Souvigné
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 39.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 63 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Souvigné (INSEE 37251) is in Indre-et-Loire (37), part of CC Touraine Ouest Val de Loire. Population 933 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/37251-souvigne
Vitality score
Vitality score 39.1/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 63 % of the 14,747 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.32 | 10 | 3.16 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.85 | 5 | 4.25 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (IMAGINATION). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MAUREEN GERARD-ROSEVEGUE, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SOUVIGNE AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SOUVIGNÉ). [3]
2 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Pharmacy. [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 | 1 | IMAGINATION | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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) | 1 | MAUREEN GERARD-ROSEVEGUE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | SOUVIGNE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SOUVIGNÉ | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 2 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 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 789 (2012) → 933 (2023): 18.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 527 (1990) → 933 (2023): 77 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 427, of which 7.5 % second homes and 4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Sonzay): 4.8 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Sonzay): 4.8 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Souvigné): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Château-la-Vallière): 6.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Souvigné): 0 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 43 days at or below 0 °C, over 13 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the SONZAY weather station, 5.4 km away at 117 m; the village itself is at 86 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at SONZAY, 5.4 km away at 117 m, over 13 summers. [11]
An average of 694 mm of rain a year, spread over 113 days — about 6.1 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at SONZAY, 5.4 km away at 117 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
68 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 170,000 € — 1,145 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Indre-et-Loire is 1,846 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [12]
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 — 37251/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 37251/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 37251/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 37251/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 37249
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 37251
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 37062
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Blimont | 80 | 302 km N | 883 | 31.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Mesmin | 10 | 282 km NE | 909 | 37.3 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Biziat | 01 | 375 km E | 889 | 42.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 46 % · winter 92 % |
| Limony | 07 | 412 km SE | 833 | 43.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Val-du-Mignon | 79 | 167 km SW | 1,092 | 33.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 74 % · winter 97 % |
| Bernay-Saint-Martin | 17 | 180 km SW | 770 | 38.8 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val-du-Mignon | 79 | 167 km SW | 1,092 | 33.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 74 % · winter 97 % |
| Bernay-Saint-Martin | 17 | 180 km SW | 770 | 38.8 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Mesmin | 10 | 282 km NE | 909 | 37.3 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Blimont | 80 | 302 km N | 883 | 31.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Biziat | 01 | 375 km E | 889 | 42.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 46 % · winter 92 % |
| Limony | 07 | 412 km SE | 833 | 43.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 74 % · 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 Souvigné'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trélou-sur-Marne | 02 | 294 km NE | 952 | 30.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gennes-sur-Seiche | 35 | 125 km NW | 938 | 36.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Val-de-Comporté | 86 | 154 km S | 999 | 34.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Jazeneuil | 86 | 120 km S | 793 | 27.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Grosrouvre | 78 | 173 km NE | 902 | 33.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ferrières-Haut-Clocher | 27 | 173 km N | 1,097 | 29.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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