Gioux
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 12.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 26 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Gioux (INSEE 23091) is in Creuse (23), part of CC Creuse Grand Sud. Population 187 (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 12.2/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 26 % of the 15,590 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.37 | 10 | 3.74 |
| Housing mix | 0.06 | 5 | 0.28 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 179 (2012) → 187 (2023): 4.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 214 (1990) → 187 (2023): -12.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 180, of which 47.2 % second homes and 2.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Felletin): 9.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Felletin): 9 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Felletin): 9 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Felletin): 9.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Gioux): 0 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 9 days a year at or above 30 °C and 74 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the FELLETIN weather station, 9.3 km away at 635 m; the village itself is at 781 m. [10]
The village sits 146 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 FELLETIN, 9.3 km away at 635 m, over 29 summers. [10]
That station sits 146 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 1,235 mm of rain a year, spread over 148 days — about 8.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CLAIRAVAUX, 4.8 km away at 635 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 — 23091/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23091/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23091/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23091/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23079
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23091
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pruno | 2B | 695 km SE | 180 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 13 % · winter 42 % · humidity 50 % |
| Saint-Laurent-de-Muret | 48 | 159 km SE | 193 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 34 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dun-sur-Grandry | 58 | 191 km NE | 151 | 13.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 82 % · humidity 86 % |
| Labatie-d'Andaure | 07 | 205 km SE | 228 | 15.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 64 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vielmanay | 58 | 179 km NE | 173 | 13.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 72 % · humidity 79 % |
| Bassignac | 15 | 59 km S | 223 | 14.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bassignac | 15 | 59 km S | 223 | 14.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Laurent-de-Muret | 48 | 159 km SE | 193 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 34 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vielmanay | 58 | 179 km NE | 173 | 13.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 72 % · humidity 79 % |
| Dun-sur-Grandry | 58 | 191 km NE | 151 | 13.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 82 % · humidity 86 % |
| Labatie-d'Andaure | 07 | 205 km SE | 228 | 15.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 64 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pruno | 2B | 695 km SE | 180 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 13 % · winter 42 % · humidity 50 % |
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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 Gioux'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singles | 63 | 43 km SE | 171 | 3.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Darazac | 19 | 71 km S | 154 | 6.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Arlempdes | 43 | 176 km SE | 156 | 7.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Frion | 23 | 10 km NE | 251 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Valbeleix | 63 | 77 km SE | 149 | 13.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Martin-d'Ollières | 63 | 112 km E | 149 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
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