Guéret
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 61.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 60 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Guéret (INSEE 23096) is in Creuse (23), part of CA du Grand Guéret. Population 12,955 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/23096-gueret
Vitality score
Vitality score 61.7/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 60 % of the 1,899 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 | 0.52 | 25 | 12.94 |
| Social | 0.93 | 20 | 18.66 |
| Education | 0.46 | 10 | 4.65 |
| Health | 0.57 | 10 | 5.7 |
| Public & culture | 0.43 | 5 | 2.13 |
| Population trend | 0.38 | 10 | 3.81 |
| Housing mix | 0.91 | 5 | 4.55 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
8 × Bakery (boulangerie) (VILLECHALANE SIONNEAU · BOULANGERIE MARIE BLANCHERE · JETF · ALEPLAM). [3,4]
4 × Butcher (boucherie) (ETABLISSEMENTS BOURDIER · L'ATELIER DU VIAND'ART · ATELIER DU VIAND'ART · BOUCHERIE DESPI). [3,4]
6 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LE CABAS CREUSOIS · PICARD · DELICES MARKET · ENACAYM · BALKAN'S). [3,4]
4 × Supermarket (GD · MONOPRIX EXPLOITATION, PAR ABREVIATION MPX · ACTION · CARREFOUR). [3,4]
34 × Restaurant (PAT A PAIN · LE GRAND CAFE · JERYO). [3,4]
17 × Café / bar (CHEZ MYMY BAR A GOURMANDISES · LE CHALET DES FAMILLES · BAR DE LA POSTE · L'ENTREPOT · L'EXPRESS). [4]
4 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE MATERNELLE GROUPE SCOLAIRE JEAN MACE · ECOLE MATERNELLE D'APPLICATION JACQUES PREVERT · ECOLE MATERNELLE PAUL LANGEVIN). [3]
5 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE JEAN MACE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE APPLICATION JACQUES PREVERT · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE GROUPE SCOLAIRE PAUL LANGEVIN · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE CERCLIER-GUERY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE DAME). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE MARTIN NADAUD · COLLEGE JULES MAROUZEAU). [3]
11 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CLEMENT MUNIER, MÉDECIN · DOMINIQUE DELHOUME, MÉDECIN · ANTOINE SIMONNET, MÉDECIN · MAUD DESNOYERS, MÉDECIN · JEAN-MARC MANCINI, MÉDECIN). [3]
4 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA MARCHE · PHARMACIE BACH ISABELLE · PHARMACIE DU CENTRE COMMERCIAL · PHARMACIE PASCAL). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (GUERET LE SCOOP LPRU RP · LA POSTE). [3]
8 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE LA COOP D'ANZÊME · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE LA CHAPELLE TAILLEFERT · BIBLIOTHEQUE MULTIMEDIA DU GRAND GUÉRET · 23 - BIBLIOTHEQUE DEPARTEMENTALE DE LA CREUSE · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE PEYRABOUT). [3]
1 × Cinema (SENECHAL). [3]
6 × Gym / sports hall (FAYOLLE · GYMNASE DE NOTRE DAME · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE GRANCHER · GYMNASE JEAN FAVARD · CASERNE MDL C BONGEOT GENDARMERIE). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (COURTILLE). [3]
12 × Bank (CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DU PAYS CREUSOIS · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE D'AUVERGNE ET DU LIMOUSIN · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DE GUERET · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DES COLLECTIVITES PUBLIQUES DE LA CREUSE · GUERET BONNYAUD). [3]
21 × Hairdresser (STYL'23 · CHRIS'TOPHE COIFFURE · DINA DU CLAUD). [3,4]
4 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
4 × Hotel (CAMPANILE · PREMIERE CLASSE · IBIS STYLES GUÉRET · HOTEL AUCLAIR). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING DE COURTILLE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 7 × Restaurant, 2 × Pharmacy, 2 × Bank, 3 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 8 | VILLECHALANE SIONNEAU · BOULANGERIE MARIE BLANCHERE · JETF · ALEPLAM | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 4 | ETABLISSEMENTS BOURDIER · L'ATELIER DU VIAND'ART · ATELIER DU VIAND'ART · BOUCHERIE DESPI | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 6 | LE CABAS CREUSOIS · PICARD · DELICES MARKET · ENACAYM · BALKAN'S | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 4 | GD · MONOPRIX EXPLOITATION, PAR ABREVIATION MPX · ACTION · CARREFOUR | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 34 | PAT A PAIN · LE GRAND CAFE · JERYO | INSEE BPE 34 / INSEE SIRENE 53 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 17 | CHEZ MYMY BAR A GOURMANDISES · LE CHALET DES FAMILLES · BAR DE LA POSTE · L'ENTREPOT · L'EXPRESS | INSEE SIRENE 17 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 4 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE MATERNELLE GROUPE SCOLAIRE JEAN MACE · ECOLE MATERNELLE D'APPLICATION JACQUES PREVERT · ECOLE MATERNELLE PAUL LANGEVIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 5 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE JEAN MACE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE APPLICATION JACQUES PREVERT · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE GROUPE SCOLAIRE PAUL LANGEVIN · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE CERCLIER-GUERY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE NOTRE DAME | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE MARTIN NADAUD · COLLEGE JULES MAROUZEAU | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 11 | CLEMENT MUNIER, MÉDECIN · DOMINIQUE DELHOUME, MÉDECIN · ANTOINE SIMONNET, MÉDECIN · MAUD DESNOYERS, MÉDECIN · JEAN-MARC MANCINI, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 11 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 4 | PHARMACIE DE LA MARCHE · PHARMACIE BACH ISABELLE · PHARMACIE DU CENTRE COMMERCIAL · PHARMACIE PASCAL | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | GUERET LE SCOOP LPRU RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 8 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE LA COOP D'ANZÊME · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE LA CHAPELLE TAILLEFERT · BIBLIOTHEQUE MULTIMEDIA DU GRAND GUÉRET · 23 - BIBLIOTHEQUE DEPARTEMENTALE DE LA CREUSE · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE PEYRABOUT | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | SENECHAL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 6 | FAYOLLE · GYMNASE DE NOTRE DAME · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE GRANCHER · GYMNASE JEAN FAVARD · CASERNE MDL C BONGEOT GENDARMERIE | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 1 | COURTILLE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 12 | CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DU PAYS CREUSOIS · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE D'AUVERGNE ET DU LIMOUSIN · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DE GUERET · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DES COLLECTIVITES PUBLIQUES DE LA CREUSE · GUERET BONNYAUD | INSEE BPE 12 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 21 | STYL'23 · CHRIS'TOPHE COIFFURE · DINA DU CLAUD | INSEE BPE 21 / INSEE SIRENE 28 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 4 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 4 | CAMPANILE · PREMIERE CLASSE · IBIS STYLES GUÉRET · HOTEL AUCLAIR | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING DE COURTILLE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 13,219 (2012) → 12,955 (2023): -2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 14,706 (1990) → 12,955 (2023): -11.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 8,549, of which 4.5 % second homes and 13.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Guéret): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Guéret): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Guéret): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Guéret): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Guéret): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 10 days a year at or above 30 °C and 40 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the GUERET-GRANCHER weather station, 1 km away at 546 m; the village itself is at 455 m. [9]
The village sits 91 m below 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at GUERET-GRANCHER, 1 km away at 546 m, over 17 summers. [9]
That station sits 91 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 5.46 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 1,095 mm of rain a year, spread over 141 days — about 7.8 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at GUERET-GRANCHER, 1 km away at 546 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 — 23096/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23096/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23096/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23096/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23096
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moret-Loing-et-Orvanne | 77 | 255 km N | 12,810 | 57.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 55 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villeneuve-lès-Avignon | 30 | 336 km SE | 13,148 | 58.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 93 % · humidity 79 % |
| Obernai | 67 | 494 km NE | 12,587 | 64.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bonneville | 74 | 350 km E | 13,335 | 61 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 36 % · humidity 86 % |
| Autun | 71 | 205 km NE | 13,172 | 58.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Védas | 34 | 327 km SE | 13,328 | 65.7 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 38 % · winter 69 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autun | 71 | 205 km NE | 13,172 | 58.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
| Moret-Loing-et-Orvanne | 77 | 255 km N | 12,810 | 57.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 55 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Védas | 34 | 327 km SE | 13,328 | 65.7 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 38 % · winter 69 % · humidity 0 % |
| Villeneuve-lès-Avignon | 30 | 336 km SE | 13,148 | 58.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 93 % · humidity 79 % |
| Bonneville | 74 | 350 km E | 13,335 | 61 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 36 % · humidity 86 % |
| Obernai | 67 | 494 km NE | 12,587 | 64.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Guéret'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obernai | 67 | 494 km NE | 12,587 | 64.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mayenne | 53 | 303 km NW | 12,883 | 59.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Noyon | 60 | 389 km N | 12,971 | 59.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lieusaint | 77 | 279 km N | 14,017 | 62.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tergnier | 02 | 402 km N | 13,045 | 49.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Louvres | 95 | 323 km N | 12,560 | 55.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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