Crucheray
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 20.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 34 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Crucheray (INSEE 41072) is in Loir-et-Cher (41), part of CA Territoires Vendômois. Population 427 (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 20.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 34 % of the 17,967 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 | 0.67 | 10 | 6.67 |
| Housing mix | 0.91 | 5 | 4.55 |
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 ELEMENTAIRE). [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 ELEMENTAIRE | 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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 408 (2012) → 427 (2023): 4.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 366 (1990) → 427 (2023): 16.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 202, of which 4.5 % second homes and 9.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Vendôme): 6.8 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Vendôme): 6 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Amand-Longpré): 7 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Vendôme): 6 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Crucheray): 0.1 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 50 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the SELOMMES weather station, 8.7 km away at 120 m; the village itself is at 128 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at BLOIS, 10.9 km away at 119 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 656 mm of rain a year, spread over 115 days — about 5.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at STE ANNE, 3.1 km away at 131 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
25 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 146,500 € — 1,179 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Loir-et-Cher is 1,214 € per m², so this commune sits about level with 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 — 41072/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 41072/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 41072/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 41072/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 41269
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 41199
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 41072
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Étrepigney | 39 | 353 km E | 431 | 22.7 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 61 % |
| Les Fosses | 79 | 205 km SW | 425 | 22.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bréançon | 95 | 172 km NE | 432 | 23.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Biarne | 39 | 335 km E | 433 | 21.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Laà-Mondrans | 64 | 497 km S | 423 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 69 % · humidity 0 % |
| Flavigny-le-Grand-et-Beaurain | 02 | 306 km NE | 420 | 17.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bréançon | 95 | 172 km NE | 432 | 23.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Fosses | 79 | 205 km SW | 425 | 22.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Flavigny-le-Grand-et-Beaurain | 02 | 306 km NE | 420 | 17.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Biarne | 39 | 335 km E | 433 | 21.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Étrepigney | 39 | 353 km E | 431 | 22.7 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 61 % |
| Laà-Mondrans | 64 | 497 km S | 423 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 69 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Crucheray'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Fosses | 79 | 205 km SW | 425 | 22.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Amuré | 79 | 209 km SW | 429 | 22.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Barbuise | 10 | 206 km NE | 433 | 24.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Jaulges | 89 | 203 km E | 418 | 18.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dangers | 28 | 89 km N | 433 | 22.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sassierges-Saint-Germain | 36 | 123 km SE | 448 | 20.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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