Lourdoueix-Saint-Pierre
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 24.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 27 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Lourdoueix-Saint-Pierre (INSEE 23112) is in Creuse (23), part of CC Portes de la Creuse en Marche. Population 711 (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 24.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 27 % of the 16,342 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.19 | 10 | 1.88 |
| Housing mix | 0.61 | 5 | 3.05 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (RESTAURANT L'AUTHENTIQUE). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LOURDOUEIX SAINT PIERRE LPA AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE LOURDOUEIX ST PIERRE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [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 | 1 | RESTAURANT L'AUTHENTIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | LOURDOUEIX SAINT PIERRE LPA AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE LOURDOUEIX ST PIERRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 786 (2012) → 711 (2023): -9.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,034 (1990) → 711 (2023): -31.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 655, of which 19.5 % second homes and 20.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Aigurande): 2.8 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Aigurande): 2.8 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Aigurande): 2.5 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Aigurande): 2.8 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Lourdoueix-Saint-Pierre): 0.1 km to the south-west (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. [10]
Measured at the BONNAT weather station, 12.7 km away at 382 m; the village itself is at 375 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at GENOUILLAC, 14 km away at 306 m, over 21 summers. [10]
That station sits 69 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 5.46 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 906 mm of rain a year, spread over 132 days — about 6.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at BONNAT, 12.7 km away at 382 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 — 23112/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23112/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23112/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23112/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 36001
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23112
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tréal | 56 | 345 km NW | 699 | 29.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Chapelle-aux-Bois | 88 | 386 km NE | 675 | 27.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 100 % · winter 50 % |
| Boffres | 07 | 278 km SE | 633 | 34.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Priest-la-Feuille | 23 | 32 km SW | 718 | 33.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dore-l'Église | 63 | 188 km SE | 656 | 26.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 18 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dun | 09 | 376 km S | 657 | 34.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 62 % · humidity 50 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Priest-la-Feuille | 23 | 32 km SW | 718 | 33.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dore-l'Église | 63 | 188 km SE | 656 | 26.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 18 % · humidity 93 % |
| Boffres | 07 | 278 km SE | 633 | 34.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tréal | 56 | 345 km NW | 699 | 29.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dun | 09 | 376 km S | 657 | 34.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 62 % · humidity 50 % |
| La Chapelle-aux-Bois | 88 | 386 km NE | 675 | 27.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 100 % · winter 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 Lourdoueix-Saint-Pierre'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Priest-la-Feuille | 23 | 32 km SW | 718 | 33.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gourgé | 79 | 156 km W | 884 | 30.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Blond | 87 | 74 km SW | 674 | 38.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pouligny-Notre-Dame | 36 | 16 km NE | 639 | 36.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Méasnes | 23 | 3.5 km W | 522 | 24.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chassignolles | 36 | 17 km NE | 529 | 37.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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