Monthou-sur-Cher

Loir-et-Cher · CC Val-de-Cher-Controis · INSEE 41146

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Partly served 44/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 73 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Monthou-sur-Cher (INSEE 41146) is in Loir-et-Cher (41), part of CC Val-de-Cher-Controis. Population 986 (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/41146-monthou-sur-cher

Vitality score

Vitality score 44/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 73 % of the 14,407 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	0.21	25	5.27
Social	0.63	20	12.64
Education	0.63	10	6.32
Health	0	10	0
Public & culture	0.63	5	3.16
Population trend	0.64	10	6.37
Housing mix	0.72	5	3.61

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 1 of 6

Eating out 1 of 1

Cafés and bars 1 of 1

Schools 1 of 3

Health 0 of 4

Public services 1 of 1

Culture 1 of 2

Sport 0 of 2

Everyday services 0 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, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. ^[3,4]

1 × Bakery (boulangerie). ^[3,4]

1 × Restaurant (L'HORIZON). ^[3,4]

1 × Café / bar (LE RELAIS VAL DU CHER). ^[4]

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

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

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

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

Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. ^[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)	0		INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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	L'HORIZON	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Café / bar	1	LE RELAIS VAL DU CHER	INSEE SIRENE 1 [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	1	MONTHOU SUR CHER RP	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Library	1	BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE MONTHOU-SUR-CHER	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	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	1	CAMPING MUNICIPAL	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: 836 2023: 986 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 969 (2012) → 986 (2023): 1.8 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 867 (1990) → 986 (2023): 13.7 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 598, of which 13.9 % second homes and 9.5 % vacant. ^[7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

In the commune Primary school Bakery — 2.4 km SFood shop — 3.1 km SGP — 3.1 km SEPharmacy — 3.1 km SE 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 (Thésée): 2.4 km to the south (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (Pouillé): 3.1 km to the south (straight line). ^[9]

GP (Thésée): 3.1 km to the south-east (straight line). ^[8]

Pharmacy (Thésée): 3.1 km to the south-east (straight line). ^[8]

Primary school (Monthou-sur-Cher): 0 km to the north (straight line). ^[10]

Climate

No climate figures: the nearest weather station is more than 20 km away, too far to describe this commune.

Uncertainties

No specific uncertainties flagged.

References

INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 41146/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 41146/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 41146/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 41146/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 41258
INSEE BPE 2025 — 41181
INSEE BPE 2025 — 41146

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
Marçon	72	72 km NW	1,057	32.1	Few services	no figures
Pouligny-Saint-Pierre	36	77 km S	1,023	30.7	Few services	no figures
Épargnes	17	257 km SW	947	50.2	Partly served	no figures
Pompignan	30	433 km SE	908	48.3	Partly served	no figures
Cabrières-d'Aigues	84	514 km SE	946	51.4	Partly served	no figures
Saint-Bômer-les-Forges	61	204 km NW	1,023	32.9	Few services	no figures

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
Marçon	72	72 km NW	1,057	32.1	Few services	no figures
Pouligny-Saint-Pierre	36	77 km S	1,023	30.7	Few services	no figures
Saint-Bômer-les-Forges	61	204 km NW	1,023	32.9	Few services	no figures
Épargnes	17	257 km SW	947	50.2	Partly served	no figures
Pompignan	30	433 km SE	908	48.3	Partly served	no figures
Cabrières-d'Aigues	84	514 km SE	946	51.4	Partly served	no figures

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Elsewhere

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