Chamberaud
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 12.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 49 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Chamberaud (INSEE 23043) is in Creuse (23), part of CC Creuse Sud Ouest. Population 94 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 12.9/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 49 % of the 10,013 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 | 0.33 | 10 | 3.32 |
| Housing mix | 0.47 | 5 | 2.34 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE FOURNIL DES SAINTS). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: 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) | 1 | LE FOURNIL DES SAINTS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 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 97 (2012) → 94 (2023): -3.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 113 (1990) → 94 (2023): -16.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 94, of which 26.6 % second homes and 16 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Chamberaud): 0.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Ahun): 3.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Lavaveix-les-Mines): 4 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Saint-Georges-la-Pouge): 8.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Ahun): 4.2 km to the north (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. [12]
Measured at the AHUN LYCEE weather station, 5 km away at 460 m; the village itself is at 476 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at AHUN LYCEE, 5 km away at 460 m, over 21 summers. [12]
An average of 976 mm of rain a year, spread over 138 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at FRANSECHES, 3.5 km away at 500 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 — 23043/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23043/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23043/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23043/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23043
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23001
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23105
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23197
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oris-en-Rattier | 38 | 323 km E | 108 | 20.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lagamas | 34 | 289 km SE | 111 | 20.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 50 % · humidity 57 % |
| Le Vicel | 50 | 471 km NW | 119 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 28 % · humidity 100 % |
| Urau | 31 | 348 km S | 118 | 12.7 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Jailly-les-Moulins | 21 | 250 km NE | 76 | 11 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Séverin-sur-Boutonne | 17 | 191 km W | 93 | 4.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 66 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Séverin-sur-Boutonne | 17 | 191 km W | 93 | 4.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 66 % · humidity 86 % |
| Jailly-les-Moulins | 21 | 250 km NE | 76 | 11 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lagamas | 34 | 289 km SE | 111 | 20.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 50 % · humidity 57 % |
| Oris-en-Rattier | 38 | 323 km E | 108 | 20.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Urau | 31 | 348 km S | 118 | 12.7 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Le Vicel | 50 | 471 km NW | 119 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 28 % · 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 Chamberaud'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Échalot | 21 | 274 km NE | 93 | 6.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sassey-sur-Meuse | 55 | 442 km NE | 93 | 6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Belrupt | 88 | 381 km NE | 88 | 6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Percey-le-Grand | 70 | 308 km NE | 84 | 5.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Maizières-sur-Amance | 52 | 335 km NE | 95 | 4.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nepvant | 55 | 455 km NE | 87 | 11 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
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