Faux-Mazuras
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 17.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 54 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Faux-Mazuras (INSEE 23078) is in Creuse (23), part of CC Creuse Sud Ouest. Population 186 (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 17.5/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 54 % of the 15,549 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.6 | 10 | 6.01 |
| Housing mix | 0.51 | 5 | 2.54 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LA BELLA PIZZA). [3,4]
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, 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 | 1 | LA BELLA PIZZA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 173 (2012) → 186 (2023): 7.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 169 (1990) → 186 (2023): 10.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 138, of which 24.6 % second homes and 11.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bourganeuf): 3.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Bourganeuf): 3.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Bourganeuf): 4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Bourganeuf): 4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Bourganeuf): 3.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 9 days a year at or above 30 °C and 52 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the BOURGANEUF weather station, 4.9 km away at 513 m; the village itself is at 498 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at BOURGANEUF, 4.9 km away at 513 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 1,178 mm of rain a year, spread over 142 days — about 8.3 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at BOURGANEUF, 4.9 km away at 513 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 — 23078/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23078/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23078/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23078/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23030
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cisai-Saint-Aubin | 61 | 335 km N | 184 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pomarède | 46 | 159 km S | 189 | 24.8 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 95 % · humidity 43 % |
| Saint-Jean-d'Aubrigoux | 43 | 170 km E | 184 | 12.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 15 % |
| Saint-Seine | 58 | 181 km NE | 187 | 13.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Denis-Catus | 46 | 154 km S | 198 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 15 % · winter 64 % · humidity 43 % |
| La Saucelle | 28 | 306 km N | 198 | 20.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Denis-Catus | 46 | 154 km S | 198 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 15 % · winter 64 % · humidity 43 % |
| Pomarède | 46 | 159 km S | 189 | 24.8 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 95 % · humidity 43 % |
| Saint-Jean-d'Aubrigoux | 43 | 170 km E | 184 | 12.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 15 % |
| Saint-Seine | 58 | 181 km NE | 187 | 13.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Saucelle | 28 | 306 km N | 198 | 20.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cisai-Saint-Aubin | 61 | 335 km N | 184 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · 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 Faux-Mazuras'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cisai-Saint-Aubin | 61 | 335 km N | 184 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Saucelle | 28 | 306 km N | 198 | 20.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vannecrocq | 27 | 390 km N | 164 | 22.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Brévedent | 14 | 384 km N | 201 | 22.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Planches | 61 | 327 km N | 180 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tréfols | 51 | 344 km N | 169 | 20.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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