La Courtine

Creuse · CC Haute-Corrèze Communauté · INSEE 23067

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Partly served 54.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 95 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

La Courtine (INSEE 23067) is in Creuse (23), part of CC Haute-Corrèze Communauté. Population 707 (2023). ^[1]

INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). ^[2]

Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.

Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/23067-la-courtine

Vitality score

Vitality score 54.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 95 % of the 16,367 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	0.63	25	15.8
Social	0.43	20	8.65
Education	0.63	10	6.32
Health	0.63	10	6.32
Public & culture	0.63	5	3.16
Population trend	0.17	10	1.69
Housing mix	0.86	5	4.28

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 3 of 6

Eating out 1 of 1

Cafés and bars 0 of 1

Schools 1 of 3

Health 2 of 4

Public services 1 of 1

Culture 2 of 2

Sport 1 of 2

Everyday services 2 of 3

Lodging 1 of 2

One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. ^[3,4]

1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (ETABLISSEMENTS AGUILAR). ^[3,4]

1 × Butcher (boucherie) (SARL FREITAS). ^[3,4]

1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). ^[3,4]

2 × Restaurant (NICO PIZZ · SNACK CHEZ KENNY). ^[3,4]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). ^[3]

1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (THIERRY QUESNEL, MÉDECIN). ^[3]

1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE THAUMIAUX). ^[3,4]

1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). ^[3]

1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE LA COURTINE). ^[3]

1 × Cinema (LE MARCHOIS). ^[3]

1 × Gym / sports hall (CAMP MILITAIRE DE LA COURTINE). ^[3]

1 × Bank (CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DE LA COURTINE-SORNAC). ^[3]

1 × Hairdresser (BARGY ARLETTE). ^[3,4]

2 × Hotel (HOTEL LE BACCHUS · HOTEL LE PETIT BREUIL). ^[3,4]

Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle). ^[3,4]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts

Type	Count	Names	Sources
Bakery (boulangerie)	1	ETABLISSEMENTS AGUILAR	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)	1	SARL FREITAS	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)	1		INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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	NICO PIZZ · SNACK CHEZ KENNY	INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4]
Café / bar	0		INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)	1	ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Collège	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)	1	THIERRY QUESNEL, MÉDECIN	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Pharmacy	1	PHARMACIE THAUMIAUX	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Nurse	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Dentist	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Post office / agence postale	1	LA POSTE	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Library	1	BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE LA COURTINE	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Cinema	1	LE MARCHOIS	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Gym / sports hall	1	CAMP MILITAIRE DE LA COURTINE	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Swimming pool	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank	1	CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DE LA COURTINE-SORNAC	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Hairdresser	1	BARGY ARLETTE	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Fuel station	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Hotel	2	HOTEL LE BACCHUS · HOTEL LE PETIT BREUIL	INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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

1968: 1,233 2023: 707 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 715 (2012) → 707 (2023): -1.1 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 1,057 (1990) → 707 (2023): -33.1 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 526, of which 7.2 % second homes and 28.1 % vacant. ^[7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

In the commune Primary school Pharmacy — 0.6 km NWFood shop — 0.7 km NWGP — 0.7 km NWBakery — 0.9 km NW Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (La Courtine): 0.9 km to the north-west (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (La Courtine): 0.7 km to the north-west (straight line). ^[8]

GP (La Courtine): 0.7 km to the north-west (straight line). ^[8]

Pharmacy (La Courtine): 0.6 km to the north-west (straight line). ^[8]

Primary school (La Courtine): 0 km to the south (straight line). ^[8]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Days at or above 30 °C 7.7

Days at or below 0 °C 93.8

Muggy days a summer 0.1

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 8 days a year at or above 30 °C and 94 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[9]

Measured at the LA COURTINE weather station, 0.4 km away at 772 m; the village itself is at 771 m. ^[9]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. ^[9]

Humidity measured at LA COURTINE, 0.4 km away at 772 m, over 25 summers. ^[9]

An average of 1,108 mm of rain a year, spread over 144 days — about 7.7 mm on a day it rains. ^[9]

Rainfall measured at LA COURTINE, 0.4 km away at 772 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 — 23067/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23067/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23067/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23067/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 23067
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
Essoyes	10	314 km NE	708	66.9	Served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 28 % · humidity 86 %
Saint-Martin-d'Estréaux	42	131 km NE	845	56.6	Partly served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 50 % · humidity 14 %
Courtomer	61	356 km NW	731	57.7	Partly served	Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 31 % · humidity 93 %
Raddon-et-Chapendu	70	399 km NE	849	60.2	Served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 %
Olby	63	47 km E	857	61.1	Served	Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 %
Lugny	71	214 km NE	845	65.7	Served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 35 % · humidity 86 %

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
Olby	63	47 km E	857	61.1	Served	Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 %
Saint-Martin-d'Estréaux	42	131 km NE	845	56.6	Partly served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 50 % · humidity 14 %
Lugny	71	214 km NE	845	65.7	Served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 35 % · humidity 86 %
Essoyes	10	314 km NE	708	66.9	Served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 28 % · humidity 86 %
Courtomer	61	356 km NW	731	57.7	Partly served	Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 31 % · humidity 93 %
Raddon-et-Chapendu	70	399 km NE	849	60.2	Served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 %

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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 Courtine'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
Costaros	43	153 km SE	553	70.9	Served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 %
Allanche	15	74 km SE	773	62.4	Served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 %
Manzat	63	60 km NE	1,426	52.2	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 %
La Chapelle-en-Vercors	26	260 km E	797	70.5	Served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 %
Neussargues-Moissac	15	85 km SE	824	67.4	Served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 %
Arc-sous-Cicon	25	350 km NE	768	58	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 %

Elsewhere

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