Herbault
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 54.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 88 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Herbault (INSEE 41101) is in Loir-et-Cher (41), part of CA de Blois ''Agglopolys''. Population 1,133 (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/41101-herbault
Vitality score
Vitality score 54.3/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 88 % of the 13,575 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 | 0.7 | 20 | 14.09 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.51 | 10 | 5.13 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.72 | 10 | 7.24 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.85 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE GUIGNON). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (L AUBERGE DES TROIS MARCHANDS). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (CAFE DES SPORTS · AU P'TIT BOULOT DROME). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE CHARLES GASPARD DODUN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE COEUR IMMACULE DE MARIE). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ANTONIO FORTUNA, MÉDECIN · DIDIER COCUAU, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE GUIGA). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE D'HERBAULT MAISON DES ASSOCIATIONS). [3]
1 × Bank (CREDIT AGRICOLE VAL DE FRANCE). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (STUDIO 11 · BBC COIFFURE · AP COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie).
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | BOULANGERIE GUIGNON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | INTERMARCHE | 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 | 2 | L AUBERGE DES TROIS MARCHANDS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | CAFE DES SPORTS · AU P'TIT BOULOT DROME | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE CHARLES GASPARD DODUN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE COEUR IMMACULE DE MARIE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | ANTONIO FORTUNA, MÉDECIN · DIDIER COCUAU, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE GUIGA | 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 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE D'HERBAULT MAISON DES ASSOCIATIONS | 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 | 1 | CREDIT AGRICOLE VAL DE FRANCE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 3 | STUDIO 11 · BBC COIFFURE · AP COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 1,239 (2012) → 1,133 (2023): -8.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 926 (1990) → 1,133 (2023): 22.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 596, of which 1.5 % second homes and 11.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Herbault): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Herbault): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Herbault): 0.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Herbault): 0.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Herbault): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 44 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the BLOIS weather station, 9.9 km away at 119 m; the village itself is at 137 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at BLOIS, 9.9 km away at 119 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 650 mm of rain a year, spread over 110 days — about 5.9 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at BLOIS, 9.9 km away at 119 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
What property sold for
73 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 135,000 € — 1,193 € per m² of built surface. [10]
5 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 150,000 € — 1,184 € per m². [10]
The median across Loir-et-Cher is 1,214 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. [10]
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 — 41101/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 41101/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 41101/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 41101/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 41101
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broglie | 27 | 163 km N | 1,056 | 49.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Fouillade | 12 | 382 km S | 1,128 | 54.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lorrez-le-Bocage-Préaux | 77 | 149 km NE | 1,274 | 44.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bernos-Beaulac | 33 | 374 km S | 1,131 | 49.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 99 % · humidity 64 % |
| Doyet | 03 | 189 km SE | 1,109 | 40.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Neuvy-le-Roi | 37 | 41 km W | 1,048 | 42.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuvy-le-Roi | 37 | 41 km W | 1,048 | 42.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lorrez-le-Bocage-Préaux | 77 | 149 km NE | 1,274 | 44.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Broglie | 27 | 163 km N | 1,056 | 49.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Doyet | 03 | 189 km SE | 1,109 | 40.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bernos-Beaulac | 33 | 374 km S | 1,131 | 49.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 99 % · humidity 64 % |
| La Fouillade | 12 | 382 km S | 1,128 | 54.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 64 % · 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 Herbault'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorrez-le-Bocage-Préaux | 77 | 149 km NE | 1,274 | 44.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Doyet | 03 | 189 km SE | 1,109 | 40.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Neuvy-le-Roi | 37 | 41 km W | 1,048 | 42.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Valence-d'Albigeois | 81 | 411 km S | 1,277 | 45 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cognac-la-Forêt | 87 | 197 km S | 1,188 | 44.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Chapelaude | 03 | 167 km SE | 938 | 60.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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