Boussac
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 54.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 87 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Boussac (INSEE 23031) is in Creuse (23), part of CC Creuse Confluence. Population 1,236 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-25 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/23031-boussac
Vitality score
Vitality score 54.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 87 % of the 13,038 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 | 0.55 | 25 | 13.81 |
| Social | 0.66 | 20 | 13.11 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.66 | 10 | 6.56 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.25 | 10 | 2.48 |
| Housing mix | 0.87 | 5 | 4.37 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE FOURNIL DE MICHE). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE GUILLEMIN). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (DISTRIBUTION CASINO FRANCE). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (LES MAGASINS DE BAGATELLE · CARREFOUR MARKET). [3,4]
5 × Restaurant (PIZZA FAMILLY · LES EMPORTES DE CASIA MIA · CAFE DE LA PLACE · HOTEL CENTRAL · LE 23). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE GRAND CAFE DES SPORTS). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE MARCELLE JEANNOT). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE HENRI JUDET). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (DARREN MICALLEF, MÉDECIN · GILLES GALLITRE, MÉDECIN · JEAN-BAPTISTE HEITZMANN, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE DAGARD, MÉDECIN · CHRISTINE DAGARD, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE CREUSE CONFLUENCE SITE DE BOUSSAC). [3]
3 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE · COLLEGE HENRI JUDET · MAISON DES ASSOCIATIONS). [3]
3 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE D'AUVERGNE ET DU LIMOUSIN · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT CTRE FRANCE · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DE HAUTE MARCHE BAS BERRY). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (CORI-STYLE · AQUARELLE). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL CENTRAL). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Supermarket, 1 × Pharmacy, 2 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | LE FOURNIL DE MICHE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE GUILLEMIN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | DISTRIBUTION CASINO FRANCE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | LES MAGASINS DE BAGATELLE · CARREFOUR MARKET | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 5 | PIZZA FAMILLY · LES EMPORTES DE CASIA MIA · CAFE DE LA PLACE · HOTEL CENTRAL · LE 23 | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE GRAND CAFE DES SPORTS | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE MARCELLE JEANNOT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE HENRI JUDET | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | DARREN MICALLEF, MÉDECIN · GILLES GALLITRE, MÉDECIN · JEAN-BAPTISTE HEITZMANN, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE DAGARD, MÉDECIN · CHRISTINE DAGARD, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [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 | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE CREUSE CONFLUENCE SITE DE BOUSSAC | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 3 | GYMNASE · COLLEGE HENRI JUDET · MAISON DES ASSOCIATIONS | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 3 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE D'AUVERGNE ET DU LIMOUSIN · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRIC MUT CTRE FRANCE · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DE HAUTE MARCHE BAS BERRY | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 3 | CORI-STYLE · AQUARELLE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL CENTRAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| 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]
Trajectory
Population 1,300 (2012) → 1,236 (2023): -4.9 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,652 (1990) → 1,236 (2023): -25.2 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 950, of which 6.3 % second homes and 20.4 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Boussac): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Boussac): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Boussac): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Clugnat): 8.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Boussac): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 72 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the BOUSSAC_SAPC weather station, 1.2 km away at 380 m; the village itself is at 376 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at BOUSSAC_SAPC, 1.2 km away at 380 m, over 18 summers. [11]
An average of 899 mm of rain a year, spread over 131 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at BOUSSAC_SAPC, 1.2 km away at 380 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 — 23031/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2025-04— https://data.datatourisme.fr/23/2e33c978-ac3f-3709-a962-adecddccd6b1— “Marché hebdomadaire”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23031/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23031/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23031/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23031
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23064
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cadours | 31 | 305 km S | 1,142 | 57.2 | Partly served | no figures |
| Chevanceaux | 17 | 222 km SW | 1,065 | 51.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 53 % |
| Aigurande | 36 | 31 km W | 1,321 | 55.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aigre | 16 | 177 km W | 1,594 | 55.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 72 % · humidity 64 % |
| Cercy-la-Tour | 58 | 124 km NE | 1,653 | 52.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Valérien | 89 | 214 km N | 1,823 | 49.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 65 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aigurande | 36 | 31 km W | 1,321 | 55.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cercy-la-Tour | 58 | 124 km NE | 1,653 | 52.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aigre | 16 | 177 km W | 1,594 | 55.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 72 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Valérien | 89 | 214 km N | 1,823 | 49.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 65 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chevanceaux | 17 | 222 km SW | 1,065 | 51.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 53 % |
| Cadours | 31 | 305 km S | 1,142 | 57.2 | Partly served | no figures |
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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 Boussac'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aigurande | 36 | 31 km W | 1,321 | 55.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cercy-la-Tour | 58 | 124 km NE | 1,653 | 52.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Châteauvillain | 52 | 277 km NE | 1,482 | 52.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Arches | 88 | 381 km NE | 1,617 | 49.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Arinthod | 39 | 257 km E | 1,149 | 38 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cunlhat | 63 | 131 km SE | 1,290 | 41.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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