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Theillay

Loir-et-Cher · CC de la Sologne des Rivières · INSEE 41256

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

Partly served 44/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 66 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Theillay (INSEE 41256) is in Loir-et-Cher (41), part of CC de la Sologne des Rivières. Population 1,258 (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/41256-theillay

Vitality score

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

Confidence: high.

Better served than 66 % of the 12,938 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.

ComponentValue (0–1)WeightContribution
Daily food0.472511.83
Social0.39207.77
Education0.39103.93
Health0.39103.93
Public & culture0.3951.97
Population trend0.43104.29
Housing mix0.7353.64

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 3 of 6
Eating out 1 of 1
Cafés and bars 0 of 1
Schools 1 of 3
Health 2 of 4
Public services 1 of 1
Culture 1 of 2
Sport 1 of 2
Everyday services 2 of 3
Lodging 0 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]

2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE LARCHET). [3,4]

1 × Butcher (boucherie). [3,4]

1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (BAR DE LA PLACE). [3,4]

3 × Restaurant (SARL TRANSCENTRE · AVIA · AFTIS). [3,4]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUB TILLEULS ET CERCEAU). [3]

1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CHRISTELLE MIGAUD, MÉDECIN). [3]

1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE THEILLAY). [3,4]

1 × Post office / agence postale (THEILLAY AP). [3]

1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE THEILLAY LES GOUETS). [3]

1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]

2 × Hairdresser (L'ATELIER DE CELINE). [3,4]

2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]

Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts
TypeCountNamesSources
Bakery (boulangerie)2BOULANGERIE LARCHETINSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)1INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)1BAR DE LA PLACEINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Supermarket0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Cheese shop (fromagerie)0INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Fishmonger0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Restaurant3SARL TRANSCENTRE · AVIA · AFTISINSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4]
Café / bar0INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)1ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUB TILLEULS ET CERCEAUINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Collège0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)1CHRISTELLE MIGAUD, MÉDECININSEE BPE 1 [3]
Pharmacy1PHARMACIE DE THEILLAYINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Nurse0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Dentist0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Post office / agence postale1THEILLAY APINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Library1BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE THEILLAY LES GOUETSINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Cinema0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Gym / sports hall1COMPLEXE SPORTIFINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Swimming pool0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Hairdresser2L'ATELIER DE CELINEINSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Fuel station2STATION SERVICEINSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3]
Hotel0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Campsite0INSEE 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

1968: 1,288 peak 1990: 1,354 2023: 1,258 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 1,313 (2012) → 1,258 (2023): -4.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]

Population 1,354 (1990) → 1,258 (2023): -7.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 803, of which 13.6 % second homes and 10.5 % vacant. [7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

2.5 km5 km
In the commune Bakery, Food shop, Primary school, GP, Pharmacy 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 (Theillay): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]

Food shop (Theillay): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]

GP (Theillay): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]

Pharmacy (Theillay): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]

Primary school (Theillay): 0.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

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. [9]

Measured at the THEILLAY weather station, 3.8 km away at 140 m; the village itself is at 123 m. [9]

An average of 819 mm of rain a year, spread over 127 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [9]

Rainfall measured at THEILLAY, 3.8 km away at 140 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]

Uncertainties

No specific uncertainties flagged.

References

  1. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 41256/2023
  2. INSEE density grid 2026
  3. INSEE BPE 2025
  4. INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
  5. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 41256/2012
  6. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 41256/1990
  7. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 41256/logement/2023
  8. INSEE BPE 2025 — 41256
  9. 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.

CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Ébreuil03155 km SE1,30655.2Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 85 %
Labastide-d'Anjou11441 km S1,25549Partly servedSimilar summers, milder winters.summer 87 % · winter 59 %
Abreschviller57404 km NE1,42845.3Partly servedCooler summers and colder winters.summer 77 % · winter 74 %
Belpech11458 km S1,34346.6Partly servedSimilar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 62 %
Arzens11458 km S1,17448.9Partly servedWarmer summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 49 %
Saint-Hilaire-la-Palud79240 km SW1,49845Partly servedSimilar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 69 %
Order by distance instead
CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Ébreuil03155 km SE1,30655.2Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 85 %
Saint-Hilaire-la-Palud79240 km SW1,49845Partly servedSimilar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 69 %
Abreschviller57404 km NE1,42845.3Partly servedCooler summers and colder winters.summer 77 % · winter 74 %
Labastide-d'Anjou11441 km S1,25549Partly servedSimilar summers, milder winters.summer 87 % · winter 59 %
Arzens11458 km S1,17448.9Partly servedWarmer summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 49 %
Belpech11458 km S1,34346.6Partly servedSimilar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 62 %

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