Combreux
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 29.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 79 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Combreux (INSEE 45101) is in Loiret (45), part of CC des Loges. Population 266 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 29.5/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 79 % of the 17,491 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 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.49 | 5 | 2.46 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (AUBERGE DE LA CROIX BLANCHE). [4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | AUBERGE DE LA CROIX BLANCHE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 256 (2012) → 266 (2023): 3.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 142 (1990) → 266 (2023): 87.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 185, of which 25.4 % second homes and 9.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Vitry-aux-Loges): 3.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Sury-aux-Bois): 2.8 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Vitry-aux-Loges): 3.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Bellegarde): 10.9 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Sury-aux-Bois): 2.9 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 61 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the CHAMBON-LA-F. weather station, 8.3 km away at 143 m; the village itself is at 126 m. [11]
An average of 771 mm of rain a year, spread over 121 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at COMBREUX, 1 km away at 128 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 45101/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 45101/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 45101/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 45101/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 45346
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 45316
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 45031
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autet | 70 | 258 km E | 269 | 23.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 81 % |
| Rollancourt | 62 | 273 km N | 293 | 27.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 50 % |
| Audrix | 24 | 358 km S | 287 | 30.2 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 51 % · winter 86 % |
| Saint-Martin-des-Olmes | 63 | 293 km SE | 313 | 28.9 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 12 % |
| Durfort | 81 | 503 km S | 258 | 23.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 51 % · winter 62 % |
| Villiers-sous-Mortagne | 61 | 142 km NW | 235 | 21.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 77 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villiers-sous-Mortagne | 61 | 142 km NW | 235 | 21.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 77 % |
| Autet | 70 | 258 km E | 269 | 23.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 81 % |
| Rollancourt | 62 | 273 km N | 293 | 27.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 50 % |
| Saint-Martin-des-Olmes | 63 | 293 km SE | 313 | 28.9 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 12 % |
| Audrix | 24 | 358 km S | 287 | 30.2 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 51 % · winter 86 % |
| Durfort | 81 | 503 km S | 258 | 23.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 51 % · winter 62 % |
Elsewhere
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