Aulon
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 12.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 31 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Aulon (INSEE 23011) is in Creuse (23), part of CC de Bénévent Grand Bourg. Population 163 (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 12.6/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 31 % of the 14,672 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.35 | 10 | 3.53 |
| Housing mix | 0.38 | 5 | 1.92 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (MAISON LAFONT). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), 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) | 1 | MAISON LAFONT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 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 159 (2012) → 163 (2023): 2.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 191 (1990) → 163 (2023): -14.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 143, of which 30.8 % second homes and 11.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Dizier-Masbaraud): 6.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Aulon): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Bénévent-l'Abbaye): 6.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Saint-Dizier-Masbaraud): 6.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Mourioux-Vieilleville): 3.3 km to the west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 12 days a year at or above 30 °C and 42 days at or below 0 °C, over 28 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the BENEVENT_SAPC weather station, 6.5 km away at 460 m; the village itself is at 449 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at BOURGANEUF, 15.6 km away at 513 m, over 30 summers. [12]
That station sits 64 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 5.46 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 1,009 mm of rain a year, spread over 137 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at BENEVENT_SAPC, 6.5 km away at 460 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23011/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23011/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23011/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23011/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23189
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23011
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23021
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23137
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feings | 61 | 286 km N | 194 | 12.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Brousse-le-Château | 12 | 243 km S | 164 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 54 % · winter 77 % |
| Saint-Vaast-en-Auge | 14 | 379 km N | 125 | 20.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Livet-sur-Authou | 27 | 358 km N | 163 | 11.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-André-de-Double | 24 | 149 km SW | 162 | 7.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 91 % · humidity 43 % |
| Saint-Pardoux-d'Arnet | 23 | 54 km SE | 163 | 6.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 30 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Pardoux-d'Arnet | 23 | 54 km SE | 163 | 6.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 30 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-André-de-Double | 24 | 149 km SW | 162 | 7.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 91 % · humidity 43 % |
| Brousse-le-Château | 12 | 243 km S | 164 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 54 % · winter 77 % |
| Feings | 61 | 286 km N | 194 | 12.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Livet-sur-Authou | 27 | 358 km N | 163 | 11.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Vaast-en-Auge | 14 | 379 km N | 125 | 20.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 89 % · 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 Aulon'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feings | 61 | 286 km N | 194 | 12.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Livet-sur-Authou | 27 | 358 km N | 163 | 11.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Épeigné-sur-Dême | 37 | 195 km NW | 162 | 7.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Camembert | 61 | 333 km N | 168 | 7.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Ouen-de-Sécherouvre | 61 | 294 km N | 153 | 5.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Germain-de-Modéon | 21 | 236 km NE | 174 | 8.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
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