Le Compas
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 23.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 75 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Le Compas (INSEE 23066) is in Creuse (23), part of CC Marche et Combraille en Aquitaine. Population 197 (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 23.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 75 % of the 15,879 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 | 0.75 | 20 | 14.97 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.41 | 10 | 4.12 |
| Housing mix | 0.22 | 5 | 1.08 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (VIGNERESSE MARIE-CHRISITNE · LA GRANGE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
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, 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 | 2 | VIGNERESSE MARIE-CHRISITNE · LA GRANGE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 209 (2012) → 197 (2023): -5.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 216 (1990) → 197 (2023): -8.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 186, of which 39.2 % second homes and 7.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Les Mars): 3.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Auzances): 4.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Auzances): 4.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Auzances): 4.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Auzances): 4.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 14 days a year at or above 30 °C and 69 days at or below 0 °C, over 28 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the AUZANCES_SAPC weather station, 3.5 km away at 564 m; the village itself is at 610 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at AUZANCES_SAPC, 3.5 km away at 564 m, over 12 summers. [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, 3.5 km away at 564 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
20 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 65,500 € — 508 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Creuse is 707 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [11]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23066/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23066/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23066/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23066/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23123
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23013
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pousthomy | 12 | 238 km S | 212 | 26.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Curières | 12 | 153 km S | 215 | 24.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Bourg-d'Hem | 23 | 59 km NW | 226 | 22.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bessas | 07 | 234 km SE | 234 | 27.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 3 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ceilloux | 63 | 90 km SE | 174 | 25.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Laurent-de-Lévézou | 12 | 203 km S | 161 | 25.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Bourg-d'Hem | 23 | 59 km NW | 226 | 22.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ceilloux | 63 | 90 km SE | 174 | 25.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Curières | 12 | 153 km S | 215 | 24.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Laurent-de-Lévézou | 12 | 203 km S | 161 | 25.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bessas | 07 | 234 km SE | 234 | 27.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 3 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pousthomy | 12 | 238 km S | 212 | 26.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 93 % · 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 Compas'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ceilloux | 63 | 90 km SE | 174 | 25.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Laurent-de-Lévézou | 12 | 203 km S | 161 | 25.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cros-de-Ronesque | 15 | 126 km S | 145 | 20.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montmort | 71 | 150 km NE | 185 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pensol | 87 | 134 km W | 186 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Champagnac-la-Noaille | 19 | 84 km SW | 237 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
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