Paulmy
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 13.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 26 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Paulmy (INSEE 37181) is in Indre-et-Loire (37), part of CC Loches Sud Touraine. Population 238 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/37181-paulmy
Vitality score
Vitality score 13.7/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 26 % of the 16,971 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.38 | 10 | 3.85 |
| Housing mix | 0.5 | 5 | 2.5 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (L'UNION DE TERROIR). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), 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) | 1 | L'UNION DE TERROIR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 233 (2012) → 238 (2023): 2.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 269 (1990) → 238 (2023): -11.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 176, of which 25 % second homes and 11.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Ligueil): 7 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Paulmy): 0 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Ligueil): 6.8 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Ligueil): 6.9 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Betz-le-Château): 6.1 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 40 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the FERRIERE-LARCON weather station, 2.8 km away at 116 m; the village itself is at 85 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at FERRIERE-LARCON, 2.8 km away at 116 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 706 mm of rain a year, spread over 112 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at FERRIERE-LARCON, 2.8 km away at 116 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 — 37181/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 37181/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 37181/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 37181/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 37130
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 37181
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 37026
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bozas | 07 | 364 km SE | 255 | 16.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 65 % · humidity 86 % |
| Savignac-de-Nontron | 24 | 160 km S | 211 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sazeray | 36 | 111 km SE | 291 | 12.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 84 % |
| Vanzay | 79 | 100 km SW | 234 | 10 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainte-Opportune | 61 | 217 km NW | 244 | 11.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 82 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Christophe-du-Jambet | 72 | 152 km NW | 231 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanzay | 79 | 100 km SW | 234 | 10 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sazeray | 36 | 111 km SE | 291 | 12.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 84 % |
| Saint-Christophe-du-Jambet | 72 | 152 km NW | 231 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 93 % |
| Savignac-de-Nontron | 24 | 160 km S | 211 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Opportune | 61 | 217 km NW | 244 | 11.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 82 % · humidity 79 % |
| Bozas | 07 | 364 km SE | 255 | 16.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 65 % · 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 Paulmy'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaux-sur-Lunain | 77 | 210 km NE | 229 | 9.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Veyrines-de-Vergt | 24 | 220 km S | 244 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Clermont-d'Excideuil | 24 | 181 km S | 255 | 9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Hilaire-en-Morvan | 58 | 231 km E | 221 | 7.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Colombe | 46 | 267 km S | 236 | 11.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fontaine-Raoul | 41 | 114 km N | 231 | 11.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
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