Saran
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 56/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 27 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saran (INSEE 45302) is in Loiret (45), part of Orléans Métropole. Population 17,316 (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/45302-saran
Vitality score
Vitality score 56/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)).
Better served than 27 % of the 1,387 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 | 0.53 | 25 | 13.14 |
| Social | 0.61 | 20 | 12.19 |
| Education | 0.31 | 10 | 3.13 |
| Health | 0.59 | 10 | 5.89 |
| Public & culture | 0.12 | 5 | 0.59 |
| Population trend | 0.79 | 10 | 7.89 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.79 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
8 × Bakery (boulangerie) (JEFF DE BRUGES MARTIAL · CHOCOLATS ROLAND REAUTE · ZIZOU · BOULANGERIE LOUISE · LE FOURNIL DU CHEF). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (GRAND FRAIS · BOUCHERIE ORLEANAISE · LA BOUCHERIE DE SARAN). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (TIA SUPERMARCHE ASIE ET ORIENT · MARKET PRIME). [3,4]
8 × Supermarket (SABLONNIERE DISTRIBUTION · LIDL · ALDI MARCHE · CARREFOUR · SOCULTUR). [3,4]
50 × Restaurant (PAT'A PAIN · LA CROISSANTERIE · MEGADRIVE RESTAURATION · PIZZA STREET). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (D. COPPIN · LE BEENOOZ). [4]
3 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE CHENE MAILLARD · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE DU BOURG · ECOLE MATERNELLE SABLONIERES). [3]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE CHENE MAILLARD · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE DES SABLONNIERES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DU BOURG). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE MONTJOIE). [3]
16 × GP (médecin généraliste) (YASSINE BOUAKAZ, MÉDECIN · AGNES RICHARD, MÉDECIN · CLIO QUAILE, MÉDECIN · DANA STANCIU JIDOV, MÉDECIN · CLAUDE HUGUET, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (SARL PHARMACIE 2000 · EURL PHARMACIE DU CENTRE COMMERCIAL · EURL PHARMACIE DU CHENE MAILLARD). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE). [3]
1 × Cinema (PATHE SARAN). [3]
4 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE JEAN MOULIN · GYMNASE GUY VERGRACHT · COMPLEXE SPORTIF ROLAND RABARTIN · CENTRE JACQUES BREL). [3]
10 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DU CENTRE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUT AGRIC DU CTRE · AGENCE DE SARAN · SARAN · BANQUE POPULAIRE VAL DE FRANCE). [3]
15 × Hairdresser (AMBRE CECILE COIFFURE · DOMINIQUE COIFFURE · AMC COIFFURE SARL · C R COIFFURE). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
11 × Hotel (GREEN HOTELS · PREMIERE CLASSE · IBIS BUDGET ORLEANS NORD SARAN · MISTER BED · COMFORT). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 9 × Restaurant, 1 × Nursery school (maternelle), 2 × Pharmacy, 1 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 8 | JEFF DE BRUGES MARTIAL · CHOCOLATS ROLAND REAUTE · ZIZOU · BOULANGERIE LOUISE · LE FOURNIL DU CHEF | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | GRAND FRAIS · BOUCHERIE ORLEANAISE · LA BOUCHERIE DE SARAN | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | TIA SUPERMARCHE ASIE ET ORIENT · MARKET PRIME | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 8 | SABLONNIERE DISTRIBUTION · LIDL · ALDI MARCHE · CARREFOUR · SOCULTUR | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 50 | PAT'A PAIN · LA CROISSANTERIE · MEGADRIVE RESTAURATION · PIZZA STREET | INSEE BPE 50 / INSEE SIRENE 71 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | D. COPPIN · LE BEENOOZ | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 3 | ECOLE MATERNELLE CHENE MAILLARD · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE DU BOURG · ECOLE MATERNELLE SABLONIERES | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE CHENE MAILLARD · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE DES SABLONNIERES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DU BOURG | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE MONTJOIE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 16 | YASSINE BOUAKAZ, MÉDECIN · AGNES RICHARD, MÉDECIN · CLIO QUAILE, MÉDECIN · DANA STANCIU JIDOV, MÉDECIN · CLAUDE HUGUET, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 16 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | SARL PHARMACIE 2000 · EURL PHARMACIE DU CENTRE COMMERCIAL · EURL PHARMACIE DU CHENE MAILLARD | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | PATHE SARAN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 4 | GYMNASE JEAN MOULIN · GYMNASE GUY VERGRACHT · COMPLEXE SPORTIF ROLAND RABARTIN · CENTRE JACQUES BREL | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 10 | CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DU CENTRE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUT AGRIC DU CTRE · AGENCE DE SARAN · SARAN · BANQUE POPULAIRE VAL DE FRANCE | INSEE BPE 10 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 15 | AMBRE CECILE COIFFURE · DOMINIQUE COIFFURE · AMC COIFFURE SARL · C R COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 15 / INSEE SIRENE 22 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 11 | GREEN HOTELS · PREMIERE CLASSE · IBIS BUDGET ORLEANS NORD SARAN · MISTER BED · COMFORT | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 29 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day (reported, unverified): Wednesday, Saturday De 7h30 à 13h (mercredi) et samedi Dans le Bourg - rue du Docteur Payen, sur le parking entre la salle des fêtes et l'école maternelle du Bourg. No source says whether it is weekly or monthly. [5]
Trajectory
Population 15,298 (2012) → 17,316 (2023): 13.2 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 13,436 (1990) → 17,316 (2023): 28.9 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 7,542, of which 2.1 % second homes and 6.6 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saran): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Saran): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Saran): 0.6 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saran): 1.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saran): 0.1 km to the south-east (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, 4.1 km away at 119 m; the village itself is at 121 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ORLEANS, 8.4 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., 4.1 km away at 119 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 45302/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.ville-saran.fr/marches-food-trucks— “Mercredis : De 7h30 à 13h Primeur "Saveurs du val" Fromager "Delubriac" Poissonnerie "Saveurs des mers" Food Truck Crêpes "La Crép'itante" Boucherie "Mikaël" Ikonic Cookies Vendredis : de 18h à 22h Food Truck "Baraka Food" Samedis”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 45302/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 45302/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 45302/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 45302
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cestas | 33 | 407 km SW | 16,666 | 56 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 81 % · humidity 71 % |
| Lamentin | 971 | 6,710 km W | 18,628 | 64.4 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 26 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert | 42 | 327 km SE | 15,764 | 62.9 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Morne-à-l'Eau | 971 | 6,692 km W | 16,228 | 62.8 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 26 % · humidity 0 % |
| Bouc-Bel-Air | 13 | 571 km SE | 15,381 | 57.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainte-Marie | 972 | 6,783 km W | 14,756 | 64.4 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 26 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert | 42 | 327 km SE | 15,764 | 62.9 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cestas | 33 | 407 km SW | 16,666 | 56 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 81 % · humidity 71 % |
| Bouc-Bel-Air | 13 | 571 km SE | 15,381 | 57.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Morne-à-l'Eau | 971 | 6,692 km W | 16,228 | 62.8 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 26 % · humidity 0 % |
| Lamentin | 971 | 6,710 km W | 18,628 | 64.4 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 26 % · humidity 0 % |
| Sainte-Marie | 972 | 6,783 km W | 14,756 | 64.4 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 26 % · 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 Saran'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amilly | 45 | 67 km E | 13,582 | 57 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marly | 57 | 339 km NE | 10,286 | 50.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Creutzwald | 57 | 381 km NE | 12,254 | 53.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lamorlaye | 60 | 140 km N | 9,082 | 61.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dardilly | 69 | 324 km SE | 9,221 | 65 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gouvieux | 60 | 143 km N | 8,867 | 58 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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