Briou
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 13.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 41 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Briou (INSEE 41027) is in Loir-et-Cher (41), part of CC Beauce Val de Loire. Population 143 (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/41027-briou
Vitality score
Vitality score 13.8/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 41 % of the 13,700 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.79 | 10 | 7.88 |
| Housing mix | 0.78 | 5 | 3.88 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), 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) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 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 134 (2012) → 143 (2023): 6.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 111 (1990) → 143 (2023): 28.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 80, of which 11.3 % second homes and 13.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Josnes): 3.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Josnes): 3.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Josnes): 3.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Mer): 12.5 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Lorges): 1.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 21 days a year at or above 30 °C and 49 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST-LEONARD-EN-B weather station, 8.5 km away at 126 m; the village itself is at 125 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at OUZOUER-ARVALIS, 10.6 km away at 129 m, over 12 summers. [11]
An average of 649 mm of rain a year, spread over 110 days — about 5.9 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST-LEONARD-EN-B, 8.5 km away at 126 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 41027/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 41027/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 41027/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 41027/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 41105
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 41136
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 41119
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontaine-le-Sec | 80 | 238 km N | 143 | 10 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Urcy | 21 | 261 km E | 143 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Poinson-lès-Nogent | 52 | 291 km E | 144 | 9.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Jonville-en-Woëvre | 55 | 347 km NE | 143 | 12.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Neuville-lès-Vaucouleurs | 55 | 322 km E | 143 | 9.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 55 % · humidity 93 % |
| Détain-et-Bruant | 21 | 259 km E | 142 | 16.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontaine-le-Sec | 80 | 238 km N | 143 | 10 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Détain-et-Bruant | 21 | 259 km E | 142 | 16.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Urcy | 21 | 261 km E | 143 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Poinson-lès-Nogent | 52 | 291 km E | 144 | 9.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Neuville-lès-Vaucouleurs | 55 | 322 km E | 143 | 9.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 55 % · humidity 93 % |
| Jonville-en-Woëvre | 55 | 347 km NE | 143 | 12.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Briou'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathenay | 39 | 331 km E | 148 | 16.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Maisoncelles-en-Gâtinais | 77 | 95 km NE | 141 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Villeneuve-au-Châtelot | 10 | 178 km NE | 146 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Terrehault | 72 | 91 km NW | 139 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lasson | 89 | 176 km E | 141 | 11.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Aubin | 36 | 115 km S | 148 | 10.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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