Chambon-Sainte-Croix
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 8.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 18 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Chambon-Sainte-Croix (INSEE 23044) is in Creuse (23), part of CC du Pays Dunois. Population 89 (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 8.6/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 18 % of the 9,442 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 | 0.56 | 10 | 5.6 |
| Housing mix | 0.34 | 5 | 1.71 |
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 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 90 (2012) → 89 (2023): -1.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 84 (1990) → 89 (2023): 6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 79, of which 32.9 % second homes and 12.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Fresselines): 7.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Fresselines): 7.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (La Celle-Dunoise): 5.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Aigurande): 9.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Chéniers): 4 km to the east (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 14 days a year at or above 30 °C and 45 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the DUN LE PALESTEL weather station, 9.3 km away at 365 m; the village itself is at 291 m. [12]
The village sits 74 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at DUN LE PALESTEL, 9.3 km away at 365 m, over 16 summers. [12]
That station sits 74 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 917 mm of rain a year, spread over 133 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at DUN LE PALESTEL, 9.3 km away at 365 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 — 23044/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23044/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23044/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23044/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23087
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23039
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 36001
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23062
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranzières | 55 | 406 km NE | 87 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 72 % |
| Le Mas-d'Artige | 23 | 76 km SE | 92 | 9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 34 % · humidity 79 % |
| La Petite-Fosse | 88 | 454 km NE | 91 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Heippes | 55 | 394 km NE | 86 | 7.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sacoué | 65 | 386 km S | 85 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 96 % |
| Villefort | 11 | 379 km S | 88 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 61 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Mas-d'Artige | 23 | 76 km SE | 92 | 9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 34 % · humidity 79 % |
| Villefort | 11 | 379 km S | 88 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 61 % · humidity 57 % |
| Sacoué | 65 | 386 km S | 85 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 96 % |
| Heippes | 55 | 394 km NE | 86 | 7.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ranzières | 55 | 406 km NE | 87 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 72 % |
| La Petite-Fosse | 88 | 454 km NE | 91 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Chambon-Sainte-Croix'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Petite-Fosse | 88 | 454 km NE | 91 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Heippes | 55 | 394 km NE | 86 | 7.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Torcy-en-Valois | 02 | 324 km N | 81 | 8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Tignécourt | 88 | 363 km NE | 80 | 4.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Galié | 31 | 385 km S | 87 | 11.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Les Thons | 88 | 360 km NE | 97 | 3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
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