Arrènes
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 3.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 0 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Arrènes (INSEE 23006) is in Creuse (23), part of CC de Bénévent Grand Bourg. Population 202 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 3.8/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 0 % of the 16,005 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.25 | 10 | 2.51 |
| Housing mix | 0.14 | 5 | 0.68 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), 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 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 229 (2012) → 202 (2023): -11.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 269 (1990) → 202 (2023): -24.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 250, of which 43.2 % second homes and 9.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Marsac): 3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Marsac): 3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Marsac): 3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Marsac): 3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Marsac): 3.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 39 days at or below 0 °C, over 28 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the BENEVENT_SAPC weather station, 7 km away at 460 m; the village itself is at 407 m. [9]
The village sits 53 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 4.94 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at BOURGANEUF, 18.8 km away at 513 m, over 30 summers. [9]
That station sits 106 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 5.46 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 1,009 mm of rain a year, spread over 137 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at BENEVENT_SAPC, 7 km away at 460 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23006/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23006/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23006/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23006/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23124
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ginals | 82 | 208 km S | 203 | 9.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Notre-Dame-du-Hamel | 27 | 323 km N | 193 | 7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 100 % · winter 66 % |
| Le Renouard | 61 | 335 km N | 203 | 8.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 95 % |
| Mounes-Prohencoux | 12 | 273 km S | 193 | 4.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fontans | 48 | 205 km SE | 218 | 4.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Champeau-en-Morvan | 21 | 238 km NE | 223 | 4.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontans | 48 | 205 km SE | 218 | 4.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ginals | 82 | 208 km S | 203 | 9.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Champeau-en-Morvan | 21 | 238 km NE | 223 | 4.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mounes-Prohencoux | 12 | 273 km S | 193 | 4.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Notre-Dame-du-Hamel | 27 | 323 km N | 193 | 7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 100 % · winter 66 % |
| Le Renouard | 61 | 335 km N | 203 | 8.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 95 % |
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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 Arrènes'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mounes-Prohencoux | 12 | 273 km S | 193 | 4.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Anthien | 58 | 215 km NE | 173 | 4.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chouvigny | 03 | 110 km E | 232 | 6.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bérulle | 10 | 283 km NE | 193 | 6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Juvinas | 07 | 262 km SE | 187 | 10.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Mesnil-Saint-Jean | 27 | 357 km N | 161 | 11.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
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