Vallée de l'Indre. Population 6,294 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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/37104-esvres
Vitality score
Vitality score 58.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 71 % of the 3,785 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 | 0.52 | 25 | 13.03 |
| Social | 0.56 | 20 | 11.16 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.59 | 10 | 5.85 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.99 | 10 | 9.87 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.8 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
6 × Bakery (boulangerie) (K & T MECHINE · AU PAIN DORE · LES BLES DE DEMAIN · AU POULET DORE). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (PELLEGRINI · LA BOUCHERIE DU COIN). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (ART A TABLE · VDVDISTRI). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (LIDL · AUCHAN SUPERMARCHE). [3,4]
9 × Restaurant (RONDES DES CREPES · DJAILEB MARIMANE · O BISTROT QUAI · AUX BONS ENFANTS · LE BERCHENAY). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (BAR RESTAURANT DU CENTRE). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LES SOURCES). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE THERESE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE GEORGES BRASSENS). [3]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (LUC THERET, MÉDECIN · NICOLAS DUBART, MÉDECIN · JULIEN CETIER, MÉDECIN · SYLVIE BLONDEAU, MÉDECIN · BERNADETTE CAVAILLES, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE MARTINY · PHARMACIE TOURNAMILLE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE D'ESVRES-SUR-INDRE ESPACE CULTUREL DE LA QUINTAINE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE LA HAUTE COUR). [3]
3 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE (AGENCE D'ESVRES SUR INDRE) · CAISSE REG CRED AGRIC MUT TOURAIN POITOU). [3]
10 × Hairdresser (LOX COIFFURE · DALI COIFFURE 37). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (LOIRE VALLEY LODGE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Restaurant.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 6 | K & T MECHINE · AU PAIN DORE · LES BLES DE DEMAIN · AU POULET DORE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | PELLEGRINI · LA BOUCHERIE DU COIN | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | ART A TABLE · VDVDISTRI | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | LIDL · AUCHAN SUPERMARCHE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 9 | RONDES DES CREPES · DJAILEB MARIMANE · O BISTROT QUAI · AUX BONS ENFANTS · LE BERCHENAY | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | BAR RESTAURANT DU CENTRE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LES SOURCES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE THERESE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE GEORGES BRASSENS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | LUC THERET, MÉDECIN · NICOLAS DUBART, MÉDECIN · JULIEN CETIER, MÉDECIN · SYLVIE BLONDEAU, MÉDECIN · BERNADETTE CAVAILLES, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE MARTINY · PHARMACIE TOURNAMILLE | 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 | MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE D'ESVRES-SUR-INDRE ESPACE CULTUREL DE LA QUINTAINE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE LA HAUTE COUR | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 3 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE (AGENCE D'ESVRES SUR INDRE) · CAISSE REG CRED AGRIC MUT TOURAIN POITOU | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 10 | LOX COIFFURE · DALI COIFFURE 37 | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | LOIRE VALLEY LODGE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 4,922 (2012) → 6,294 (2023): 27.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 4,234 (1990) → 6,294 (2023): 48.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,659, of which 2 % second homes and 4.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Esvres): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Esvres): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Esvres): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Esvres): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Esvres): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
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. [9]
Measured at the JOUE-LES-TOURS weather station, 10.8 km away at 93 m; the village itself is at 68 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at JOUE-LES-TOURS, 10.8 km away at 93 m, over 24 summers. [9]
An average of 701 mm of rain a year, spread over 114 days — about 6.1 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at ST-BRANCHS, 4.8 km away at 85 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
What property sold for
347 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 248,691 € — 2,170 € per m² of built surface. [10]
11 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 153,387 € — 2,130 € per m². [10]
The median across Indre-et-Loire is 1,846 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [10]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 37104/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 37104/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 37104/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 37104/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 37104
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Migné-Auxances | 86 | 81 km SW | 6,285 | 56.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Auneau-Bleury-Saint-Symphorien | 28 | 151 km NE | 6,419 | 60.6 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montauban-de-Bretagne | 35 | 235 km NW | 6,597 | 66.1 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lezoux | 63 | 256 km SE | 6,528 | 54.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 47 % · humidity 100 % |
| Commentry | 03 | 186 km SE | 6,017 | 59.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aire-sur-l'Adour | 40 | 407 km S | 6,211 | 67.7 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 91 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Migné-Auxances | 86 | 81 km SW | 6,285 | 56.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Auneau-Bleury-Saint-Symphorien | 28 | 151 km NE | 6,419 | 60.6 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Commentry | 03 | 186 km SE | 6,017 | 59.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montauban-de-Bretagne | 35 | 235 km NW | 6,597 | 66.1 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lezoux | 63 | 256 km SE | 6,528 | 54.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 47 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aire-sur-l'Adour | 40 | 407 km S | 6,211 | 67.7 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 91 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Esvres'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Migné-Auxances | 86 | 81 km SW | 6,285 | 56.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aixe-sur-Vienne | 87 | 168 km S | 5,890 | 55.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chalonnes-sur-Loire | 49 | 117 km W | 6,659 | 62.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pouzauges | 85 | 135 km SW | 5,668 | 52.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Melle | 79 | 138 km SW | 5,752 | 58 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Parigné-l'Évêque | 72 | 79 km NW | 5,358 | 42.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/37104-esvres