Saint-Martin-le-Beau
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 38.3/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 17 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Martin-le-Beau (INSEE 37225) is in Indre-et-Loire (37), part of CC Autour de Chenonceaux Bléré-Val de Cher. Population 3,216 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 38.3/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 17 % of the 6,719 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 | 0.32 | 25 | 8.08 |
| Social | 0.2 | 20 | 3.93 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.43 | 10 | 4.27 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.83 | 10 | 8.25 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.74 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA CAVE A PAINS · LA MAISON DU MOCHI · BOULANGERIE DE LA PLACE DE L'EGLISE DE SAINT MARTIN LE BEAU). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (AU BEAU SAINT MARTIN). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (RESTAURANT DU PIGEONNIER · CHEZ MIMI). [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE DOLTO). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (YVES EYMIN, MÉDECIN · FREDERIC BERA, MÉDECIN · MICHEL SOLON, MÉDECIN · MANON DIAKITE, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE SAINT MARTIN). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT MARTIN LE BEAU AP). [3]
1 × Library (LES AMIS DE LA BIBLIOTHEQUE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (ATELIER BIS · AUX CHEVEUX D'ANGE · LALY COIFFURE). [3,4]
2 × Hotel (AUBERGE DE LA TREILLE · HOTEL LE PIGEONNIER). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Café / bar. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | LA CAVE A PAINS · LA MAISON DU MOCHI · BOULANGERIE DE LA PLACE DE L'EGLISE DE SAINT MARTIN LE BEAU | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | AU BEAU SAINT MARTIN | 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 | 2 | RESTAURANT DU PIGEONNIER · CHEZ MIMI | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE DOLTO | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | YVES EYMIN, MÉDECIN · FREDERIC BERA, MÉDECIN · MICHEL SOLON, MÉDECIN · MANON DIAKITE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE SAINT MARTIN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | SAINT MARTIN LE BEAU AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | LES AMIS DE LA BIBLIOTHEQUE | 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 | ATELIER BIS · AUX CHEVEUX D'ANGE · LALY COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 2 | AUBERGE DE LA TREILLE · HOTEL LE PIGEONNIER | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 3,101 (2012) → 3,216 (2023): 3.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 2,427 (1990) → 3,216 (2023): 32.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,398, of which 2.6 % second homes and 5.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Martin-le-Beau): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Martin-le-Beau): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Martin-le-Beau): 0.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Martin-le-Beau): 1.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Martin-le-Beau): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 19 days a year at or above 30 °C and 34 days at or below 0 °C, over 15 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the AMBOISE weather station, 6.5 km away at 119 m; the village itself is at 62 m. [9]
The village sits 57 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.71 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at AMBOISE - LYCEE, 6.6 km away at 116 m, over 27 summers. [9]
That station sits 54 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 724 mm of rain a year, spread over 114 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at AMBOISE, 6.5 km away at 119 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 37225/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 37225/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 37225/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 37225/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 37225
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albias | 82 | 366 km S | 3,240 | 42 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 8 % · winter 72 % · humidity 71 % |
| Scherwiller | 67 | 497 km E | 3,099 | 39.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villelongue-de-la-Salanque | 66 | 540 km S | 3,335 | 40.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 73 % · humidity 0 % |
| Briis-sous-Forges | 91 | 168 km NE | 3,342 | 40.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Iteuil | 86 | 107 km SW | 2,989 | 45.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Smarves | 86 | 103 km SW | 2,941 | 54 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smarves | 86 | 103 km SW | 2,941 | 54 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Iteuil | 86 | 107 km SW | 2,989 | 45.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Briis-sous-Forges | 91 | 168 km NE | 3,342 | 40.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Albias | 82 | 366 km S | 3,240 | 42 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 8 % · winter 72 % · humidity 71 % |
| Scherwiller | 67 | 497 km E | 3,099 | 39.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villelongue-de-la-Salanque | 66 | 540 km S | 3,335 | 40.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 73 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Saint-Martin-le-Beau'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iteuil | 86 | 107 km SW | 2,989 | 45.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Smarves | 86 | 103 km SW | 2,941 | 54 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Spay | 72 | 85 km NW | 2,808 | 50.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Savonnières | 37 | 27 km W | 3,392 | 50.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Teloché | 72 | 76 km NW | 3,067 | 37.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Lambert-la-Potherie | 49 | 120 km W | 2,974 | 48.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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