Selles-Saint-Denis
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 39.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 51 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Selles-Saint-Denis (INSEE 41241) is in Loir-et-Cher (41), part of CC de la Sologne des Rivières. Population 1,334 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/41241-selles-saint-denis
Vitality score
Vitality score 39.3/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 51 % of the 12,447 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 | 0.39 | 25 | 9.84 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.2 | 10 | 1.97 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 0.61 | 10 | 6.13 |
| Housing mix | 0.85 | 5 | 4.26 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (FESTIVAL DU PAIN). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (G.A ALIMENTAIRE). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (LES SAVEURS D&CO). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (REMI GODARD, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SELLES SAINT DENIS AP). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (EMELINE BIEN-ETRE ET BEAUTE · SANDRINE COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (AUBERGE DU CHEVAL BLANC). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Pharmacy, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | FESTIVAL DU PAIN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | G.A ALIMENTAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 2 | LES SAVEURS D&CO | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [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) | 1 | REMI GODARD, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | SELLES SAINT DENIS AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 2 | EMELINE BIEN-ETRE ET BEAUTE · SANDRINE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | AUBERGE DU CHEVAL BLANC | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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
Population 1,254 (2012) → 1,334 (2023): 6.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,199 (1990) → 1,334 (2023): 11.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 757, of which 7.4 % second homes and 9.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Selles-Saint-Denis): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Selles-Saint-Denis): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Selles-Saint-Denis): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (La Ferté-Imbault): 2.6 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Selles-Saint-Denis): 0.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 25 days a year at or above 30 °C and 60 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the THEILLAY weather station, 14.8 km away at 140 m; the village itself is at 97 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ROMORANTIN, 19.3 km away at 83 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 753 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at SELLES SAINT DENIS, 6.4 km away at 98 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
102 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 122,500 € — 1,000 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Loir-et-Cher is 1,214 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [11]
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 — 41241/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 41241/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 41241/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 41241/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 41241
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 41084
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspach-le-Bas | 68 | 394 km E | 1,262 | 45.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Guémar | 68 | 418 km E | 1,490 | 41.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Manthelan | 37 | 90 km W | 1,378 | 41 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Soisy-sur-École | 91 | 128 km N | 1,174 | 45 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sahurs | 76 | 231 km N | 1,216 | 35.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 62 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villenouvelle | 31 | 440 km S | 1,487 | 45.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 70 % · humidity 50 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manthelan | 37 | 90 km W | 1,378 | 41 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Soisy-sur-École | 91 | 128 km N | 1,174 | 45 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sahurs | 76 | 231 km N | 1,216 | 35.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 62 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aspach-le-Bas | 68 | 394 km E | 1,262 | 45.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Guémar | 68 | 418 km E | 1,490 | 41.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villenouvelle | 31 | 440 km S | 1,487 | 45.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 70 % · humidity 50 % |
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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 Selles-Saint-Denis'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guémar | 68 | 418 km E | 1,490 | 41.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Hindisheim | 67 | 442 km E | 1,565 | 44.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ébreuil | 03 | 167 km SE | 1,306 | 55.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Laroche-Saint-Cydroine | 89 | 133 km NE | 1,185 | 29.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mur-de-Sologne | 41 | 24 km W | 1,518 | 48.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Reiningue | 68 | 400 km E | 1,894 | 49 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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