Saint-Firmin-des-Prés
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 20.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 16 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Firmin-des-Prés (INSEE 41209) is in Loir-et-Cher (41), part of CA Territoires Vendômois. Population 744 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 20.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 16 % of the 16,088 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.58 | 10 | 5.8 |
| Housing mix | 0.8 | 5 | 4 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE LUCIENNE MATHURIN). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAINT-FIRMIN-DES-PRÈS MARIE COUTENCEAU). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE LUCIENNE MATHURIN | 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 SAINT-FIRMIN-DES-PRÈS MARIE COUTENCEAU | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Tuesday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 869 (2012) → 744 (2023): -14.4 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 689 (1990) → 744 (2023): 8 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 391, of which 10 % second homes and 2.3 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Pezou): 3.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Pezou): 3.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Pezou): 3.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Pezou): 3.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Firmin-des-Prés): 0 km to the west (straight line). [10]
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, 0.9 km away at 85 m; the village itself is at 84 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at BLOIS, 19.7 km away at 119 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 722 mm of rain a year, spread over 121 days — about 6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LISLE, 0.9 km away at 85 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
58 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 147,750 € — 1,367 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Loir-et-Cher is 1,214 € per m², so this commune sits above 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
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 41209/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-06— https://data.datatourisme.fr/15/73e859ec-234f-36e4-8890-dad3a790cf01— “Marché tous les mardis ; semaines impaires.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 41209/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 41209/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 41209/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 41175
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 41209
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Julien-sur-Cher | 41 | 80 km SE | 742 | 22.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fleury-la-Montagne | 71 | 292 km SE | 726 | 22.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Soulignonne | 17 | 271 km SW | 752 | 25.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 62 % · humidity 64 % |
| Sinard | 38 | 474 km SE | 724 | 25.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
| Desingy | 74 | 417 km SE | 764 | 25.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nayemont-les-Fosses | 88 | 441 km E | 778 | 19 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 47 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Julien-sur-Cher | 41 | 80 km SE | 742 | 22.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Soulignonne | 17 | 271 km SW | 752 | 25.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 62 % · humidity 64 % |
| Fleury-la-Montagne | 71 | 292 km SE | 726 | 22.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Desingy | 74 | 417 km SE | 764 | 25.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nayemont-les-Fosses | 88 | 441 km E | 778 | 19 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 47 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sinard | 38 | 474 km SE | 724 | 25.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Saint-Firmin-des-Prés'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Julien-sur-Cher | 41 | 80 km SE | 742 | 22.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Desingy | 74 | 417 km SE | 764 | 25.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Chapelle-Moulière | 86 | 139 km S | 723 | 26.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villeconin | 91 | 106 km NE | 766 | 25.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Pont | 03 | 250 km SE | 689 | 26.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bény | 01 | 358 km SE | 777 | 24.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
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