Gouzon

Creuse · CC Creuse Confluence · INSEE 23093

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Partly served 50.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 77 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Gouzon (INSEE 23093) is in Creuse (23), part of CC Creuse Confluence. Population 1,558 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.

Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/23093-gouzon

Vitality score

Vitality score 50.3/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 77 % of the 11,340 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	0.59	20	11.7
Education	0.39	10	3.93
Health	0.51	10	5.13
Public & culture	0.39	5	1.97
Population trend	0.64	10	6.37
Housing mix	0.76	5	3.81

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 3 of 6

Eating out 1 of 1

Cafés and bars 1 of 1

Schools 2 of 3

Health 2 of 4

Public services 1 of 1

Culture 1 of 2

Sport 1 of 2

Everyday services 3 of 3

Lodging 2 of 2

One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. ^[3,4]

1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE PALAIS BRETON SARL). ^[3,4]

1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE GOUZONNAISE). ^[3,4]

1 × Supermarket (CAREFOUR MARKET). ^[3,4]

3 × Restaurant (LES EMPORTES DE CASA MIA · ANATOLIE · SMCL TERRET). ^[3,4]

1 × Café / bar. ^[4]

1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). ^[3]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). ^[3]

2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PIERRE-EMMANUEL PAROT, MÉDECIN · LINN SABLERY-ZWEIACKER, MÉDECIN). ^[3]

1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE NICOULAUD LUCARD). ^[3,4]

1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). ^[3]

1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE GOUZON). ^[3]

1 × Gym / sports hall (STADE MUNICIPAL). ^[3]

1 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE D'AUVERGNE ET DU LIMOUSIN). ^[3]

2 × Hairdresser (L'ENVIE DE PL'HAIR · L'ATELIER). ^[3,4]

1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). ^[3]

1 × Hotel (HOSTELLERIE DU LION D'OR). ^[3,4]

1 × Campsite (MAIRIE). ^[3,4]

Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Pharmacy.

Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette). ^[3,4]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts

Type	Count	Names	Sources
Bakery (boulangerie)	1	LE PALAIS BRETON SARL	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)	1	BOUCHERIE GOUZONNAISE	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Supermarket	1	CAREFOUR MARKET	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	LES EMPORTES DE CASA MIA · ANATOLIE · SMCL TERRET	INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4]
Café / bar	1		INSEE SIRENE 1 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)	1	ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)	1	ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Collège	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)	2	PIERRE-EMMANUEL PAROT, MÉDECIN · LINN SABLERY-ZWEIACKER, MÉDECIN	INSEE BPE 2 [3]
Pharmacy	1	PHARMACIE NICOULAUD LUCARD	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 MUNICIPALE DE GOUZON	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Cinema	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Gym / sports hall	1	STADE MUNICIPAL	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Swimming pool	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank	1	CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE D'AUVERGNE ET DU LIMOUSIN	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Hairdresser	2	L'ENVIE DE PL'HAIR · L'ATELIER	INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Fuel station	1	STATION SERVICE	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3]
Hotel	1	HOSTELLERIE DU LION D'OR	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Campsite	1	MAIRIE	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]

Market and village life

A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. ^[5]

Trajectory

1968: 1,639 2023: 1,558 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 1,542 (2012) → 1,558 (2023): 1 % over 10 years. ^[6,1]

Population 1,370 (1990) → 1,558 (2023): 13.7 % over 30 years. ^[7,1]

Dwellings (2023): 1,016, of which 11.9 % second homes and 14 % vacant. ^[8]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

In the commune Bakery, Food shop, Primary school, GP Pharmacy — 0.6 km N Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Gouzon): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). ^[9]

Food shop (Gouzon): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). ^[9]

GP (Gouzon): 0.4 km to the north-east (straight line). ^[9]

Pharmacy (Gouzon): 0.6 km to the north (straight line). ^[9]

Primary school (Gouzon): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). ^[9]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Days at or above 30 °C 19.6

Days at or below 0 °C 88.8

Muggy days a summer 1.1

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 20 days a year at or above 30 °C and 89 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[10]

Measured at the GOUZON weather station, 0.1 km away at 378 m; the village itself is at 378 m. ^[10]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. ^[10]

Humidity measured at BOUSSAC_SAPC, 16.9 km away at 380 m, over 18 summers. ^[10]

An average of 825 mm of rain a year, spread over 129 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. ^[10]

Rainfall measured at GOUZON, 0.1 km away at 378 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 — 23093/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
DATAtourisme 2026-02— https://data.datatourisme.fr/23/11a299b2-4a67-34a4-8548-28cf7d52399f— “Marché hebdomadaire”(unverified)
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23093/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23093/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23093/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 23093
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
Richelieu	37	172 km NW	1,598	59.2	Partly served	Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 24 % · humidity 86 %
Badonviller	54	435 km NE	1,497	50.9	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 %
Clairvaux-les-Lacs	39	273 km E	1,426	61.9	Served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 %
Vireux-Molhain	08	471 km N	1,504	50.6	Partly served	Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 54 %
Boulogne-sur-Gesse	31	346 km S	1,673	64.9	Served	Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 50 %
Champs-sur-Yonne	89	201 km NE	1,513	49.1	Partly served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 %

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
Richelieu	37	172 km NW	1,598	59.2	Partly served	Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 24 % · humidity 86 %
Champs-sur-Yonne	89	201 km NE	1,513	49.1	Partly served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 %
Clairvaux-les-Lacs	39	273 km E	1,426	61.9	Served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 %
Boulogne-sur-Gesse	31	346 km S	1,673	64.9	Served	Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 50 %
Badonviller	54	435 km NE	1,497	50.9	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 %
Vireux-Molhain	08	471 km N	1,504	50.6	Partly served	Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 54 %

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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 Gouzon'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
Badonviller	54	435 km NE	1,497	50.9	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 %
Clairvaux-les-Lacs	39	273 km E	1,426	61.9	Served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 %
Sauxillanges	63	113 km SE	1,316	57.5	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 %
Vic-sur-Cère	15	138 km S	1,905	56.2	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 %
Saint-Geoire-en-Valdaine	38	276 km E	2,392	63.2	Served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 %
Orgelet	39	262 km E	1,554	47.3	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 %

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