Saint-Aignan
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 63.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 95 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Aignan (INSEE 41198) is in Loir-et-Cher (41), part of CC Val-de-Cher-Controis. Population 2,789 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/41198-saint-aignan
Vitality score
Vitality score 63.8/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 95 % of the 7,581 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 | 0.6 | 25 | 15.02 |
| Social | 0.99 | 20 | 19.82 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.59 | 10 | 5.85 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.26 | 10 | 2.6 |
| Housing mix | 0.52 | 5 | 2.62 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE BOUQUAIRE · PAINS DE 2 MAINS · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE DU CHATEAU). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE BERTHAULT MARC). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (CHHITI'S). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (LIDL · DUFADIS). [3,4]
19 × Restaurant (AU BIGOUDEN · 20/VIN · LA MAISON DU 36 · LE BACCHUS · FUN DONER). [3,4]
8 × Café / bar (LE LAPIN BLANC · L'ENTRE POTES · AUX CEPAGES · SUR LE PONT · LE WILSON). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE VICTOR HUGO · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE LES BERNARDINES). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE JOSEPH PAUL-BONCOUR). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CAROLINE CHICK, MÉDECIN · PATRICE DELACOTE, MÉDECIN · FRANCOIS-XAVIER DUCHAMP DE LAGENESTE, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (GRANDE PHARMACIE GUY MARTINEAU). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE SAINT-AIGNAN DOMINIQUE FROT). [3]
1 × Cinema (PETIT CASINO). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (COLLEGE J PAUL BONCOUR · GYMNASE). [3]
6 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE LOIRE-CENTRE · CREDIT AGRICOLE VAL DE FRANCE · BANQUE POPULAIRE VAL DE FRANCE · SOCIETE GENERALE · BNP PARIBAS). [3]
5 × Hairdresser (LES COULEURS D'ISA · NOUVEL'HAIR · LE SALON · MAISON DE COIFFURE B.R). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
2 × Hotel (LES HAUTS DE BEAUVAL · HÔTEL LES RIVAGES DE BEAUVAL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 4 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 2 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE BOUQUAIRE · PAINS DE 2 MAINS · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE DU CHATEAU | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE BERTHAULT MARC | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | CHHITI'S | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | LIDL · DUFADIS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 19 | AU BIGOUDEN · 20/VIN · LA MAISON DU 36 · LE BACCHUS · FUN DONER | INSEE BPE 19 / INSEE SIRENE 31 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 8 | LE LAPIN BLANC · L'ENTRE POTES · AUX CEPAGES · SUR LE PONT · LE WILSON | INSEE SIRENE 8 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE VICTOR HUGO · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE LES BERNARDINES | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE JOSEPH PAUL-BONCOUR | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | CAROLINE CHICK, MÉDECIN · PATRICE DELACOTE, MÉDECIN · FRANCOIS-XAVIER DUCHAMP DE LAGENESTE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | GRANDE PHARMACIE GUY MARTINEAU | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE SAINT-AIGNAN DOMINIQUE FROT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | PETIT CASINO | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | COLLEGE J PAUL BONCOUR · GYMNASE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| 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 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 5 | LES COULEURS D'ISA · NOUVEL'HAIR · LE SALON · MAISON DE COIFFURE B.R | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 2 | LES HAUTS DE BEAUVAL · HÔTEL LES RIVAGES DE BEAUVAL | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market: Saturday Place Wilson. [5,6]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Trajectory
Population 2,993 (2012) → 2,789 (2023): -6.8 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 3,672 (1990) → 2,789 (2023): -24 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,072, of which 23.8 % second homes and 7.8 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Aignan): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Saint-Aignan): 0.4 km to the east (straight line). [10]
GP (Saint-Aignan): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Saint-Aignan): 0.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Aignan): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 20 days a year at or above 30 °C and 60 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the SELLES-SUR-CHER weather station, 17.1 km away at 83 m; the village itself is at 91 m. [11]
An average of 688 mm of rain a year, spread over 110 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at OISLY, 15 km away at 124 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
241 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 110,000 € — 1,109 € per m² of built surface. [12]
29 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 70,000 € — 896 € per m². [12]
The median across Loir-et-Cher is 1,214 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. [12]
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 — 41198/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.ville-saintaignan.com/marche— “Tous les samedis matin, Place Wilson, le marché regroupe des commerçants non sédentaires”
- DATAtourisme 2026-06— https://data.datatourisme.fr/15/c313b3b9-0329-3b3d-a1f0-f0babfd1540f— “Chaque samedi matin, marché alimentaire au coeur de la cité médiévale de Saint-Aignan : producteurs, maraîchers, fromagers, éleveurs...”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 41198/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 41198/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 41198/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 41198
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Vans | 07 | 383 km SE | 2,662 | 73.8 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 3 % · winter 61 % |
| Argelès-Gazost | 65 | 488 km S | 2,761 | 64.1 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 62 % |
| Langogne | 48 | 341 km SE | 2,836 | 75.4 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 85 % · winter 45 % |
| Quillan | 11 | 493 km S | 2,978 | 69.9 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 54 % · winter 47 % |
| Argentat-sur-Dordogne | 19 | 246 km S | 2,881 | 71.9 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 46 % · winter 91 % |
| Saint-Agrève | 07 | 343 km SE | 2,277 | 67.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 54 % · winter 38 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentat-sur-Dordogne | 19 | 246 km S | 2,881 | 71.9 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 46 % · winter 91 % |
| Langogne | 48 | 341 km SE | 2,836 | 75.4 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 85 % · winter 45 % |
| Saint-Agrève | 07 | 343 km SE | 2,277 | 67.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 54 % · winter 38 % |
| Les Vans | 07 | 383 km SE | 2,662 | 73.8 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 3 % · winter 61 % |
| Argelès-Gazost | 65 | 488 km S | 2,761 | 64.1 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 62 % |
| Quillan | 11 | 493 km S | 2,978 | 69.9 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 54 % · winter 47 % |
Elsewhere
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