Saint-Ay
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 35.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 7 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Ay (INSEE 45269) is in Loiret (45), part of CC des Terres du Val de Loire. Population 3,766 (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/45269-saint-ay
Vitality score
Vitality score 35.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 7 % of the 5,923 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 | 25 | 6.24 |
| Social | 0.26 | 20 | 5.28 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.31 | 10 | 3.07 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.76 | 10 | 7.65 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.74 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (FATILEONEL FRANCISCO · BOULANGERIE BLOUET · CHEVALIER). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (LIDL). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (L'AGYLIEN · PIZZERIA GOURMANDE). [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE FRANCOIS RABELAIS). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE NELSON MANDELA). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (NATASA LONCAREVIC BELLIER, MÉDECIN · NIRINA MILIJAONA, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT AY AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE RUE DE LA METAIRIE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE SAINT AY). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (VERGRACHT CEDRINE · SISTER ART). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Café / bar. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | FATILEONEL FRANCISCO · BOULANGERIE BLOUET · CHEVALIER | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 | 1 | LIDL | 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 | 3 | L'AGYLIEN · PIZZERIA GOURMANDE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE FRANCOIS RABELAIS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE NELSON MANDELA | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | NATASA LONCAREVIC BELLIER, MÉDECIN · NIRINA MILIJAONA, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [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 | SAINT AY AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE RUE DE LA METAIRIE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE SAINT AY | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 2 | VERGRACHT CEDRINE · SISTER ART | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 3,188 (2012) → 3,766 (2023): 18.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 2,978 (1990) → 3,766 (2023): 26.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,636, of which 2.6 % second homes and 3.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Ay): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Ay): 0.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Ay): 0.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Cléry-Saint-André): 4.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Ay): 0.4 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 61 days at or below 0 °C, over 13 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ST-HILAIRE-ST-M weather station, 6.9 km away at 100 m; the village itself is at 96 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ORLEANS, 14.9 km away at 123 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 730 mm of rain a year, spread over 116 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST-HILAIRE-ST-M, 6.9 km away at 100 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
231 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 200,000 € — 1,931 € per m² of built surface. [11]
11 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 90,800 € — 1,617 € per m². [11]
The median across Loiret is 1,539 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [11]
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
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 45269/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 45269/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 45269/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 45269/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 45269
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 45098
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holtzheim | 67 | 443 km E | 3,850 | 42.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Breuil | 71 | 237 km SE | 3,538 | 28.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Neuilly-Crimolois | 21 | 260 km E | 3,588 | 37.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Châtenois | 67 | 422 km E | 4,294 | 43.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Aunès | 34 | 500 km S | 4,530 | 52.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 46 % · humidity 0 % |
| Belleville-sur-Meuse | 55 | 305 km NE | 3,013 | 28.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Breuil | 71 | 237 km SE | 3,538 | 28.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Neuilly-Crimolois | 21 | 260 km E | 3,588 | 37.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Belleville-sur-Meuse | 55 | 305 km NE | 3,013 | 28.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Châtenois | 67 | 422 km E | 4,294 | 43.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Holtzheim | 67 | 443 km E | 3,850 | 42.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Aunès | 34 | 500 km S | 4,530 | 52.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 46 % · 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 Saint-Ay'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holtzheim | 67 | 443 km E | 3,850 | 42.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Breuil | 71 | 237 km SE | 3,538 | 28.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Neuilly-Crimolois | 21 | 260 km E | 3,588 | 37.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Châtenois | 67 | 422 km E | 4,294 | 43.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Belleville-sur-Meuse | 55 | 305 km NE | 3,013 | 28.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rilhac-Rancon | 87 | 220 km S | 4,805 | 42.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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