Montrichard Val de Cher
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 58.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 81 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Montrichard Val de Cher (INSEE 41151) is in Loir-et-Cher (41), part of CC Val-de-Cher-Controis. Population 3,611 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2016-01-01 from 1 former commune: Bourré (41023). [3]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/41151-montrichard-val-de-cher
Vitality score
Vitality score 58.9/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 81 % of the 6,125 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 | 0.66 | 25 | 16.43 |
| Social | 0.87 | 20 | 17.47 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.55 | 10 | 5.53 |
| Public & culture | 0.31 | 5 | 1.54 |
| Population trend | 0.28 | 10 | 2.82 |
| Housing mix | 0.81 | 5 | 4.05 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
8 × Bakery (boulangerie) (MAISON PEGART · LE P'TIT FOURNIL · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE DE LA GARE · PATISSERIE RICHARD CHATEIGNER · LA CAVE DES GOURMANDISES). [4,5]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (EURL MARINIER FABRICE · CHARCUTERIE CRUCHET). [4,5]
5 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (AU PHIL DU TERROIR · ALIMENTATION DU BOURRICHON · CARREFOUR EXPRESS · BIOCOOP PLANETE VERTE · SWEETER LIFE). [4,5]
1 × Supermarket (MAGA). [4,5]
14 × Restaurant (LE CHEVAL BLANC · FIOCINE · CAFE DU COMMERCE · CREPERIE DU DONJON · O CUL DORE). [4,5]
6 × Café / bar (LA CIVETTE · CAFE DU CHER · CAFE DU CENTRE · LE SAINT LAURENT · LE CHANTILLY). [5]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LE CHAT BOTTE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JULES VERNE). [4]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE JOACHIM DU BELLAY). [4]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (EMILIEN BECH, MÉDECIN · AURELIA TUDOROIU, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE BONNICHON, MÉDECIN · BENJAMIN SEGOVIA, MÉDECIN · OTHILIE MOREAU, MÉDECIN). [4]
2 × Pharmacy (SELARL PHARMACIE DES ARCADES · SELARL PHARMACIE DU DONJON). [4,5]
2 × Post office / agence postale (BOURRE RP · LA POSTE). [4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE DE MONTRICHARD-VAL-DE-CHER). [4]
1 × Cinema (LE REGENT). [4]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE POLYVALENTE ET OMNISPORTS). [4]
6 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE LOIRE-CENTRE · CREDIT AGRICOLE VAL DE FRANCE · BANQUE POPULAIRE VAL DE FRANCE · SOCIETE GENERALE · BNP PARIBAS). [4]
7 × Hairdresser (DEROUAULT · ATTRACTIF COIFFURE · SALON MYA). [4,5]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [4,5]
4 × Hotel (HÔTEL LE BELLEVUE · HÔTEL LA CROIX BLANCHE · LA TETE NOIRE · HOTEL DE LA GARE). [4,5]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Butcher (boucherie), 3 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 8 | MAISON PEGART · LE P'TIT FOURNIL · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE DE LA GARE · PATISSERIE RICHARD CHATEIGNER · LA CAVE DES GOURMANDISES | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [4,5] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | EURL MARINIER FABRICE · CHARCUTERIE CRUCHET | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 5 | AU PHIL DU TERROIR · ALIMENTATION DU BOURRICHON · CARREFOUR EXPRESS · BIOCOOP PLANETE VERTE · SWEETER LIFE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [4,5] |
| Supermarket | 1 | MAGA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 14 | LE CHEVAL BLANC · FIOCINE · CAFE DU COMMERCE · CREPERIE DU DONJON · O CUL DORE | INSEE BPE 14 / INSEE SIRENE 23 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 6 | LA CIVETTE · CAFE DU CHER · CAFE DU CENTRE · LE SAINT LAURENT · LE CHANTILLY | INSEE SIRENE 6 [5] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LE CHAT BOTTE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JULES VERNE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE JOACHIM DU BELLAY | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | EMILIEN BECH, MÉDECIN · AURELIA TUDOROIU, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE BONNICHON, MÉDECIN · BENJAMIN SEGOVIA, MÉDECIN · OTHILIE MOREAU, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | SELARL PHARMACIE DES ARCADES · SELARL PHARMACIE DU DONJON | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | BOURRE RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE DE MONTRICHARD-VAL-DE-CHER | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 1 | LE REGENT | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLE POLYVALENTE ET OMNISPORTS | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 6 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE LOIRE-CENTRE · CREDIT AGRICOLE VAL DE FRANCE · BANQUE POPULAIRE VAL DE FRANCE · SOCIETE GENERALE · BNP PARIBAS | INSEE BPE 6 [4] |
| Hairdresser | 7 | DEROUAULT · ATTRACTIF COIFFURE · SALON MYA | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Hotel | 4 | HÔTEL LE BELLEVUE · HÔTEL LA CROIX BLANCHE · LA TETE NOIRE · HOTEL DE LA GARE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [4,5] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [5] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Monday, Friday. [6]
Trajectory
Population 4,083 (2012) → 3,611 (2023): -11.6 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 4,618 (1990) → 3,611 (2023): -21.8 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,772, of which 9.5 % second homes and 16.6 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Montrichard Val de Cher): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Montrichard Val de Cher): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
GP (Montrichard Val de Cher): 0.4 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Montrichard Val de Cher): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Montrichard Val de Cher): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 51 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the MONTEAUX weather station, 17.6 km away at 100 m; the village itself is at 67 m. [11]
An average of 711 mm of rain a year, spread over 115 days — about 6.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at FAVEROLLES, 1.9 km away at 77 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [6]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 41151/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-06— https://data.datatourisme.fr/15/2f6a2241-51e1-3f5c-a134-abe7cf8f9889— “Marché Général tous les lundis et Marché Alimentaire et Fleurs tous les vendredis”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 41151/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 41151/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 41151/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 41151
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontvieille | 13 | 487 km SE | 3,571 | 44.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 62 % |
| Gramat | 46 | 288 km S | 3,512 | 58.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 77 % |
| Rochechouart | 87 | 171 km S | 3,603 | 47.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 96 % |
| Bourgueil | 37 | 77 km W | 3,631 | 49.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 88 % |
| Moûtiers | 73 | 459 km SE | 3,487 | 59.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 46 % · winter 70 % |
| Cléry-Saint-André | 45 | 68 km NE | 3,596 | 49.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cléry-Saint-André | 45 | 68 km NE | 3,596 | 49.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 86 % |
| Bourgueil | 37 | 77 km W | 3,631 | 49.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 88 % |
| Rochechouart | 87 | 171 km S | 3,603 | 47.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 96 % |
| Gramat | 46 | 288 km S | 3,512 | 58.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 77 % |
| Moûtiers | 73 | 459 km SE | 3,487 | 59.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 46 % · winter 70 % |
| Fontvieille | 13 | 487 km SE | 3,571 | 44.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 62 % |
Elsewhere
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