Vouzon

Loir-et-Cher · CC Coeur de Sologne · INSEE 41296

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

Partly served 40.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 53 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Vouzon (INSEE 41296) is in Loir-et-Cher (41), part of CC Coeur de Sologne. Population 1,414 (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/41296-vouzon

Vitality score

Vitality score 40.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 53 % of the 12,041 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	0.2	20	3.93
Education	0.39	10	3.93
Health	0.2	10	1.97
Public & culture	0.39	5	1.97
Population trend	0.9	10	9.03
Housing mix	0.77	5	3.86

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 3 of 6

Eating out 0 of 1

Cafés and bars 1 of 1

Schools 1 of 3

Health 1 of 4

Public services 1 of 1

Culture 1 of 2

Sport 1 of 2

Everyday services 1 of 3

Lodging 1 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]

1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (RBA). ^[3,4]

1 × Butcher (boucherie) (LA BOUCHERIE VOUZONNAISE). ^[3,4]

1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). ^[3,4]

1 × Café / bar. ^[4]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN PASQUIER). ^[3]

1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MYRIAM GENTILHOMME-GAGNARD, MÉDECIN). ^[3]

1 × Post office / agence postale (VOUZON RP). ^[3]

1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE VOUZON). ^[3]

1 × Gym / sports hall (IME JACQUES PERRIN). ^[3]

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

1 × Hotel (MOTEL DES BRUYERES). ^[3,4]

Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), Pharmacy. ^[3,4]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts

Type	Count	Names	Sources
Bakery (boulangerie)	1	RBA	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)	1	LA BOUCHERIE VOUZONNAISE	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)	1		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	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Café / bar	1		INSEE SIRENE 1 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)	1	ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN PASQUIER	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Collège	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)	1	MYRIAM GENTILHOMME-GAGNARD, MÉDECIN	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Pharmacy	0		INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Nurse	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Dentist	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Post office / agence postale	1	VOUZON RP	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Library	1	BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE VOUZON	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Cinema	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Gym / sports hall	1	IME JACQUES PERRIN	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Swimming pool	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Hairdresser	2	L'ATELIER DE PAULINE	INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Fuel station	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Hotel	1	MOTEL DES BRUYERES	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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

1968: 1,051 peak 2012: 1,500 2023: 1,414 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 1,500 (2012) → 1,414 (2023): -5.7 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 1,008 (1990) → 1,414 (2023): 40.3 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 801, of which 11.4 % second homes and 10 % vacant. ^[7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

In the commune Bakery, Food shop, Primary school, GP Pharmacy — 5.3 km SW 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 (Vouzon): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (Vouzon): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). ^[8]

GP (Vouzon): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). ^[8]

Pharmacy (Lamotte-Beuvron): 5.3 km to the south-west (straight line). ^[9]

Primary school (Vouzon): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). ^[8]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Days at or above 30 °C 21.1

Days at or below 0 °C 58.6

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 21 days a year at or above 30 °C and 59 days at or below 0 °C, over 28 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[10]

Measured at the LAMOTTE-BEUVRON weather station, 5.2 km away at 117 m; the village itself is at 138 m. ^[10]

An average of 781 mm of rain a year, spread over 121 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. ^[10]

Rainfall measured at LAMOTTE-BEUVRON, 5.2 km away at 117 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. ^[10]

Uncertainties

No specific uncertainties flagged.

References

INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 41296/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 41296/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 41296/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 41296/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 41296
INSEE BPE 2025 — 41106
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.

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
Bretoncelles	61	123 km NW	1,455	43.3	Partly served	Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 72 % · winter 92 %
Amfreville	14	246 km NW	1,394	50.9	Partly served	Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 54 % · winter 58 %
Jonzieux	42	313 km SE	1,227	51.9	Partly served	Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 72 % · winter 43 %
La Baconnière	53	228 km W	1,965	45.3	Partly served	Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 69 % · winter 99 %
Vallabrègues	30	466 km SE	1,375	54	Partly served	Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 8 % · winter 43 %
Rully	71	220 km E	1,609	35.2	Few services	Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 89 %

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
Bretoncelles	61	123 km NW	1,455	43.3	Partly served	Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 72 % · winter 92 %
Rully	71	220 km E	1,609	35.2	Few services	Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 89 %
La Baconnière	53	228 km W	1,965	45.3	Partly served	Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 69 % · winter 99 %
Amfreville	14	246 km NW	1,394	50.9	Partly served	Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 54 % · winter 58 %
Jonzieux	42	313 km SE	1,227	51.9	Partly served	Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 72 % · winter 43 %
Vallabrègues	30	466 km SE	1,375	54	Partly served	Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 8 % · winter 43 %

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