Saunay
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 21.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 23 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saunay (INSEE 37240) is in Indre-et-Loire (37), part of CC du Castelrenaudais. Population 640 (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 21.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 23 % of the 16,807 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.77 | 10 | 7.67 |
| Housing mix | 0.87 | 5 | 4.36 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 661 (2012) → 640 (2023): -3.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 505 (1990) → 640 (2023): 26.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 311, of which 6.4 % second homes and 6.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Château-Renault): 4.4 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Château-Renault): 4.4 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Château-Renault): 4.3 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Château-Renault): 5 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saunay): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 43 days at or below 0 °C, over 23 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the SAUNAY weather station, 3.4 km away at 109 m; the village itself is at 117 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at SAUNAY, 3.4 km away at 109 m, over 23 summers. [10]
An average of 668 mm of rain a year, spread over 109 days — about 6.1 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at SAUNAY, 3.4 km away at 109 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
40 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 163,700 € — 960 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Indre-et-Loire is 1,846 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [11]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 37240/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 37240/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 37240/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 37240/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 37063
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 37240
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romans | 01 | 349 km SE | 640 | 22.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 76 % |
| Bougneau | 17 | 250 km SW | 655 | 23.8 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 84 % · humidity 43 % |
| Brestot | 27 | 196 km N | 628 | 24 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 74 % · winter 99 % |
| Bernières | 76 | 227 km N | 639 | 19.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 67 % · winter 89 % |
| Carcen-Ponson | 40 | 436 km S | 628 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 93 % · humidity 50 % |
| Mauvezin-sur-Gupie | 47 | 345 km S | 613 | 22.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 65 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brestot | 27 | 196 km N | 628 | 24 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 74 % · winter 99 % |
| Bernières | 76 | 227 km N | 639 | 19.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 67 % · winter 89 % |
| Bougneau | 17 | 250 km SW | 655 | 23.8 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 84 % · humidity 43 % |
| Mauvezin-sur-Gupie | 47 | 345 km S | 613 | 22.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 65 % · humidity 57 % |
| Romans | 01 | 349 km SE | 640 | 22.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 76 % |
| Carcen-Ponson | 40 | 436 km S | 628 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 93 % · humidity 50 % |
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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 Saunay'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crotelles | 37 | 12 km SW | 649 | 23.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Collemiers | 89 | 180 km E | 663 | 23.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Boullay-Thierry | 28 | 120 km N | 594 | 24.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fontaine-Mâcon | 10 | 212 km NE | 635 | 23.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mézières-sous-Lavardin | 72 | 93 km NW | 676 | 24.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Mériot | 10 | 209 km NE | 611 | 24.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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