Briare
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 55.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 65 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Briare (INSEE 45053) is in Loiret (45), part of CC Berry Loire Puisaye. Population 4,911 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/45053-briare
Vitality score
Vitality score 55.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 65 % of the 4,773 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 | 0.51 | 25 | 12.71 |
| Social | 0.8 | 20 | 16.09 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.51 | 10 | 5.13 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.31 | 10 | 3.09 |
| Housing mix | 0.81 | 5 | 4.03 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
6 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SARL L. LHOSTE · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE · BOULANGERIE JUBERT · LA BOITE A BONB'Z). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE ANDRE PERE ET FILS). [3,4]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (BRIAROIS · AU BON P'TIT MARCHE · LA MAISON DU PONT CANAL). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (LIDL · CLARDIS · CARREFOUR MARKET). [3,4]
15 × Restaurant (LE RELAIS · SARL MUCHERT · DUVERT ODILE · LE SAINT HUBERT). [3,4]
4 × Café / bar (LE MIDI · L'ERZURUM BAR · L'AGRICULTURE). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOL MATE GAIME). [3]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE CENTRE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE GUSTAVE EIFFEL · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE ANNE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE ALBERT CAMUS). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ERIC FREBAULT, MÉDECIN · FRANCOISE VEUILLOT, MÉDECIN · PETAR STOYANOV, MÉDECIN · DIANA IERCAN, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DES CHIMERES). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DU CENTRE SOCIO CULTUREL). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF · CENTRE SOCIO CULTUREL). [3]
5 × Bank (AGENCE BRIARE · BRIARE · CLCA BRIARE · SOCIETE GENERALE · BANQUE CIC OUEST). [3]
5 × Hairdresser (420 BARBER SHOP). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
4 × Hotel (HOTEL DU CENTRE · LOGIS · AUBERGE DU PONT CANAL · LE DOMAINE DES ROCHES). [3,4]
2 × Campsite (MAIRIE · CAMPING ETANG DE LA VALLEE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 2 × Pharmacy, 1 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 6 | SARL L. LHOSTE · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE · BOULANGERIE JUBERT · LA BOITE A BONB'Z | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE ANDRE PERE ET FILS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | BRIAROIS · AU BON P'TIT MARCHE · LA MAISON DU PONT CANAL | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 3 | LIDL · CLARDIS · CARREFOUR MARKET | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 15 | LE RELAIS · SARL MUCHERT · DUVERT ODILE · LE SAINT HUBERT | INSEE BPE 15 / INSEE SIRENE 25 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 4 | LE MIDI · L'ERZURUM BAR · L'AGRICULTURE | INSEE SIRENE 4 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOL MATE GAIME | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE CENTRE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE GUSTAVE EIFFEL · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE ANNE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE ALBERT CAMUS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | ERIC FREBAULT, MÉDECIN · FRANCOISE VEUILLOT, MÉDECIN · PETAR STOYANOV, MÉDECIN · DIANA IERCAN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE DES CHIMERES | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DU CENTRE SOCIO CULTUREL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF · CENTRE SOCIO CULTUREL | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 5 | AGENCE BRIARE · BRIARE · CLCA BRIARE · SOCIETE GENERALE · BANQUE CIC OUEST | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 5 | 420 BARBER SHOP | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 4 | HOTEL DU CENTRE · LOGIS · AUBERGE DU PONT CANAL · LE DOMAINE DES ROCHES | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 2 | MAIRIE · CAMPING ETANG DE LA VALLEE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day (reported, unverified): Friday matin Place du champ de foire (derrière l'église Saint-Etienne). No source says whether it is weekly or monthly. [5]
Trajectory
Population 5,760 (2012) → 4,911 (2023): -14.7 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 6,070 (1990) → 4,911 (2023): -19.1 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,087, of which 9.7 % second homes and 11.9 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Briare): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Briare): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Briare): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Châtillon-sur-Loire): 5.4 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Briare): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 19 days a year at or above 30 °C and 55 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the BONNY-SUR-LOIRE weather station, 11.6 km away at 180 m; the village itself is at 131 m. [11]
An average of 791 mm of rain a year, spread over 128 days — about 6.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at OUZOUER_SUR_TREZEE, 6.3 km away at 150 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
327 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 122,000 € — 1,313 € per m² of built surface. [12]
42 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 106,312 € — 960 € per m². [12]
The median across Loiret is 1,539 € 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
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 — 45053/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.villedebriare.fr/cadre-de-vie/le-marche/— “Vendredi matin – Place du champ de foire (derrière l'église Saint-Etienne)”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 45053/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 45053/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 45053/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 45053
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 45087
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Die | 26 | 379 km SE | 4,844 | 69 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 41 % · winter 55 % |
| Plateau d'Hauteville | 01 | 286 km SE | 4,857 | 49.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 79 % · winter 57 % |
| Casteljaloux | 47 | 423 km SW | 4,755 | 56.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 67 % · winter 57 % |
| Saint-James | 50 | 318 km W | 5,018 | 53.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 62 % · winter 69 % |
| Beuzeville | 27 | 259 km NW | 4,704 | 61.8 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 82 % |
| Grand-Bourg | 971 | 6,776 km W | 4,617 | 64.4 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 26 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beuzeville | 27 | 259 km NW | 4,704 | 61.8 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 82 % |
| Plateau d'Hauteville | 01 | 286 km SE | 4,857 | 49.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 79 % · winter 57 % |
| Saint-James | 50 | 318 km W | 5,018 | 53.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 62 % · winter 69 % |
| Die | 26 | 379 km SE | 4,844 | 69 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 41 % · winter 55 % |
| Casteljaloux | 47 | 423 km SW | 4,755 | 56.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 67 % · winter 57 % |
| Grand-Bourg | 971 | 6,776 km W | 4,617 | 64.4 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 26 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
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