Lafat
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 6.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 1 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Lafat (INSEE 23103) is in Creuse (23), part of CC du Pays Dunois. Population 328 (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 6.6/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 1 % of the 17,972 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 | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.22 | 10 | 2.16 |
| Housing mix | 0.37 | 5 | 1.83 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LAFAT AP). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE DE GYMNASTIQUE D ENTRETIEN). [3]
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, 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 | 1 | LAFAT AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLE DE GYMNASTIQUE D ENTRETIEN | INSEE BPE 1 [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 376 (2012) → 328 (2023): -12.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 458 (1990) → 328 (2023): -28.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 322, of which 31.7 % second homes and 11.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Fresselines): 7.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Dun-le-Palestel): 5.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Dun-le-Palestel): 5.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Dun-le-Palestel): 5.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Dun-le-Palestel): 4.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 51 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the DUN LE PALESTEL weather station, 4.4 km away at 365 m; the village itself is at 319 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at DUN LE PALESTEL, 4.4 km away at 365 m, over 16 summers. [10]
An average of 917 mm of rain a year, spread over 133 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at DUN LE PALESTEL, 4.4 km away at 365 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 — 23103/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23103/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23103/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23103/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23087
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23075
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montrollet | 16 | 68 km SW | 323 | 12.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Billanges | 87 | 42 km S | 296 | 11.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 70 % |
| Rozier-Côtes-d'Aurec | 42 | 221 km SE | 437 | 15.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 66 % · humidity 50 % |
| Saint-Salvadour | 19 | 106 km S | 332 | 19 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Janaillat | 23 | 33 km S | 317 | 9.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hautefage | 19 | 142 km S | 313 | 8.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 53 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Janaillat | 23 | 33 km S | 317 | 9.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 57 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Billanges | 87 | 42 km S | 296 | 11.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 70 % |
| Montrollet | 16 | 68 km SW | 323 | 12.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Salvadour | 19 | 106 km S | 332 | 19 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hautefage | 19 | 142 km S | 313 | 8.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 53 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rozier-Côtes-d'Aurec | 42 | 221 km SE | 437 | 15.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 66 % · 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 Lafat'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montrollet | 16 | 68 km SW | 323 | 12.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bœurs-en-Othe | 89 | 255 km NE | 334 | 12.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chéronnac | 87 | 92 km SW | 314 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Mard-de-Réno | 61 | 253 km N | 386 | 14.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tannerre-en-Puisaye | 89 | 193 km NE | 269 | 17.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Favril | 28 | 239 km N | 360 | 11.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
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