La Forêt-du-Temple
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 7.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 7 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Forêt-du-Temple (INSEE 23084) is in Creuse (23), part of CC Portes de la Creuse en Marche. Population 143 (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 7.5/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 7 % of the 13,700 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.38 | 10 | 3.77 |
| Housing mix | 0.51 | 5 | 2.57 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 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 | 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 145 (2012) → 143 (2023): -1.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 163 (1990) → 143 (2023): -12.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 136, of which 24.3 % second homes and 22.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Aigurande): 5.9 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Moutier-Malcard): 4.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Aigurande): 6.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Aigurande): 5.8 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Moutier-Malcard): 4.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 74 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the GENOUILLAC weather station, 9.8 km away at 306 m; the village itself is at 401 m. [10]
The village sits 95 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 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at GENOUILLAC, 9.8 km away at 306 m, over 21 summers. [10]
That station sits 95 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 845 mm of rain a year, spread over 127 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at GENOUILLAC, 9.8 km away at 306 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 — 23084/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23084/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23084/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23084/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 36001
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23139
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontenay-Torcy | 60 | 350 km N | 143 | 12.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 53 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montcusel | 39 | 288 km E | 144 | 8.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainte-Foy | 71 | 171 km E | 144 | 7.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Bazile-de-Meyssac | 19 | 153 km S | 142 | 9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 70 % · humidity 57 % |
| Anglure-sous-Dun | 71 | 190 km E | 143 | 9.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bizou | 61 | 247 km N | 142 | 9.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Bazile-de-Meyssac | 19 | 153 km S | 142 | 9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 70 % · humidity 57 % |
| Sainte-Foy | 71 | 171 km E | 144 | 7.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Anglure-sous-Dun | 71 | 190 km E | 143 | 9.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bizou | 61 | 247 km N | 142 | 9.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montcusel | 39 | 288 km E | 144 | 8.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fontenay-Torcy | 60 | 350 km N | 143 | 12.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 53 % · 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 Forêt-du-Temple'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veilleins | 41 | 113 km N | 145 | 5.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rohaire | 28 | 262 km N | 132 | 10 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Puy-Saint-Gulmier | 63 | 90 km SE | 135 | 4.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Luré | 42 | 168 km E | 136 | 7.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Seillonnaz | 01 | 285 km E | 134 | 10.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Morvilliers | 28 | 258 km N | 137 | 12.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
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