Charron
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 1 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Charron (INSEE 23054) is in Creuse (23), part of CC Marche et Combraille en Aquitaine. Population 195 (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 4/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 1 % of the 15,840 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 | 0.19 | 10 | 1.94 |
| Housing mix | 0.29 | 5 | 1.44 |
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 SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 218 (2012) → 195 (2023): -10.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 281 (1990) → 195 (2023): -30.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 188, of which 35.6 % second homes and 9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Auzances): 6 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Maurice-près-Pionsat): 3.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Auzances): 6 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Auzances): 6.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Maurice-près-Pionsat): 3.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 62 days at or below 0 °C, over 28 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the AUZANCES_SAPC weather station, 7.1 km away at 564 m; the village itself is at 504 m. [10]
The village sits 60 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at AUZANCES_SAPC, 7.1 km away at 564 m, over 12 summers. [10]
That station sits 60 m above 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 900 mm of rain a year, spread over 134 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at AUZANCES_SAPC, 7.1 km away at 564 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 — 23054/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23054/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23054/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23054/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23013
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63377
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montclar-sur-Gervanne | 26 | 249 km SE | 194 | 10.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Simon | 46 | 161 km S | 195 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bérulle | 10 | 250 km N | 193 | 6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Noyer-en-Ouche | 27 | 354 km N | 193 | 8.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Victour | 19 | 68 km S | 199 | 12.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Juvinas | 07 | 203 km SE | 187 | 10.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Victour | 19 | 68 km S | 199 | 12.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Simon | 46 | 161 km S | 195 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Juvinas | 07 | 203 km SE | 187 | 10.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montclar-sur-Gervanne | 26 | 249 km SE | 194 | 10.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bérulle | 10 | 250 km N | 193 | 6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Noyer-en-Ouche | 27 | 354 km N | 193 | 8.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · 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 Charron'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Noyer-en-Ouche | 27 | 354 km N | 193 | 8.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chapelle-Guillaume | 28 | 261 km NW | 181 | 6.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Arfeuille-Châtain | 23 | 9.9 km W | 193 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marolles-les-Buis | 28 | 284 km NW | 205 | 7.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Barrais-Bussolles | 03 | 92 km E | 185 | 6.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Linard-Malval | 23 | 62 km NW | 206 | 5.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
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