La Mazière-aux-Bons-Hommes
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 1.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 1 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Mazière-aux-Bons-Hommes (INSEE 23129) is in Creuse (23), part of CC Marche et Combraille en Aquitaine. Population 52 (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 1.9/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 1 % of the 5,097 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 | 0.04 | 10 | 0.42 |
| Housing mix | 0.25 | 5 | 1.23 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE DE REUNION). [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, Post office / agence postale, 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLE DE REUNION | 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 70 (2012) → 52 (2023): -25.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 96 (1990) → 52 (2023): -45.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 53, of which 37.7 % second homes and 11.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Mérinchal): 4.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Mérinchal): 5.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Mérinchal): 5 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Mérinchal): 5 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Mérinchal): 5.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 74 days at or below 0 °C, over 15 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the LUPERSAT_SAPC weather station, 11.9 km away at 610 m; the village itself is at 764 m. [9]
The village sits 154 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at AUZANCES_SAPC, 15.7 km away at 564 m, over 12 summers. [9]
That station sits 200 m below 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 1,015 mm of rain a year, spread over 143 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at MERINCHAL, 5.6 km away at 703 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 — 23129/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23129/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23129/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23129/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23131
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montcourt | 70 | 351 km NE | 52 | 2.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Andéol-de-Fourchades | 07 | 185 km SE | 52 | 1.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 50 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Neufour | 55 | 408 km NE | 52 | 4.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 84 % |
| Valz-sous-Châteauneuf | 63 | 91 km SE | 52 | 7.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ladoye-sur-Seille | 39 | 267 km NE | 50 | 8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bussy-la-Pesle | 58 | 173 km NE | 50 | 11 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valz-sous-Châteauneuf | 63 | 91 km SE | 52 | 7.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bussy-la-Pesle | 58 | 173 km NE | 50 | 11 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Andéol-de-Fourchades | 07 | 185 km SE | 52 | 1.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 50 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ladoye-sur-Seille | 39 | 267 km NE | 50 | 8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montcourt | 70 | 351 km NE | 52 | 2.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Neufour | 55 | 408 km NE | 52 | 4.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 84 % |
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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 La Mazière-aux-Bons-Hommes'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bièvres | 08 | 460 km NE | 49 | 3.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rosières-sur-Mance | 70 | 335 km NE | 53 | 2.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Peslières | 63 | 93 km SE | 56 | 5.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainte-Colombe-en-Auxois | 21 | 231 km NE | 53 | 8.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Courtesoult-et-Gatey | 70 | 310 km NE | 58 | 5.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Soyers | 52 | 331 km NE | 63 | 5.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
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