Ahun
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 41.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 57 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Ahun (INSEE 23001) is in Creuse (23), part of CC Creuse Sud Ouest. Population 1,394 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 41.9/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 57 % of the 12,132 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 | 0.59 | 20 | 11.7 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 0.44 | 10 | 4.41 |
| Housing mix | 0.83 | 5 | 4.13 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BIDET SARL). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (PROXI SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (REST LE VIADUC LAURENT ET KATIA LE MESTRE · LA CREPERIE · PIZZA LINO JAGER). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE CLAUDE CHABROL). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PIERRE MAUMY, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE D AHUN · LYCEE AGRICOLE D AHUN). [3]
1 × Bank (CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DE AHUN). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (DOROTHEE BOURLOT). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (REST LE VIADUC LAURENT ET KATIA LE MESTRE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Nursery school (maternelle), Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | BIDET SARL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | PROXI SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | INTERMARCHE | 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 | REST LE VIADUC LAURENT ET KATIA LE MESTRE · LA CREPERIE · PIZZA LINO JAGER | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE CLAUDE CHABROL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | PIERRE MAUMY, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | GYMNASE D AHUN · LYCEE AGRICOLE D AHUN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DE AHUN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 3 | DOROTHEE BOURLOT | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | REST LE VIADUC LAURENT ET KATIA LE MESTRE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 1,528 (2012) → 1,394 (2023): -8.8 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,481 (1990) → 1,394 (2023): -5.9 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 994, of which 8.7 % second homes and 23.7 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Ahun): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Ahun): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Ahun): 0 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Chénérailles): 10.5 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Ahun): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 10 days a year at or above 30 °C and 64 days at or below 0 °C, over 23 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the AHUN LYCEE weather station, 1.4 km away at 460 m; the village itself is at 450 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at AHUN LYCEE, 1.4 km away at 460 m, over 21 summers. [11]
An average of 992 mm of rain a year, spread over 133 days — about 7.5 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at AHUN LYCEE, 1.4 km away at 460 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23001/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-06— https://data.datatourisme.fr/23/3d32b966-f09a-33f0-90f7-b7e83f9cf15b— “Marché d'Ahun”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23001/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23001/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23001/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23001
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23061
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bretenoux | 46 | 131 km S | 1,468 | 50.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 38 % · humidity 64 % |
| Aucamville | 82 | 262 km S | 1,562 | 50 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 58 % · humidity 71 % |
| Moyaux | 14 | 368 km N | 1,383 | 50.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 77 % |
| La Chartre-sur-le-Loir | 72 | 214 km NW | 1,370 | 56.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 59 % |
| Cancon | 47 | 205 km SW | 1,379 | 55.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 64 % · humidity 71 % |
| Masseube | 32 | 317 km S | 1,511 | 48.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 66 % · humidity 43 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bretenoux | 46 | 131 km S | 1,468 | 50.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 38 % · humidity 64 % |
| Cancon | 47 | 205 km SW | 1,379 | 55.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 64 % · humidity 71 % |
| La Chartre-sur-le-Loir | 72 | 214 km NW | 1,370 | 56.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 59 % |
| Aucamville | 82 | 262 km S | 1,562 | 50 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 58 % · humidity 71 % |
| Masseube | 32 | 317 km S | 1,511 | 48.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 66 % · humidity 43 % |
| Moyaux | 14 | 368 km N | 1,383 | 50.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 77 % |
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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 Ahun'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crécy-en-Ponthieu | 80 | 463 km N | 1,376 | 48.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vézelise | 54 | 405 km NE | 1,346 | 49.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Corbigny | 58 | 181 km NE | 1,327 | 71.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Flavy-le-Martel | 02 | 412 km N | 1,701 | 46.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Drulingen | 67 | 495 km NE | 1,397 | 63.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Colombey-les-Belles | 54 | 398 km NE | 1,416 | 49.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
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