La Chapelle-Saint-Martial
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 6.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 9 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Chapelle-Saint-Martial (INSEE 23051) is in Creuse (23), part of CC Creuse Sud Ouest. Population 79 (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 6.6/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 9 % of the 8,383 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 | 0.34 | 10 | 3.4 |
| Housing mix | 0.44 | 5 | 2.22 |
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 89 (2012) → 79 (2023): -11.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 94 (1990) → 79 (2023): -16 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 79, of which 27.8 % second homes and 16.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Sardent): 5.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Georges-la-Pouge): 5 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Georges-la-Pouge): 4.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Georges-la-Pouge): 5.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Georges-la-Pouge): 5.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 10 days a year at or above 30 °C and 84 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MAISONNISSES weather station, 4.7 km away at 563 m; the village itself is at 523 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at AHUN LYCEE, 11 km away at 460 m, over 21 summers. [10]
That station sits 63 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 5.46 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 1,179 mm of rain a year, spread over 139 days — about 8.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MAISONNISSES, 4.7 km away at 563 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23051/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23051/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23051/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23051/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23168
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bize | 52 | 346 km NE | 79 | 14.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 66 % · humidity 86 % |
| Poncey-sur-l'Ignon | 21 | 271 km NE | 80 | 10.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
| Audouville-la-Hubert | 50 | 445 km NW | 78 | 6.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 14 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Celle | 63 | 47 km SE | 81 | 6.2 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Chahains | 61 | 321 km NW | 81 | 7.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 54 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fay-lès-Marcilly | 10 | 293 km NE | 80 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Celle | 63 | 47 km SE | 81 | 6.2 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Poncey-sur-l'Ignon | 21 | 271 km NE | 80 | 10.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fay-lès-Marcilly | 10 | 293 km NE | 80 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chahains | 61 | 321 km NW | 81 | 7.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 54 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bize | 52 | 346 km NE | 79 | 14.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 66 % · humidity 86 % |
| Audouville-la-Hubert | 50 | 445 km NW | 78 | 6.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 14 % · 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 La Chapelle-Saint-Martial'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brixey-aux-Chanoines | 55 | 395 km NE | 77 | 6.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mansat-la-Courrière | 23 | 12 km SW | 73 | 5.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Denezières | 39 | 305 km E | 73 | 6.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Romain-sur-Meuse | 52 | 363 km NE | 89 | 2.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Sulpice | 63 | 69 km SE | 85 | 5.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Péret-Bel-Air | 19 | 62 km S | 84 | 9.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
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