Indre
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 55.5/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 67 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Indre (INSEE 44074) is in Loire-Atlantique (44), part of Nantes Métropole. Population 4,160 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/44074-indre
Vitality score
Vitality score 55.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 67 % of the 5,452 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 | 0.31 | 25 | 7.68 |
| Social | 0.75 | 20 | 14.9 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.56 | 10 | 5.58 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.78 | 10 | 7.75 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.9 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LES DELICES DE L'INDRE · LES SAVEURS DU BAC · CREATIPHCAKE). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (INDRE SHOP). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (ALDI MARCHE). [3,4]
6 × Restaurant (KEBAB 44 · CAFE DU PORT · HSBR · PIZZA DU BAC · +39 COTE LOIRE). [3,4]
5 × Café / bar (LE CHALET · AGAPES & BOUCHONS). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE DE LA PIERRE MARA). [3]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JULES FERRY · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE DE LA PIERRE MARA · ECOLE SAINTE ANNE DDEC). [3]
9 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CONSTANCE BUTON, MÉDECIN · NATHALIE SCHUERMANS, MÉDECIN · EMMANUELLE PAGOT, MÉDECIN · JEANNE MAUDUIT, MÉDECIN · GUILLAUME TOUTIRAIS, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (INDRE RP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE DES SPORTS DE HAUTE INDRE · COMPLEXE TABARLY). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (DP COIFFURE · INDRE COIFFURE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | LES DELICES DE L'INDRE · LES SAVEURS DU BAC · CREATIPHCAKE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | INDRE SHOP | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | ALDI MARCHE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 6 | KEBAB 44 · CAFE DU PORT · HSBR · PIZZA DU BAC · +39 COTE LOIRE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 5 | LE CHALET · AGAPES & BOUCHONS | INSEE SIRENE 5 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE DE LA PIERRE MARA | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JULES FERRY · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE DE LA PIERRE MARA · ECOLE SAINTE ANNE DDEC | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 9 | CONSTANCE BUTON, MÉDECIN · NATHALIE SCHUERMANS, MÉDECIN · EMMANUELLE PAGOT, MÉDECIN · JEANNE MAUDUIT, MÉDECIN · GUILLAUME TOUTIRAIS, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | INDRE RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | SALLE DES SPORTS DE HAUTE INDRE · COMPLEXE TABARLY | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 3 | DP COIFFURE · INDRE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Sunday 8h à 13h30 (dimanche) ; 15h à 19h (mercredi) en bord de Loire – Place Jean Bordais (dimanche) ; Place Jean Bordais (mercredi) (seasonal). [5]
Trajectory
Population 4,032 (2012) → 4,160 (2023): 3.2 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 3,262 (1990) → 4,160 (2023): 27.5 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,035, of which 1 % second homes and 4.6 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Indre): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Indre): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Indre): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (La Montagne): 1.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Indre): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 28 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the NANTES-BOUGUENAIS weather station, 7.1 km away at 26 m; the village itself is at 5 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at NANTES-BOUGUENAIS, 7.1 km away at 26 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 824 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at NANTES-BOUGUENAIS, 7.1 km away at 26 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44074/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.indre44.fr/le-marche-de-basse-indre/— “Chaque dimanche matin, près de 5 000 personnes viennent y faire leurs emplettes en bord de Loire”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44074/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44074/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44074/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 44074
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 44101
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redessan | 30 | 609 km SE | 4,211 | 44.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 92 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Germain-sur-Morin | 77 | 385 km NE | 3,902 | 49.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saclay | 91 | 333 km NE | 4,437 | 54.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 76 % · humidity 86 % |
| Blanzat | 63 | 394 km E | 3,709 | 37.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 78 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lourches | 59 | 505 km NE | 3,734 | 39.7 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 76 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rœulx | 59 | 504 km NE | 3,743 | 43.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 76 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saclay | 91 | 333 km NE | 4,437 | 54.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 76 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Germain-sur-Morin | 77 | 385 km NE | 3,902 | 49.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Blanzat | 63 | 394 km E | 3,709 | 37.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 78 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rœulx | 59 | 504 km NE | 3,743 | 43.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 76 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lourches | 59 | 505 km NE | 3,734 | 39.7 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 76 % · humidity 86 % |
| Redessan | 30 | 609 km SE | 4,211 | 44.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 92 % · humidity 71 % |
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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 Indre'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gondecourt | 59 | 504 km NE | 4,148 | 40.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Houlme | 76 | 325 km NE | 4,130 | 42.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Beaucouzé | 49 | 84 km E | 5,732 | 62.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Notre-Dame-d'Oé | 37 | 182 km E | 4,515 | 45.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Joachim | 44 | 45 km NW | 4,112 | 45.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Jouars-Pontchartrain | 78 | 320 km NE | 6,039 | 47 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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