Châtres-sur-Cher

Loir-et-Cher · CC du Romorantinais et du Monestois · INSEE 41044

A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school.

Few services 27.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 21 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Châtres-sur-Cher (INSEE 41044) is in Loir-et-Cher (41), part of CC du Romorantinais et du Monestois. Population 1,132 (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/41044-chatres-sur-cher

Vitality score

Vitality score 27.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 21 % of the 13,593 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	0.26	25	6.56
Social	0.2	20	3.93
Education	0	10	0
Health	0.2	10	1.97
Public & culture	0.39	5	1.97
Population trend	0.55	10	5.54
Housing mix	0.72	5	3.61

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 2 of 6

Eating out 1 of 1

Cafés and bars 0 of 1

Schools 0 of 3

Health 1 of 4

Public services 1 of 1

Culture 1 of 2

Sport 1 of 2

Everyday services 2 of 3

Lodging 1 of 2

One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school. ^[3,4]

1 × Bakery (boulangerie). ^[3,4]

1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SARL COZDIS). ^[3,4]

1 × Restaurant (LA FRITERIE). ^[3,4]

1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE MADRE RAGONNET). ^[3,4]

1 × Post office / agence postale (CHATRES SUR CHER AP). ^[3]

1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE CHÂTRES-SUR-CHER). ^[3]

1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE). ^[3]

1 × Hairdresser (L'ECLAT D'ELEGANCE). ^[3,4]

1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). ^[3]

1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL LES SAULES). ^[3,4]

Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste). ^[3,4]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts

Type	Count	Names	Sources
Bakery (boulangerie)	1		INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)	1	SARL COZDIS	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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	LA FRITERIE	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)	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Collège	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Pharmacy	1	PHARMACIE MADRE RAGONNET	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	CHATRES SUR CHER AP	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Library	1	BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE CHÂTRES-SUR-CHER	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	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Hairdresser	1	L'ECLAT D'ELEGANCE	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Fuel station	1	STATION SERVICE	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3]
Hotel	0		INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Campsite	1	CAMPING MUNICIPAL LES SAULES	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]

Market and village life

Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.

Trajectory

1968: 1,059 2023: 1,132 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 1,106 (2012) → 1,132 (2023): 2.4 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 1,074 (1990) → 1,132 (2023): 5.4 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 735, of which 13.9 % second homes and 14.7 % vacant. ^[7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

In the commune Bakery, Pharmacy Food shop — 1.7 km WPrimary school — 2.2 km SEGP — 2.8 km W Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Châtres-sur-Cher): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (Châtres-sur-Cher): 1.7 km to the west (straight line). ^[8]

GP (Mennetou-sur-Cher): 2.8 km to the west (straight line). ^[9]

Pharmacy (Châtres-sur-Cher): 0.4 km to the west (straight line). ^[8]

Primary school (Thénioux): 2.2 km to the south-east (straight line). ^[10]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Days at or above 30 °C 24.5

Days at or below 0 °C 59.5

Muggy days a summer 1.3

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 25 days a year at or above 30 °C and 60 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[11]

Measured at the THEILLAY weather station, 15 km away at 140 m; the village itself is at 101 m. ^[11]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. ^[11]

Humidity measured at ROMORANTIN, 17.5 km away at 83 m, over 30 summers. ^[11]

An average of 732 mm of rain a year, spread over 119 days — about 6.2 mm on a day it rains. ^[11]

Rainfall measured at MENNETOU, 2.3 km away at 100 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 — 41044/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 41044/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 41044/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 41044/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 41044
INSEE BPE 2025 — 41135
INSEE BPE 2025 — 18263
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
Saint Géry-Vers	46	311 km S	910	50.2	Partly served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 31 % · winter 76 % · humidity 71 %
Sault-Brénaz	01	310 km SE	1,021	37.1	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 71 %
Boynes	45	101 km N	1,289	30.6	Few services	Similar summers, milder winters.summer 87 % · winter 81 %
Foussais-Payré	85	213 km W	1,168	37.8	Few services	Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 65 % · humidity 93 %
Monestiés	81	356 km S	1,381	35.4	Few services	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 78 % · humidity 71 %
Pezou	41	88 km NW	1,101	40.4	Partly served	Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 95 %

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
Pezou	41	88 km NW	1,101	40.4	Partly served	Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 95 %
Boynes	45	101 km N	1,289	30.6	Few services	Similar summers, milder winters.summer 87 % · winter 81 %
Foussais-Payré	85	213 km W	1,168	37.8	Few services	Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 65 % · humidity 93 %
Sault-Brénaz	01	310 km SE	1,021	37.1	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 71 %
Saint Géry-Vers	46	311 km S	910	50.2	Partly served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 31 % · winter 76 % · humidity 71 %
Monestiés	81	356 km S	1,381	35.4	Few services	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 78 % · humidity 71 %

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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 Châtres-sur-Cher'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
Montcresson	45	98 km NE	1,262	31	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 %
Broût-Vernet	03	159 km SE	1,217	48.2	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 %
Saint-Yan	71	188 km SE	1,113	31	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 %
Villevocance	07	307 km SE	1,165	39.6	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 %
Saint-Parize-le-Châtel	58	107 km SE	1,227	30.6	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 %
Villefranche-d'Allier	03	121 km SE	1,238	36.2	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 %

Elsewhere

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