Linard-Malval
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 5.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 1 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Linard-Malval (INSEE 23109) is in Creuse (23), part of CC Portes de la Creuse en Marche. Population 206 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2019-01-01 from 1 former commune: Malval (23121). [3]
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 5.3/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 1 % of the 16,113 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.25 | 10 | 2.46 |
| Housing mix | 0.41 | 5 | 2.05 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [4,5]
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, Post office / agence postale, Library. [4,5]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 209 (2012) → 206 (2023): -1.4 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 276 (1990) → 206 (2023): -25.4 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 173, of which 29.5 % second homes and 8.1 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bonnat): 4.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Bonnat): 4.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Genouillac): 9 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Bonnat): 5.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Bonnat): 3.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 55 days at or below 0 °C, over 25 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the BONNAT weather station, 5.7 km away at 382 m; the village itself is at 347 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at GENOUILLAC, 8.4 km away at 306 m, over 21 summers. [11]
An average of 906 mm of rain a year, spread over 132 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at BONNAT, 5.7 km away at 382 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 — 23109/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23109/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23109/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23109/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23025
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23089
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marolles-les-Buis | 28 | 234 km N | 205 | 7.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bize | 65 | 385 km S | 208 | 8.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 79 % |
| Appeville | 50 | 408 km NW | 200 | 8.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Épreville-en-Lieuvin | 27 | 332 km N | 199 | 12.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Arfeuille-Châtain | 23 | 54 km SE | 193 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Agnant-près-Crocq | 23 | 72 km SE | 193 | 7.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 47 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arfeuille-Châtain | 23 | 54 km SE | 193 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Agnant-près-Crocq | 23 | 72 km SE | 193 | 7.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 47 % · humidity 93 % |
| Marolles-les-Buis | 28 | 234 km N | 205 | 7.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Épreville-en-Lieuvin | 27 | 332 km N | 199 | 12.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bize | 65 | 385 km S | 208 | 8.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 79 % |
| Appeville | 50 | 408 km NW | 200 | 8.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 77 % · 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 Linard-Malval'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marolles-les-Buis | 28 | 234 km N | 205 | 7.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chard | 23 | 65 km SE | 206 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Louvilliers-lès-Perche | 28 | 259 km N | 207 | 14.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Barrais-Bussolles | 03 | 142 km E | 185 | 6.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Théligny | 72 | 218 km N | 215 | 11.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fontaine-Raoul | 41 | 190 km N | 231 | 11.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
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