Saint-Paterne-Racan
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 52.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 81 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Paterne-Racan (INSEE 37231) is in Indre-et-Loire (37), part of CC de Gâtine-Racan. Population 1,715 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [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 52.7/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 81 % of the 10,649 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 | 0.39 | 25 | 9.84 |
| Social | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.51 | 10 | 5.13 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.68 | 10 | 6.84 |
| Housing mix | 0.89 | 5 | 4.47 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE KIOSQUE GOURMAND). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie). [3]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (VIVECO). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (MSB · EURL DOMAINE DE LA FOUGERAIE). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (HOTEL DU CENTRE · LE BOUBY). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CYRIL PAPPALARDO, MÉDECIN · FRANCOISE MEZIERES-PAPPALARDO, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE ROUDIERE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE CLAUDE LEBRUN PLACE DU 8 MAI 1945 - ANCIENNE GARE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE). [3]
1 × Bank (CAISSE REG CRED AGRIC MUT TOURAIN POITOU). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (L'COIFF · CREA'MANDINE COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL DU CENTRE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LE KIOSQUE GOURMAND | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | VIVECO | INSEE BPE 1 / 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 | 2 | MSB · EURL DOMAINE DE LA FOUGERAIE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | HOTEL DU CENTRE · LE BOUBY | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | CYRIL PAPPALARDO, MÉDECIN · FRANCOISE MEZIERES-PAPPALARDO, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE ROUDIERE | 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 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE CLAUDE LEBRUN PLACE DU 8 MAI 1945 - ANCIENNE GARE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | GYMNASE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | CAISSE REG CRED AGRIC MUT TOURAIN POITOU | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 2 | L'COIFF · CREA'MANDINE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL DU CENTRE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| 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 1,637 (2012) → 1,715 (2023): 4.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,449 (1990) → 1,715 (2023): 18.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 893, of which 5.3 % second homes and 6.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Paterne-Racan): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Paterne-Racan): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Paterne-Racan): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Paterne-Racan): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Paterne-Racan): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 37 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the ST-CHRISTOPHE-SUR-NAIS weather station, 1.9 km away at 107 m; the village itself is at 67 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at ST-CHRISTOPHE-SUR-NAIS, 1.9 km away at 107 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 715 mm of rain a year, spread over 115 days — about 6.2 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at ST-CHRIST.-SICA, 1.2 km away at 64 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 — 37231/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 37231/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 37231/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 37231/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 37231
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violès | 84 | 516 km SE | 1,762 | 58.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Arches | 88 | 455 km E | 1,617 | 49.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 62 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villié-Morgon | 69 | 357 km SE | 2,148 | 62.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 79 % |
| Suze-la-Rousse | 26 | 499 km SE | 2,077 | 68 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Blacé | 69 | 362 km SE | 1,715 | 49.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chevannes | 89 | 226 km E | 2,137 | 53.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevannes | 89 | 226 km E | 2,137 | 53.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villié-Morgon | 69 | 357 km SE | 2,148 | 62.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 79 % |
| Blacé | 69 | 362 km SE | 1,715 | 49.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Arches | 88 | 455 km E | 1,617 | 49.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 62 % · humidity 93 % |
| Suze-la-Rousse | 26 | 499 km SE | 2,077 | 68 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Violès | 84 | 516 km SE | 1,762 | 58.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
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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-Paterne-Racan'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blacé | 69 | 362 km SE | 1,715 | 49.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Valérien | 89 | 205 km E | 1,823 | 49.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rives-d'Autise | 85 | 158 km SW | 2,036 | 60.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chaillé-les-Marais | 85 | 176 km SW | 1,924 | 51.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Forêt-sur-Sèvre | 79 | 126 km SW | 2,250 | 45.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Athée-sur-Cher | 37 | 45 km SE | 2,855 | 61 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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