Saint-Firmin-des-Bois
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 21.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 33 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Firmin-des-Bois (INSEE 45275) is in Loiret (45), part of CC de la Cléry, du Betz et de l'Ouanne. Population 497 (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 21.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 33 % of the 17,787 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.87 | 10 | 8.73 |
| Housing mix | 0.7 | 5 | 3.51 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE | 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 | 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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 502 (2012) → 497 (2023): -1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 362 (1990) → 497 (2023): 37.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 308, of which 14.9 % second homes and 7.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Château-Renard): 4 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Château-Renard): 4.3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Château-Renard): 3.9 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Château-Renard): 4.3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Firmin-des-Bois): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 59 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the AMILLY weather station, 13.6 km away at 91 m; the village itself is at 151 m. [10]
The village sits 60 m above the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.71 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at AMILLY, 13.6 km away at 91 m, over 20 summers. [10]
That station sits 60 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 749 mm of rain a year, spread over 121 days — about 6.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CHUELLES, 6.6 km away at 172 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 45275/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 45275/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 45275/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 45275/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 45083
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 45275
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Denis-le-Ferment | 27 | 175 km NW | 495 | 20.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 92 % |
| Upaix | 05 | 467 km SE | 494 | 21.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 15 % · winter 55 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chennegy | 10 | 76 km NE | 472 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vaupillon | 28 | 152 km W | 466 | 20.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Neuveville-devant-Lépanges | 88 | 280 km E | 493 | 22.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Pierre-de-Chérennes | 38 | 368 km SE | 461 | 23.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 84 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chennegy | 10 | 76 km NE | 472 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vaupillon | 28 | 152 km W | 466 | 20.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Denis-le-Ferment | 27 | 175 km NW | 495 | 20.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 92 % |
| La Neuveville-devant-Lépanges | 88 | 280 km E | 493 | 22.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Pierre-de-Chérennes | 38 | 368 km SE | 461 | 23.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 84 % · humidity 86 % |
| Upaix | 05 | 467 km SE | 494 | 21.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 15 % · winter 55 % · humidity 93 % |
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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-Firmin-des-Bois'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaupillon | 28 | 152 km W | 466 | 20.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Brinay | 18 | 106 km SW | 490 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Gault-Soigny | 51 | 107 km NE | 503 | 21.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Champagnat | 71 | 249 km SE | 460 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ludesse | 63 | 263 km S | 487 | 23.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chémeré-le-Roi | 53 | 250 km W | 431 | 18.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
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