Vernou-sur-Brenne
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 62.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 94 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Vernou-sur-Brenne (INSEE 37270) is in Indre-et-Loire (37), part of CC Touraine-Est Vallées. Population 2,870 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/37270-vernou-sur-brenne
Vitality score
Vitality score 62.8/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 94 % of the 7,389 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 | 0.6 | 25 | 15.02 |
| Social | 0.75 | 20 | 14.97 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.59 | 10 | 5.85 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 0.81 | 10 | 8.06 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.61 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE - PATISSERIE CECILE ET BASTIEN). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (MAISON CAYET). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (O PANIER GOURMAND). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (JUSTIFRAIS). [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (LE PETIT RELAIS). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (LES VENTS D'ANGES). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE R. LECOTTE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE R. LECOTTE). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (OLIVIER MAULEON, MÉDECIN · ANTOINE GUIMARD, MÉDECIN · LAURENT DAVAIL, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (S E L A R L PHARMACIE HAY MOIRE). [3,4]
1 × Library (LA GRANGE AUX LIVRES). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE CHARLES WILLIAM). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (MILLESIME · ESTHE'TIFF). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Post office / agence postale. [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | BOULANGERIE - PATISSERIE CECILE ET BASTIEN | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | MAISON CAYET | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | O PANIER GOURMAND | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | JUSTIFRAIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 4 | LE PETIT RELAIS | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | LES VENTS D'ANGES | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE R. LECOTTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE R. LECOTTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | OLIVIER MAULEON, MÉDECIN · ANTOINE GUIMARD, MÉDECIN · LAURENT DAVAIL, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | S E L A R L PHARMACIE HAY MOIRE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 1 | LA GRANGE AUX LIVRES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE CHARLES WILLIAM | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 2 | MILLESIME · ESTHE'TIFF | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| 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 2,651 (2012) → 2,870 (2023): 8.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 2,197 (1990) → 2,870 (2023): 30.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,366, of which 3.9 % second homes and 6.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Noizay): 3.5 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Vernou-sur-Brenne): 0 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Vernou-sur-Brenne): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Vernou-sur-Brenne): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Vernou-sur-Brenne): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 29 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the TOURS weather station, 9.3 km away at 108 m; the village itself is at 53 m. [10]
The village sits 55 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at TOURS, 9.3 km away at 108 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 55 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 727 mm of rain a year, spread over 115 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at REUGNY, 6.1 km away at 104 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
183 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 200,730 € — 2,272 € per m² of built surface. [11]
7 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 107,000 € — 1,786 € per m². [11]
The median across Indre-et-Loire is 1,846 € per m², so this commune sits above 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 — 37270/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 37270/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 37270/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 37270/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 37171
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 37270
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dormans | 51 | 277 km NE | 2,890 | 65.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pont-d'Ain | 01 | 375 km E | 2,843 | 64.7 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 47 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bruyères | 88 | 447 km E | 2,923 | 69.9 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 39 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sennecey-le-Grand | 71 | 317 km E | 2,895 | 64.2 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 50 % · humidity 71 % |
| Joinville | 52 | 339 km E | 2,915 | 67 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cany-Barville | 76 | 264 km N | 2,909 | 66.7 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 59 % · winter 80 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cany-Barville | 76 | 264 km N | 2,909 | 66.7 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 59 % · winter 80 % |
| Dormans | 51 | 277 km NE | 2,890 | 65.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sennecey-le-Grand | 71 | 317 km E | 2,895 | 64.2 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 50 % · humidity 71 % |
| Joinville | 52 | 339 km E | 2,915 | 67 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pont-d'Ain | 01 | 375 km E | 2,843 | 64.7 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 47 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bruyères | 88 | 447 km E | 2,923 | 69.9 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 39 % · 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 Vernou-sur-Brenne'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dormans | 51 | 277 km NE | 2,890 | 65.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chailles | 41 | 37 km E | 2,726 | 56.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Thiviers | 24 | 223 km S | 2,876 | 60.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mayet | 72 | 57 km NW | 3,187 | 36.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vouvray | 37 | 3.6 km W | 3,420 | 50 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vouillé | 79 | 154 km SW | 3,566 | 41.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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