Loché-sur-Indrois
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 26.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 51 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Loché-sur-Indrois (INSEE 37133) is in Indre-et-Loire (37), part of CC Loches Sud Touraine. Population 482 (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 26.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 51 % of the 17,875 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.37 | 10 | 3.67 |
| Housing mix | 0.64 | 5 | 3.2 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LOCHE SUR INDROIS RP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE LOCHÉ-SUR-INDROIS). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | LOCHE SUR INDROIS RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE LOCHÉ-SUR-INDROIS | 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 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 535 (2012) → 482 (2023): -9.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 556 (1990) → 482 (2023): -13.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 345, of which 18 % second homes and 15.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Montrésor): 7.3 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Villeloin-Coulangé): 5.5 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Hippolyte): 9.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Villeloin-Coulangé): 5.5 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Loché-sur-Indrois): 0 km to the south (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 46 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the BEAUMONT_SAPC weather station, 9.6 km away at 126 m; the village itself is at 121 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at BEAUMONT_SAPC, 9.6 km away at 126 m, over 30 summers. [12]
An average of 747 mm of rain a year, spread over 116 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at BEAUMONT_SAPC, 9.6 km away at 126 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
What property sold for
40 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 91,000 € — 667 € per m² of built surface. [13]
The median across Indre-et-Loire is 1,846 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [13]
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 — 37133/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 37133/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 37133/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 37133/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 37157
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 37277
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 37221
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 37133
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goutrens | 12 | 308 km S | 492 | 29.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 68 % · humidity 86 % |
| Charnizay | 37 | 26 km SW | 461 | 25.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Verosvres | 71 | 258 km E | 423 | 28.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rancon | 87 | 107 km S | 475 | 28.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Manglieu | 63 | 232 km SE | 467 | 30.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 50 % · humidity 79 % |
| Mosnay | 36 | 61 km SE | 459 | 29.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charnizay | 37 | 26 km SW | 461 | 25.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mosnay | 36 | 61 km SE | 459 | 29.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rancon | 87 | 107 km S | 475 | 28.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Manglieu | 63 | 232 km SE | 467 | 30.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 50 % · humidity 79 % |
| Verosvres | 71 | 258 km E | 423 | 28.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Goutrens | 12 | 308 km S | 492 | 29.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 68 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Loché-sur-Indrois'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charnizay | 37 | 26 km SW | 461 | 25.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Verosvres | 71 | 258 km E | 423 | 28.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rancon | 87 | 107 km S | 475 | 28.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mosnay | 36 | 61 km SE | 459 | 29.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Eyburie | 19 | 184 km S | 486 | 33.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Bonnet-de-Bellac | 87 | 105 km S | 452 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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