Bonnat
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 44.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 64 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bonnat (INSEE 23025) is in Creuse (23), part of CC Portes de la Creuse en Marche. Population 1,357 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/23025-bonnat
Vitality score
Vitality score 44.2/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 64 % of the 12,325 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 | 0.39 | 25 | 9.84 |
| Social | 0.59 | 20 | 11.7 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.2 | 10 | 1.97 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.48 | 10 | 4.78 |
| Housing mix | 0.68 | 5 | 3.38 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (DELACOU). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (TANO). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (GAILLARD). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (LE XYPHOS · L'ESCAPADE). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE MARC BLOCH). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE BONNAT). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE MILLE PAGES). [3]
3 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF · ECOLE PRIMAIRE · COLLEGE MARC BLOCH). [3]
2 × Bank (CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT CTRE FRANCE · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DE BONNAT). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (TECHNIQUE ART). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL RESTAURANT DOMAINE DE L'ORANGERIE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), GP (médecin généraliste). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | DELACOU | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | TANO | 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 | 1 | GAILLARD | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | LE XYPHOS · L'ESCAPADE | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE MARC BLOCH | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE BONNAT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 MUNICIPALE MILLE PAGES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 3 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF · ECOLE PRIMAIRE · COLLEGE MARC BLOCH | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 2 | CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT CTRE FRANCE · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DE BONNAT | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 1 | TECHNIQUE ART | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL RESTAURANT DOMAINE DE L'ORANGERIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5,6]
Trajectory
Population 1,300 (2012) → 1,357 (2023): 4.4 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 1,387 (1990) → 1,357 (2023): -2.2 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 880, of which 16.3 % second homes and 13 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bonnat): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Bonnat): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [10]
GP (Genouillac): 7.4 km to the east (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (Bonnat): 1.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Bonnat): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 55 days at or below 0 °C, over 25 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the BONNAT weather station, 1.7 km away at 382 m; the village itself is at 350 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at GENOUILLAC, 6.8 km away at 306 m, over 21 summers. [12]
An average of 906 mm of rain a year, spread over 132 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at BONNAT, 1.7 km away at 382 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 — 23025/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-01— https://data.datatourisme.fr/23/49251e8d-7d61-3e8d-8aa5-1c31fad44b51— “Marché-Distribution”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2026-09— https://data.datatourisme.fr/23/cf22ef85-22a9-3d5a-ab51-2a17fa9ddd55— “Marché”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23025/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23025/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23025/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23025
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23089
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melrand | 56 | 421 km NW | 1,598 | 52.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Châteauvillain | 52 | 297 km NE | 1,482 | 52.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Jouet-sur-l'Aubois | 18 | 115 km NE | 1,303 | 45.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bélesta | 09 | 381 km S | 1,091 | 44.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Brioux-sur-Boutonne | 79 | 165 km W | 1,440 | 46.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 85 % · humidity 79 % |
| Aigurande | 36 | 13 km NW | 1,321 | 55.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aigurande | 36 | 13 km NW | 1,321 | 55.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Jouet-sur-l'Aubois | 18 | 115 km NE | 1,303 | 45.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Brioux-sur-Boutonne | 79 | 165 km W | 1,440 | 46.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 85 % · humidity 79 % |
| Châteauvillain | 52 | 297 km NE | 1,482 | 52.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bélesta | 09 | 381 km S | 1,091 | 44.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Melrand | 56 | 421 km NW | 1,598 | 52.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 82 % · 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 Bonnat'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jouet-sur-l'Aubois | 18 | 115 km NE | 1,303 | 45.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bélesta | 09 | 381 km S | 1,091 | 44.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Aigurande | 36 | 13 km NW | 1,321 | 55.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cussac | 87 | 107 km SW | 1,152 | 35.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Dun-le-Palestel | 23 | 19 km W | 1,096 | 49.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Neuilly-le-Réal | 03 | 118 km E | 1,435 | 48.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
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