Parçay-Meslay

Indre-et-Loire · Tours Métropole Val de Loire · INSEE 37179

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Served 63.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 96 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Parçay-Meslay (INSEE 37179) is in Indre-et-Loire (37), part of Tours Métropole Val de Loire. Population 2,574 (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/37179-parcay-meslay

Vitality score

Vitality score 63.7/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 96 % of the 8,062 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	0.47	25	11.83
Social	0.8	20	16.02
Education	0.39	10	3.93
Health	0.59	10	5.85
Public & culture	0.39	5	1.97
Population trend	0.96	10	9.65
Housing mix	0.97	5	4.87

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 3 of 6

Eating out 1 of 1

Cafés and bars 1 of 1

Schools 2 of 3

Health 2 of 4

Public services 1 of 1

Culture 1 of 2

Sport 1 of 2

Everyday services 1 of 3

Lodging 1 of 2

One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. ^[3,4]

1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LES DELICES DE PARCAY). ^[3,4]

1 × Butcher (boucherie) (JULES ET ANTOINE). ^[3,4]

2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (MAXIMO · AMAL). ^[3,4]

7 × Restaurant (RESTOTOURS · DOLCE ROMANA · A COTE... · LE KIOSQUE A PIZZAS · L'ATELIER PARCILLON). ^[3,4]

2 × Café / bar (LA CERVOISERIE TOURS). ^[4]

1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). ^[3]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). ^[3]

3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CELINE SENDRA, MÉDECIN · LAETITIA DREUX-AUDEVARD, MÉDECIN · ANNE-CATHERINE SCHLEGEL-TRABUT, MÉDECIN). ^[3]

1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE BREBION MAUPETIT). ^[3,4]

1 × Post office / agence postale (PARCAY MESLAY AP). ^[3]

1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE PARÇAY-MESLAY). ^[3]

1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). ^[3]

3 × Hairdresser (MADISSAH · ELEA COIFFURE). ^[3,4]

2 × Hotel (MERCURE TOURS NORD · FAST HOTEL). ^[3,4]

Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Restaurant, 2 × Hotel.

Not found in the commune: Supermarket. ^[3,4]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts

Type	Count	Names	Sources
Bakery (boulangerie)	1	LES DELICES DE PARCAY	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)	1	JULES ET ANTOINE	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)	2	MAXIMO · AMAL	INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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	7	RESTOTOURS · DOLCE ROMANA · A COTE... · LE KIOSQUE A PIZZAS · L'ATELIER PARCILLON	INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4]
Café / bar	2	LA CERVOISERIE TOURS	INSEE SIRENE 2 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)	1	ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)	1	ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Collège	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)	3	CELINE SENDRA, MÉDECIN · LAETITIA DREUX-AUDEVARD, MÉDECIN · ANNE-CATHERINE SCHLEGEL-TRABUT, MÉDECIN	INSEE BPE 3 [3]
Pharmacy	1	PHARMACIE BREBION MAUPETIT	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	PARCAY MESLAY AP	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Library	1	BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE PARÇAY-MESLAY	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Cinema	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Gym / sports hall	1	COMPLEXE SPORTIF	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Swimming pool	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Hairdresser	3	MADISSAH · ELEA COIFFURE	INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4]
Fuel station	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Hotel	2	MERCURE TOURS NORD · FAST HOTEL	INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [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

1968: 781 2023: 2,574 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 2,301 (2012) → 2,574 (2023): 11.9 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 1,757 (1990) → 2,574 (2023): 46.5 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 1,172, of which 1.3 % second homes and 5.2 % vacant. ^[7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

In the commune Bakery, Food shop, Primary school, GP, Pharmacy Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Parçay-Meslay): 0 km to the west (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (Parçay-Meslay): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). ^[8]

GP (Parçay-Meslay): 0 km to the east (straight line). ^[8]

Pharmacy (Parçay-Meslay): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). ^[8]

Primary school (Parçay-Meslay): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). ^[8]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Days at or above 30 °C 15.6

Days at or below 0 °C 34.3

Muggy days a summer 1.3

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 34 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[9]

Measured at the TOURS weather station, 1.4 km away at 108 m; the village itself is at 105 m. ^[9]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. ^[9]

Humidity measured at TOURS, 1.4 km away at 108 m, over 30 summers. ^[9]

An average of 679 mm of rain a year, spread over 109 days — about 6.2 mm on a day it rains. ^[9]

Rainfall measured at TOURS, 1.4 km away at 108 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. ^[9]

Uncertainties

No specific uncertainties flagged.

References

INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 37179/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 37179/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 37179/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 37179/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 37179
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
Fourques	30	514 km SE	2,680	62.3	Served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 5 % · winter 78 % · humidity 36 %
Saultain	59	383 km NE	2,499	51.3	Partly served	Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 %
Rodilhan	30	494 km SE	2,799	51.8	Partly served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 81 % · humidity 57 %
Bezouce	30	491 km SE	2,348	66.8	Served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 84 % · humidity 57 %
Bouafle	78	190 km NE	2,234	52.2	Partly served	Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 %
Clairoix	60	271 km NE	2,208	64.2	Served	Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 %

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
Bouafle	78	190 km NE	2,234	52.2	Partly served	Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 %
Clairoix	60	271 km NE	2,208	64.2	Served	Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 %
Saultain	59	383 km NE	2,499	51.3	Partly served	Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 %
Bezouce	30	491 km SE	2,348	66.8	Served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 84 % · humidity 57 %
Rodilhan	30	494 km SE	2,799	51.8	Partly served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 81 % · humidity 57 %
Fourques	30	514 km SE	2,680	62.3	Served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 5 % · winter 78 % · humidity 36 %

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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 Parçay-Meslay'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
Willems	59	399 km NE	2,941	59	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 %
Survilliers	95	227 km NE	4,091	47.5	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 %
Saint-Gervais-la-Forêt	41	48 km E	3,180	52.3	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 %
Guerville	78	183 km NE	2,052	46.2	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 %
Buchelay	78	184 km N	3,360	57.3	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 %
Porcheville	78	187 km NE	3,382	44.5	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 %

Elsewhere

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