Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 53.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 19 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle (INSEE 45285) is in Loiret (45), part of Orléans Métropole. Population 16,768 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Grands centres urbains (level 1). [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 53.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 19 % of the 1,434 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 | 0.41 | 25 | 10.28 |
| Social | 0.55 | 20 | 10.97 |
| Education | 0.58 | 10 | 5.83 |
| Health | 0.68 | 10 | 6.8 |
| Public & culture | 0.31 | 5 | 1.56 |
| Population trend | 0.53 | 10 | 5.27 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.82 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
6 × Bakery (boulangerie) (JEFF DE BRUGES - MARTIAL · LA NOTE SUCREE · SARL ROYAL DELICE · CARRE BLANC). [3,4]
4 × Butcher (boucherie) (ATLAS BOUCHERIE · BOUCHERIE DU HUITIEME ART · MA BOUCHERIE D'A COTE · LATLAS BUTCHERS). [3,4]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (O MARKET FRAIS · O'HALLES PROXI). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (AUCHAN). [3,4]
31 × Restaurant (FLUNCH · DOLCE · RESTAUVAL · PEDRA ALTA). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (AU ROI DU CAFE). [4]
6 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE JEAN MOULIN · ECOLE MATERNELLE PAUL DOUMER · ECOLE MATERNELLE JULES LENORMAND · ECOLE MATERNELLE LOUIS ARAGON · ECOLE MATERNELLE PAUL BERT). [3]
7 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE JEAN MOULIN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PAUL BERT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE PAUL DOUMER · ECOLE PRIMAIRE JULES LENORMAND · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LOUIS ARAGON). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE MAX JACOB · COLLEGE ANDRE MALRAUX). [3]
18 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JOY DECOUSSER, MÉDECIN · MARINE BALDESI, MÉDECIN · DELPHINE TREYER, MÉDECIN · ROGER CALLUAUD, MÉDECIN · PASCAL GORIN, MÉDECIN). [3]
5 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DES TROIS FONTAINES · SELARL PHARMACIE DES CHAISES · PHARMACIE DE L'ESPERE · PHARMACIE DU PONT DE TOURS · SELARL LA PHARMA). [3,4]
3 × Post office / agence postale (ST JEAN DE LA RUELLE LES CHAISES AP · LA POSTE). [3]
3 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE COLETTE VIVIER · MEDIATHEQUE ANNA MARLY · BIBLIOTHEQUE DU CHAT PERCHÉ). [3]
3 × Gym / sports hall (LYCEE PROFESSIONNEL ET TECHNOLOGIQUE MARECHAL LECLERC · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DES 3 FONTAINES · COMPLEXE SPORTIF MAURICE MILLET). [3]
11 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DU CENTRE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUT AGRIC DU CTRE · AGENCE ST JEAN LES 3 FONTAINES · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE LOIRE-CENTRE · SAINT JEAN DE LA RUELLE). [3]
12 × Hairdresser (SARL GICOF · YOLINE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Supermarket, 7 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 2 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 6 | JEFF DE BRUGES - MARTIAL · LA NOTE SUCREE · SARL ROYAL DELICE · CARRE BLANC | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 4 | ATLAS BOUCHERIE · BOUCHERIE DU HUITIEME ART · MA BOUCHERIE D'A COTE · LATLAS BUTCHERS | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | O MARKET FRAIS · O'HALLES PROXI | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | AUCHAN | 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 | 31 | FLUNCH · DOLCE · RESTAUVAL · PEDRA ALTA | INSEE BPE 31 / INSEE SIRENE 51 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | AU ROI DU CAFE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 6 | ECOLE MATERNELLE JEAN MOULIN · ECOLE MATERNELLE PAUL DOUMER · ECOLE MATERNELLE JULES LENORMAND · ECOLE MATERNELLE LOUIS ARAGON · ECOLE MATERNELLE PAUL BERT | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 7 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE JEAN MOULIN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PAUL BERT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE PAUL DOUMER · ECOLE PRIMAIRE JULES LENORMAND · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LOUIS ARAGON | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE MAX JACOB · COLLEGE ANDRE MALRAUX | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 18 | JOY DECOUSSER, MÉDECIN · MARINE BALDESI, MÉDECIN · DELPHINE TREYER, MÉDECIN · ROGER CALLUAUD, MÉDECIN · PASCAL GORIN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 18 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 5 | PHARMACIE DES TROIS FONTAINES · SELARL PHARMACIE DES CHAISES · PHARMACIE DE L'ESPERE · PHARMACIE DU PONT DE TOURS · SELARL LA PHARMA | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 3 | ST JEAN DE LA RUELLE LES CHAISES AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Library | 3 | BIBLIOTHEQUE COLETTE VIVIER · MEDIATHEQUE ANNA MARLY · BIBLIOTHEQUE DU CHAT PERCHÉ | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 3 | LYCEE PROFESSIONNEL ET TECHNOLOGIQUE MARECHAL LECLERC · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DES 3 FONTAINES · COMPLEXE SPORTIF MAURICE MILLET | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 11 | CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DU CENTRE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUT AGRIC DU CTRE · AGENCE ST JEAN LES 3 FONTAINES · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE LOIRE-CENTRE · SAINT JEAN DE LA RUELLE | INSEE BPE 11 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 12 | SARL GICOF · YOLINE | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day (reported, unverified): Wednesday. No source says whether it is weekly or monthly. [5]
Trajectory
Population 16,833 (2012) → 16,768 (2023): -0.4 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 16,335 (1990) → 16,768 (2023): 2.7 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 7,885, of which 1.8 % second homes and 8.2 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle): 0.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle): 1.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle): 0.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 55 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the FLEURY-LES-AUB. weather station, 3.3 km away at 119 m; the village itself is at 114 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ORLEANS, 11.2 km away at 123 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 747 mm of rain a year, spread over 118 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at FLEURY-LES-AUB., 3.3 km away at 119 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 45285/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-01— https://data.datatourisme.fr/15/4a4ed8da-3aa4-3877-800d-a17c098041f0— “Marché de Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle - Mercredi.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 45285/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 45285/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 45285/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 45285
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Clayes-sous-Bois | 78 | 101 km N | 16,804 | 56.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire | 37 | 107 km SW | 17,029 | 58.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Pré-Saint-Gervais | 93 | 115 km N | 16,993 | 60.3 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Viroflay | 78 | 101 km N | 17,237 | 58.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
| Boissy-Saint-Léger | 94 | 104 km NE | 17,325 | 56.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Noisiel | 77 | 119 km NE | 16,053 | 49.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viroflay | 78 | 101 km N | 17,237 | 58.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Clayes-sous-Bois | 78 | 101 km N | 16,804 | 56.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Boissy-Saint-Léger | 94 | 104 km NE | 17,325 | 56.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire | 37 | 107 km SW | 17,029 | 58.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Pré-Saint-Gervais | 93 | 115 km N | 16,993 | 60.3 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Noisiel | 77 | 119 km NE | 16,053 | 49.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
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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-Jean-de-la-Ruelle'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-Cyr-sur-Loire | 37 | 107 km SW | 17,029 | 58.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lucé | 28 | 66 km NW | 15,921 | 53.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Vésinet | 78 | 111 km N | 15,554 | 62.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bischheim | 67 | 442 km E | 18,558 | 59.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chamalières | 63 | 255 km S | 17,509 | 61.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Laxou | 54 | 328 km E | 14,771 | 54.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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