Le Chauchet
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 8.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 15 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Le Chauchet (INSEE 23058) is in Creuse (23), part of CC Marche et Combraille en Aquitaine. Population 102 (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 8.6/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 15 % of the 10,792 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 | 0.48 | 10 | 4.81 |
| Housing mix | 0.51 | 5 | 2.53 |
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 109 (2012) → 102 (2023): -6.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 104 (1990) → 102 (2023): -1.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 77, of which 24.7 % second homes and 9.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Champagnat): 10.8 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Peyrat-la-Nonière): 6.4 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Sannat): 5.8 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Chambon-sur-Voueize): 11.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Sannat): 5.8 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 20 days a year at or above 30 °C and 64 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the LA SERRE BUSS weather station, 5.8 km away at 510 m; the village itself is at 461 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at AUZANCES_SAPC, 15.4 km away at 564 m, over 12 summers. [12]
That station sits 103 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 885 mm of rain a year, spread over 130 days — about 6.8 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at LA SERRE BUSS, 5.8 km away at 510 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 — 23058/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23058/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23058/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23058/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23048
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23151
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23167
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23045
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monfréville | 14 | 436 km NW | 101 | 8.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 39 % · humidity 100 % |
| Écorches | 61 | 350 km NW | 101 | 5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
| Beurville | 52 | 310 km NE | 102 | 5.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Messac | 17 | 222 km W | 102 | 6.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 64 % · humidity 71 % |
| Thalamy | 19 | 67 km S | 107 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 70 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Nicolas-des-Bois | 50 | 396 km NW | 98 | 6.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thalamy | 19 | 67 km S | 107 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 70 % · humidity 86 % |
| Messac | 17 | 222 km W | 102 | 6.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 64 % · humidity 71 % |
| Beurville | 52 | 310 km NE | 102 | 5.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Écorches | 61 | 350 km NW | 101 | 5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Nicolas-des-Bois | 50 | 396 km NW | 98 | 6.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Monfréville | 14 | 436 km NW | 101 | 8.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 39 % · 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 Le Chauchet'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beurville | 52 | 310 km NE | 102 | 5.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Privé | 71 | 183 km E | 100 | 13.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Martin-de-Commune | 71 | 189 km NE | 101 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montlevicq | 36 | 56 km N | 106 | 6.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Festigny | 89 | 185 km NE | 92 | 11.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Viviers | 89 | 224 km NE | 106 | 6.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
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