Évaux-les-Bains
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 54/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 86 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Évaux-les-Bains (INSEE 23076) is in Creuse (23), part of CC Creuse Confluence. Population 1,277 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-25 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/23076-evaux-les-bains
Vitality score
Vitality score 54/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 86 % of the 12,834 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 | 0.39 | 25 | 9.84 |
| Social | 0.82 | 20 | 16.42 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.59 | 10 | 5.85 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.24 | 10 | 2.44 |
| Housing mix | 0.62 | 5 | 3.09 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA BROSSARDISE). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (SARL DEPOUX). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (U EXPRESS). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (AUBERGE DU MOULIN CHANCELIER · O REGAL D'EVAUX · CHALET D'ANTAN). [3,4]
4 × Café / bar (LE RALLYE · AU FUT TENDU). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE LEO LAGRANGE). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LEO LAGRANGE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE JEANNE D'ARC). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MARIE-ALICE LAUVERGNAT, MÉDECIN · XAVIER JAMET, MÉDECIN · MARINA CHASSAGNE, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU PROGRES). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE D'EVAUX LES BAINS). [3]
1 × Cinema (ALPHA). [3]
1 × Bank (CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DE CHAMBON - EVAUX LES BAINS). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (ARTS ET COULEURS · MELANIE COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (GRAND HOTEL THERMAL). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL OUCHES DE BUDELLE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LA BROSSARDISE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | SARL DEPOUX | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | U EXPRESS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 3 | AUBERGE DU MOULIN CHANCELIER · O REGAL D'EVAUX · CHALET D'ANTAN | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 4 | LE RALLYE · AU FUT TENDU | INSEE SIRENE 4 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE LEO LAGRANGE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LEO LAGRANGE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE JEANNE D'ARC | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | MARIE-ALICE LAUVERGNAT, MÉDECIN · XAVIER JAMET, MÉDECIN · MARINA CHASSAGNE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DU PROGRES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 D'EVAUX LES BAINS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | ALPHA | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DE CHAMBON - EVAUX LES BAINS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 2 | ARTS ET COULEURS · MELANIE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | GRAND HOTEL THERMAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL OUCHES DE BUDELLE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 1,415 (2012) → 1,277 (2023): -9.8 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,716 (1990) → 1,277 (2023): -25.6 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,076, of which 19.1 % second homes and 20.6 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Évaux-les-Bains): 0.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Évaux-les-Bains): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Évaux-les-Bains): 0.4 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Évaux-les-Bains): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Évaux-les-Bains): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 101 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CHAMBON VOUEIZE weather station, 5 km away at 329 m; the village itself is at 457 m. [10]
The village sits 128 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 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at AUZANCES_SAPC, 17 km away at 564 m, over 12 summers. [10]
That station sits 107 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 831 mm of rain a year, spread over 127 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CHAMBON VOUEIZE, 5 km away at 329 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
100 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 64,930 € — 733 € per m² of built surface. [11]
16 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 62,000 € — 623 € per m². [11]
The median across Creuse is 707 € per m², so this commune sits about level with 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 — 23076/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2025-06— https://data.datatourisme.fr/23/d7123fca-1641-3184-8dec-7f83555eef04— “Marché hebdomadaire”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23076/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23076/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23076/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23076
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Fargeau | 89 | 169 km N | 1,439 | 60.2 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 45 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nolay | 21 | 185 km NE | 1,409 | 57.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 54 % · humidity 93 % |
| Castillonnès | 47 | 225 km SW | 1,346 | 56.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 38 % · winter 1 % |
| Saint-Cyprien | 24 | 183 km SW | 1,580 | 63.1 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 26 % · winter 51 % · humidity 50 % |
| Sancerre | 18 | 131 km N | 1,269 | 50.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 31 % · humidity 79 % |
| Cajarc | 46 | 195 km S | 1,136 | 69.1 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 31 % · winter 3 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sancerre | 18 | 131 km N | 1,269 | 50.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 31 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Fargeau | 89 | 169 km N | 1,439 | 60.2 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 45 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Cyprien | 24 | 183 km SW | 1,580 | 63.1 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 26 % · winter 51 % · humidity 50 % |
| Nolay | 21 | 185 km NE | 1,409 | 57.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 54 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cajarc | 46 | 195 km S | 1,136 | 69.1 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 31 % · winter 3 % · humidity 79 % |
| Castillonnès | 47 | 225 km SW | 1,346 | 56.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 38 % · winter 1 % |
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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 Évaux-les-Bains'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Just-en-Chevalet | 42 | 109 km E | 1,169 | 55.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Monastier-sur-Gazeille | 43 | 181 km SE | 1,784 | 59.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Langogne | 48 | 193 km SE | 2,836 | 75.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Boëge | 74 | 302 km E | 1,983 | 61.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vercel-Villedieu-le-Camp | 25 | 319 km E | 1,762 | 63.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fraize | 88 | 408 km NE | 2,843 | 59.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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