Mettray
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 41.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 42 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Mettray (INSEE 37152) is in Indre-et-Loire (37), part of Tours Métropole Val de Loire. Population 2,070 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [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/37152-mettray
Vitality score
Vitality score 41.3/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 42 % of the 9,381 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 | 0.39 | 20 | 7.87 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.51 | 10 | 5.13 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 0.58 | 10 | 5.8 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.86 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (PAINS ET DELICES). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE DE LA CHOISILLE). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (L'ATELIER URBAIN). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE CAFE DU CENTRE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE ELEM ET MAT). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JEAN-PIERRE GENTILLET, MÉDECIN · CAMILLE GERBAUD, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA CHOISILLE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (METTRAY RP). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (PARC DE LA VALLEE · SALLE DES SPORTS COMMUNAUTAIRE DU MOULIN MAILLET). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (ALEXANDRA COIFFURE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | PAINS ET DELICES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE DE LA CHOISILLE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 1 | L'ATELIER URBAIN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE CAFE DU CENTRE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE ELEM ET MAT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | JEAN-PIERRE GENTILLET, MÉDECIN · CAMILLE GERBAUD, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE LA CHOISILLE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | METTRAY RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | PARC DE LA VALLEE · SALLE DES SPORTS COMMUNAUTAIRE DU MOULIN MAILLET | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | ALEXANDRA COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 (reported, unverified): Friday, Saturday 14h30 à 19h00 (vendredi) et 09h00 à 12h00 (samedi) La Grande Aubinière. No source says whether it is weekly or monthly. [5]
Trajectory
Population 2,088 (2012) → 2,070 (2023): -0.9 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,916 (1990) → 2,070 (2023): 8 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 961, of which 1.4 % second homes and 4 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Mettray): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Mettray): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Mettray): 0.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Mettray): 0.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Mettray): 0.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 45 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the FONDETTES weather station, 4.6 km away at 93 m; the village itself is at 59 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at FONDETTES, 4.6 km away at 93 m, over 27 summers. [10]
An average of 746 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 6.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST-CYR/LOIRE, 3.4 km away at 93 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 — 37152/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.mettray.fr/commerces-proximite-mettray— “Horaires du marché : - Vendredi : 14h30 à 19h00 - Samedi : 9h00 à 12h00”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 37152/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 37152/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 37152/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 37152
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prouvy | 59 | 379 km NE | 2,178 | 48.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vaivre-et-Montoille | 70 | 410 km E | 2,422 | 53.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Durtol | 63 | 260 km SE | 1,914 | 40.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 84 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lay-Saint-Christophe | 54 | 437 km E | 2,355 | 48 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ungersheim | 68 | 500 km E | 2,449 | 53.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Verlinghem | 59 | 398 km NE | 2,682 | 45.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durtol | 63 | 260 km SE | 1,914 | 40.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 84 % · humidity 86 % |
| Prouvy | 59 | 379 km NE | 2,178 | 48.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Verlinghem | 59 | 398 km NE | 2,682 | 45.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vaivre-et-Montoille | 70 | 410 km E | 2,422 | 53.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lay-Saint-Christophe | 54 | 437 km E | 2,355 | 48 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ungersheim | 68 | 500 km E | 2,449 | 53.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · 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 Mettray'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ungersheim | 68 | 500 km E | 2,449 | 53.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Verlinghem | 59 | 398 km NE | 2,682 | 45.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Léry | 27 | 208 km N | 1,975 | 45 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nohanent | 63 | 259 km SE | 2,203 | 44 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Gonville | 01 | 426 km E | 2,096 | 55.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Jouy | 28 | 136 km NE | 1,988 | 51.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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