Le Petit-Pressigny
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 18.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 38 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Le Petit-Pressigny (INSEE 37184) is in Indre-et-Loire (37), part of CC Loches Sud Touraine. Population 305 (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 18.4/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 38 % of the 17,905 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 | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.27 | 10 | 2.74 |
| Housing mix | 0.54 | 5 | 2.68 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (RESTAURANT DALLAIS LA PROMENADE · AU BON COIN). [4,3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LE PETIT PRESSIGNY AP). [4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Restaurant | 2 | RESTAURANT DALLAIS LA PROMENADE · AU BON COIN | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,3] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LE PETIT PRESSIGNY AP | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 328 (2012) → 305 (2023): -7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 394 (1990) → 305 (2023): -22.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 254, of which 23.2 % second homes and 14.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Preuilly-sur-Claise): 7.6 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Preuilly-sur-Claise): 7.5 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Le Grand-Pressigny): 8.5 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Preuilly-sur-Claise): 7.5 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Charnizay): 5.1 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, 8.1 km away at 116 m; the village itself is at 83 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at FERRIERE-LARCON, 8.1 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, 8.1 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 — 37184/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 37184/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 37184/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 37184/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 37189
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 37113
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 37061
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sury-ès-Bois | 18 | 148 km NE | 311 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 51 % · humidity 79 % |
| Le Lindois | 16 | 133 km S | 339 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bar | 19 | 188 km S | 311 | 20.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Christophe | 16 | 102 km S | 334 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vire-sur-Lot | 46 | 271 km S | 348 | 17.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 38 % · winter 93 % · humidity 43 % |
| Agonges | 03 | 174 km E | 300 | 19.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Christophe | 16 | 102 km S | 334 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Lindois | 16 | 133 km S | 339 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sury-ès-Bois | 18 | 148 km NE | 311 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 51 % · humidity 79 % |
| Agonges | 03 | 174 km E | 300 | 19.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bar | 19 | 188 km S | 311 | 20.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vire-sur-Lot | 46 | 271 km S | 348 | 17.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 38 % · winter 93 % · humidity 43 % |
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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 Le Petit-Pressigny'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bar | 19 | 188 km S | 311 | 20.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Christophe | 16 | 102 km S | 334 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Agonges | 03 | 174 km E | 300 | 19.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chamborand | 23 | 99 km SE | 241 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chauvigny-du-Perche | 41 | 116 km N | 230 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Hilaire-sur-Benaize | 36 | 42 km S | 311 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
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