Cressat
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 19.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 23 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Cressat (INSEE 23068) is in Creuse (23), part of CC Creuse Confluence. Population 512 (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 19.1/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 23 % of the 17,733 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.43 | 10 | 4.28 |
| Housing mix | 0.49 | 5 | 2.45 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (CRESSAT RPC RP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE CRESSAT). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
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, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [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 | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 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 | 1 | CRESSAT RPC RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE CRESSAT | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 559 (2012) → 512 (2023): -8.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 552 (1990) → 512 (2023): -7.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 463, of which 25.5 % second homes and 14.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Chénérailles): 6.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Jarnages): 4.7 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Jarnages): 5.5 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Jarnages): 4.8 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Jarnages): 5.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 9 days a year at or above 30 °C and 70 days at or below 0 °C, over 23 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the AHUN LYCEE weather station, 8 km away at 460 m; the village itself is at 528 m. [10]
The village sits 68 m above 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 AHUN LYCEE, 8 km away at 460 m, over 21 summers. [10]
That station sits 68 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 960 mm of rain a year, spread over 138 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CHENERAILLES, 6 km away at 510 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 — 23068/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23068/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23068/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23068/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23061
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23100
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naussac | 12 | 180 km S | 434 | 23.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Régis-du-Coin | 42 | 205 km SE | 408 | 27.5 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 64 % · humidity 79 % |
| Châteauvieux | 41 | 133 km NW | 514 | 25.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 72 % · winter 86 % |
| Parnac | 36 | 62 km NW | 509 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mayrinhac-Lentour | 46 | 150 km S | 484 | 21.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Dizant-du-Gua | 17 | 232 km W | 499 | 29.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 54 % · humidity 43 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parnac | 36 | 62 km NW | 509 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Châteauvieux | 41 | 133 km NW | 514 | 25.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 72 % · winter 86 % |
| Mayrinhac-Lentour | 46 | 150 km S | 484 | 21.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
| Naussac | 12 | 180 km S | 434 | 23.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Régis-du-Coin | 42 | 205 km SE | 408 | 27.5 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 64 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Dizant-du-Gua | 17 | 232 km W | 499 | 29.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 54 % · humidity 43 % |
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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 Cressat'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boffres | 07 | 244 km SE | 633 | 34.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Côte-Saint-Didier | 42 | 140 km E | 520 | 29.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Dontreix | 23 | 39 km SE | 400 | 29.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Taussac | 12 | 152 km S | 504 | 22.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Eyrein | 19 | 91 km S | 514 | 21.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montpeyroux | 12 | 176 km S | 518 | 38.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
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