Vallières-les-Grandes
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 59.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 96 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Vallières-les-Grandes (INSEE 41267) is in Loir-et-Cher (41), part of CC Val-de-Cher-Controis. Population 943 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/41267-vallieres-les-grandes
Vitality score
Vitality score 59.1/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 96 % of the 14,687 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 | 0.71 | 25 | 17.74 |
| Social | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.87 | 5 | 4.33 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (SOCIETE A RESPONSABILITE LIMITEE TURBEAUX · LES CHARCUTERIES GOURMANDES). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (B2TC). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (LES CLOSEAUX). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (VALLIERES LES GRANDES RP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE VALLIÈRES-LES-GRANDES). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (ABB HAIR STYLE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | SOCIETE A RESPONSABILITE LIMITEE TURBEAUX · LES CHARCUTERIES GOURMANDES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | B2TC | 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 CLOSEAUX | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE | 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 | 1 | VALLIERES LES GRANDES RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE VALLIÈRES-LES-GRANDES | 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 | 1 | ABB HAIR STYLE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 855 (2012) → 943 (2023): 10.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 493 (1990) → 943 (2023): 91.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 432, of which 6.7 % second homes and 8.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Vallières-les-Grandes): 0.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Vallières-les-Grandes): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Chaumont-sur-Loire): 7.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Veuzain-sur-Loire): 8.8 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Vallières-les-Grandes): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
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, 8.4 km away at 100 m; the village itself is at 86 m. [11]
An average of 718 mm of rain a year, spread over 117 days — about 6.1 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MONTEAUX, 8.4 km away at 100 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
47 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 170,000 € — 977 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Loir-et-Cher is 1,214 € per m², so this commune sits below 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 — 41267/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 41267/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 41267/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 41267/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 41267
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 41045
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 41167
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lhomme | 72 | 57 km NW | 933 | 51.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 77 % |
| Sambin | 41 | 11 km E | 862 | 53.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 93 % |
| Saint-Maurice-sur-Fessard | 45 | 127 km NE | 1,161 | 39.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 100 % |
| Caudecoste | 47 | 369 km S | 1,127 | 38.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 36 % · winter 64 % |
| Ruffey-sur-Seille | 39 | 338 km E | 738 | 50.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 91 % |
| Saint-Victor | 07 | 374 km SE | 968 | 53.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 99 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sambin | 41 | 11 km E | 862 | 53.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 93 % |
| Lhomme | 72 | 57 km NW | 933 | 51.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 77 % |
| Saint-Maurice-sur-Fessard | 45 | 127 km NE | 1,161 | 39.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 100 % |
| Ruffey-sur-Seille | 39 | 338 km E | 738 | 50.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 91 % |
| Caudecoste | 47 | 369 km S | 1,127 | 38.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 36 % · winter 64 % |
| Saint-Victor | 07 | 374 km SE | 968 | 53.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 99 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
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