Chamborand
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 17.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 45 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Chamborand (INSEE 23047) is in Creuse (23), part of CC de Bénévent Grand Bourg. Population 241 (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 17.6/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 45 % of the 17,034 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.41 | 10 | 4.06 |
| Housing mix | 0.61 | 5 | 3.04 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LEBLANC SC). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (CHAMBORAND LEBLANC LPRC RP). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, 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 | 1 | LEBLANC SC | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 1 | CHAMBORAND LEBLANC LPRC RP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 239 (2012) → 241 (2023): 0.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 266 (1990) → 241 (2023): -9.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 189, of which 19.6 % second homes and 16.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Fursac): 4.7 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Fursac): 4.7 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Fursac): 4.7 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Fursac): 4.7 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Fursac): 4.7 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 38 days at or below 0 °C, over 28 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the BENEVENT_SAPC weather station, 5.9 km away at 460 m; the village itself is at 402 m. [9]
The village sits 58 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at LA SOUTERRAINE, 13.3 km away at 370 m, over 28 summers. [9]
An average of 1,009 mm of rain a year, spread over 137 days — about 7.4 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at BENEVENT_SAPC, 5.9 km away at 460 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23047/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23047/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23047/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23047/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23192
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chauvigny-du-Perche | 41 | 204 km N | 230 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Francoulès | 46 | 180 km S | 265 | 24 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Belhade | 40 | 265 km SW | 227 | 26.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 18 % · winter 78 % |
| Le Fresne-Poret | 50 | 337 km NW | 226 | 16.2 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Tanville | 61 | 293 km NW | 227 | 20.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 84 % · humidity 86 % |
| Obterre | 36 | 94 km NW | 224 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obterre | 36 | 94 km NW | 224 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Francoulès | 46 | 180 km S | 265 | 24 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chauvigny-du-Perche | 41 | 204 km N | 230 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Belhade | 40 | 265 km SW | 227 | 26.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 18 % · winter 78 % |
| Tanville | 61 | 293 km NW | 227 | 20.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 84 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Fresne-Poret | 50 | 337 km NW | 226 | 16.2 | No daily shops | 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 Chamborand'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obterre | 36 | 94 km NW | 224 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bosmoreau-les-Mines | 23 | 22 km SE | 230 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Petit-Pressigny | 37 | 99 km NW | 305 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Beaumont-Village | 37 | 117 km N | 239 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Brèches | 37 | 181 km NW | 239 | 17 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Christophe | 16 | 58 km W | 334 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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