Jarnages
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 44/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 89 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Jarnages (INSEE 23100) is in Creuse (23), part of CC Creuse Confluence. Population 498 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 44/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 89 % of the 17,769 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.61 | 10 | 6.09 |
| Housing mix | 0.78 | 5 | 3.9 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (PETIT CASINO). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE PHOENIX). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CATHERINE DRYKA, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE BUTTIGIED). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE LE CHAT'PITRE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (CENTRE CULTUREL ET SPORTIF). [3]
1 × Bank (CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DE COEUR DE CREUSE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (SALON DE JULIE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HÔTEL L'ALZIRE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle). [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) | 1 | PETIT CASINO | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | LE PHOENIX | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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) | 1 | CATHERINE DRYKA, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE BUTTIGIED | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE LE CHAT'PITRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | CENTRE CULTUREL ET SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DE COEUR DE CREUSE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 1 | SALON DE JULIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | HÔTEL L'ALZIRE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 501 (2012) → 498 (2023): -0.6 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 449 (1990) → 498 (2023): 10.9 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 300, of which 11 % second homes and 7 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Ajain): 7.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Jarnages): 0 km to the east (straight line). [10]
GP (Jarnages): 0.8 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Jarnages): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Jarnages): 0.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 78 days at or below 0 °C, over 13 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the GUERET-ST LAURENT weather station, 10.4 km away at 365 m; the village itself is at 477 m. [11]
The village sits 112 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at GUERET-ST LAURENT, 10.4 km away at 365 m, over 13 summers. [11]
That station sits 112 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 5.46 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 868 mm of rain a year, spread over 128 days — about 6.8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at PARSAC-GLAD, 6.5 km away at 440 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23100/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-06— https://data.datatourisme.fr/23/3a2d3c01-4cd0-3862-abed-f154971df8c4— “Marché hebdomadaire”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23100/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23100/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23100/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23002
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23100
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Couture-d'Argenson | 79 | 169 km W | 398 | 43.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 53 % |
| Valuéjols | 15 | 142 km SE | 580 | 43.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
| Autrey-lès-Gray | 70 | 297 km NE | 398 | 42.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Soueich | 31 | 363 km S | 514 | 38.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 72 % · humidity 64 % |
| Tanus | 81 | 232 km S | 552 | 43.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 38 % · humidity 86 % |
| Nozeroy | 39 | 310 km E | 393 | 53.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuéjols | 15 | 142 km SE | 580 | 43.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
| Couture-d'Argenson | 79 | 169 km W | 398 | 43.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 53 % |
| Tanus | 81 | 232 km S | 552 | 43.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 38 % · humidity 86 % |
| Autrey-lès-Gray | 70 | 297 km NE | 398 | 42.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nozeroy | 39 | 310 km E | 393 | 53.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Soueich | 31 | 363 km S | 514 | 38.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 72 % · humidity 64 % |
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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 Jarnages'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passavant-la-Rochère | 70 | 359 km NE | 524 | 30.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vauvillers | 70 | 360 km NE | 602 | 55.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bénaménil | 54 | 436 km NE | 592 | 31.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Maurice-lès-Châteauneuf | 71 | 167 km E | 608 | 38.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Guiche | 71 | 186 km E | 594 | 29.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Neuilly-l'Évêque | 52 | 319 km NE | 601 | 45.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
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