Méasnes
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 24.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 39 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Méasnes (INSEE 23130) is in Creuse (23), part of CC Portes de la Creuse en Marche. Population 522 (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 24.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 39 % of the 17,706 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 | 0.28 | 10 | 2.81 |
| Housing mix | 0.39 | 5 | 1.95 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (MEASNES AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE MÉASNES). [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 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [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) | 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 | MEASNES AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE MÉASNES | 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 572 (2012) → 522 (2023): -8.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 668 (1990) → 522 (2023): -21.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 446, of which 30.5 % second homes and 10.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Aigurande): 4.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Aigurande): 4.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Aigurande): 4.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Aigurande): 4.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Méasnes): 0 km to the north-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, 13.8 km away at 365 m; the village itself is at 361 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at DUN LE PALESTEL, 13.8 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, 13.8 km away at 365 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
62 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 59,250 € — 683 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Creuse is 707 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. [11]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23130/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23130/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23130/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 23130/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 36001
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 23130
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sauvessanges | 63 | 198 km SE | 531 | 25 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Châteauvieux | 41 | 96 km N | 514 | 25.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 88 % |
| Marquay | 24 | 171 km S | 588 | 34.1 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bellevue-la-Montagne | 43 | 207 km SE | 461 | 25.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Dizant-du-Gua | 17 | 221 km SW | 499 | 29.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 80 % · humidity 50 % |
| Ventavon | 05 | 395 km SE | 540 | 34.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 30 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Châteauvieux | 41 | 96 km N | 514 | 25.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 82 % · winter 88 % |
| Marquay | 24 | 171 km S | 588 | 34.1 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sauvessanges | 63 | 198 km SE | 531 | 25 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bellevue-la-Montagne | 43 | 207 km SE | 461 | 25.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Dizant-du-Gua | 17 | 221 km SW | 499 | 29.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 80 % · humidity 50 % |
| Ventavon | 05 | 395 km SE | 540 | 34.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 30 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Méasnes'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arquian | 58 | 155 km NE | 540 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Boffres | 07 | 282 km SE | 633 | 34.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Meilhards | 19 | 96 km S | 545 | 32.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Sulpice-le-Dunois | 23 | 14 km S | 564 | 16.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lourdoueix-Saint-Pierre | 23 | 3.5 km E | 711 | 24.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dompierre-les-Églises | 87 | 46 km SW | 375 | 24.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
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