Montcresson
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 31/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 26 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Montcresson (INSEE 45212) is in Loiret (45), part of CC Canaux et Forêts en Gâtinais. Population 1,262 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 31/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 26 % of the 12,927 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 | 0.26 | 25 | 6.56 |
| Social | 0.2 | 20 | 3.93 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.59 | 10 | 5.87 |
| Housing mix | 0.81 | 5 | 4.05 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (COSTA). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (COCCIMARKET). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (RESTAURANT DE MONTCRESSON - PIZZERIA). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (MONTCRESSON AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (LE LOFT COIFFURE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), 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 | COSTA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | COCCIMARKET | 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 | 1 | RESTAURANT DE MONTCRESSON - PIZZERIA | INSEE BPE 1 / 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 PUBLIQUE | 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 | MONTCRESSON AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | 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 | 2 | LE LOFT COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market: Saturday 8H à 12H Allée des Pigeonniers. [5,6]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Trajectory
Population 1,300 (2012) → 1,262 (2023): -2.9 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 1,161 (1990) → 1,262 (2023): 8.7 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 713, of which 9.5 % second homes and 9.5 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Montcresson): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Montcresson): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
GP (Saint-Germain-des-Prés): 6.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (Nogent-sur-Vernisson): 8.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [12]
Primary school (Montcresson): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 21 days a year at or above 30 °C and 55 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [13]
Measured at the AMILLY weather station, 8.6 km away at 91 m; the village itself is at 115 m. [13]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [13]
Humidity measured at AMILLY, 8.6 km away at 91 m, over 20 summers. [13]
An average of 650 mm of rain a year, spread over 113 days — about 5.8 mm on a day it rains. [13]
Rainfall measured at AMILLY, 8.6 km away at 91 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [13]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 45212/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://montcresson.com/?page_id=358— “Le marché a lieu tous les samedis matin de 8H à 12H”
- DATAtourisme 2026-01— https://data.datatourisme.fr/15/f4ae60bc-a646-37f8-910e-47cf7c5ee118— “Marché de Montcresson - Samedi.”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 45212/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 45212/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 45212/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 45212
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 45279
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 45229
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vénéjan | 30 | 436 km S | 1,260 | 38.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 18 % · winter 65 % · humidity 50 % |
| Sainte-Marie-de-Gosse | 40 | 576 km SW | 1,241 | 36.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 64 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Parize-le-Châtel | 58 | 120 km S | 1,227 | 30.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Jean-Saint-Maurice-sur-Loire | 42 | 234 km SE | 1,147 | 33.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 14 % |
| Saint-Clément | 19 | 298 km S | 1,386 | 38.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Noizay | 37 | 153 km W | 1,168 | 31.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Parize-le-Châtel | 58 | 120 km S | 1,227 | 30.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Noizay | 37 | 153 km W | 1,168 | 31.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Jean-Saint-Maurice-sur-Loire | 42 | 234 km SE | 1,147 | 33.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 14 % |
| Saint-Clément | 19 | 298 km S | 1,386 | 38.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vénéjan | 30 | 436 km S | 1,260 | 38.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 18 % · winter 65 % · humidity 50 % |
| Sainte-Marie-de-Gosse | 40 | 576 km SW | 1,241 | 36.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 64 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Montcresson'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Parize-le-Châtel | 58 | 120 km S | 1,227 | 30.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Thiel-sur-Acolin | 03 | 165 km S | 1,027 | 34.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villebois | 01 | 304 km SE | 1,206 | 34.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Arthon | 36 | 159 km SW | 1,215 | 29.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Saturnin | 63 | 251 km S | 1,164 | 32.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villiers-le-Morhier | 28 | 121 km NW | 1,351 | 32 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
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