Lunay
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 32/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 29 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Lunay (INSEE 41120) is in Loir-et-Cher (41), part of CA Territoires Vendômois. Population 1,272 (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/41120-lunay
Vitality score
Vitality score 32/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 29 % of the 12,859 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 0.55 | 10 | 5.49 |
| Housing mix | 0.78 | 5 | 3.91 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LES GOURMANDISES DE LUNAY). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SPAR). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (MODERN'BAR · LUN'AY TOONS). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE LUNAY (FERMÉ). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (BASE DE LOISIR HENRI LHUILLIER). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (LINDA COIFFURE · CLAIRE B COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (ECOUTE LA VIE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette).
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LES GOURMANDISES DE LUNAY | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | SPAR | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 2 | MODERN'BAR · LUN'AY TOONS | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | 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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE LUNAY (FERMÉ | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | BASE DE LOISIR HENRI LHUILLIER | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 3 | LINDA COIFFURE · CLAIRE B COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | ECOUTE LA VIE | 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
Population 1,301 (2012) → 1,272 (2023): -2.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,213 (1990) → 1,272 (2023): 4.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 751, of which 10.9 % second homes and 10.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Lunay): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Mazangé): 2.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Montoire-sur-le-Loir): 6.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Montoire-sur-le-Loir): 7.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Lunay): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 19 days a year at or above 30 °C and 56 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LISLE weather station, 15.4 km away at 85 m; the village itself is at 95 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at CHOUE, 17.9 km away at 163 m, over 19 summers. [11]
That station sits 68 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 710 mm of rain a year, spread over 119 days — about 6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at VENDOME, 10.6 km away at 115 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 — 41120/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 41120/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 41120/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 41120/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 41120
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 41131
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 41149
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poiroux | 85 | 235 km SW | 1,246 | 37.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 68 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Barthélemy | 56 | 296 km W | 1,197 | 36.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ponchon | 60 | 196 km NE | 1,163 | 28.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Noyal | 22 | 262 km W | 985 | 44.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montverdun | 42 | 334 km SE | 1,283 | 34.2 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pradines | 42 | 319 km SE | 918 | 46.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ponchon | 60 | 196 km NE | 1,163 | 28.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Poiroux | 85 | 235 km SW | 1,246 | 37.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 68 % · humidity 86 % |
| Noyal | 22 | 262 km W | 985 | 44.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Barthélemy | 56 | 296 km W | 1,197 | 36.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pradines | 42 | 319 km SE | 918 | 46.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montverdun | 42 | 334 km SE | 1,283 | 34.2 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Lunay'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bouzy-la-Forêt | 45 | 109 km E | 1,218 | 37.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Arthon | 36 | 137 km SE | 1,215 | 29.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Parent | 63 | 300 km SE | 879 | 38.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Faverolles | 28 | 109 km NE | 820 | 38.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chevrières | 42 | 363 km SE | 1,150 | 34.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Jardres | 86 | 140 km S | 1,250 | 50.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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