Monthou-sur-Bièvre

Loir-et-Cher · CA de Blois ''Agglopolys'' · INSEE 41145

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

Few services 33.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 54 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Monthou-sur-Bièvre (INSEE 41145) is in Loir-et-Cher (41), part of CA de Blois ''Agglopolys''. Population 793 (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/41145-monthou-sur-bievre

Vitality score

Vitality score 33.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 54 % of the 15,683 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	0.32	20	6.32
Education	0.63	10	6.32
Health	0	10	0
Public & culture	0.32	5	1.58
Population trend	1	10	10
Housing mix	0.88	5	4.41

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 0 of 6

Eating out 1 of 1

Cafés and bars 0 of 1

Schools 1 of 3

Health 0 of 4

Public services 0 of 1

Culture 1 of 2

Sport 1 of 2

Everyday services 0 of 3

Lodging 0 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 school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. ^[3,4]

1 × Restaurant (VJBL RESTAURATION). ^[3,4]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). ^[3]

1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE MONTHOU-SUR-BIÈVRE MICHEL CLAVIER). ^[3]

1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF BEAUREGARD). ^[3]

Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, 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)	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	1	VJBL RESTAURATION	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)	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 MONTHOU-SUR-BIÈVRE MICHEL CLAVIER	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Cinema	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Gym / sports hall	1	COMPLEXE SPORTIF BEAUREGARD	INSEE BPE 1 [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

1968: 399 peak 2017: 811 2023: 793 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 793 (2012) → 793 (2023): 0 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 502 (1990) → 793 (2023): 58 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 393, of which 5.9 % second homes and 6.1 % vacant. ^[7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

In the commune Primary school Food shop — 1.1 km EGP — 2.6 km NPharmacy — 2.6 km NBakery — 2.8 km N 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 (Les Montils): 2.8 km to the north (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (Le Controis-en-Sologne): 1.1 km to the east (straight line). ^[9]

GP (Les Montils): 2.6 km to the north (straight line). ^[8]

Pharmacy (Les Montils): 2.6 km to the north (straight line). ^[8]

Primary school (Monthou-sur-Bièvre): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). ^[10]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Days at or above 30 °C 19.2

Days at or below 0 °C 55.9

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 19 days a year at or above 30 °C and 56 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[11]

Measured at the CHEVERNY weather station, 11.1 km away at 99 m; the village itself is at 83 m. ^[11]

An average of 692 mm of rain a year, spread over 111 days — about 6.2 mm on a day it rains. ^[11]

Rainfall measured at LES MONTILS, 4.8 km away at 87 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 — 41145/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 41145/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 41145/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 41145/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 41147
INSEE BPE 2025 — 41059
INSEE BPE 2025 — 41145
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
Marcoux	42	286 km SE	781	33.6	Few services	Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 79 % · winter 91 %
Le Tablier	85	224 km SW	765	33.7	Few services	Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 69 %
Mésigny	74	395 km SE	804	35.3	Few services	Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 68 %
Saiguède	31	439 km S	794	34	Few services	Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 62 % · winter 76 %
Sainte-Gemmes-le-Robert	53	148 km NW	773	27.7	Few services	Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 89 %
Saint-Sulpice	73	408 km SE	821	32.3	Few services	Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 77 %

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
Sainte-Gemmes-le-Robert	53	148 km NW	773	27.7	Few services	Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 89 %
Le Tablier	85	224 km SW	765	33.7	Few services	Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 69 %
Marcoux	42	286 km SE	781	33.6	Few services	Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 79 % · winter 91 %
Mésigny	74	395 km SE	804	35.3	Few services	Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 68 %
Saint-Sulpice	73	408 km SE	821	32.3	Few services	Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 77 %
Saiguède	31	439 km S	794	34	Few services	Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 62 % · winter 76 %

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Elsewhere

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